Sage People: features, editions and UK prices

Checked 28 October 2026 · 4 min read · HR

Sage People is a HR and payroll software from Sage. This page sets out what Sage's own UK pages say about it: the editions and what they cost, which features are built in and which need an app or add-on. It is a factual summary to help you build a shortlist, not a recommendation for or against Sage People.

In total we confirmed 14 features for Sage People from public information: 10 built in and 4 through an app, add-on or separate Sage product. Each is listed below with the vendor's own words and a link to the source.

Sage People editions and UK prices

Prices as published by Sage on 28 October 2026. Prices change; always confirm the current price and terms with Sage before you buy.

Stock and warehouse: Sage People

• Multiple warehouses / locations – built in. “It can adapt to complex business requirements, enabling you to effectively manage your people across multiple sites and countries, currencies, languages, and local legislations.” (sage.com)

People, HR and payroll: Sage People

• Holiday and absence – built in. “Both solutions provide you with the fundamentals to effectively manage your people, including a single source of truth for your people data, employee self-service portal, absence management and performance reviews tools, detailed reporting, and more.” (sage.com)
• UK payroll (RTI) – through Sage People Payroll. “From holiday pay calculations and payroll grouping to GDPR-compliant document sharing and approval workflows, Sage People Payroll is packed with tools that make complex payroll simple.” (sage.com)
• Pensions auto-enrolment – through Sage People Payroll. “Compliance you can trust Stay up to date with UK and Ireland tax and pension regulations.” (sage.com)
• Employee self-service app – built in. “Both solutions provide you with the fundamentals to effectively manage your people, including a single source of truth for your people data, employee self-service portal, absence management and performance reviews tools, detailed reporting, and more.” (sage.com)
• Performance reviews – built in. “Both solutions provide you with the fundamentals to effectively manage your people, including a single source of truth for your people data, employee self-service portal, absence management and performance reviews tools, detailed reporting, and more.” (sage.com)
• Recruitment / applicant tracking – through Sage People Talent Acquisition. “Candidate matching Accelerate hiring decisions by 66% and find qualified candidates fast with AI-powered tools.” (sage.com)
• Onboarding – through Sage People Talent Acquisition. “Onboarding portal Onboard your new hires in as little as 10 minutes while elevating their productivity and engagement from day one.” (sage.com)

Reporting, platform and integrations: Sage People

• Cloud (no servers to run) – built in. “Since Sage People is a cloud-based solution, there are no system requirements for installing software or hardware.” (sage.com)
• Mobile app – built in. “Book, view, accept or reject all absences on Sage People directly from any desktop browser Manage any absence request or approvals on the go directly from the Sage People mobile app for iOS and Android devices.” (sage.com)
• Custom reports – built in. “Benefit from pre-built country-specific reports, such as the EEO-1 report, or create custom reports for your local teams within minutes.” (sage.com)
• Dashboards / KPIs – built in. “Customisable dashboards Understand your workforce data with well designed, colourful and dynamic dashboards.” (sage.com)
• Workflow / approval automation – built in. “Automate admin, such as generating compensation and salary change letters through configurable workflows.” (sage.com)
• Role-based permissions – built in. “Ensure employee data is safe and secure and viewed only by appropriate individuals within your organisation, with user access controls and permissions determined by you.” (sage.com)

How to compare Sage People with other systems

The useful comparison is against the features your business actually needs. Write down the five or six processes you cannot work without, check each against the list above and against the same list for other systems, and ask each vendor to show those processes in a demo using your own examples.

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