Custom HR Portal

Custom HR Portal
Employee Self Service That Actually Works

BambooHR charges per employee per month and still does not handle your specific PTO policy or onboarding checklist. A custom HR portal manages your employee directory, time off requests, document storage, onboarding workflows, and performance reviews exactly the way your company operates. Employees self serve for common requests. HR focuses on people strategy instead of spreadsheet maintenance.

14 day delivery
Your PTO rules
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What We Build

Employee directory, PTO tracking, onboarding checklists, performance reviews, and document management. Built for your HR policies.

Employee directory with profiles, reporting structure, department views, and contact information
PTO management with custom accrual rules, approval workflows, team calendar, and balance tracking
Document management for contracts, policies, tax forms, and certifications with expiry alerts
Onboarding checklists with task assignment, progress tracking, and automated reminders
Performance reviews with customizable review cycles, 360 feedback, and goal tracking
Automated reminders for birthdays, work anniversaries, certification renewals, and review deadlines
Company announcements and policy updates with read confirmation tracking
Org chart visualization with drag and drop reorganization and reporting line management
HR analytics: headcount trends, turnover rates, department growth, and PTO utilization
Role based access ensuring employees see their data and managers see their team's data only
Employee self service for address changes, tax form updates, and benefit enrollment
Configurable PTO policies, review templates, onboarding flows, and approval chains per department

Measured ROI

55% less

HR Admin Time

Employee self service handles routine requests without HR involvement

3 days faster

Onboarding

Automated checklists and document collection accelerate new hire setup

$1,800+/mo saved

HR SaaS Cost

Replace per employee pricing with a fixed cost tool

95%

Policy Compliance

Automated reminders and tracking ensure certifications stay current

Tech Stack

React
Portal interface
Tailwind CSS
Styling
Hono
API server
PostgreSQL
Employee data
Drizzle ORM
Data layer
S3
Document storage
Resend
Notifications
Railway
Hosting

14 Day Build Timeline

Day 1 to 2

HR Audit

Document PTO policies, onboarding flow, review cycles, org structure, and compliance requirements.

Day 3 to 5

Core Portal

Employee directory, PTO system, document management, self service profile editing.

Day 6 to 8

Workflows

Onboarding checklists, performance reviews, approval chains, announcement system.

Day 9 to 10

Analytics

HR dashboard, headcount reports, turnover analysis, PTO utilization metrics.

Day 11 to 12

Testing

Permission validation, PTO calculation accuracy, document upload testing, mobile responsiveness.

Day 13 to 14

Launch

Employee data import, document migration, team training, gradual rollout.

Custom HR Portal

$5,000

14 day delivery • Self service • 30 day support

Basic portals from $3,000 • Enterprise from $15,000

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A custom HR and operations portal that replaced BambooHR and 3 other tools for a 120 person company, saving $28,000 per year.

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