Charlie
About 4 pounds per team member per month, scaling with headcount.
R95/mo
per employee, per month
- Self serve onboarding
- Time off management
- Policies with acknowledgement
- Review cycles
- Team directory
CharlieHR vs Sage 300 People
Verified ratings, feature-by-feature comparison and rand pricing — everything a South African business needs to pick between these two.
We may earn a commission when you buy via this link — at no extra cost to you. It never affects our ratings. How we make money
Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension — CharlieHR against Sage 300 People, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
0 – 5
CharlieHR vs Sage 300 People, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0,3
Sage 300 People leads on ease of use
Verified reviews
199
157 for CharlieHR, 42 for Sage 300 People
CharlieHR
4,0
157 verified reviews
Sage 300 People
4,1
42 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- CharlieHR
- Sage 300 People
Overall
4,0
4,1
Ease of use
3,9
4,2
Value for money
3,9
4,1
Customer service
3,9
4,0
Functionality
3,9
4,0
Share of verified reviews
Who South African reviewers actually write about.
- CharlieHR (157)
- Sage 300 People (42)
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
CharlieHR
R95/mo
Sage 300 People
Custom pricing
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| CharlieHR | Sage 300 People | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4,0 | 4,1 |
| Reviews | 157 | 42 |
| Ease of use | 3,9 | 4,2 |
| Value for money | 3,9 | 4,1 |
| Customer service | 3,9 | 4,0 |
| Functionality | 3,9 | 4,0 |
| Starting price | R95/employee/month | Custom pricing |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | CharlieHR | Sage 300 People |
|---|---|---|
| Employee onboarding checklists | ||
| Time off requests and approvals | ||
| Policy publishing and acknowledgement | ||
| Performance review cycles | ||
| Team directory and profiles | ||
| Document storage | ||
| Engagement polls | ||
| Perks platform | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| Employee and manager self service | ||
| Leave, claims and workflow approvals | ||
| SARS aligned payroll with EMP201 and EMP501 | ||
| Employment Equity reporting | ||
| Skills and training records for SETAs | ||
| Performance and organisation management | ||
| Multi country African payroll | ||
| Custom reporting and dashboards | ||
| Document management | ||
| Mobile self service app |
Pricing
Both price lists, in rand
Every plan from both vendors, priced as South African teams actually pay.
CharlieHR plans
Try it free
Charlie + Advice
Adds unlimited HR advice from UK qualified advisors.
Custom
no card needed
- Everything in Charlie
- HR advice line
- Policy templates
Straight from the vendor
Get current pricing
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with CharlieHR for the figure you'll actually pay.
Sage 300 People plans
Verdict
Our verdict
Sage 300 People edges this comparison on verified user ratings (4,1 vs 4,0), but the right choice depends on your workflows: CharlieHR remains a strong pick where its strengths — Self serve onboarding checklists and Time off routed to the right approver — match your priorities. Shortlist both, take the free trials where offered, and test against a real month of your own data.