Grove HR
by Grove HR
What Grove HR is
Grove HR is a people-management platform for businesses with 10 to 250 employees in the UK, US, and Europe. It brings together employee records, an employee directory, organisation charts, leave administration, timesheets, compliance tracking, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, documents, and reports. The service supports web, Android, and iOS access. Grove describes tools for UK, US, and EU employment rules, including statutory leave calculations, Bradford Factor scoring, and leave management across countries. Payroll exports work with Xero, Sage, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, Gusto, and ADP. Team leave can sync with Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar through iCal subscriptions. Documents can be uploaded, retrieved, categorised, and audited on every plan; Growth and Forest add versioning and HR sign-off. Pricing starts at £2.40/employee/month billed annually, with a five-employee minimum. Seedling supports 15 employees, Growth 50, and Forest has no employee cap.
Who it suits
Grove HR suits organisations in the UK, US, and Europe with 10 to 250 employees. It is intended for teams needing HR records, leave, onboarding, performance, compliance, and related payroll or calendar connections.
What it does well
- Covers records, leave, onboarding, and performance management
- Supports web, Android, and iOS
- Handles UK, US, and EU employment rules
- Exports payroll data to six listed providers
- Encrypts sensitive data with AES-256
What to know first
- No free plan or free trial
- Five-employee minimum applies
- Public REST API is still listed as coming soon
- Forest is the only plan without an employee cap
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Seedling | £2.40/employee/month billed annually; £3/employee/month otherwise · Up to 15 employees · 5 employee minimum · basic document upload · core HR and leave management | £2.40 a month |
| Growth | £4/employee/month billed annually; £5/employee/month otherwise · Up to 50 employees · 5 employee minimum · includes Seedling plus timesheets, compliance, onboarding, training, advanced reports and priority support | £4 a month |
| Forest | £6.40/employee/month billed annually; £8/employee/month otherwise · Unlimited employees · 5 employee minimum · includes Growth plus multi-entity structure, custom reports and integrations, AI Assistant and dedicated account manager | £6.40 a month |
As grove.hr lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Grove HR combines core HR administration with leave, compliance, documents, onboarding, and performance tools. Its plan limits and paid-only model matter when matching it to organisation size.
Facts from Grove HR's own pages
- AI integration
- The Forest plan includes an MCP assistant that Grove says works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and compatible MCP clients. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- API and webhooks
- Grove lists nine webhook event types and says its public REST API is coming soon. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Grove says it is designed for businesses with 10 to 250 employees in the UK, US, and Europe. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar integrations
- Team leave can be synced to Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar using iCal subscriptions. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- Grove Platform Holdings Ltd says it is UK-founded and headquartered in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 2025. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Core tools
- Features include employee directory, org chart, leave management, timesheets, compliance tracking, documents, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and reports. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- Grove says it is hosted on European infrastructure and uses European data centres. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Documents
- All plans include document upload, retrieval, categorised storage, and access audit trails; versioning and HR sign-off are listed for Growth and Forest. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Employee records
- Yes · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Southampton, United Kingdom · grove.hr, 28 Sept 2026
- Employee onboarding
- Yes · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
- Payroll integrations
- Grove lists payroll export compatibility with Xero, Sage, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, Gusto, and ADP. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Performance management
- Yes · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
- Plan limits
- Pricing has a five-employee minimum; Seedling supports up to 15 employees, Growth up to 50, and Forest has no employee cap. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Grove HR is an HR platform covering people management from leave administration to performance reviews. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Regional rules
- The platform describes support for UK, US, and EU employment rules, including statutory leave calculations, Bradford Factor scoring, and multi-country leave management. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Grove says NI numbers, SSNs, bank details, and salary are encrypted at rest with AES-256, and changes are recorded in an audit trail. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists email support with Seedling, priority support with Growth, and a dedicated account manager with Forest. · grove.hr, 11 Oct 2026
- Time-off management
- Yes · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
- Time tracking
- Yes · grove.hr, 22 Sept 2026
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