HR software for agencies
Client hours, leave and signed documents in one place, so a retainer's real cost, next week's capacity and last month's presence sheet come from the same record.
Where Growee fits, and where it does not
Growee is general HR software, not an agency operations platform. No payroll. No rotas or shift scheduling: we record time and leave, we do not build a roster. No multi-entity workforce cost planning either; HiBob is built for that, and Zoho People does rotas (as of August 2026). Growee holds the office record: client-project timesheets, leave, documents with expiration dates, and e-signature.
Three things this actually replaces
Usually a spreadsheet of client hours, a leave thread in the team chat, and NDAs scattered across inboxes.
Client hours land against the retainer they were worked on
A timesheet week is one row per project. A designer split across two retainers logs two rows, not one lump of 40 hours, and the totals are ready before the invoice is.
- One row per project or task, hours per day
- Reports by week, month, quarter or year, and by project, task or team
- Project budgets read the same logged hours, with billable amounts at hand
Project budgets and billable amounts are on the paid plan; time logging and time reports are not. See time tracking →
Leave gets an answer before the delivery date is promised
A request goes in with dates and type, the approver decides in one click, and the answer stays on the record. Public holidays for 99 countries come from the dataset behind our national holidays pages: check United States, England or Germany for 2026.
- Request, approve, reject or cancel, with every state in one list
- Balances by year and leave type
- A planner with national holidays, weekends and personal leave, and presence sheets from the same records
NDAs and contracts sit on the person, signed and dated
Agency paperwork is per person: the NDA before the client brief, the freelance agreement, the addendum when a rate changes. In Growee each is a document type you define, filed on the person with an expiration date, and templates fill themselves from employee data.
- Document types you define, with tags and filters to pull one team's paperwork
- Expiration alerts by email before the date passes
- E-signature by link, no account for the signer, and the signed file stays on the record with a fingerprint tied to its contents
E-signature is on the paid plan; documents and expiration alerts are not. See document management →
Growee vs HiBob vs Zoho People for agencies
Both incumbents keep a dedicated page for creative and media agencies. HiBob goes deeper on multi-brand workforce planning, Zoho People on scheduling, and only Zoho publishes a price (as of August 2026).
- Growee
- Client hours, leave and signed documents in one record, with invoicing on the same clients
- HiBob
- “Build great client work on a connected workforce” — people data and workforce plans across brands and markets
- Zoho People
- “The HRMS to connect people and simplify work” for media and advertising
- Growee
- Free up to 3 people, then €2/person/month (€20/person/year)
- HiBob
- Not published — the pricing page is a demo request form with module checkboxes
- Zoho People
- Essential HR $1.25/user/month up to Enterprise $4.50/user/month, billed annually; a free edition exists
- Growee
- No. Growee is not a payroll processor — keep running payroll where you run it today
- HiBob
- “Payroll Hub” is one of the modules listed on its own demo form
- Zoho People
- Payroll sits in the separate Zoho People Plus bundle, not in base Zoho People
- Growee
- No. Growee records time and leave; it does not build rotas or handle shift swaps
- HiBob
- Not stated
- Zoho People
- Yes — “Creative people need creative schedules”: schedule a week or a month and notify the team
- Growee
- Yes — hours per project and task, rolled up per person and per project each month
- HiBob
- “Time & Attendance” is one of the modules listed on its own demo form
- Zoho People
- Yes — “Timesheets and time logs help with accurate tracking and reimbursement”
- Growee
- Project time and cost reporting, but no multi-entity workforce planning module
- HiBob
- Yes — “Track workforce costs across practices and entities”, plus engagement and turnover trends
- Zoho People
- Not stated
- Growee
- Yes, in the paid plan at €2/person/month
- HiBob
- Not stated
- Zoho People
- Not stated
- Growee
- Yes — 99 countries, the same dataset behind our public holiday pages
- HiBob
- Not stated
- Zoho People
- Not stated
HiBob statements come from hibob.com/solutions/industries/advertising-marketing/ and hibob.com/pricing/; Zoho People statements from zoho.com/people/industries/hr-software-for-media-ad.html and zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html — all read as of August 2026. Zoho People prices are USD per user per month billed annually, and its Plus bundle is a separate, higher-priced product line. “Not stated” means those vendor pages do not mention the item — not that the product lacks it; check each vendor's own pages before you decide. Growee figures reflect our live plans.
Explore the pieces
Time tracking
Hours per client project, approved.
See time trackingLeave management
Requests, balances, planner.
See leave managementDocument management
Expiration dates and alerts.
See document managementE-signature
Sign by link in the browser.
See e-signatureInvoicing
Invoices born from billable hours.
See invoicingPricing
Published, per person.
See pricingHR software for agencies: common questions
What is the best HR software for agencies?
It depends which agency problem is costing you money. If you run several brands or legal entities and the hard part is workforce cost across them, HiBob's advertising and marketing page is aimed at that, though it publishes no price, so budget for a quote (as of August 2026). If you live in the Zoho suite and need shift scheduling, Zoho People starts at $1.25 per user per month billed annually (as of August 2026). If the expensive problem is hours against client projects, leave against delivery dates, and where the signed contract is, Growee covers that at €2 per person per month, free for up to 3 people. Growee does not run payroll and does not build rotas.
Can Growee track billable hours per client project?
Yes. Hours are logged against a project and task rather than into a blank timesheet, and the monthly team report shows each person's logged hours next to their capacity, with separate tabs for projects, team and the presence sheet. Time logging and time reports are in the free plan; the billable amount column and the finance tab come with invoicing, on the paid plan.
How much does HR software for agencies cost?
Growee is free for up to 3 people, then €2 per person per month or €20 per person per year. Zoho People publishes its tiers: $1.25 per user per month on Essential HR up to $4.50 on Enterprise, billed annually (as of August 2026). HiBob does not publish pricing at all; its pricing page is a demo request form, so the number arrives as a quote (as of August 2026).
One record per person, per client hour
Client hours, leave and signed contracts in one record. Free for up to 3 people.
No credit card required · Free for up to 3 people · Keep your payroll provider