AI for HR: 67 Cutting-edge AI tools for HR departments

A quick insight: AI is reshaping HR by improving how organisations listen, analyse and act on employee data. Used well, it supports faster insight, more targeted action and better decision making across engagement, wellbeing and performance. Success depends on transparency, ethical use and keeping human judgement at the centre of how AI informs people decisions.

The world at large is changing in some pretty exciting ways. The way we communicate, socialise and shop looks incredibly different today to how it did just ten years ago. And the world of work has been changed, too. Tech has allowed us to grow, evolve and adapt in incredible ways. One remarkable advancement that is changing HR forever is, of course, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Businesses around the world are using AI for HR purposes, to streamline their operations, enhance decision-making and provide better employee experiences. From recruitment and onboarding to performance management and employee engagement, AI for HR is revolutionising how companies manage their most valuable asset: people.

Let’s explore our top cutting-edge AI tools designed specifically for HR departments. These tools cover various HR functions, helping organisations optimise their processes, reduce biases and ultimately drive better outcomes.

Also read: Pros and cons of AI in the workplace

AI for employee survey analysis

1. Prism by People Insight

Here at People Insight, we help organisations use employee surveys to improve engagement, wellbeing and the wider employee experience. Our platform is supported by Prism, our signature AI, which helps teams make sense of employee feedback faster and turn insight into meaningful action.

Prism can summarise large volumes of survey comments, highlight important themes and help teams understand what employees are really saying. Through features such as Prism Context, Prism Suggest and Prism Improve, it supports teams from insight through to action planning, helping managers move from survey results to focused, practical next steps more quickly.

Crucially, Prism does not replace human expertise. It works alongside our employee experience specialists, giving organisations the speed and structure of AI with the judgement, context and care of experienced consultants. That combination helps People Insight customers listen more clearly, act more confidently and create lasting improvements in the employee experience.

AI for recruitment and hiring

2. HireVue

HireVue is an AI-powered video interviewing platform that helps HR professionals screen candidates more efficiently. Its machine learning algorithms analyse candidates’ video responses to assess skills, personality traits and cultural fit.

3. Harver + pymetrics

Harver + pymetrics combines hiring automation and assessment workflows with pymetrics’ behavioural and game-based assessment approach. Together, the platform uses predictive matching and assessment data to help employers make more informed hiring decisions and improve fit across roles.

4. Rival Recruit

Rival Recruit (formerly Entelo) is an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps talent teams source candidates, manage outreach and move applicants through hiring workflows more efficiently. Entelo’s recruitment capabilities now sit within Rival’s broader platform, which uses AI to support tasks such as candidate matching, resume parsing and recruiter productivity.

5. Dayforce Recruiting

Dayforce Recruiting uses AI and machine learning to help HR and talent teams streamline recruitment, reduce manual admin and make faster hiring decisions. Its recruiting tools support candidate management, screening and hiring workflows, helping organisations improve the efficiency and consistency of their talent acquisition process.

6. Eightfold.ai

Eightfold.ai is a talent intelligence platform that uses AI to match candidates with the right roles, recommend career paths and identify skills gaps within the workforce.

7. Phenom People

Phenom People is an AI-powered talent experience management platform that helps HR teams attract, engage and retain talent. It provides insights into candidate behaviour and automates personalised outreach.

8. Cornerstone OnDemand

Cornerstone OnDemand is a learning and talent management platform that leverages AI to provide personalised learning experiences, recommend training programmes and track employee progress.

9. XOR

XOR is an AI-powered chatbot that automates recruitment processes, such as scheduling interviews, answering candidate questions and sending follow-up messages.

10. hireEZ

hireEZ (formerly Hiretual) is an AI recruiting platform designed to help teams find, engage and hire talent faster. It uses AI across sourcing, matching and outreach workflows to reduce manual work for recruiters and improve the quality and speed of hiring pipelines.

11. Humanly

Humanly is an AI recruiting platform that helps hiring teams automate candidate screening, scheduling, interview support and recruitment communications. Its conversational AI tools are especially useful for high-volume hiring teams that need to keep candidates engaged while reducing repetitive admin for recruiters.

12. Findem

Findem is an AI-powered talent intelligence and recruiting platform that helps hiring teams source, shortlist and hire more effectively. It uses AI and talent data to go beyond keyword matching, helping recruiters identify stronger-fit candidates, improve pipeline quality and make faster hiring decisions.

13. Arya by Leoforce

Arya by Leoforce is an AI recruiting tool that uses machine learning to help employers identify, match and engage candidates. It supports sourcing and candidate ranking by analysing talent data and predicting which candidates are more likely to fit a given role.

14. TalentNeuron

TalentNeuron (including HRForecast capabilities) is a workforce intelligence and strategic workforce planning platform that helps HR teams forecast talent needs, model future scenarios and make better workforce decisions. Its strength lies in combining workforce planning with labour market intelligence and advanced analytics to support smarter planning.

