What SelectSoftware Reviews does

SelectSoftware Reviews, operated by Strazzulla LLC, is an expert-vetted content and research platform that publishes buyer guides, vendor reviews, and advisory services for HR and recruiting software. Founded in 2016 by Phil Strazzulla (Harvard MBA) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the platform covers 80+ software categories—including applicant tracking systems, EOR services, global payroll, HRIS, performance management, employee engagement, video interviewing, and AI recruiting tools—across more than 1,250 vendor reviews and 10,000+ hours of cumulative research. Its primary audience is HR managers, talent acquisition leaders, and SMBs that lack dedicated procurement resources for HR technology decisions; a secondary audience is the HR tech vendors themselves, who use the platform for visibility, referrals, and sponsored placement.

The core product surface consists of comparative buyer guides (updated quarterly), individual vendor reviews with pricing and feature analysis, a free HR Software Advisor matching service, an expert blog, a weekly newsletter (35,000+ subscribers), a recurring webinar program, and the PeopleOps Jobs board community extension. The underlying technology is a digital-first content platform with no public API or software product; differentiation rests on domain expertise from HR and recruiting professionals who evaluate vendors against financial health, customer retention, and responsiveness criteria rather than on any proprietary algorithmic engine.

The business runs on a product-led growth model. Access for HR buyers is free; monetization comes from vendor referral fees when visitors click through to vendor websites, supplemented by sponsored placements and advertising within buyer guides. There is no funding history, no institutional capital, no M&A activity, and no public listing. The company is founder-controlled with 1–10 employees, two office locations in Massachusetts, and a claimed reach of 3.3 million cumulative users across its research outputs. Distribution is heavily SEO- and newsletter-driven, with the vendor partner network and webinar program serving as mid- and bottom-funnel channels.

Name

SelectSoftware Reviews

Legal name

Strazzulla LLC

Website

https://selectsoftwarereviews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SelectSoftware Reviews is a content and research platform providing expert-vetted buyer guides, vendor reviews, and advisory services for HR and recruiting software buyers across 80+ categories and 1,000+ vendors, monetized via affiliate referral fees and sponsored content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Software Reviews and Buyer Guides

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Recommendation & Discovery Engines (content/product) (BPAMAAAG)

Keywords

• HR software reviews
• Buyer guides
• Software comparison
• Vendor research
• HR tech advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Vendor referral fees and lead generation: The platform earns fees when visitors click through to vendor websites or engage with vendor links. This is disclosed as a reader-supported model where clicks may earn a fee which supports their testing.
2. Sponsored content and advertising: Vendors may pay for featured placement within buyer guides and comparison pages. The platform maintains strict editorial standards while offering vendor visibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SelectSoftware Reviews provides expert-vetted buyer guides, software reviews, and a free advisory service for HR and recruiting software. The platform covers 80+ HR software categories (ATS, EOR, payroll, HRIS, employee engagement) and delivers curated vendor shortlists updated quarterly, individual vendor reviews with pricing and feature analysis, and personalized recommendations through a free HR Software Advisor program.

Product overview

SelectSoftware Reviews is a content and review platform that provides expert-vetted buyer guides and vendor reviews for HR and recruiting software. The core offerings consist of Buyer Guides (comparative guides across HR software categories updated quarterly), Software Reviews (individual vendor evaluations with pricing and feature analysis), and an HR Software Advisors service (free advisory support for vendor selection). Additional content includes educational webinars and an expert blog covering HR technology trends and buying guidance. The platform covers 80+ software categories including ATS, EOR services, global payroll, HR software, employee rewards, video interviewing, and recruiting automation, serving over 3.3 million happy users according to their research statistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buyer Guides Expert-vetted, quarterly-updated buyer guides comparing HR and recruiting software across categories including ATS systems, EOR services, global payroll, HR software, employee rewards, video interviewing, performance management, HRMS, HCM, employee engagement tools, and employee scheduling. Each guide delivers curated vendor shortlists scored across popularity, user, and product dimensions, with pricing, budgeting, demo, and implementation advice.
• Software Reviews Expert-based, editable reviews of individual HR and recruiting software vendors, including pricing, features, pros/cons, and user feedback. Reviews are summarized for HR and recruiting professionals evaluating specific tools and linked from buyer guide pages.
• HR Software Advisors Free advisory service connecting HR software buyers with HR software experts for personalized vendor recommendations, shortlist curation, and demo scheduling assistance across 80+ HR software categories.
• Webinars Educational webinars featuring HR technology experts, including upcoming and past sessions on HR software evaluation, implementation, and industry trends, delivered virtually to HR professional audiences.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• G2: G2 is the largest software review and discovery marketplace, serving buyers across all software categories including HR. It directly competes with SelectSoftware Reviews by aggregating verified user reviews, vendor comparisons, and buyer intent data, often monetizing through vendor leads and sponsored placements.
• Capterra: Capterra, owned by Gartner, is a leading software review and comparison platform covering HR, payroll, ATS, and recruiting categories. It directly overlaps with SelectSoftware Reviews in helping HR buyers shortlist vendors via reviews, buyer guides, and lead-generation tools.
• Software Advice: Software Advice, a Gartner company, provides software recommendations through advisor calls and editorial buyer's guides across HR, CRM, and ERP categories. It directly competes with SSR's expert-advisor-led buyer matching model and editorial buyer guides.
• TrustRadius: TrustRadius is a B2B software review platform with detailed verified buyer feedback and buying intent data, including deep HR tech category coverage. It competes with SSR by offering an alternative trusted third-party review destination for HR software buyers.
• GetApp: GetApp, part of Gartner Digital Markets alongside Capterra and Software Advice, provides software listings, reviews, and category comparisons for SMB buyers including HR and payroll categories. It overlaps directly with SSR in helping HR buyers discover and compare SaaS vendors.

Broad incumbents

• Gartner Peer Insights: Gartner Peer Insights is Gartner's enterprise-focused verified review platform covering software and services across all categories, including HR and recruiting. It is a broader incumbent that offers reviews and buying guidance at enterprise scale beyond SSR's SMB-leaning audience.

Emerging players

• Crozdesk: Crozdesk is a software discovery and comparison platform that ranks and categorizes business applications including HR tech. It is a smaller, emerging competitor that overlaps with SSR in curating vendor listings and category-level buyer recommendations.
• PeopleManaging.io (by Zenefits): PeopleManaging.io provides HR software buyer guides and small-business HR resources from Zenefits, an HR tech vendor. It overlaps with SSR by offering HR software buying guidance and education, but is operated by a single HR tech vendor rather than an independent platform.
• Comparably: Comparably is an employer-review and workplace culture platform that has expanded into employer software and HR tech comparisons. It is a partial overlap with SSR in helping HR buyers navigate employer-facing tools, but is primarily known for employer brand reviews.
• SaaSworthy: SaaSworthy is a SaaS comparison and review platform that helps buyers evaluate software across categories including HR, payroll, and recruiting. It is a smaller, emerging player that competes with SSR's comparison and shortlist functionality.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bestb2bsoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/philstrazzulla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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