Automated compliance for small business HR – stay legal without lawyers.
Small business owners can't find affordable HR software that fully handles payroll, benefits, and compliance without incurring the high costs of enterprise solutions like BambooHR.
ComplyHR scans your payroll, benefits, and employee docs for state/federal compliance issues with AI checks. It generates custom policies and audit-ready reports. Perfect for 1-50 employee teams avoiding fines from ACA, FLSA violations.
Small business owners managing 1-50 employees
AI-powered compliance scanner trained on 50+ state regs, updates monthly.
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Upload payroll/benefits data for instant violation checks.
Create state-specific employee handbook.
Generate DOL/IRS compliant reports.
Verify ACA compliance for health offerings.
Secure storage for employee contracts.
Pre-run compliance check before payroll.
Email notifications for reg changes.
Basic Q&A on HR laws.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| business_size | int | No |
| state | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| issues_found | int | Yes |
| scan_date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| scan_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| content | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/scan/complianceRun compliance scan on uploaded data
/api/policies/generateCreate policy docs
/api/scansList past scans
/api/documentsUpload docs
/api/alertsFetch notifications
No reports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 4% | $72 | $864 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 10% | $1,350 | $16,200 |
AI scans your setup for violations – save thousands in fines.
Email list from HR compliance newsletters; offer free scans to 50 LinkedIn small biz owners in regulated industries like retail; partner with one CPA for referrals.
Benefits focus
Complex setup, higher cost
Scan-first, cheaper fixed price
Curated dataset of compliance rules updated via regulatory APIs.
2024 labor law changes (e.g., new min wage states) spike demand for automated checks amid enforcement surge.
Incorrect advice liability
Disclaimers + lawyer-vetted rules
AI hallucination in scans
Rule-based + LLM hybrid
Success: 70% willing to pay $15
Success: 3 paid users
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