AI for performance management

15. Betterworks

Betterworks is an AI-driven platform focused on continuous performance management, helping organisations align, develop and engage their workforce through OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and goal-setting.

16. Workday Adaptive Planning

Workday Adaptive Planning uses AI to provide predictive analytics and scenario planning for workforce performance, allowing HR teams to better manage resources and outcomes.

17. Cloverleaf

Cloverleaf uses AI to provide personalised insights and coaching tips to teams, improving collaboration and performance management.

AI for mental health and wellbeing

18. Headspace

Headspace provides one-on-one mental health coaching, therapy and self-care activities. In 2021, Headspace acquired Ginger, which provides employees with access to AI-powered behavioural health coaching and therapy.

19. Spring Health

Spring Health uses AI to personalise mental health care plans for employees, offering everything from meditation resources to direct therapy.

20. Lyra Health

Lyra Health combines AI and human expertise to offer personalised mental health support, including therapy, coaching and digital wellness tools.

21. Unmind

Unmind is an AI-driven mental health and wellbeing platform that provides content, tools and training to support employee mental health.

22. Modern Health

Modern Health is an employee mental health platform that combines digital support, coaching, therapy and personalised care pathways. Its approach to AI focuses on extending human care safely, helping employees access relevant mental health support while keeping privacy, clinical judgement and responsible use at the centre.

23. Calm for Business

Calm uses AI to offer personalised meditation, sleep stories and mental wellness programmes, aimed at improving employee wellbeing.

24. Spill

Spill offers AI-powered mental health support by providing employees with access to therapists and mental health resources through Slack.

25. Teladoc myStrength

Teladoc myStrength is a digital emotional wellbeing platform offering 24/7 support for challenges such as anxiety, stress, sleep issues and low mood. It provides guided activities, evidence-based programmes and in-the-moment coping tools to help employees build mental resilience at their own pace.

26. Koa Health

Koa Health uses AI to offer personalised mental health and wellbeing resources, including cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness exercises.

27. MeQuilibrium

MeQuilibrium is an AI-powered platform that provides employees with personalised stress management and resilience-building tools.

28. Personify Health

Personify Health (formerly Virgin Pulse, now combined with HealthComp) is a health and wellbeing platform for employers that brings together wellbeing support, health navigation and benefits-related services. It uses digital intelligence and personalised experiences, including AI-enabled capabilities, to help employees access more relevant support.

29. Wellhub

Wellhub (formerly Gympass) is an employee wellbeing platform that gives employees access to fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep support through a single benefit. It has expanded beyond gym memberships and uses digital personalisation, including AI-powered recommendations, to help employees discover relevant wellbeing support.

30. Wysa for Employers

Wysa for Employers is an AI-enabled employee mental wellbeing platform that provides on-demand support, self-help tools and guided pathways to additional care. Its conversational AI approach helps organisations offer scalable mental wellbeing support while giving employees private, immediate access to evidence-based tools.

Read further: How to improve employee wellbeing

AI for learning and development

31. EdCast by Cornerstone

EdCast by Cornerstone is a learning experience platform that helps organisations bring learning, skill building and knowledge discovery into the flow of work. AI supports personalised recommendations, content discovery and skills development across the employee lifecycle.

32. Degreed

Degreed uses AI to create personalised learning paths for employees, tracking skills development and offering tailored content to enhance learning experiences.

33. Coursera for Business

Coursera leverages AI to offer personalised course recommendations, helping employees upskill and re-skill based on their career goals.

34. Skillsoft Percipio

Skillsoft Percipio is an AI-driven learning platform that curates and recommends learning content based on individual skills and career aspirations.

35. LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning uses AI to recommend personalised learning courses and tracks employee progress to ensure continuous professional development.

36. Fuse Universal

Fuse uses AI to provide personalised learning experiences by curating content based on user behaviour and preferences, supporting employee development.

37. LearnAmp

LearnAmp is an AI-powered learning platform that delivers personalised content and tracks employee learning journeys, enhancing skills development.

38. SC Training

SC Training (formerly EdApp) is a mobile-first microlearning LMS built to help organisations onboard, train and upskill employees, especially frontline teams. It now includes AI-assisted course creation and AI-generated lesson support, helping HR and learning teams create training content more quickly.

AI for succession planning

39. SuccessFactors by SAP

SuccessFactors is a well-known talent management suite that includes succession planning tools, helping HR teams identify and develop future leaders within the organisation.

40. TalentGuard

TalentGuard is a talent management platform that focuses on career pathing, succession planning and employee development, ensuring leadership continuity.

41. PeopleFluent

PeopleFluent uses AI to analyse employee data and recommend succession plans, helping HR departments identify high-potential employees for future leadership roles.

