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    HR & People Software: 421 Recorded Tools (2026)

    Cledara records 421 products classified for HR & people teams. Bullhorn, BambooHR and CharlieHR lead their trailing 12-month payment-activity ranking; People Ops & Talent and Collaboration & Productivity have the largest observed category spend shares. Team labels classify products' intended functions; the payment data does not identify the buying team.

    421 products • 9 categories. Data as of 26 October 2026, 20:12 UTC.

    Intelligence Overview

    These indicators describe the available ranked sample of 100 products, which may be capped at 100, rather than every product in the catalogue.

    57.3%
    Products gaining activity rank
    Rank #6 of 12 teams
    7%
    AI share of ranked sample
    Rank #12 of 12 teams
    42.9%
    AI products gaining activity rank
    Rank #10 of 12 teams

    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.

    The recorded catalogue contains 421 products classified for People / HR. 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. Team labels classify product functions and do not identify the buying team. The displayed ranked sample may be smaller than the catalogue; changing coverage and classifications can affect comparisons.

    How HR & People software payment-activity share has changed

    The 421 products classified for HR & people teams account for 2.4% of trailing 12-month software payment transactions and 3.9% of recorded software spend across Cledara. Both shares use all tracked software as the denominator; the chart shows monthly observations.

    Payment-activity share
    SeriesJan-2022Oct-2026Change in percentage points
    People / HR
    4.86%2.39%−2.47 pp
    Jan-2022Nov-2022Sep-2023Jul-2024May-2025Mar-20260%2%4%6%

    Source: Cledara-observed software payments. Published 26 October 2026, 20:12 UTC. Monthly observations use their named periods; the customer population can change.

    Cledara Research
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    People / HR monthly share observations
    MonthPayment-activity share (%)Spend share (%)
    Jan-20224.865.37
    Feb-202256.3
    Mar-20224.845.8
    Apr-20224.735.69
    May-20224.66.09
    Jun-20224.66.11
    Jul-20224.625.97
    Aug-20224.646.37
    Sep-20224.516.31
    Oct-20224.456.72
    Nov-20224.496.48
    Dec-20224.446.56
    Jan-20234.486.63
    Feb-20234.426.3
    Mar-20234.376.58
    Apr-20234.346.58
    May-20234.266.29
    Jun-20234.26.64
    Jul-202345.91
    Aug-20234.116.68
    Sep-20234.26.67
    Oct-20234.236.64
    Nov-20234.136.48
    Dec-20234.126.05
    Jan-20244.156.18
    Feb-20244.046.19
    Mar-20244.076.26
    Apr-20244.026.29
    May-20244.025.97
    Jun-20243.986.19
    Jul-20243.875.82
    Aug-20243.825.54
    Sep-20243.815.66
    Oct-20243.695.82
    Nov-20243.645.71
    Dec-20243.575.76
    Jan-20253.495.5
    Feb-20253.425.14
    Mar-20253.45.31
    Apr-20253.375.25
    May-20253.315.02
    Jun-20253.265.22
    Jul-20253.235.2
    Aug-20253.175.09
    Sep-20253.175.1
    Oct-20253.155.09
    Nov-20253.064.75
    Dec-20253.064.71
    Jan-20263.035.14
    Feb-20262.924.74
    Mar-20262.914.83
    Apr-20262.874.77
    May-20262.784.62
    Jun-20262.734.41
    Jul-20262.714.46
    Aug-20262.654.3
    Sep-20262.554.14
    Oct-20262.393.85

    Spend shares of software classified for HR & People teams

    People Ops & Talent is the largest HR & people software category by spend share at 3.7%, followed by Collaboration & Productivity at 0.1%, across 421 tools tracked from real company purchases.

    0%1%1%2%2%People Ops & TalentPeople Ops & …Sales & RevenueSales & Reven…Legal, Risk & ComplianceLegal, Risk &…Data & AnalyticsData & Analyt…
    Team Stats
    2.4%
    Payment-activity share
    3.9%
    Spend Share
    421
    Total Products
    9
    Categories
    Pattern Radar
    Atlas moved +1255 positions YoY
    7% of tools are AI-enhanced, 43% of AI tools with comparisons gained activity-rank positions
    Top 3 by activity (Bullhorn, BambooHR, CharlieHR) hold 1.2% of all recorded software spend
    Higher spend rank

    Spend rank is top 20 and more than 10 positions ahead of activity rank. This does not establish pricing or enterprise usage.

    BambooHR
    BambooHR
    Spend #17 • Activity #50
    Competitive Trends
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    Tools displacing incumbents within the same subcategory. These pairs show products with opposite rank trajectories, indicating a competitive shift where the challenger is gaining ground as the incumbent loses market position.

