Head to head

HR Acuity vs NAVEX

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

HR Acuity

Sales-quoted

Employee-relations case management and workplace investigations. HR Acuity quotes from employee count, case volume, and modules, not a public PEPM.

Where HR Acuity fits

  • Enterprise ER teams that need defensible investigation files
  • Companies that want named or anonymous employee reporting in one case system
  • HR leaders who will use trend dashboards and peer benchmarking
  • Legal-adjacent people teams that need audit trails on every case

NAVEX

Sales-quoted

NAVEX One packages ethics hotline, policy management, training, and third-party risk. Pricing is tailored to headcount, regions, and which solutions you bundle.

Where NAVEX fits

  • Enterprises that need a speak-up hotline plus policy acknowledgement in one GRC vendor
  • Compliance teams already comparing EthicsPoint-class incident management
  • Global companies that want training, conflicts of interest, and third-party risk on the same platform
  • Buyers who will trade a custom quote for a bundled NAVEX One package

At a glance

DetailHR AcuityNAVEX
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underHR help deskHR compliance
Capterra4.3 from 31 reviews3.9 from 22 reviews

Where they pull apart

HR Acuity

Stands out: The vendor positions itself as purpose-built ER software with AI writing assistance, guided investigation workflows, and benchmarking, used by names such as Workday, Bloomberg, and Lyft.

Watch out: hracuity.com is a demo and contact-sales motion. You will not see a starter seat price, and this is built for 500-plus employee ER teams more than a 40-person HR shop.

Not the right fit for

  • Small employers that only needed a spreadsheet of write-ups
  • Compliance teams that actually need a NAVEX-style ethics hotline and TPRM suite

NAVEX

Stands out: NAVEX still leads with EthicsPoint-style whistleblower intake and says it supports 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 500, with a stated option to save up to 30 percent when solutions are bundled.

Watch out: navex.com/en-us/request-pricing/ is a form, not a grid. Organization size, reporting volume, and module mix (hotline, policy, training, COI, TPRM) all change the quote.

Not the right fit for

  • Small employers that only need a laminated labor-law poster
  • HR teams that want a lightweight Slack kudos tool rather than a GRC suite

Pros and cons

HR Acuity

  • Purpose-built ER and investigations, not a generic ticketing SKU
  • AI writing assistance and benchmarking are named, live capabilities
  • Capterra 4.3 from 31 reviews
  • No public rate card. Quotes scale with headcount and case volume
  • Aimed at larger ER teams, not a five-person HR department
  • Implementation is typically months

NAVEX

  • Hotline, policy, training, and third-party risk can sit in one NAVEX One subscription
  • Bundle discounts are stated on the vendor pricing-request page
  • People Hub gives employees a single compliance portal
  • No public rate card. Every deal is scoped by headcount and modules
  • Capterra NAVEX One sits at 3.9 from 22 reviews
  • Implementation and multi-year uplift terms show up in buyer-community notes

What each one costs

HR Acuity

Sales-quoted

HR Acuity does not publish per-employee prices. Quotes depend on employee count, employee-relations case volume, and modules such as case management, investigations, analytics, and benchmarking. A demo is required. No public free plan is stated. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

NAVEX

Sales-quoted

NAVEX One pricing is tailored to organization size, operating regions, reporting volume, and the solutions in your package (hotline and incident management, policy, training, conflicts of interest, third-party risk). The vendor pricing page is a request form, not a plan grid. Bundled NAVEX solutions are advertised at up to 30 percent off. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try HR Acuity or NAVEX for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Not the pair you wanted?

All HR Acuity alternatives All NAVEX alternatives Every HR help desk tool

Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?