# CharlieHR: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 3 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/charliehr

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Leave and absence management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/leave-and-absence-management/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 4 |
| [360 feedback](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/360-feedback/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 2 |
| [Employee onboarding](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-onboarding/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "recommended for small businesses under 50 people looking for easy, affordable, all-in-one HR with onboarding" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Employee onboarding)
- "Startup / small business (<50 people): CharlieHR, general survey tools, or Small Improvements." (Kimi K2, 360 feedback)
- "Best for: Small businesses under 50 employees" (Kimi K2, Employee onboarding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CharlieHR, from 38 of the 40 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- charliehr.com: 36 (its own site)
- forbes.com: 23
- capterra.com: 21
- softwareadvice.com: 18
- leavedates.com: 11
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 10
- leadchangegroup.com: 9
- sourceforge.net: 9
- g2.com: 8
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://charliehr.com/best-leave-management-systems: 20
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-leave-management-systems: 17
- https://leavedates.com/articles/7-best-leave-management-systems-for-small-businesses: 11
- https://capterra.com/leave-management-system-software: 7
- https://charliehr.com/onboarding-software: 7
- https://charliehr.com/performance-management/360-feedback-tools: 7
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-leave-management-system: 7
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/absence-management-comparison: 7

## In its own words

What CharlieHR's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: HR software built to be your first HR hire (https://charliehr.com/)
- For: Startup founders, CEOs and the C-Suite; Managing Directors, Finance Directors, Executives Directors; anyone else running a UK small business (https://charliehr.com/)
- Price stated: Teams of 1-4 get 75% off for 6 months (https://charliehr.com/)
- Starting price: £5 per month (https://www.charliehr.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free for 14 days (https://charliehr.com/)
- Certifications: GDPR, ISO 27001
- Customers named: Bloom & Wild, GoSquared, Fiit, Daye, Toogood, Canvas Events

## What it publishes

Every page charliehr.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 809 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 268 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 30 pages, 20 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- template or tool: 18 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-20
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-12-01
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Honesty hiring strategy https://www.charliehr.com/blog/article/honesty-hiring-strategy
- Recent: 2026-08-24 comparison: Free hr software https://www.charliehr.com/compare/free-hr-software
- Recent: 2026-08-24 template or tool: Onboarding checklist template https://www.charliehr.com/onboarding-checklist-template
- Recent: 2026-08-20 template or tool: Hr checklist https://www.charliehr.com/hr-checklist
- Recent: 2026-08-19 comparison: Charliehr vs hibob https://www.charliehr.com/compare/charliehr-vs-hibob
- Recent: 2026-08-19 comparison: Charlie vs bamboo hr https://www.charliehr.com/compare/charlie-vs-bamboo-hr

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.