The #1 HR Enterprise
Solutions Provider
since 2004
gulfHR runs payroll, attendance and the entire employee lifecycle for 250+ employee organisations across the UAE, KSA and the wider GCC, with WPS, GOSI and end-of-service handled natively.
- WPS, GOSI and end-of-service, built-in
- Multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-country
- Live in 6 to 10 weeks, not 6 to 10 months
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Why leading GCC organisations choose gulfHR.
Six reasons HR and Finance teams across the UAE, KSA and the wider GCC consolidate onto a single, regional platform, instead of patching a global one.
Stop payroll errors before they reach Finance
Our payroll engine handles a comprehensive and complex range of calculations, with set ups that stay painless. Errors are caught before they ever reach your finance team.
Control multi-country GCC payroll from one platform
Run payroll across the UAE, Saudi, Qatar and beyond from a single dashboard, with no switching systems and no reconciliation headaches.
Reduce HR admin with employee self-service
Let employees handle leave requests, payslips and documents themselves, so your HR team focuses on work that matters.
Approvals, allowances, leave and payroll, one workflow
Every HR action flows through a single connected system, with no chasing emails and no broken handoffs between teams.
Give Finance and HR better reporting without spreadsheets
Real time dashboards and exportable reports built for GCC compliance, so both teams always have the numbers they need.
Enterprise security and compliance built for the GCC
gulfHR runs on ISO-certified, Azure-hosted infrastructure with bank-level security. Audit-ready, penetration tested and built to meet GCC compliance and data governance requirements.
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One platform. Twelve modules. Zero workarounds.
Everything from hire to retire, on a single record. Switch on what you need today, turn on the rest when you're ready.
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Trusted by 100+ Fortune 500, blue chip and start-up businesses as their HRMS provider.
- Countries in the MEA region
- 20+Countries in the MEA region
- Longstanding clients that trust us
- 100+Longstanding clients that trust us
- Transactions processed
- 1,000,000+Transactions processed
- Building HR for the Gulf since
- 2004Building HR for the Gulf since
Designed for businesses with
Operational complexity that legacy HR cannot absorb.
Ten questions. Tick the ones that describe your business.
Why gulfHR
20+ years of understanding clients' biggest pain points.
We have solved every one of these for 20+ years, in this market, under these rules. That experience is what you are buying.
Give us a call“gulfHR is number 1 in the GCC because we bridged the gap between strategy, technology, and compliance.”
The position, in one sentence
Built exclusively for the Middle East
The first platform of its kind in the region, and still the one that knows it best.
Give us a callOur next generation cloud based platform is modern, flexible, and has been developed specifically for the growing businesses of today and the future within the Middle East. Our single focus and our effort lie in the Middle East, and we are specialists within the region.
Our platform was the first of its kind in the Middle East. We know the HR landscape better than anyone, and we know all the complexities that come with each region. That is why over 100+ clients trust us as their HR solution.
Case studies
Case studies
How five businesses run HR and payroll on gulfHR.
Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey put payroll, leave and attendance in one system
Brass Monkey was growing fast and doing HR by hand. Five gulfHR modules went live and connected to NetSuite. HR admin dropped, and staff now handle their own requests.
5
Modules live
2 yrs
Of measured improvement
1
Platform, not several
MENA, seven countriesthyssenkrupp runs payroll in seven countries on gulfHR
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UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, AlgeriaDodsal moved 20,000 employees to gulfHR in under a month
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Global, run from the Middle Eastdmg events runs gulfHR payroll inside Workday
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Regional, for a global clientMars Wrigley moved its regional payroll to Azure Cloud
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Reviewed by the people who run it
Working alongside the gulfHR implementation team has been an incredible experience. The team's deep domain expertise in Middle East HR and payroll compliance, combined with their sharp technical competency, ensures every rollout is executed smoothly.
Neil Barnard
Verified Google review
Best of Breed
The mailability and ease of customization of the system. It is not a canned solution. It has been designed and tweaked to fit the local requirements of the company and the country that you are in.
George
Head of HR, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 1,001 to 5,000 employees, United Arab Emirates
Used the software for 2+ years · 3 July 2023
gulfHR provides a reliable and customer-oriented HR and payroll solution. The team is responsive, professional, and always willing to understand business requirements and provide practical support. A dependable platform backed by excellent customer service.
Syed Affan Ali
Verified Google review
Robust Platform That Simplifies Payroll Needs
As a payrolls specialist overseeing payrolls, I've used this platform to manage salary disbursements and to ensure regulatory compliance. It's significantly reduced manual intervention and improved the accuracy and speed of WPS submissions.
Timothy
Payroll Specialist, Financial Services Software, South Africa
Used the software for 1 to 5 months · 15 September 2025
Amazing 5* services
I have extensive hands-on experience with gulfHR, where I successfully developed and implemented the system from the ground up to meet the unique needs of the hospitality and F&B industry. gulfHR has enabled me to transform HR operations into a centralized, automated, and data-driven system, improving accuracy, compliance, and decision-making across the business.
Awais
Hospitality and F&B
9 September 2025
Good overall experience and robust structure
The support service and the product are on point, and right now we are working on the time and attendance solution, which we expect to have ready by October.
Mattia
Regional Human Resources ME-I, Airlines and Aviation, 1,001 to 5,000 employees, Qatar
Used the software for 2+ years
HR services made accessible by gulfHR
Onboarding made easy because new hires find the tool easy to understand and use for important HR services.
Gale
HR Generalist, Retail, 51 to 200 employees, United Arab Emirates
Used the software for 1+ year · 17 August 2023
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gulfHR integrates with most ERPs seamlessly.
We operate based on the ERP you already run, and adapt our software to your systems, not the other way around.
SAP
Oracle
Microsoft DynamicsSAPOracleMicrosoft DynamicsSAPOracleMicrosoft DynamicsSAPOracleMicrosoft Dynamics
Workday
Sage
DeltekWorkdaySageDeltekWorkdaySageDeltekWorkdaySageDeltekConnect Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini
Query your HR data and run workflows straight from your favourite AI assistant.
Host-to-host integrations with major banks.
Secure, automated host-to-host connections push WPS-ready salary files and payment instructions straight to your bank, validated against their exact format, so payroll settles on time, every cycle.
More banks added continuously, if your bank supports host-to-host, we can connect it.
Why growing companies outgrow legacy HR software.
Basic HR systems may work when your workforce is simple. But once you manage multiple entities, payroll calendars, allowances, approvals, compliance rules, integrations and audit requirements, the hidden cost is control. gulfHR is built for organisations that need accuracy, flexibility and governance across the full HR and payroll lifecycle.
Stop adapting your HR
to your software. Reverse it.
Book a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll run it on payroll scenarios from your actual entities, not a generic demo deck.
It takes 90 seconds.
Salaries are now due on the 1st of every month.
Every private-sector establishment registered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) must now pay employee wages through the Wage Protection System (WPS) by the first day of each month. Miss the window and you risk fines and suspended work permits, this applies to you too. gulfHR is WPS-ready and keeps you compliant with MoHRE standards, every cycle.