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Announcing the Launch of PeopleInsight Essentials: Analytics Built for Lean HR Teams with Big Goals

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New solution bridges the gap between overwhelmed HR teams and the strategic insights they need—at a fraction of the cost.

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2025, EINPresswire.com —
PeopleInsight by HireRoad today announced the launch of PeopleInsight Essentials, a streamlined, AI-powered analytics platform designed for HR and Talent Acquisition teams that need to demonstrate strategic impact without big budgets, bloated timelines, or technical overhead.

Starting at just $250 a week, PeopleInsight Essentials brings immediate value with a foundational set of high-impact dashboards, AI-powered insights, monthly executive-ready reports, and an AI Assistant—delivering value to users in just 5 days of receiving their data. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing HR and TA systems, requiring no long-term contracts, no IT bandwidth, and no complex implementation cycles.

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PeopleInsight Essentials was built for the thousands of HR teams flying blind with limited resources and high expectations. So many analytics solutions are built for larger enterprises with allocated budgets and resources to prioritize analytics. The reality is that there’s a huge volume of HR teams who can’t answer basic questions about their workforce data due to resource constraints. We’re giving them a seat at the strategy table by arming them with insights that matter, so they can demonstrate impact now and secure resources later.

— John Federman, CEO of PeopleInsight by HireRoad

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Essentials fills a gap that has long existed and been validated by research. A recent study from Lighthouse Research & Advisory found that HR teams that rely on “soft” metrics or lack data storytelling capabilities are 76% more likely to be seen as misaligned by leadership. Meanwhile, companies with analytics infrastructure and executive support saw a 103% increase in leadership interest in HR data usage.

Similarly, Aptitude Research’s latest report, The ROI of People Analytics, found that only 18% of HR leaders feel confident in their ability to prove return on investment (ROI) and half do not measure it at all.

In a world where 95% of companies are still using Excel for manual HR data analysis, it’s becoming more challenging than ever for HR leaders to demonstrate impact while being asked to do more with less, PeopleInsight Essentials is the only tool in the market that removes barriers like budget, internal resources, and complex implementation so that lean HR teams can be set up for success like their enterprise counterparts.

— Madeline Larauno, Aptitude Research founder

Built for Speed. Priced for Scale.

Whether an organization is looking to understand the causes behind employee turnover, the cost-savings of increased hiring efficiency, or simply see an updated and accurate view of their headcount across locations and departments – PeopleInsight Essentials delivers visualized, actionable insights with AI-powered diagnostics and executive summaries. It’s ideal for teams needing to:

  • Answer questions and data requests from leadership faster and more confidently
  • Align HR outcomes with business goals to demonstrate impact
  • Justify investments in HR headcount or programs
  • Shift from reporting on the past to predicting what’s next

With PeopleInsight Essentials, we finally have a clear, consolidated view of our recruiting data from our ATS, In just a few weeks, we were able to translate complex TA metrics into a story our leadership team could quickly understand, making it easier to showcase the value and impact of our talent acquisition efforts. Now, our conversations are backed by data we can trust.

— Ritchie Monteith, Talent & Development Leader at Blanchard Machinery an 800-person equipment solutions provider

Essentials is positioned as a gateway to long-term HR maturity and influence. It offers usage-based pricing, no annual contract, and the ability to scale into a full-suite analytics program.

Availability:
PeopleInsight Essentials is available immediately. HR leaders can learn more or get started at hireroad.com/peopleinsight-essentials.

About PeopleInsight by HireRoad

PeopleInsight by HireRoad is a leading global provider of HR solutions spanning recruitment, onboarding, learning, and analytics software. Its best-in-class people analytics solution unifies disparate HR datasets to provide businesses with actionable insights within a record five days. Our mission is to help our customers maximize the impact of their HR technology through a deeper understanding and optimization of their most significant investment—their people. PeopleInsight empowers HR teams through AI-generated insights, customized support from our team of experts, and a transparent, cost-effective approach to meet companies where they are at in their people data journey.
Learn more at PeopleInsight.com.