We're building the people platform Egypt deserves
The Five HR started with a simple frustration: hiring and paying people in Egypt meant juggling spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads and tax tables that never matched. So we built one place where it all just works.
From a spreadsheet nightmare to one shared record
The Five began inside an HR consultancy in Cairo, where the team was running recruitment and payroll for a handful of growing companies. Every client meant another set of spreadsheets, another folder of CVs, and another late night recalculating tax and insurance by hand.
We looked for software built for the way Egyptian teams actually work — local payroll rules, Arabic and English, agencies running many clients — and couldn't find it. The global tools ignored Egypt; the local ones ignored design. So in 2024 we started building The Five.
Today The Five HR brings recruitment, payroll, people management, AI and analytics into a single platform — one shared record from a candidate's first CV to an employee's final payslip.
The principles behind the product
Three ideas shape every decision we make.
Built for Egypt first
Local tax tables, social insurance, Arabic and English, and the realities of how Egyptian teams hire and pay — not a global tool with Egypt bolted on.
One record, not ten tools
Recruitment, payroll and people should share the same data. We would rather build one platform that connects than five apps that do not talk.
Trust by default
People data is sensitive. Encryption, role-based access and a full audit trail are not add-ons here — they are the foundation.
How we got here
The first lines of code
Frustrated with spreadsheets, our founding team starts building a single tool to run recruitment and Egyptian payroll together.
Payroll that knows the rules
We ship automated income-tax and social-insurance calculations on the latest Egyptian tables, with payslips and bank files.
One platform takes shape
People management, the AI HR assistant and live analytics join recruitment and payroll on one shared employee record.
Open to Egyptian teams
Multi-client workspaces arrive for freelancers and agencies, and The Five opens available on the Free plan for every new team.
Be one of the first Egyptian teams on The Five
We are building in the open with our beta users. Start on the Free plan and help shape what comes next.
Free guides & tools
Practical, up-to-date HR & payroll resources for Egypt — free to use.
Egypt salary & tax calculator (2026)
Net take-home, income tax, social insurance and the true employer cost.
Best HR Software in Egypt 2026: How to Choose (Scorecard + Demo Questions)
The right HR software for an Egyptian company runs Egyptian payroll correctly, works in Arabic and English, and fits your size. Here is a scorecard and the questions to ask in a demo.
Face Check-In for Employee Attendance in Egypt: How It Works
Face check-in lets employees record attendance at a company location by matching their face. Here is how it works, a four-week rollout and the cases to decide first.
Annual Leave in Egypt (Law 14/2025): How Many Days + a Leave Policy Template
Annual leave in Egypt is 15 days in year one, 21 from year two, and 30 after 10 years or at age 50. Here is the table, the common mistakes and a policy you can copy.