AI for compensation and benefits management

42. Payscale

Payscale uses AI to help HR teams optimise compensation strategies by analysing market data and employee performance to ensure competitive and fair pay.

43. Benify

Benify is an AI-driven platform that personalises employee benefits packages, helping HR teams offer tailored options based on employee preferences and needs.

Read more: Non-financial incentives to motivate employees

AI for diversity and inclusion

44. Textio

In this simple but effective use of AI for HR, Textio uses AI to help HR teams create more effective and inclusive job postings by analysing language patterns and suggesting improvements.

45. BlendScore

BlendScore, formerly Blendoor, uses AI-driven diversity analytics to help organisations understand representation, inclusion and employer brand signals. It analyses data from sources such as DEI reports, corporate disclosures and workforce-related materials to support more informed decisions around diversity, equity and inclusion.

46. SeekOut

SeekOut is an AI-powered talent search engine that helps HR professionals find and engage candidates from underrepresented groups.

Related: A guide to diversity and inclusion in recruitment

AI for employee communication and collaboration

47. Slack with Slackbot

Slack’s AI-powered assistant, Slackbot, helps automate responses to common HR queries and facilitates smoother communication across teams.

48. Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva is an AI-powered employee experience platform integrated into Microsoft Teams, offering tools for communication, learning and insights to improve employee engagement.

49. Chanty

Chanty is an AI-powered team communication tool that helps streamline internal communication and boosts collaboration, offering task management and integration with other apps.

AI for workforce productivity

50. ActivTrak

ActivTrak uses AI to monitor employee productivity, providing insights into work habits, focus time and areas for improvement to optimise overall productivity.

51. Time Doctor

Time Doctor is a productivity tracking tool that provides insights into how time is spent on tasks, helping HR teams identify productivity trends and bottlenecks.

52. Insightful

Insightful is an AI-driven productivity monitoring tool that offers real-time insights into employee activities, helping HR teams manage and enhance productivity.

53. People.ai

People.ai is an AI-powered platform that helps HR departments measure and improve employee productivity by analysing communication patterns and providing insights.

AI for HR automation and workflows

54. Leena AI

Leena AI is an HR chatbot that automates routine HR tasks such as answering employee queries, managing leave requests and processing payroll.

55. UiPath

UiPath is a robotic process automation (RPA) platform that helps HR departments automate repetitive tasks such as data entry, onboarding workflows and compliance tracking.

56. BambooHR

AI-powered HR management software BambooHR automates various HR functions including employee records, benefits administration and onboarding processes.

AI for compliance and risk management

57. ComplyWise

ComplyWise is a workforce compliance tool focused on helping organisations manage contracts, policies and employee obligations in line with Australian Fair Work laws. For HR teams operating in Australia, it can help reduce manual compliance tracking and support more consistent workforce compliance processes.

58. HR Acuity

AI-driven employee relations management platform HR Acuity helps HR teams manage employee incidents, investigations and compliance reporting.

AI for employee onboarding

59. Talmundo by Talentech

Talmundo by Talentech is an onboarding platform that helps organisations create tailored onboarding, offboarding and reboarding journeys. It supports new hires through structured content, tasks and communications, helping HR teams deliver a more consistent employee experience from the start.

60. Enboarder

Enboarder is an AI-driven onboarding software that creates engaging onboarding journeys, using personalised content and communication to welcome new employees.

61. Click Boarding

Click Boarding automates the onboarding process, offering a personalised and compliant experience for new hires.

62. PandaDoc

PandaDoc is an AI-powered document automation tool that helps HR teams create, send and track HR documents such as offer letters, contracts and onboarding materials.

63. Moveworks

Moveworks uses agentic AI to automate parts of the employee onboarding journey, helping new starters access resources, complete tasks and get instant answers to common questions. For HR and IT teams, it can reduce repetitive onboarding admin while giving employees faster support during their first days and weeks.

64. Spokn

Spokn is an AI-driven platform that helps HR teams create and distribute engaging employee communications, such as onboarding videos and training materials.

AI for remote work management

65. Miro

Miro is an AI-powered online collaborative whiteboard platform that enhances remote teamwork by enabling real-time collaboration and visual project management.

66. Trello with Butler

Trello’s AI assistant, Butler, automates repetitive tasks and workflows, making remote project management more efficient.

67. Hubstaff

An AI-driven remote work management tool that tracks time, productivity and project progress, Hubstaff provides insights to HR teams managing remote workers.

The integration of AI in HR processes is fast becoming a necessity for organisations that want to stay competitive today and for the years to come. These tools help companies to streamline their operations, make data-driven decisions and provide better employee experiences. 

To join the thousands of organisations who have created outstanding employee experiences through our employee surveys, contact us today for a demo. Listen to your people, uncover blocks to engagement and productivity and bring about meaningful organisational change.