Direct comparison

HiBob vs Work-Lynx

Same modern HR experience. No quote-only sales call. £2.50 + £1/employee, published.

HiBob: from £8–£12 / employee / month·Work-Lynx: £2.50 + £1/employee
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HiBob built a beautiful mid-market HR platform aimed at 50–500-employee tech businesses — polished UX, strong people analytics, and a quote-only sales process. Work-Lynx hits the same modern self-service HR pattern with published pricing, GPS clock-in for deskless teams included, and UK employment-law AI built in.

When HiBob fits
  • ·You're a 100+ employee tech business with a dedicated People Ops team
  • ·You need their specific people-analytics depth and headcount-planning module
  • ·You're happy with a quote-only enterprise-sales process
  • ·You're desk-based and don't need GPS clock-in for field/deskless staff
Why Work-Lynx beats it
  • Published pricing — £2.50 + £1/employee, no quote, no sales call to start
  • GPS clock-in with geofences — HiBob is desk-only on the base product
  • Employ AI — UK employment-law adviser included on every plan
  • Free for solo (1 admin / 0 employees) — HiBob has no free tier
  • Cheaper at every team size — 50 employees on Work-Lynx = £55/mo vs HiBob's £400+/mo

Feature by feature

The honest side-by-side.

FeatureHiBobWork-Lynx
Employee records + org chart
Leave management
Performance reviews / 1:1sBest-in-classLighter — Q3 2026 expansion
GPS clock-in
Rotas + open shifts
UK employment-law AIEmploy AI
49 UK policies preloaded
Disciplinary / grievance workflowAdd-on moduleIncluded
Mobile employee app
Pricing transparencyQuote-onlyPublished flat formula
Free tier1 admin / 0 employees free
Headline pricefrom £8–£12 / employee / month£2.50 + £1 per employee / month

HiBob pricing verified on 18 May 2026 from the published rates. Comparative advertising — UK Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regs 2008 compliant.

Switching from HiBob

HiBob exports employee records and document store as CSV/ZIP. Work-Lynx maps standard columns automatically — name, role, email, start date, hours. Your policy library doesn't need migrating: Work-Lynx ships 49 UK policies preloaded, ready to customise. Most teams are fully moved within a working day.

HR built for the team you actually have.

Work-Lynx is £2.50 base + £1 per employee per month. 49 UK policies preloaded. Employ AI included. GPS clock-in, rotas, leave, training matrix, payslips. No sales call. Cancel any time.

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