PurelyHR Reviews & Product Details

PurelyHR is powerful modular HR software for small to medium-sized businesses. Since 2010, we've helped thousands of companies worldwide save hours a week on everyday HR tasks like leave management, employee file management and onboarding, time tracking, performance management, infraction tracking, and certification management. Choose the modules you need and the number of users for an HRIS that fits your business needs and budget. Get started today with a free 21-day trial (www.purelyhr.com/trial) or a live demo.

Seller

SherWeb

Discussions

PurelyHR Community

Languages Supported

English, French

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Maude Tanguay

Pricing

Pricing provided by PurelyHR.

Time-Off

Starting at $25

/Month

Staff (Core HRIS)

Starting at $5

/Month

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User Insights

Average based on 287 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

1 month

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

PurelyHR Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is PurelyHR, and what problem is it built to solve?

PurelyHR is used to bring everyday HR administration into one place, particularly time-off requests, leave balances, approvals, and staff availability. It helps replace manual spreadsheets, paper forms, and email-based leave tracking with a shared system.

What languages does PurelyHR support?

PurelyHR supports 2 languages: English and French.

What company sizes and industries is PurelyHR the best fit for?

PurelyHR appears best suited to small and mid-sized organizations, with positive experiences especially visible among teams in nonprofit, education, and administrative settings.

Small business: Organizations with 50 or fewer employees.
Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees.
Nonprofit organizations: A prominent industry group among positive experiences.
Education: Including education management and higher education.
Other recurring industries: Marketing and advertising, information technology, construction, and healthcare.

How long does it take to implement PurelyHR across a team?

Implementation is most often reported as taking less than a month, though setup can vary with the complexity of an organization’s policies and configuration needs.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
Less than 1 month	Most commonly reported
Less than 1 day	Also reported
1–3 months	Also reported

What customer support options does PurelyHR provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

PurelyHR provides support through chat, email/help desk, and phone support. The support experience is often described as responsive and helpful, particularly when teams need guidance during setup or troubleshooting, though help resolving issues can vary.

What features or capabilities could make PurelyHR even more useful?

PurelyHR could be more useful with improvements that reduce manual work and make day-to-day tasks easier to navigate.

More customizable and easier-to-use reporting for reviewing balances and team-wide data.
A clearer, more flexible calendar and dashboard experience, including improved mobile usability.
Broader integrations with other workplace and HR systems to reduce manual data handling.
More flexible time-off workflows for requests involving partial days, nonconsecutive dates, and policy variations.

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Alex J.

Behavior Coach

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/10/2022

"Positive Experience and easy to use"

3.5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

The simplicity of the software makes it easy to organize schedules. I appreciate the format of the website for communication between coworkers. I have used others that confused. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

I dislike the format for selecting a day off. The boxes can be small, and difficult to see which day I am attempting to request off from work. I like the rest of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

debra d.

Communications Project Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/17/2022

"I am just a user, not in a position of making the choice between PurelyHR and another platform."

2.5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

It's easy to request time off, to see my benefit balances (vacation days, etc.) - also I can see who else has scheduled time off, which is helpful in my job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

It would be helpful if time off requests flagged the supervisor when there were multiple people asking for the same days. Currently, if they aren't mentally tracking this the requests get approved without this check/balance. Then we run into issues of having to reassign work tasks. I am the project manager and run into this regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rafael C.

DevOps Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

Originally submitted 11/11/2022

"A simple and complete tool for managing HR"

5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

I like the light theme of the platform and the functionalities are easy to understand. It enables users to easily navigate through the tool. I don't have any experience with the competitors, sorry! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

The theme might be somewhat outdated and feels a little bit old. I'd love to see some mobile app to better handle my information regarding the information PurelyHd handles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kennedi F.

Donor Engagement Representative

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/15/2022

"Excellent experience with Purely HR!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

I have enjoyed how streamlined the systems in Purely HR are. It is easy to navigate and use. I have no trouble submitting time off requests or communicating needs with my team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

I don't have many complaints! The calendar feature could be a bit more user-friendly as far as color-coding, design, and the ability to click directly on a day to request it off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/10/2022

"Simple and Intuitive"

4.5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

As an employee, the application is very straightforward and intuitive. No unnecessary features over-complicate how I use PurelyHR: requesting vacation time and viewing the holiday calendar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

I am not a fan of the vacation balance and how it increments a bit every month. Instead, I would prefer if it showed the remaining yearly balance instead. Currently, if I want to find my remaining yearly balance, I would have to navigate to the time off summary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PurelyHR solving and how is that benefiting you?

PurelyHR is helping our company manage the scheduling of our vacation and sick days. It is beneficial when planning our development sprints by allowing us to have a quick overview of what team members are available at any given time. This enables us to manage and allocate our resources effectively and plan a successful sprint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trang P.

Account Executive

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/10/2022

"Easy User Interface and Navigation"

4/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

PurelyHR has been good in scheduling my time-offs with my manager and allows me to be aware of when my manager will be on vacation so we can plan our time-offs accordingly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

I find the time-off summary page, specifically type allocations is confusing. It isn't clear how much vacation time I have left to use based on what is pending and approved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sharon C.

Chief Operating Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/21/2022

"Great Value - Easy to Use"

5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

Ease of Use, Great Price, configurable, quick responses to email questions (customer support). Covers the basics that we need. We tried one other "very large company" system. It was terrible! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

Phone support is not available, but it has not been a problem. This is probably an education issue, but I find it difficult to generate the most basic report of the actual balance using accrual method. When someone leaves, trying to find out the prorated balance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Barbara W.

Office Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/17/2022

"Easy to use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

It's easy to submit requests for time off, view what you've already used, and how much time you have left. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

If I don't remember to click on the correct button in the email confirmation it does not automatically get added to my linked google calendar, nor does it show as public - meaning only I can see the time off Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/15/2022

"Very easy and accessible platform to perform multiple HR functions"

5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

Very easy to submit weekly timesheets and visualise and manage vacation and sick time. The paid time off calendar is also an excellent tool for determining when holidays are and keeping track of who is working and who is off on any given day. Also, the email notifications from PurelyHR are another valuable way to keep organised. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

Sometimes it is tough to visualise the print-out calendar as the data will be on multiple pages; maybe if there was easier to visualise a printable vacation calendar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stephanie F.

Field Service Coordinator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/10/2022

"Ease of Scheduling"

5/5

What do you like best about PurelyHR?

It's super easy to use. I appreciate that you can submit time off quickly and always know where you stand with your PTO. It's the best HR resource I've ever worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PurelyHR?

I honestly don't have anything I dislike about this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.