HR analytics & reporting software

Gain a complete, real-time view of your workforce with integrated analytics to make better decisions, faster. 

Ask questions of your data in natural language for instant management report numbers, improve insight accuracy, and make workforce decisions with agility and confidence.

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Workforce analytics dashboard displaying key HR metrics including headcount, hiring, and employee movement

Make informed decisions with HR analytics

Organizations are not short on workforce data, but many struggle to turn that data into insights they can trust and act on. HR teams are expected to support more data-driven decisions, yet information is often spread across systems, difficult to interpret, or disconnected from the wider business context.

People First’s HR analytics software helps close the gap between reporting and action. By bringing people data together and presenting it in a clear, accessible way, it enables HR leaders and managers to understand trends, build confidence in their insight, and use analytics to support more informed, strategic workforce decisions.

How People First supports HR analytics

All of your data in one place

People First brings HR, payroll, talent, learning, and workforce data together into one unified platform with integrated analytics, dashboards, and reporting, helping HR leaders and managers uncover actionable insights faster and make smarter strategic decisions.

Flexible workforce planning

Without clear visibility into workforce performance, skills, and trends, organizations can struggle to plan effectively for future business needs. Data Explorer in People First enables you to build your own reports using Natural Language Processing (NLP), so you spend less time building reports and more time focusing on human connections and actions.

Extend the power of your data

People First Bring Your Own BI (BYOBI) empowers you to extend the power of your workforce data into your own data lakes, combine it with data from other platforms, and visualize insights to drive key business decisions.

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Head of Payroll

“People First is essential for keeping everyone up to date with what is going on in the company. We've noticed an increase in employee engagement.”

Susie Wilson
Head of HR and Risk

Explore our HR analytics platform

Real-time dashboards & visualization

Replace outdated spreadsheets and manual reporting with configurable real-time dashboards, visualizations and reports across HR, payroll, talent, learning and workforce data. People First helps leaders turn complex data into clear insight for faster, more confident decisions.

Data explorer

Get faster access to the numbers leaders need most, with pre-built reports across pay, PTO, turnover and absences. Natural language questions let HR teams and leaders ask about workforce trends in plain English, helping them explore data, spot patterns and get answers without building reports from scratch or relying on specialist data skills.

Predictive workforce planning

Use predictive analytics and proactive alerts to identify workforce risks and opportunities sooner. People First helps HR teams spot potential issues, understand skills gaps and prepare for future talent needs with more confidence.

Absence, turnover & DEI

Monitor absence patterns, employee turnover, retention trends and workforce representation in one connected view. People First makes it easier to understand what is changing, where action is needed and how to support fairer, more informed people decisions.

Compliance & EEOC reporting

Connect compliance, audit and workforce data in one platform. People First helps organizations simplify reporting, support EEOC reporting, improve workforce governance and build greater confidence in audit-ready people data.

Seamless integration with your tech stack

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AI-powered HR analytics tool generating workforce reports from natural language questions

Smarter HR analytics powered by AI

People First uses AI to help HR teams move from raw data to clearer insight, faster. Natural language questions make it easier to explore workforce data without building manual reports, while real-time dashboards and visualizations help leaders understand trends across headcount, absence, retention, performance, engagement and learning activity.

Predictive analytics helps teams spot risks and opportunities earlier, from turnover patterns to workforce planning gaps. By bringing people data into one connected analytics platform, People First helps organizations make evidence-based decisions with more confidence, less manual reporting and a clearer view of what is happening across the workforce.

Why choose MHR?

40+ years of HR expertise

People First is built on decades of experience supporting real HR teams. Our platform reflects a deep understanding of people management, compliance and workforce challenges, shaped by over 40 years of working alongside organizations of all sizes.

1,400+ organizations trust us

From growing businesses to complex organizations, we support more than 1,400 organizations with their HR, payroll and people management needs. Our software is designed to integrate smoothly into existing systems and scale as requirements evolve.

98% customer retention

Our customers stay with us because we support them long term. With dedicated, US‑based human support, you work with specialists who understand your organization and help you get lasting value from the platform.

FAQs

How can HR analytics and reporting software support your organization?

HR analytics software helps organizations analyze workforce data to understand trends in areas such as performance, engagement, retention and absence. It turns HR data into insight that supports better people decisions.

What types of HR data can be analyzed?

HR analytics software can analyze data across the employee lifecycle, including headcount, turnover, absence, performance, engagement, learning activity, and data used for EEOC reporting. This gives HR teams a more complete view of what is happening across the organization.

Do you need specialist data skills to use HR analytics software?

No. HR analytics software is designed for HR teams, not data scientists. Visual dashboards, built-in reports, natural language questions, and clear metrics make insights accessible without advanced technical or analytical expertise.

How does HR analytics software fit into existing HR systems?

HR analytics software works best when connected to core HR, payroll and people systems. By drawing data from existing systems, it provides a single source of insight without requiring manual data collection or duplicate reporting.

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