# CharlieHR: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/charliehr/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee onboarding | 0% | 25 | 0% | 2 |
| 360 feedback | 0% | 28 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "best for small businesses under 50 people that want easy, affordable, all-in-one HR" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Employee onboarding)
- "Best budget option for tiny teams on a short-term deal: CharlieHR" (Perplexity Sonar, Employee onboarding)
- "Best All-in-One Value" (Kimi K2, 360 feedback)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Employee onboarding: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 25 of 87.
- 360 feedback: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 28 of 73.

## 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: fully GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified, GDPR compliant
- Customers named: James Gill, Ed Whelpton, 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://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.