Employee management software is the system a company uses to administer its people — the employee record, contracts and documents, time off, and depending on the vendor, scheduling, payroll or performance reviews.
The term covers four categories that barely compete with each other: workforce management for shifts and hours, HR systems for records and payroll, performance platforms for reviews and goals, and enterprise HCM suites.
Picking the right category matters more than picking the right tool, because the price difference between them is often 10x for functionality you will never switch on.