Best HR Software in Egypt 2026: How to Choose (Scorecard + Demo Questions)
Quick honesty first: we make The Five HR, so we are not neutral. That is why this is not a ranking. It is a way to test any HR tool yourself, us included.
Most HR tools were not built for Egypt. You find out the first time you run payroll and the tax or the insurance comes out wrong. Top-ten lists rarely check that.
Short answer: the best HR software for an Egyptian company is the one that runs Egyptian payroll correctly (income tax and social insurance), works in Arabic and English, and covers the HR work you do today, from hiring to payslips, without a spreadsheet in the middle.
How big is your team?
What you need changes a lot with size.
1 to 10 people
Keep it light. You mostly need employee records, leave and a payslip that comes out right. Skip anything with a long setup.
11 to 50 people
This is where spreadsheets break. Check that a new hire flows into payroll without anyone re-typing them, and look at attendance.
51 or more
Ask about plan limits and permissions. More managers means more questions about who can see salaries.
The scorecard
Give each product a score from 1 to 5 on each row. Multiply by the weight and add it up. The maximum is 115. Change the weights if your business needs it.
| Criterion | What good looks like | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian payroll | A payslip for your own employee, with income tax and social insurance worked out | 5 |
| Arabic and English | Screens and documents in both, right to left done properly | 4 |
| Hiring to payroll | A hired candidate becomes an employee and a payroll line without re-typing | 3 |
| Leave and attendance | Approved unpaid leave changes that month's payslip | 3 |
| Price in EGP | Monthly price in pounds, with plan limits written down | 3 |
| Access control | You decide who sees salaries and national IDs | 3 |
| Setup and support | Someone helps you leave your spreadsheet, in your language | 2 |
Ask these in every demo
Every vendor has a smooth demo. Ask for yours instead.
Payroll
Show a payslip for one of my employees, with income tax and social insurance worked out.
Language
Show this same screen in Arabic. Are the documents bilingual too, right to left?
One record
Take a candidate from hired to employee to payroll. How many times do I type their details?
Leave to pay
Approve an unpaid leave day. Does it change this month's payslip?
Access
Who can see salaries and national IDs? Show me how I limit it.
Support
Who helps me leave my spreadsheet, in which language, and how long does it take?
Red flags
- The vendor cannot show a payslip with tax and insurance worked out.
- Arabic is a translated menu, not the documents.
- Plan limits are not written down.
- There is no way to export your data.
Where The Five HR fits
We make it, so check these answers on your own data.
| Question | The Five HR |
|---|---|
| Egyptian payroll with tax and social insurance | Yes. Payroll runs are part of the product. |
| Arabic and English | Yes. Bilingual, including right-to-left. |
| Recruitment and payroll in one workspace | Yes. Hire, onboard and pay in one place. |
| Approved leave flows to payroll | Yes. |
| Face check-in for attendance | Yes, at company locations. |
| Price in EGP | Free plan, then paid plans in EGP. See current pricing. |
It fits small and growing Egyptian teams that want recruitment, employee records, leave, attendance and payroll in one bilingual workspace, and want to start on a Free plan before paying for anything.
Other names that come up when companies search for HR and payroll software in Egypt include ZenHR, Nova HR, Nidham HR, Rakeez and MenaSME. We have not listed their features because they change. Run each one through the scorecard above, with a demo or trial on your own data.
Leaving your spreadsheet, step by step
Do it in this order and nothing gets lost.
Clean the sheet
One row per employee, one column per field, no merged cells.
Run one month in parallel
Old process and new system, side by side.
Compare every payslip
Explain each difference before you switch.
Switch on the 1st
At the start of a month, never in the middle.
Archive the sheet
Keep it read-only for your records.
Choosing HR software in Egypt: quick answers
What is the best HR software in Egypt?
There is no single best. Choose the one that calculates Egyptian payroll correctly, works in Arabic and English, covers the HR work you do today and fits your budget in EGP. Test your shortlist on your own payroll data.
Should HR software in Egypt support Arabic?
Yes, if any of your team, candidates or documents use Arabic. Check both the screens and the employee documents, and the right-to-left layout.
Is there a free HR software option in Egypt?
Yes. The Five HR has a Free plan for small teams, with no card required. See the pricing page for the current limits.
How do I compare HR software vendors fairly?
Use the same scorecard and the same real data for each one: a payslip, a leave request, a new hire. Write the scores in one table.
How long does switching take?
For a small team, plan at least one month of payroll run in parallel before you switch.
Try it on your own payroll data
Start on the Free plan, no card required. Bilingual, built for Egypt.
Start on the Free plan