Best Eddy Alternatives
Eddy charges separately for payroll and hiring add-ons, so small businesses comparing total monthly cost often look at bundled HR and payroll platforms.
Eddy's core plans leave out payroll and hiring, so both arrive as add-ons ($6 per person plus a $50 base for payroll, $199 a month for job posting). Once a small company stacks them, the monthly bill can approach bundled payroll-first tools. Eddy is also built for small businesses, and teams with multi-department onboarding tend to outgrow it.
Eddy and its alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Eddy (current) | Small employers preferring month-to-month HR billing over annual contracts | Quote-based |
| BambooHR | First-time HRIS buyers at 25 to 300 employees | $10 PEPM |
| Gusto | US small businesses wanting published payroll pricing and 50-state tax filing | $49/mo + $6 PEPM |
| Rippling | Tech-forward firms tying HR, IT devices and finance together | Quote-based (est. ~$8 PEPM + $35–$40/month base) |
Staying makes sense for a small team that values month-to-month terms and uses Eddy mainly for records, PTO and onboarding checklists. Leaving is simpler than with most HR tools because there is no long-term contract. The thing to check first is payroll: if Eddy has been filing quarterly taxes, confirm the last filing date and who handles the next one.
The alternatives buyers shortlist
BambooHR is the HR platform that most small and mid-sized teams encounter first when they outgrow spreadsheets.
- Pricing
- Per-employee pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Available
Gusto is the payroll platform that most small businesses encounter first when they realize they need more than a spreadsheet and a quarterly trip to the accountant.
- Pricing
- Per-employee pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Available
Rippling is the HR platform that refused to stay in its lane.
- Pricing
- Modular pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Not stated
Questions buyers ask
Can a company move off Eddy without breaking a contract?
Generally yes. Eddy's published plans run month to month with no long-term contract, and pricing adjusts to active employee count. The harder part is payroll, so a company using the Eddy Payroll add-on should plan the switch at a quarter boundary to keep tax filings with one provider per quarter.