Compare/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.

Starting price

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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?