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HRGP vs JazzHR

JazzHR is applicant tracking software for small businesses. It's part of Employ Inc. It focuses on hiring and connects to other tools for onboarding, HR and payroll.

HRGP is an HRIS for small business, from the first applicant through payroll prep, at one flat $99 a month. Your payroll company pays your people and files the taxes.

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Prices and features change; check each vendor's site. Last checked November 10, 2026. Facts about JazzHR come from JazzHR's own website.

HRGP and JazzHR compared: price, what is included, hiring, HR features, payroll, free trial and contract
Topic	HRGP	JazzHR
Price	$99 a month, flat. No per-seat or per-job fees. AI interviews are $10 each after one free in the trial. Texting is $2 a month plus $0.05 per text you send ($35 one-time registration).	Hero $1,000 a year, Plus $3,480 a year and Pro $5,508 a year (about $83, $290 and $459 a month), billed yearly. Standard pricing doesn't apply to staffing agencies, HR service providers, franchises, multi-location businesses or organizations over 250 employees. As listed on JazzHR's website, November 2026.
What's included	Hiring, onboarding, employee records, time off, benefits enrollment, an employee portal, Time Clock and payroll preparation, in one plan.	Hero: job postings starting at 3 a month, applicant tracking, email templates and a LinkedIn Recruiter integration. Plus: up to 200 active jobs, AI candidate matching, structured interviews and assessments. Pro: offers and e-signatures and a custom report builder.
Hiring	Applicant tracking, AI applicant review with reasons, Interview Guides (written answers rated 1 to 5), texting, video interviews on HRGP video, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, interview hours with an emailed pick-a-time link, a careers page and free posting to Organic sites through JobTarget.	Job posting and a careers page. A recruiting calendar that syncs with Google and Outlook. AI candidate matching on Plus and Pro, where interview guides are also listed. Video interviews through integrations with other tools.
HR features	Onboarding with I-9, W-4 and state forms (US), employee records and files, time off, benefits enrollment, My Employee Portal, Time Clock (US), First 90 Days check-ins, a 360 survey (How My Team Sees Me), Team Map and offboarding.	Not built in. JazzHR connects to onboarding, HRIS, payroll and background check tools.
Payroll	Prepares payroll and reports, then makes the file for your payroll company (Gusto, BambooHR, ADP, Paychex Flex, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll or others). HRGP does not run payroll or file taxes; your payroll company does. Included through June 30, 2027.	Does not run payroll. Connects to payroll tools.
Free trial	14 days, no credit card needed.	Not confirmed. Check JazzHR's site.
Contract	No long-term contract. Cancel anytime.	Yearly or monthly billing. Paying yearly saves up to 24%, per JazzHR's site.

Price

HRGP: $99 a month, flat. No per-seat or per-job fees. AI interviews are $10 each after one free in the trial. Texting is $2 a month plus $0.05 per text you send ($35 one-time registration).
JazzHR: Hero $1,000 a year, Plus $3,480 a year and Pro $5,508 a year (about $83, $290 and $459 a month), billed yearly. Standard pricing doesn't apply to staffing agencies, HR service providers, franchises, multi-location businesses or organizations over 250 employees. As listed on JazzHR's website, November 2026.

What's included

HRGP: Hiring, onboarding, employee records, time off, benefits enrollment, an employee portal, Time Clock and payroll preparation, in one plan.
JazzHR: Hero: job postings starting at 3 a month, applicant tracking, email templates and a LinkedIn Recruiter integration. Plus: up to 200 active jobs, AI candidate matching, structured interviews and assessments. Pro: offers and e-signatures and a custom report builder.

Hiring

HRGP: Applicant tracking, AI applicant review with reasons, Interview Guides (written answers rated 1 to 5), texting, video interviews on HRGP video, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, interview hours with an emailed pick-a-time link, a careers page and free posting to Organic sites through JobTarget.
JazzHR: Job posting and a careers page. A recruiting calendar that syncs with Google and Outlook. AI candidate matching on Plus and Pro, where interview guides are also listed. Video interviews through integrations with other tools.

HR features

HRGP: Onboarding with I-9, W-4 and state forms (US), employee records and files, time off, benefits enrollment, My Employee Portal, Time Clock (US), First 90 Days check-ins, a 360 survey (How My Team Sees Me), Team Map and offboarding.
JazzHR: Not built in. JazzHR connects to onboarding, HRIS, payroll and background check tools.

Payroll

HRGP: Prepares payroll and reports, then makes the file for your payroll company (Gusto, BambooHR, ADP, Paychex Flex, Paycom, QuickBooks Payroll or others). HRGP does not run payroll or file taxes; your payroll company does. Included through June 30, 2027.
JazzHR: Does not run payroll. Connects to payroll tools.

Free trial

HRGP: 14 days, no credit card needed.
JazzHR: Not confirmed. Check JazzHR's site.

Contract

HRGP: No long-term contract. Cancel anytime.
JazzHR: Yearly or monthly billing. Paying yearly saves up to 24%, per JazzHR's site.

Where HRGP is stronger

HR after the hire is built in: onboarding with I-9, W-4 and state forms (US), employee records, time off, benefits enrollment, an employee portal, Time Clock, payroll preparation and offboarding.
No per-job fees. JazzHR's Hero plan starts at 3 job postings a month.
AI applicant review with reasons and Interview Guides on the one $99 plan. At JazzHR, AI candidate matching starts on Plus, at $3,480 a year, as listed on JazzHR's website, November 2026.
Texting applicants, video interviews on HRGP video, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, and AI interviews at $10 each.
People tools after the hire: First 90 Days check-ins, a 360 survey and Team Map.

Where JazzHR is stronger

A lower entry price if you only need hiring and pay yearly: Hero is $1,000 a year, about $83 a month, as listed on JazzHR's website, November 2026.
A LinkedIn Recruiter integration.
Offers with e-signatures and a custom report builder on Pro.
Part of Employ Inc., with connections to many payroll, onboarding and HRIS tools.

Which is right for you

If you only need hiring help for a few jobs a year, and you already have HR software, JazzHR may suit you.

If you want hiring and the HR that comes after it in one place, at one monthly price, HRGP may fit better.

Try both with a real job before you decide. Our guide to comparing HR software has questions to ask any vendor.

Questions

Does JazzHR include onboarding and employee records?

Not built in. JazzHR's site says it connects to onboarding, HRIS and payroll platforms. HRGP includes onboarding, employee records, time off and payroll preparation in its $99 plan.

Is HRGP billed monthly?

Yes. HRGP is $99 a month with no long-term contract, and you can cancel anytime.

Does JazzHR's standard pricing cover multi-location companies?

JazzHR's pricing page says standard pricing doesn't apply to franchises, multi-location businesses, staffing agencies, HR service providers or organizations over 250 employees. Check with JazzHR for a quote.

Does HRGP run payroll?

No. HRGP prepares payroll and makes the file for your payroll company, which pays your people and files the taxes.

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Prices and features change; check each vendor's site. Last checked November 10, 2026.

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