304 Human Resources launches in five years. That's enough data to see real patterns. The numbers below show whether this category is growing, who's winning, and where the gaps are.
Five years of Human Resources launch data. Volume, engagement, and the products that stood out.
304 Human Resources launches in five years. That's enough data to see real patterns. The numbers below show whether this category is growing, who's winning, and where the gaps are.
| Quarter | Launches | Avg Interest Score | Top Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5 | 56 | Lavalier AI |
| Q1 2025 | 8 | 126 | Teamble AI |
| Q2 2025 | 21 | 126 | EasyStaff Payroll |
| Q3 2025 | 15 | 78 | Runway |
| Q4 2025 | 5 | 115 | Sensay AI Offboarding |
| Q1 2024 | 25 | 155 | Triibe |
| Q2 2024 | 20 | 105 | Crewting |
| Q3 2024 | 18 | 187 | mgmate |
| Q4 2024 | 11 | 65 | PontaHR |
| Q1 2023 | 33 | 110 | Litespace |
| Q2 2023 | 29 | 135 | Effy |
| Q3 2023 | 30 | 186 | FirstHR |
| Q4 2023 | 42 | 158 | AppManager |
| Q1 2022 | 3 | 110 | Reactive Resume v3 |
| Q2 2022 | 10 | 138 | HUMANS |
| Q3 2022 | 11 | 108 | Rivermate |
The Human Resources category has been steady over the past 5 years of tracked data. Total launches went from 42 in 2022 to 5 in 2026.
Average engagement ratio across all Human Resources launches: 0.34. Products above that line tend to solve a specific, painful problem. Products below it often entered a crowded space without clear differentiation.
Human Resources peaked in 2023 with 134 launches. That was 3 years ago. The decline since then could signal market consolidation, saturation, or attention shifting to adjacent categories.
Average engagement per product has risen from 0.23 in 2022 to 0.34 in 2026. That upward trend means the community is spending more time with each new launch. Either the products are getting better, or the audience is getting more selective. Probably both.
The highest-performing quarter was Q3 2024, with an average interest score of 187 across 18 launches. mgmate led that quarter.
At least three. Two data points is a line, not a trend. We have five years of data for most categories, which is enough to distinguish real shifts from noise.
Current year launches compared to the same period last year. Positive means more products launching. Negative means the category cooled. Neither is inherently good or bad. A mature category with fewer but better launches is often healthier than one flooding the market with clones.
Launch volume drops but engagement per product rises. Fewer builders entering, but the ones that do find a more receptive audience. That's an opportunity signal. We flag it when we see it.
We report what happened. We don't predict. Five years of data shows patterns, but markets surprise people for a living.
Three common reasons. The market consolidated around winners. The technology matured and stopped generating new startups. Or builder attention shifted to adjacent categories. Usually it's a combination.
Volume without engagement is saturation. Engagement without volume is opportunity. Check which one you're looking at.
Sum of all interest scores in the quarter divided by number of products. Simple average. We don't weight by category or product age.