OffboardSet vs Onwards HR

OffboardSet9.8Visit Onwards HR7.1Visit

Higher score OffboardSet #1 in Employee Offboarding Software 9.8/10 From $10/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit OffboardSet

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Onwards HR #7 in Employee Offboarding Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Onwards HR

• OffboardSet fits best

  Most teams wanting full offboarding coverage

• Onwards HR fits best

  Employers managing complex termination compliance

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Side by side

Feature	OffboardSet 9.8/10 Visit ↗	Onwards HR 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.8	7.1
Ranking	#1 in Employee Offboarding Software	#7 in Employee Offboarding Software
Best for	Most teams wanting full offboarding coverage	Employers managing complex termination compliance
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OffboardSet 6/6 · Onwards HR 5/6
Exit checklists	✓	✓
Approval workflows	✓	✓
Asset recovery	✓	✓
Access removal	✓	✓
Final documentation	✓	✓
Knowledge transfer	✓ (best)	Not published
Our review
Pros	Covers checklists, approvals, assets, access, knowledge transfer, and alumni workflows Starter includes unlimited offboardings and access revocation with 10 integrations Higher tiers add analytics, audit trails, AI features, and compliance exports	Models severance scenarios and generates dynamic separation documents Automates state and WARN notices with approval tracking Tracks cases, signatures, equipment, access, and audit trails
Cons	Basic limits teams to 10 employees and three offboardings per year Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher-priced plans Enterprise pricing is not shown on the published plan list	Available through the web platform only Focused on employee separations rather than broader HR operations May require coordination across HR, Legal, and Finance teams
Our verdict	OffboardSet coordinates employee departures across HR, IT, and managers. Its feature set covers exit checklists, employee portals, knowledge-transfer sessions, asset recovery, access-revocation tracking, exit interviews, analytics, and… Read the review →	Onwards HR is a cloud-based employee offboarding platform for HR, Legal, and Finance teams managing voluntary and involuntary separations, reductions in force, restructurings, and mutual separations. It brings checklists, approvals,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OffboardSet — where it wins

  • Covers checklists, approvals, assets, access, knowledge transfer, and alumni workflows
  • Starter includes unlimited offboardings and access revocation with 10 integrations
  • Higher tiers add analytics, audit trails, AI features, and compliance exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Basic limits teams to 10 employees and three offboardings per year
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher-priced plans
  • Enterprise pricing is not shown on the published plan list

• Onwards HR — where it wins

  • Models severance scenarios and generates dynamic separation documents
  • Automates state and WARN notices with approval tracking
  • Tracks cases, signatures, equipment, access, and audit trails

  Where it doesn't

  • Available through the web platform only
  • Focused on employee separations rather than broader HR operations
  • May require coordination across HR, Legal, and Finance teams

• OffboardSet9.8/10 · From $10/mo · 14-day trial

  A broad offboarding toolkit with workflows, asset recovery, access tracking, and exit insights.

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• Onwards HR7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused offboarding system for complex separations, compliance, and auditability.

  Visit Onwards HRFull verdict →