Lite HR for 5-10 person teams—time off, onboarding, docs at flat $25/mo.
Small business owners face unaffordable per-employee pricing from HR software like Gusto and BambooHR, crippling payroll and benefits management as teams scale to 5-10 people.
TeamHubLite centralizes employee docs, PTO requests, onboarding checklists, and basic performance notes without per-employee fees. It keeps growing teams compliant and organized as they hit 5-10 people. Say goodbye to BambooHR's scaling costs for core HR basics.
Small business owners with teams growing to 5-10 employees
Ultra-lean HR toolkit emphasizing docs and workflows, no complex payroll to regulate.
professional
Central hub for profiles, docs, contacts.
Submit/approve vacation, sick time.
Customizable tasks for new hires.
Secure storage for contracts, handbooks.
Company announcements and approvals.
Simple 1:1 notes and goals.
PTO balance exports.
PWA support.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| pto_policy | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| company_id | uuid | No |
| role | text | No |
| pto_balance | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| employee_id | uuid | No |
| start_date | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| approved | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/companies/:id/employeesAdd employee
/api/pto/requestsSubmit PTO
/api/pto/requests/:id/approveApprove request
/api/documentsUpload doc
/api/reports/ptoPTO summary
No docs
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 2.5% | $156 | $1,872 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 9% | $4,500 | $54,000 |
PTO, onboarding, docs—all at flat $25/month for up to 10 people.
Share MVP video in r/HRtech and small biz subreddits. Target Facebook groups for 'small business HR'. Personalized emails to owners from Apollo.io with 5-10 emp filter.
Comprehensive
Overkill & expensive for small
Lite, flat, focused
Workflow stickiness + employee self-serve network effects.
Hybrid work increasing need for async HR tools amid layoffs.
Doc storage scaling
Supabase storage limits
Slow ramp
Free tier bootstrap
Success: 50 emails
Success: 10% activation
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