Too big for spreadsheets, too lean for enterprise software
At 50+ people, HR stops being something you do on the side. But enterprise tools cost $10,000/year and take months to implement. Cedrios gives you the power without the pain — or the price tag.
From $4/user/month · Business plan
The 50-person breaking point
Everything is fragmented
People data in one spreadsheet, leave in another, assets in a third, documents in Google Drive. Five systems that don't talk to each other. HR spends more time managing tools than managing people.
Compliance is getting serious
At this size, auditors show up. Labour inspectors ask questions. Data protection laws apply. You need records that are organised, access-controlled, and audit-ready — not scattered across inboxes.
Departments need different things
Operations wants shift scheduling. Finance wants flexible hours. Field teams need GPS clock-in. You need one system that handles all of them — not three different tools.
Enterprise tools are built for 1,000 people
BambooHR, SeamlessHR, Personio — they're built for big companies with big budgets. You need 80% of their features at 20% of the price.
Enterprise-grade features, SMB-friendly price
Everything in the Starter plan, plus the tools that medium businesses actually need — AI assistant, WhatsApp integration, all-Africa compliance templates, and 10GB document storage.
People Profiles & Directory
Up to 200 profiles. Departments, reporting lines, org chart. Instant search, filters, bulk actions, CSV export. The foundation everything else runs on.
Time Off Management
Leave requests, one-tap approvals, auto-calculated balances, country-specific policies, team calendar. Works across departments with different rules.
Attendance & Shifts
Clock-in, shift scheduling, flexible hours, GPS verification. Handle office staff, field workers, and shift teams in the same company.
Asset Tracking
Full register, assignment with acknowledgement, return checklist on offboarding, maintenance tracking. At 100+ people, untracked assets cost real money.
Documents (10GB)
10GB storage for contracts, IDs, certifications, and policies. Expiry alerts, version control, access controls, and document templates for all African countries.
AI Assistant
Ask questions about your workforce in plain language. Draft policy documents. Get proactive alerts on turnover risks, unused leave, and compliance gaps.
WhatsApp Integration
Your people request leave via WhatsApp. Managers approve via WhatsApp. Notifications go to WhatsApp. Meet your team where they already are.
All-Africa Templates
Leave policies, public holidays, statutory fields, and document templates for every African country we support — not just 3. One platform for your entire continent.
Compliance & Audit Trail
Immutable audit log, role-based access, encryption, data export/deletion. POPIA, NDPR, Kenya DPA ready. Pass any audit with confidence.
API Access
Connect Cedrios to your payroll provider, accounting software, or internal systems via REST API.
The real cost comparison
Cedrios gives you what enterprise tools charge 3–5x more for.
Cedrios Business ($4/user/mo)
Pay annually and save 2 months
Competitors
100 people on Cedrios Business: $400/month.
Includes asset tracking, African compliance, WhatsApp integration, and AI assistant. No competitor matches this at this price.
Built for organisations like yours
The multi-branch school
120 teachers and admin across 2 campuses. Different departments, different leave needs, one admin team. Cedrios handles both branches, all departments, one dashboard.
The growing NGO
80 staff across field offices and HQ. Donor audits demand organised records. POPIA/NDPR compliance isn't optional. Cedrios keeps everything documented and audit-ready.
The hotel group
150 staff across 3 properties. Front desk on shifts, management on flex hours, housekeeping on rotation. Assets everywhere. One platform, every property.
The scaling startup
Went from 10 to 80 people in a year. Onboarding is chaos, leave tracking broke at 30, nobody knows who has what laptop. Time to get structured.
The transport company
100 drivers, mechanics, and office staff. Shifts, assets (vehicles, phones, tools), and compliance documentation all in one place.
The church with multiple ministries
60 paid staff across worship, admin, community outreach, and education. Different teams, different needs, one system for everyone.
ROI you can measure in week one
15–20 hours per week back to HR. That's half an FTE you don't need to hire.
Why Business instead of Starter?
At 50+ people, three things change: compliance pressure increases, departments need different workflows, and admin overhead explodes. The Business plan addresses all three.
Before Cedrios vs. After
Before
- 5 spreadsheets that don't talk to each other
- HR answers the same questions 20 times a day
- Auditors arrive and it's a scramble
- No WhatsApp integration — so half the team misses notifications
- New country office means starting from scratch
- Enterprise tools want $10K/year and 3 months to implement
- Assets disappear every time someone leaves
After Cedrios
- One platform for people, leave, assets, documents, compliance
- Self service + AI assistant handle routine enquiries
- Every record audit-ready, exportable in one click
- WhatsApp notifications reach everyone, everywhere
- New country? Select it in settings. Policies auto-configured.
- Live in 5 minutes. $400/month for 100 people.
- Full chain of custody, auto return checklist on offboarding
Enterprise-grade security, included
Not a paid add-on. Security is the baseline.
Encryption everywhere
TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest
Role-based access
4-tier permissions: Super Admin, HR Admin, Manager, Team Member
Immutable audit trail
Every action logged, cannot be edited or deleted by anyone
Data isolation
Multi-tenant architecture — your data is completely separated
Compliance ready
POPIA, NDPR, Kenya DPA, Rwanda DPA built in
Data export & deletion
One-click data export or permanent deletion on request
Common questions
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