HR platform and payroll software for UK organisations

One suite. Every connection.
AI that sees it all.
Work that actually gets done.

Ciphr dashboard
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1,000+

UK organisations

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2m+

Employees managed

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£2bn+

Payroll processed annually

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40+

Years, UK-built

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Ciphr connects HR, payroll, recruitment, learning and benefits in one fully integrated suite

So your data is whole, your systems talk to each other, and your AI has the full picture to deliver useful answers.

Capterra rating
CIPP Software Product of the Year 2025
HR and payroll systems

Most HR and payroll systems were never built to work together. Here's what that costs

When your HR platform, payroll software, recruitment platform and learning tools don't connect, the same data gets entered two or three times, errors creep in, and a report that should take minutes takes half a day. HR teams end up running the admin instead of the organisation.

That's not a people problem. It's a systems problem. And when your data is fragmented, your HR AI tool's ability to work effectively is too. It’ll give you half an answer, or the wrong one, because it can only see half the picture.

"They have an effective module for everything we need in one package, which just works much better than having six different systems as we did previously."

Nick M, head of people, Amnesty International

Review via Capterra

One integrated HR and payroll platform. Six connected solutions.

Not six systems talking awkwardly to each other. One suite, one provider, one source of truth, and AI that can see all of it.

Absence AI

Central HR - employee records, absence, performance and self-service. Cloud-based, UK-built

  • Cloud HR software with purpose-built AI functionality
  • Secure, UK-based HR system with built-in compliance tools
  • Enhanced compliance designed around UK employment legislation
  • Employee self-service, absence and holiday management
  • Performance and talent management in one HR platform
Pay review with AI

Cloud payroll – process pay in real time. CIPP Software Product of the Year 2025

  • Award-winning UK payroll software, built by payroll professionals for payroll professionals
  • UK-based expert support as standard
  • Compliance built in, not bolted on
  • Flexible reporting and finance exports
  • Direct HMRC integration and real-time payroll calculations

Recruitment – data flows straight into HR and onboarding. From hiring to day one, with no manual handoff

  • HR recruitment software that connects directly to Ciphr HR platform
  • Detailed analytics and reporting
  • A GDPR-friendly dashboard
  • Takes hiring from vacancy to offer without the chaos

Learning management system – link training to HR development plans

  • LMS that helps you build employees’ capability, and not just deliver tick-box training
  • Gamification, visual learning and structured learning journeys
  • Connects directly with Ciphr HR platform
  • Accessible anytime, anywhere

Employee benefits platform - flexible benefits that make an impact

  • An employee benefits platform that gets benefits noticed and used
  • Connects with Ciphr HR and payroll, so changes in roles and reward impact benefits straight away
  • Built-in communication tools that help messages reach the right audiences
  • Benefits you can tailor to your workforce, whatever their life stage

Analytics - people dashboards built on connected data. One version of the truth

  • Out-of-the-box dashboards, plus custom reports that can be exported to Microsoft Excel
  • Ciphr analytics that follows the same employee visibility rules as HR, so sensitive data stays protected
The only HR AI with the full picture

The only HR AI software with the full picture

Most AI assistants give you half an answer, because they can only see half your data. Ciphr AI sits across the full suite. That means it can see everything, answer properly, and start doing the work.

 

Ask about flight risk: it cross-references absence, performance and tenure information automatically. No waiting for a report to run. No ticket raised to HR. Just the answer the manager needs, right away

Handle a holiday request: book holiday in seconds. See who’s off simply, without navigating multiple screens

Ask a policy question: it searches the policy library and hands back a direct link to the answer, not a generic search page.

From chatbot to colleague. AI that runs your HR, not just answers questions about it.

Clean payroll, every time

Run accurate payroll with ease

Ciphr payroll connects directly to your HR data in real time, so what changes in HR is reflected in payroll without anyone re-keying it. Whether payroll sits in HR or in finance, you stay in control.

  • CIPP Software Product of the Year 2025
  • Real-time sync, under payroll's control: pause during critical periods and resume when ready. Full audit trail. No surprises
  • UK payroll compliance built in, with preset rules and validations aligned to UK legislation

This is what done looks like

This is what done looks like

The payroll that ran first time. The board pack with real data behind it. The new starter who was set up before they arrived. And now, the answer you needed in thirty seconds, not thirty minutes.

"Ciphr HR has taken away some of my admin tasks and freed up my time to focus on proactive, not just reactive, tasks."

HR manager, manufacturing sector

"I asked Ciphr AI why absence was spiking on Friday mornings. It cross-referenced absence data, shift patterns and tenure automatically. I had the answer, with the data behind it, in under a minute."

HR director, professional services

"A really good solution for a mid-size UK business. A lot of providers were either for sub-100 companies or 1,000+ organisations."

System admin, financial services

Ready to connect everything?

Ready to connect everything?

See how Ciphr's all-in-one HR and payroll system works for organisations like yours. One suite. One provider. One conversation.