Smart HR

SmartHR (株式会社SmartHR) is a Japanese software company that develops "SmartHR", a back-office system for people and organizations. The platform spans human resources and labor administration, payroll calculation and attendance management, and extends into talent management, employee portals and solutions aimed at internal information-systems departments. The company also offers an "AI assistant" capability within its employee portal area.

The company frames its mission as eliminating social problems related to work ("well-working") so that people can work in their own way, and states that it is pursuing business expansion beyond the HR and labor-administration domain while scaling the organization without losing startup speed. It positions internal organizational culture and employee engagement as a parallel focus alongside product development.

Business model

SmartHR develops and provides a cloud-based back-office software platform for companies, covering HR/labor administration, payroll, attendance, talent management and employee portal functions, and reports performance on an annual recurring revenue basis.

Traction

SmartHR announced in July 2026 that annual recurring revenue had surpassed 30 billion yen, with the employee portal area, including its AI assistant, growing into a new business pillar.

Latest developments

In 2026 the company reported crossing 30 billion yen in ARR (July), launched a new television advertising campaign for its integrated labor, payroll and attendance offering (July), announced the SmartHR COMPASS in-person business conference (August), was ranked second in the 2026 young-employee category of Japan's "Best Workplaces" ranking (August), and won a gold prize at the 47th Japan BtoB Advertising Awards for the corporate website in its 10th-anniversary special site (May).