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    HR & People Ops Software Market Share (2026)

    Cledara records 377 HR & people ops software products. Bullhorn, BambooHR and CharlieHR lead the trailing 12-month payment-activity ranking; HR and Recruiting & ATS have the largest observed spend shares among this category's subcategories. These purchasing signals describe the Cledara customer population, not all businesses or distinct-customer adoption.

    377 products • 9 subcategories

    Payment activity counts observed purchase and renewal transactions over the trailing 12 months. Activity and spend shares use all software tracked by Cledara as their denominator. These signals describe the Cledara customer population; they do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage.

    Source summary and limitations

    The recorded catalogue contains 377 People Ops & Talent products. Among the displayed products with a 2026-10 activity-rank observation, the ranking starts with Bullhorn, BambooHR, CharlieHR. Payment activity counts trailing 12-month purchase and renewal transactions in Cledara. Shares use all tracked software as their denominator; activity ranks do not measure distinct customers, seats or product usage. The displayed ranked sample may be smaller than the catalogue; changing coverage and classifications can affect comparisons.

    HR & people ops software ranked by payment activity

    Bullhorn leads the current HR & people ops software ranking, followed by BambooHR and CharlieHR, among 377 products measured from real company purchases tracked by Cledara rather than surveys or reviews.

    Observation: October 2026. Shares use all software tracked by Cledara as the denominator.

    Bullhorn
    #34
    Bullhorn
    Payment-activity share: 0.4%+1
    BambooHR
    #50
    BambooHR
    Payment-activity share: 0.3%0
    CharlieHR
    #77
    CharlieHR
    Payment-activity share: 0.2%-2
    Hibob
    #97
    Hibob
    Payment-activity share: 0.2%-4
    Atlas
    #132
    Atlas
    Payment-activity share: 0.1%+14
    Vestd
    #199
    Vestd
    Payment-activity share: 0.1%+3

    Which HR subcategories companies spend on most

    HR is the largest HR & people ops software subcategory by spend share at 1.9%, followed by Recruiting & ATS at 1%, across 377 products tracked from real company purchases in Cledara's dataset.

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    HR & people ops software spend trends

    As of 26 October 2026, UK companies have estimated annualized median spend of £5k for HR & people ops software, down 14% versus a year ago. The annualized figure is the latest complete month's median multiplied by 12, not a measured trailing-year total.

    P25
    £2k
    per year
    Median
    £5k
    per year
    P75
    £12k
    per year
    View category spend observations in every currency
    Annualized monthly category bands ×12, with native currency and observation period
    CurrencyObservation monthP25MedianP75
    GBP2026-091616.884907.412101.64
    EUR2026-091316.044277.1611894.28
    USD2026-093374.889575.1617695.079999999998
    GBP published monthly category median
    MonthMedian monthly spend (GBP)
    2024-10463.2
    2024-11394.27
    2024-12462.99
    2025-01491.87
    2025-02417.64
    2025-03488.65
    2025-04492.48
    2025-05480.17
    2025-06475.43
    2025-07491.24
    2025-08471.51
    2025-09478.23
    2025-10451.14
    2025-11393.05
    2025-12463.2
    2026-01426.51
    2026-02433.08
    2026-03482.93
    2026-04420.35
    2026-05430.52
    2026-06457.17
    2026-07451.38
    2026-08429.37
    2026-09408.95

    From the Cledara SaaS Spend Index — real payments, reported per currency with no conversion.

    Annual activity-rank risers and declining HR tools signals

    Atlas and HoorayHR have the largest measured annual activity-rank gains among the displayed products with both observations. The catalogue records 377 products; they currently rank #132 and #1,349 by global payment activity in Cledara's latest category data. The gains compare the current month with the same calendar month one year earlier.

    Mover cards show payment-activity ranks and shares. Their rank-change indicator compares the previous calendar month; it stays unavailable when that observation is missing.

    Atlas
    #132
    Atlas
    Payment-activity share: 0.1%+14
    HoorayHR
    #1349
    HoorayHR
    Payment-activity share: 0.0%+246
    Breakout
    Huggg
    #802
    Huggg
    Payment-activity share: 0.0%+53
    Rising Star
    Evidenced
    Unavailable
    Evidenced
    Payment-activity share: Unavailable—
    Bob's Business
    Unavailable
    Bob's Business
    Payment-activity share: Unavailable—
    TeamMood
    Unavailable
    TeamMood
    Payment-activity share: Unavailable—

    All 377 HR tools ranked

    HR & people ops software accounts for 3.5% of trailing 12-month software payment transactions and 5.6% of recorded software spend in the Cledara population. Both shares use the all-software denominator. The catalogue contains 377 products; it does not measure an average company's stack.

    #
    1#34
    +49
    2#50
    -7
    3#77
    -19
    4#97
    -30
    5#132
    +1255
    6#199
    -24
    7#230
    -36
    8#262
    -2
    9#269
    -50
    10#271
    -29
    11
    MetaviewMetaview
    AI-Native
    #282
    +218
    12#289
    -12
    13#302
    +9
    14#336
    -123
    15
    Peec AIPeec AI
    AI-Native
    #355
    +626
    16#372
    -87
    17#391
    0
    18#401
    -118
    19#425
    -181
    20#451
    -49
    21#468
    +25
    22#482
    +12
    23#522
    -174
    24#532
    -177
    25#550
    -187
    26#584
    +202
    27#601
    -18
    28#610
    +146
    29#616
    -94
    30#628
    -318
    31#631
    -241
    32#637
    -270
    33#648
    -350
    34#673
    -319
    35#674
    +258
    36#730
    -319
    37#746
    -150
    38#747
    +605
    39#749
    -104
    40#768
    +88
    41#777
    +80
    42#785
    -152
    43#802
    +730
    44#810
    +141
    45#831
    +40
    46#839
    -77
    47#842
    +333
    48#847
    -416
    49#852
    +541
    50#890
    -228

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the most popular HR & people ops software in 2026?

    Bullhorn leads this category by trailing 12-month payment activity, followed by BambooHR and CharlieHR. Its 0.4% share is of recorded transactions across all software in Cledara, not a percentage of companies or a within-category share.

    How is HR & people ops software market share measured?

    Payment-activity rankings count observed purchase and renewal transactions over the trailing 12 months; spend rankings use observed software spend. Shares use all tracked software as their denominator. Neither activity rank nor activity share measures distinct customers, seats or product usage. Updated monthly; last update 26 October 2026, 20:11 UTC.

    Which HR tools have the largest activity-rank gains?

    Atlas and HoorayHR lead the measured 12-month payment-activity rank gains among the displayed ranked products. Comparisons require the current observation month and the same month one year earlier. A gain in rank positions does not establish revenue, customer or usage growth.

    How many HR tools are in this catalogue?

    The recorded catalogue contains 377 HR tools. This is a product count across the catalogue, not the number of tools used by an average company. Products without current observations may remain recorded.

    Where does this data come from?

    From anonymized, aggregated purchasing data across companies that manage their software with Cledara. It reflects what businesses actually pay for, not survey answers or web traffic.

    How much do companies spend on HR & people ops software?

    UK companies have estimated annualized median spend of £5k for HR & people ops software (£2k–£12k interquartile range), based on payments as of 26 October 2026. These category figures multiply the latest complete month's distribution by 12; they are not trailing-year totals. Reported in GBP; EUR and USD available on the page.

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