Criteria alternatives ranked by price

Criteria and its alternatives, cheapest first for a team of 10

#	Tool	Entry plan	10 people / mo	vs Criteria	Free plan	Compare
1	RotaCloudStandard (1-5 employees) · $13.50/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$13.50/moStandard (1-5 employees)	$13.50	—	No
2	TimetasticBusiness · $1.50/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$1.50/user/moBusiness	$15	—	No
3	SlingPremium · $2/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$2/user/moPremium	$20	—	Yes
4	When I WorkEssentials · $2.50/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$2.50/user/moEssentials	$25	—	No
5	SurePayrollSmall Business · $29/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/moSmall Business	$29	—	No
6	HomebaseEssentials · $30/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$30/moEssentials	$30	—	Yes
7	ShiftbaseBasic · $34.80/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$34.80/moBasic	$34.80	—	Yes
8	ConnecteamBasic · $35/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$35/moBasic	$35	—	Yes
9	15FiveEngage · $4/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4/user/moEngage	$40	—	No
10	LatticeEngagement · $4/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4/user/moEngagement	$40	—	No
11	PlandayStarter · $4.04/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4.04/user/moStarter	$40.40	—	No
12	LeapsomeGoals & OKRs · $4.64/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$4.64/user/moGoals & OKRs	$46.40	—	No
13	OnPayPayroll Essentials · $49/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$49/moPayroll Essentials	$49	—	No
14	DeputyLite · $5/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$5/user/moLite	$50	—	No
15	RipplingPlatform (starting price) · $8/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$8/user/moPlatform (starting price)	$80	—	No
16	PersonioCore (starting price) · $8.82/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$8.82/user/moCore (starting price)	$88.20	—	No
17	NamelyNamely Now · $9/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$9/user/moNamely Now	$90	—	No
18	BambooHRCore · $10/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$10/user/moCore	$100	—	No
19	BreezyHRStartup · $189/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$189/moStartup	$189	—	Yes
20	Plane PayrollUS Employees · $19/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$19/user/moUS Employees	$190	—	No
21	RemofirstContractors Premium · $25/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$25/user/moContractors Premium	$250	—	Yes
22	RemoteContractor Management · $29/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/user/moContractor Management	$290	—	No
23	Oyster HRGlobal Contractors · $29/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/user/moGlobal Contractors	$290	—	No
24	Remote.comContractor Management · $29/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$29/user/moContractor Management	$290	—	No
25	WorkableStandard · $299/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$299/moStandard	$299	—	No
26	AshbyFoundations · $400/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$400/moFoundations	$400	—	No
27	DeelContractors · $49/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$49/user/moContractors	$490	—	No
28	GustoSimple · $49/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$49/user/moSimple	$490	—	No
29	OntopContractor of record · $49/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$49/user/moContractor of record	$490	—	No
30	RivermateContractor of Record · $149/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$149/user/moContractor of Record	$1,490	—	No
31	PlayrollEmployer of Record · $399/user/moHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	$399/user/moEmployer of Record	$3,990	—	No
—	CriteriaBenchmarkNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
32	SeamlessHRNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
33	GreenhouseNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
34	HiBobNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
35	LeverNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
36	WorkdayNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No
37	ZenefitsNo list priceHR · prices checked 26 Oct 2026	—	—	—	No

Ranked by what 10 people would pay a month on each tool's cheapest paid plan, in US dollars. Prices marked as checked come from the vendor's pricing page on that date; the others are as recorded in Surba's catalog, so check the vendor's site for the latest. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Tools without a comparable list price come last. Features differ between tools, so the cheapest isn't always the closest match.