# Thrivea: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/thrivea

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 2% | 13 | 0% | 3 |
| [HR AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/hr-ai-assistants/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best All-in-One Low-Cost Platform: Thrivea ... For under $10/user (or free): Start with Thrivea." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, HR AI assistants)
- "Thrivea stands out as the best people analytics platform for companies with a limited budget" (Grok 4.20, People analytics)
- "Thrivea - Best Free Option ... Ideal for very small teams just starting with people analytics" (MiniMax M2.5, People analytics)
- "Thrivea—free HR reporting for small teams" (Perplexity Sonar, People analytics)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Thrivea, from 14 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- thrivea.com: 14 (its own site)
- softwareadvice.com: 6
- lister.ai: 5
- dev.to: 4
- effy.ai: 4
- leadchangegroup.com: 4
- personio.com: 4
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 4
- bestdevops.com: 3
- desklog.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://thrivea.com/blog/best-hr-analytics-software: 10
- https://lister.ai/software/hr/people-analytics-software/best-people-analytics-software: 5
- https://dev.to/superdots/ai-people-analytics-software-teams-under-200-33gj: 4
- https://personio.com/hr-lexicon/hr-analytics-tools: 4
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/analytics-tools: 4
- https://softwareadvice.com/bi/hr-analytics-comparison: 4
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-workplace-people-analytics-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 3
- https://desklog.io/blog/best-workforce-analytics-software: 3

## In its own words

What Thrivea's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-powered HRIS for Growing Teams (https://thrivea.com/)
- For: growing teams moving beyond spreadsheets (https://thrivea.com/)
- Price stated: Core HR is free for 30 employees. (https://thrivea.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://thrivea.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start FREE for up to 30 employees. No credit card. No demo required. (https://thrivea.com/)
- Certifications: GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2
- Hosting: EU Data Residency

## What it publishes

Every page thrivea.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 149 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 65 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-27
- comparison: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-20
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Best ai tools for hr https://thrivea.com/blog/best-ai-tools-for-hr
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Work from home policy template https://thrivea.com/blog/work-from-home-policy-template
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Performance review template https://thrivea.com/blog/performance-review-template
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Ai in hr https://thrivea.com/blog/ai-in-hr
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Charliehr review https://thrivea.com/blog/charliehr-review
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Unlimited pto https://thrivea.com/blog/unlimited-pto

## 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.