HR software for small business
HR software that runs the HR for you.
Small businesses don’t have an HR department, they have someone doing HR on the side. MambaHR is that department: it handles hiring, onboarding, leave, and compliance from requests asked in Slack, so your team gets the time back.
@MambaHR I’m taking parental leave starting June 3. What am I eligible for in California?
You’re eligible for 12 weeks of federal family leave (FMLA) for bonding, job protected. I’ve attached California’s own leave rules (CFRA and PFL) and sent the plan to Dave to confirm how they combine.
What is the best HR software for a small business?
The best HR software for a small business does the HR work rather than adding another system to manage. MambaHR is an AI HR department. It handles hiring, onboarding, leave, payroll changes, and compliance, with the statute cited, from requests asked in Slack. One owner or office manager approves the sensitive decisions. Your data imports in a day, from $14 per employee.
Why MambaHR
Where MambaHR differs.
Takes the HR work off your desk.
In a small business, HR lands on whoever has time, usually the owner or office manager. MambaHR takes the leave requests, onboarding, and policy questions off their plate entirely.
Compliance without a consultant.
Small teams get tripped up by overtime rules, state leave, and classification. MambaHR applies federal law plus the rules for your states, with a citation, so you know the rule without paying for outside help.
No IT project, no big bill.
Import your data and connect Slack. Most teams are live within a day of importing. Flat per-employee pricing, everything included, no implementation fee.
How to evaluate it
What small-business HR software should cover
What to require before you buy.
Does the work, not the dashboard
Resolves requests for you. You’re not learning a new admin system to click through.
Hiring to onboarding in one place
Post the role, send the offer, run onboarding, without stitching tools together.
Compliance with a citation
Overtime, family leave (FMLA), pay transparency, and final-pay rules cited for your states.
Payroll change files
Generates the change file for your payroll provider, or runs managed payroll on Deel. A person approves every run.
A human on the sensitive calls
Terminations and pay decisions still come to you to approve.
Affordable and fast to start
Flat per-employee pricing, your data imported in a day, no implementation consultant.
Modeled from the tasks MambaHR runs, not measured customer averages.
Questions, answered
Common questions.
What HR software is best for a small business?
The best fit is software that removes the HR work rather than adding admin. MambaHR is an AI HR department that runs hiring, onboarding, leave, and compliance for you from requests asked in Slack. It fits small businesses without a dedicated HR person.
How much does small-business HR software cost?
MambaHR is a flat $14–$30 per employee per month with everything included: employee records, hiring, onboarding, compliance, and the work itself. There’s no implementation fee, and plans carry an annual minimum starting at $9k.
Do I still need a payroll provider?
You can. MambaHR prepares every payroll change. You choose between a change file for the provider you already use and Deel-managed payroll. On Deel, MambaHR sends the changes and a person approves every run.
Is it hard to set up for a small team?
No. There’s no implementation project. You import your existing data, connect Slack, and most teams are live within a day of importing.
Give your team the HR hours back.
A live demo on your own scenarios in 30 minutes. Then we import your data and switch you over.