--- description: Review of People First Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: People First | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Human Resources Software](/directory/4198/hr/software) > [People First](/software/73866/peoplefirst) # People First Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/73866/peoplefirst Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/73866/peoplefirst?page=2) > People First enables you to transform your people strategy, while ensuring you have an end-to-end solution addressing all your UK and Irish HR and payroll needs. It's an unified suite that supports the entire employee experience from recruitment, onboarding, HR management, talent management, learning, payroll and analytics capabilities that can also easily be extended into your Microsoft Dynamics finance solution. It's a cloud-based mobile first platform allowing you access wherever you are and across mobile, tablet and desktop devices - rest assured you won't be faced with costly manual upgrades and have complete confidence that your data is secure. People First enables you to: - Simplify and automate time-consuming processes - a fully unified HR and payroll platform with a real-time payroll engine simplifies your time consuming administrative processes. You can improve efficiency, reduce risks and costs and increase agility while elevating your team's strategic role in the business. - Connect and align dispersed workforces - cloud-based and mobile first, People First lets you easily connect workforces wherever they're working, boosting employee engagement and communication. You can achieve greater resilience, collaboration and workforce flexibility while unifying your culture no matter where they work. - Empower and nurture valuable talent - by giving you the tools to attract, hire, develop and nurture you employees, People First will help you avoid skills gaps, boost employee wellbeing and motivation, all whilst maximising individual potential to grow the value of your employees. - Improve data visibility and unlock new insights - People First's analytics and reporting capabilities provide easy-to-use dashboards and enhanced data visibility. You can identify potential issues faster, minimise risk and gain the rich insights that inform key strategic decisions and enhance the employee experience. - Eliminate inefficiency by consolidating HR \& payroll infrastructures - a truly unified single platform supporting all your HR and payroll needs, People First is easy to implement and eliminates the efficiencies associated with multiple HR systems. You can achieve a lower total cost of ownership and faster return on investment, whilst improving your employee experience. MHR has been introducing innovations across the HR, payroll and finance space for over 35 years. With People First, we've combined new thinking with the latest technology. Always guided by the needs of our customers in a rapidly changing world, our ground-breaking platform is built to deliver results today, while growing to meet your evolving needs of tomorrow. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 34 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 34 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: MHR ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £6.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Price is per employee per month (PEPM) - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese - **Available Countries**: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - 360 Degree Feedback - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Applicant Tracking - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Benefits Management - Business Process Automation - Calendar Management - Candidate Management - Career Development - Clock In/Out - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Compensation Management - Competency Management - Compliance Management ## Integrations (5 total) - Broadbean - Cronofy - Docebo - Dynamics 365 Business Central - Microsoft Power BI ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Human Resources Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4198/hr/software) ## Related Categories - [HR Software for Nonprofits](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/367/nonprofit/software) - [Online HR Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/369/web-based-hr-software/software) - [Human Capital Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1867/hcm/software) - [Human Resource Apps](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1879/mobile-app/software) - [Employee Vacation & PTO Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1892/vacation-tracking/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This takes a bit more time than I would like to get used to. ----- ### "A one stop HR, payroll, learning and onboarding tool" — 5.0/5 > **Ian** | *11 September 2025* | Legal Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The teams are always happy to help out and are always looking to their customers in ways to future develop the platform. People First is a great HR, payroll, onboarding and learning system all in one place. The system allows us to manage and monitor performance across the business and easily identify skills gaps. > > **Cons**: Some areas of the system can be difficult to find or click heavy. The learning area does have some room for improvement to make it a more user friendly environment. > > Fantastic saving us time time and helps us day to day and with future planning. From onboarding a few years ago to now we’ve always had a great level and support and direct relationship with People First. ----- ### "Back alley internet" — 1.0/5 > **Barney** | *21 April 2023* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are some common features you would find on most HRIS products e.g. recognition, communities. I am unsure what I am missing from other reviews that appear on here. > > **Cons**: - Inability to customise lots of things- Sign up and onboarding flow is not user friendly- Onboarding flow is barely even a flow, it's just people assigning themselves a password...- General interface is not intuitive - You aren't able to store documents on people's profiles without having to create a 'Card' on their profile, which either means documents are disorganised or not in one place. Still using local file system as it's easier.- I have yet to find an automation I can use to reduce admin of my job- Consistent problems with employees signing up, signing up and then having to resign up at a later date- Customer support is limited, if you want their help, you either have to find it yourself or it gets 'credited' out of your allowance. Bizarre. - The data exports are really limiting and non-customisable. For example, if I want salary, job role, email address, and address in one sheet, I have to collate various different ones. > > Frustrating, basic product, limited capabilities of modern-day HR systems ----- ### "People First - First Class" — 5.0/5 > **Andrew** | *11 July 2025* | Individual & Family Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: People First has allowed us to integrate all things HR, Payroll and Learning so that our teams have one system for all of their needs. The ability to personalise the system and make it your own helps to keep the content relevant and engaging. The system is fully configurable to our needs and both the back end of system and user interface are intuitive. The support offered by People First through their case management system ensures that issues are triaged and dealt with in a timely manner. > > **Cons**: It would be good to have access to the test system throughout the use of the product to help us work on improvements to how we use the system and test more scenarios and situations out. > > Transformational\! It’s improved what we do and how it’s done which in turn is allowing us to strengthen what we do as an organisation for our staff and volunteers. ----- ### "Great system\!" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *15 September 2025* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: User friendly and easy to navigate for both desktop and mobile users. We have a lot of field based employees and they find it really easy to use. > > **Cons**: MFA- this has been a real challenege. Particularly having to re-enter codes every time you log in. It is not usual to have to do this, usually a device is recognised for 24 hours. Having biometric login options would benefit mobile app users. > > I've always found the support and assistance to be fantastic. Even if something goes wrong I am confident a resolution is being worked on. My account management in the last 9 months has be outstanding. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/73866/peoplefirst?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/73866/peoplefirst) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data