CharlieHR is HR software for small UK businesses, covering onboarding, time off, performance reviews, engagement and recruitment. Wizard Application includes HR and recruitment as part of a platform that also runs projects, sales, invoicing and support.
If you are choosing between them, this guide sets out how they compare, where each one is strong, and which kind of business each suits best.
At a glance
| Wizard Application | CharlieHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Employee records | Employee records with self-service for staff | Included |
| Time off | Self-service leave requests, approvals and allowances | Included, with calendar sync |
| Onboarding | Onboarding workflows, welcome emails and document collection | One-click onboarding with contracts signed electronically |
| Performance | Not a core part of Wizard Application HR | Performance reviews with 360-degree feedback |
| Recruitment | A recruitment ATS with AI features | Posting roles to job boards through to offers |
| Projects, CRM and invoicing | Included | Not part of CharlieHR |
Where CharlieHR is strong
CharlieHR makes HR simple for small teams. Onboarding, time off and performance reviews are quick to set up, engagement and perks features help with culture, and it is designed for founders and managers rather than HR specialists. For small UK businesses, it is easy to adopt.
Where Wizard Application is different
- HR next to the work. Leave and records sit alongside projects and time, so availability and workload share one view.
- Hiring with AI. The recruitment ATS includes AI CV parsing, screening and matching on the Professional and Enterprise plans.
- Payroll-ready. Pay details are held on each employee and synced to Xero, which runs payroll.
- The rest of the business too. Projects, a sales CRM, invoicing and a help desk on one subscription.
- We move you across. Our migration team maps your employee records into Wizard Application, and you check everything on a staging link before you switch.
Which should you choose
CharlieHR may suit you better if you are a small team that wants dedicated HR software with performance reviews and engagement tools.
Wizard Application may suit you better if you want people, hiring, projects, sales and billing on one platform rather than a separate HR tool.
Moving from CharlieHR
If you decide to switch, our migration service starts with a free assessment. We map your data, give you a private staging link to check everything, and you keep working in CharlieHR until you are ready, so there is no downtime.
When you are ready to compare the two properly, see our plans or request a free migration assessment.
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CharlieHR is a trademark of its owner. Details about CharlieHR were correct at the time of writing (September 2026), based on its public website, and may have changed since. Product names and logos are used only to identify the products being compared, and do not imply any endorsement or partnership.