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Top 25 HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Oct 1, 2026 137 companies tracked

This list contains 137 HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with contact details for 2,005 people and 624 email addresses. The directory was updated in October 2026. Across South Africa, Johannesburg is the largest hub for this category.

HR software companies develop and provide software used to manage human resources functions such as recruiting, employee records, payroll, benefits, performance, and workforce administration. This list covers companies that develop, sell, or provide software for one or more human resources functions. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of October 1, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Oct 1, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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2,005Contacts tracked

624Verified emails

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The 25 largest HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 137 HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Oct 1, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to HR software companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Labournet	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	201-500	841 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Labournet – your strategic partner in simplifying human resource management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
2	CRS	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CRS is a pioneering force in the South African payroll and HR industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
3	HR Focus Holdings PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Over the years, HRMIS has transformed the way organisations manage their people, processes, and potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
4	Humankind Group	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HumanKind is one of South Africa’s leading Search, Recruitment and HR Consultancy companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
5	DNA Payroll Outsourcing	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DNA offers HR & Payroll solutions to businesses across Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
6	Africsearch	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AfricSearch is a Human Resources consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
7	Trending Talent Solutions	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Trendi is an AI-powered HR platform that brings people, data, and strategy together in one intelligent system.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
8	Strata-G Labour Solutions	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Strata-g Labour Solutions is a national HR and labour consulting partner that helps South African businesses simplify and manage every employment-related function.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
9	Easybiz Technologies	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Galvanizing business success through the power of payroll software technology and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
10	LTF Group PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an SME that is 100% female owned and 80% black.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
11	Phaki Personnel Management Services	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Phaki is a Strategic Human Resource Consultancy Company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
12	Phuthukisa Training Solutions PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We offer solutions in terms of recruitment, training, capability interventions, payroll and human resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
13	Direct Hire Recruitment Software	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Direct Hire Recruitment Software is the ultimate applicant tracking system, candidate sourcing and recruitment management tool, all rolled into one.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
14	Vela Personnel	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “100% Black Women-Owned \| Level 1 Contributor \| 30+ Years of Industry Experience \| Proudly South African Vela Personnel is a leading provider of HR and talent solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
15	CG Recruitment	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CG Recruitment is an award-winning, B-BBEE Level 1 Recruitment and HR Solutions Partner, specializing in delivering comprehensive and tailored services that meet the unique needs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
16	TIG	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Icon Group (TIG) is a forward-thinking human capital solutions provider with over 30 years of experience helping companies build exceptional teams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
17	Ubuntu Resource Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	51-200	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The strength of your workforce remains one constant variable in the efficiency of your business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
18	Level Finance	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Level Finance is a purpose-driven company helping employers build happier, more productive workforces, by connecting people, payroll, and purpose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
19	Performability Recruitment PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Performability Talent Solutions helps organisations make better workforce decisions across the entire talent lifecycle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
20	Positive Switch	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Positive Switch is a black-female owned Human Resources Consultancy, offering expert, fit-for-purpose HR services to corporates, SMMEs, and private equity firms across Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
21	Affinity Human Capital Partner	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Affinity HC, we offer the functions that make up the Human Capital Value Chain, by understanding the needs of your business and its people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
22	Nova Human Capital Solutions	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “YOUR PEOPLE - OUR BUSINESS NOVA has been fanatically supporting our clients in managing their biggest asset - their people - since 2005 and offers customised solutions, managed by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
23	Orgchart Hosting PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With more than 3 decades of experience in senior management alone, OrgChart Hosting Pty Ltd has become the trusted advisor to blue chip companies around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
24	DMA Group PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1980, DMA Group (Pty) Ltd has evolved to offer a comprehensive range of HR-related "performance driven people solutions", to clients across a broad range of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026
25	Effective Forces Consulting PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Oct 1, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Effective Forces Consulting (Pty) Ltd is a Labour Law and Human Resources specialist consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Oct 1, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: HR software companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names HR software companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of HR software companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name HR software companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026

31.1%Verified-email coverage

14.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Oct 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

101

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole South Africa list rather than for Johannesburg, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Johannesburg, over 137 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among HR software companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “HR software companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names HR software companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among HR software companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Johannesburg are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 624 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

How many HR software companies are based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

RevenueBase counts 137 HR software companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa on this list.

How can I find contacts at HR software companies?

This list includes 2,005 contacts and 624 email addresses associated with HR software companies.

Which city in South Africa has the most HR software companies?

Johannesburg leads South Africa with 137 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (73) and Pretoria (61).

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.