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TOP 3 ALTERNATIVES — RANKED
Three you should evaluate first.
Filtered from 12 candidates by feature similarity, audit score, and review velocity. The hero treatment is editorial — these earned more space because the data did.
#1TOP PICK
Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATS
Human Resources5.0078 reviews
Not auditedAudit score
Pick if you want feature parity
Strongest fit on feature parity. The most direct functional swap. Shares human resources feature signature, comparable workflows, and a similar audit-score band — switch costs are usually lowest here.
#2RUNNER-UP
flair – HR and Recruiting
Human Resources5.0042 reviews
Not auditedAudit score
Pick if you're cost-sensitive
Wider scope, slightly different focus. Wider feature surface than the source app's focus area. Useful if you're shopping human resources alongside adjacent capabilities you'd otherwise integrate separately.
#3VALUE PICK
Learnsmarter Core
Human Resources5.0027 reviews
Not auditedAudit score
Pick if you live in workflows
Established alternative with audit-grade listing. Established option with the rating + review depth to be vendor-evaluated. Best when running this category at scale and you can't afford early-stage product surprises.
SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON
Sage People versus the top 3.
Five rows, all loaded above the fold. Wins are highlighted; nothing's hidden behind a tab.
RANKS #4 THROUGH #12
The next 9, denser.
Lower-ranked but legitimate. Click any row for the full profile — or compare side-by-side with Sage People.
9 more Salesforce alternatives to Sage People
#4
Asymbl Recruiter Suite, AI Powered Recruiting Solutions, Process, and ATSHuman Resources
5.0016 reviewsNot auditedCompare#6
OKRify AI: OKR Goal & Performance Management with KPIs, Gamification, Scorecard Human Resources
How these alternatives are ranked
Scored daily. Three signals, weighted and blended. No vendor money changes anything.
45%Feature similarity
N-gram match against Sage People's feature signature, weighted by category overlap.
35%Audit + rating
Listing quality (0–100) blended with rolling 90-day rating average. Penalizes thin listings.
20%Review velocity
Reviews added in trailing 30 days, normalized by category baseline. Surfaces rising challengers.
Every Salesforce alternative on this page is scraped, normalized, and re-scored every 24 hours. We don't accept paid placement, vendor-funded "best of" content, or sponsored ranking — and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself. If a vendor disagrees with their position, that's between them and the data.
WHEN DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO SWITCH FROM SAGE PEOPLE?
Four reasons people leave.
Decision triggers, not marketing. If two or more apply, your shortlist starts with the apps named below each card.
Pricing has outgrown your usage
If your usage of Sage People has crossed the second-tier breakpoint on its pricing plan, the per-unit cost is usually where alternatives diverge most clearly. Some apps in the list above carry generous free tiers; others are paid-from-day-one. If the gap between your monthly bill and the next-cheapest alternative exceeds 30%, the switch usually pays back inside one quarter.
flair – HR and Recruiting · Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATSYou need a feature outside the focus
Each Salesforce category has a feature spectrum. The "Similar feature set" badge above marks alternatives whose feature signature most overlaps with Sage People. The "Category leader" badge marks apps that may approach the same category from a different feature angle — useful if you want to widen rather than narrow your toolset.
Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATSSupport response has slowed you down
Apps with average ratings above 4.7★ on substantial review volume (5K+) usually correlate with strong support-response baselines — public review pressure rewards timely, transparent help. Read the most recent reviews on each alternative's profile before switching; review velocity over the trailing 30 days is the freshest support-quality signal.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Answers built from the data.
Built from the same scores the ranking uses — so they won't contradict the table.
For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATS is in the paid band (paid), while Sage People is paid (paid). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.
VERDICT · UPDATED TODAY
If you're moving from Sage People, the most common landing spots are Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATS (medium feature match, audit null/100) and flair – HR and Recruiting (pricing leverage + breadth). Skip Asymbl Recruiter Suite, AI Powered Recruiting Solutions, Process, and ATS unless your use case is unusual.
If feature parity matters most
→ Seven20: Recruitment Agency CRM/ATS
Medium feature parity. Audit null, 5.00★.
If pricing matters most
→ flair – HR and Recruiting
Best for cost-sensitive teams. 5.00★ across 42 reviews.
If you're scaling enterprise
→ Learnsmarter Core
Strongest scale fit when category usage exceeds typical thresholds. Vendor-evaluate before committing.
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