FairFile vs HR Acuity: the case-linked write-up, without the enterprise contract.
HR Acuity is a serious, enterprise-grade employee-relations platform. FairFile is not trying to replace it at the enterprise. It brings the one capability a small HR team actually needs, a case-linked, state-cited write-up, down to small-business pricing.
HR Acuity is an established, enterprise-grade case-management platform.
HR Acuity offers genuine organization-wide trend and analytics reporting across an entire employee base, spotting patterns by department and manager at a scale FairFile's v1 does not attempt. FairFile covers per-employee case history, not org-wide pattern reporting.
If you need cross-organization employee-relations analytics, a dedicated investigations workflow, and enterprise onboarding, HR Acuity is built for that and FairFile is not. This page is only for the smaller team that needs the write-up done right, not the whole platform.
The one capability, at a price a solo HR team can actually pay.
HR Acuity holds the connected-case concept behind enterprise contracts. FairFile brings a lighter version of the same idea to a self-serve price.
Case-linked progressive discipline
Every letter for one employee links into a single dated case, so the second write-up is drafted with the first in view, verbal to written to final to PIP.
The state statute, shown inline
Each clause names the specific state rule it satisfies as the letter generates, instead of an unsupported 'compliant' claim in the marketing copy.
Small-business pricing, self-serve
29 dollars for a single letter or 49 dollars a month for the Team plan, with no enterprise sales process, custom quote, or annual contract.
A fair, sourced comparison.
HR Acuity wins on organization-wide analytics; FairFile wins on being purpose-built, cited, and priced for a small team. Both are stated plainly below.
| Feature | FairFile | HR Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose-built for corrective-action letters and PIPs | Win | No (broad case platform) |
| State statute cited inline, per clause | Win | No (asserts compliance) |
| Per-employee case history and audit trail | Match (lighter) | Match (enterprise) |
| Org-wide trend and analytics across the whole employee base | No (not in v1) | Win |
| Risk-flagging for FMLA / ADA / retaliation exposure | Win | Partial |
| Priced for SMB / solo HR | Win | No (enterprise contract) |
| Transparent pricing shown before signup | Win | No (custom quote) |
| Self-serve, no enterprise sales process | Win | No |
Or 49 dollars a month for the Team plan, unlimited letters. Attorney review from 149 dollars a case, only when risk-flagging fires.
Custom quote, commonly a five-to-six-figure annual contract per public reporting; positioned for mid-market and enterprise employee relations.
Comparison reflects each product's own public pages and positioning at the time of research (2026). HR Acuity's enterprise pricing is a widely reported range, not a FairFile-verified quote. FairFile's org-wide analytics gap is stated as a deliberate v1 scope decision.
FairFile is a drafting aid, not legal advice. It is a professional documentation tool, not a law firm, and its output is not legal advice. When risk-flagging detects a recent protected leave, a workers' compensation claim, a disability accommodation, or a discrimination complaint, it recommends attorney review before the letter issues. For anything outside routine, low-risk documentation, loop in real counsel.
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