$25/mo for unlimited employee onboarding and directory—scales free as you grow.
Small business owners are priced out of essential HR software like Gusto and BambooHR due to high per-employee costs as their teams grow beyond 5-10 people.
TeamOnboardly streamlines hiring with digital onboarding checklists, document collection, and a searchable employee directory. Small teams get pro-level HR without per-user fees, reducing admin time from days to minutes. Owners stay compliant with e-signatures and automated welcome emails.
Small business owners with teams scaling beyond 5-10 employees
All-in-one onboarding + directory at fixed cost, no employee-based pricing traps.
supportive
Customizable templates for new hires with task tracking.
Secure upload and e-sign for W4s, contracts.
Searchable profiles with contact info and org chart.
Email sequences and Slack integrations for new hires.
Exit checklists and access revocation.
Add company-specific profile data.
Responsive directory access.
Zapier for HR tools.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| owner_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| org_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | Yes |
| onboarded | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| employee_id | uuid | No |
| task | text | No |
| completed | bool | No |
| due_date | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| employee_id | uuid | No |
| file_url | text | No |
| type | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/employeesAdd new employee
/api/checklists/:employeeIdGet checklists
/api/checklistsCreate task
/api/documentsUpload document
/api/directorySearch employees
No e-sign
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 4% | $150 | $1,800 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 7% | $1,750 | $21,000 |
No per-employee fees—unlimited hires, directories, and workflows.
Share MVP video on r/Entrepreneur and LinkedIn small biz HR groups, offer free Pro for first 3 who complete onboarding demo. Cold email 20 owners from Clutch.co with 5-15 employees. Host Twitter space on 'HR pains for small teams'.
Comprehensive HR
Expensive for small teams
Flat fee onboarding focus
Data moat from onboarding docs and employee profiles.
Hiring surge post-layoffs, small biz hiring faster than enterprise tools adapt.
Low adoption if checklists too generic
User templates from beta
E-sign compliance issues
Use Supabase + DocuSign API
Success: 80% say >1hr per hire
Success: 90% completion rate
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