    HRIS & Core HR
    7 patterns
    Day Off
    Day Off
    #904 +53 positions YoY
    replacing
    Absence
    Absence
    #1111 -275 positions YoY
    Day Off
    Day Off
    #904 +53 positions YoY
    replacing
    Vacation Tracker
    Vacation Tracker
    #673 -319 positions YoY
    Peopleforce
    Peopleforce
    #893 +533 positions YoY
    replacing
    Factorial
    Factorial
    #532 -177 positions YoY
    Peopleforce
    Peopleforce
    #893 +533 positions YoY
    replacing
    Personio
    Personio
    #230 -36 positions YoY
    Calamari
    Calamari
    #990 +619 positions YoY
    replacing
    Absence
    Absence
    #1111 -275 positions YoY
    Peopleforce
    Peopleforce
    #893 +533 positions YoY
    replacing
    Humaans
    Humaans
    #581 -127 positions YoY
    Day Off
    Day Off
    #904 +53 positions YoY
    replacing
    Timetastic
    Timetastic
    #269 -50 positions YoY
    HR
    1 pattern
    Atlas
    Atlas
    #132 +1255 positions YoY
    replacing
    Recruitee
    Recruitee
    #648 -350 positions YoY
    Learning & Development
    2 patterns
    Eduflow
    Eduflow
    #835 +304 positions YoY
    replacing
    EasyGenerator
    EasyGenerator
    #919 -125 positions YoY
    H5P
    H5P
    #1010 +61 positions YoY
    replacing
    Kahoot
    Kahoot
    #730 -319 positions YoY
    Peer Comparison

    How People / HR compares to other teams across key metrics. Rankings show relative position among all 12 teams tracked.

    AI share of ranked sample
    #12 of 12
    7%
    Data (55%)
    Marketing (38%)
    Cross-functional (35%)
    Product (31%)
    Customer (28%)
    Tool Diversity
    #5 of 12
    421 tools
    Marketing (1704)
    Engineering (1142)
    IT (786)
    Sales (503)
    People / HR (421)
    Market Share
    #10 of 12
    2.4%
    Data (21.1%)
    Engineering (19.8%)
    Marketing (12.6%)
    Cross-functional (11.6%)
    IT (6.5%)

    People / HR ranks #12 in AI share of ranked sample, #5 in tool diversity, and #10 in market share among 12 teams.

    Annual activity-rank risers in the displayed HR & people sample

    Atlas and Huggg have the largest measured annual activity-rank gains in the displayed HR & people sample. The catalogue records 421 products; they currently rank #132 and #802 by global payment activity in Cledara's latest team data.

    Atlas
    Atlas
    Annual rank riser
    HR+1255 positions (12M)
    Huggg
    Huggg
    Annual rank riser
    Employee Engagement+730 positions (12M)
    Calamari
    Calamari
    Annual rank riser
    HRIS & Core HR+619 positions (12M)
    HeyTaco
    HeyTaco
    Annual rank riser
    Employee Engagement+605 positions (12M)
    Laracasts
    Laracasts
    Annual rank riser
    Learning & Development+541 positions (12M)
    Subcategory Breakdown
    0%0%1%1%1%HRHRHRIS & Core HRHRIS & Core HRLearning & DevelopmentLearning & De…PayrollPayrollSalesSalesDev ToolsDev Tools

    HR & People software ranked by payment activity

    Bullhorn leads the current ranking for HR & people teams, followed by BambooHR and CharlieHR, among 421 SaaS tools measured from real company purchases tracked by Cledara.

    #
    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#282
    +218
    12#289
    -12
    13#302
    +9
    14#336
    -123
    15#357
    +248
    16#372
    -87
    17#391
    0
    18#401
    -118
    19#425
    -181
    20#452
    +192
    21#468
    +25
    22#482
    +12
    23#522
    -174
    24#532
    -177
    25#550
    -187
    26#601
    -18
    27#610
    +146
    28#616
    -94
    29#628
    -318
    30#631
    -241
    31#648
    -350
    32#673
    -319
    33#674
    +258
    34#730
    -319
    35#746
    -150
    36#747
    +605
    37#749
    -104
    38#768
    +88
    39#777
    +80
    40#785
    -152
    41#800
    -46
    42#802
    +730
    43#810
    +141
    44#831
    +40
    45#839
    -77
    46#842
    +333
    47#847
    -416
    48#852
    +541
    49#888
    -228
    50#890
    -228

    Frequently asked questions

    Which HR & people products lead the payment-activity ranking?

    Bullhorn leads the products classified for HR & people teams, followed by BambooHR and CharlieHR. Its 0.4% share is of trailing 12-month transactions across all software recorded in Cledara. This does not measure distinct teams or customers.

    How many products are classified for HR & people teams?

    The catalogue records 421 products classified for HR & people teams across 9 categories. This is a catalogue count, not the size of a typical team's software stack.

    Which HR & people products have gained activity-rank positions?

    Atlas and Huggg lead the measured 12-month payment-activity rank gains among the displayed products classified for HR & people teams with current and year-earlier observations. Rank changes do not establish new customer adoption.

    Where does this data come from?

    From anonymized, aggregated software purchasing data across companies that manage their software with Cledara — real payments, not surveys. Last updated 26 October 2026, 20:12 UTC.

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