# StaffCircle: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/staffcircle/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching platforms | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |
| Succession planning | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "StaffCircle is another budget-friendly contender, with entry-level pricing starting around $2 per user per month" (GPT-5.4 mini, Coaching platforms)
- "Choose StaffCircle if you want a more budget-conscious mid-market suite with succession planning built in." (GPT-5.4 mini, Succession planning)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Succession planning: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 57 of 93.
- Coaching platforms: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 66 of 128.

## In its own words

What StaffCircle's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI performance management software for mid-sized organisations (https://staffcircle.com/)
- For: HR, L&D and people leaders in mid-sized and multi-site organisations, typically 50–1,000 employees, across the UK and North America (https://staffcircle.com/)
- Price stated: per employee per month, billed annually (https://staffcircle.com/)
- Starting price: £3.85 per employee per month (https://staffcircle.com/)
- Free plan or trial: From £0.00 per employee per month (https://www.staffcircle.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 30 (https://staffcircle.com/)
- Certifications: ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Cyber Essentials, HMG G-Cloud, GDPR, ISO 42001, ISO 27001, G-Cloud
- Hosting: UK, US
- Customers named: UK Government Investments, Rolls-Royce SMR, Harvey Nichols, Simpson Millar, Siderise, UKGI, Aspectus, Climate 17

## What it publishes

Every page staffcircle.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 837 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 423 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-11-01
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-09-11
- podcast or video: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2019-11-01 blog: How to move from annual to quarterly appraisals and why you should do it https://blog.staffcircle.com/how-to-move-from-annual-to-quarterly-appraisals-and-why-you-should-do-it
- Recent: 2019-10-24 blog: Performance appraisals a guide to understanding scoring formats https://blog.staffcircle.com/performance-appraisals-a-guide-to-understanding-scoring-formats
- Recent: 2019-10-23 blog: Asking the right performance check in questions https://blog.staffcircle.com/asking-the-right-performance-check-in-questions
- Recent: 2019-10-16 blog: 26 must see performance management statistics https://blog.staffcircle.com/26-must-see-performance-management-statistics
- Recent: 2019-10-15 blog: 4 dos and 4 donts when setting performance management goals https://blog.staffcircle.com/4-dos-and-4-donts-when-setting-performance-management-goals
- Recent: 2019-10-08 blog: 7 performance management problems you need to avoid https://blog.staffcircle.com/7-performance-management-problems-you-need-to-avoid

## 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.