Create a custom employee portal, without code
Softr makes it easy to build a flexible, self-serve employee portal tailored to your business operations.




Create a single source of truth for your employees
Connect to any data source with 15+ native data integrations or the REST API connector. With Softr, build a single app that syncs all your team’s tools and processes in real-time.
Add only the views and features you need
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build an employee portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your team’s workflows evolve.








Build a portal your team will love
Say goodbye to manual processes. Create an easy-to-use app that gives employees secure, real-time access to the information they need.
Branding
Deliver a professional portal that reflects the look and feel of your brand.
Works on any device
Turn your portal into a downloadable app in one click with Softr’s PWA feature — no extra design work needed.
Automations
Connect with your existing tools, including Make and Zapier to seamlessly automate workflows.
User groups
Create custom user groups and separate logins to provide different views and access levels.
Advanced permissions
Customize who sees what, and which actions they can take, even at the most granular level.
Security
Protect company information from security threats. Softr is fully compliant with SOC2 and GDPR regulations.
Consolidate all your tools
Stop overspending on pricey software with unused features. Build custom apps that fit your workflows perfectly.
Go from zero to app, incredibly fast
Connect to your data in seconds
Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.
Customize layout and logic
Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.
Publish and launch
Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.














Frequently asked questions
An employee portal is a secure central hub where employees can log in to access everything they need for work in one place. This includes company information, documents, workflows, and communication.
A modern employee portal might include HR policies, project dashboards, team announcements, or training resources.
With Softr, companies can build custom employee portals that connect to existing data sources (Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, SQL, Clickup, and more) or use Softr’s built-in database, ensuring information is always up to date.
An employee portal is used to simplify how teams access and manage work-related information.
Businesses use employee portals to share company news, provide HR and payroll information, manage onboarding, track projects, and give employees secure access to documents and tools.
For example, an employee might log in to submit a time-off request, review their benefits, check project updates, or download training material.
With Softr, these portals can also be customized to match company branding and tailored to fit specific workflows, so employees only see the data and tools that are relevant to them.
The main benefit of an employee portal is that it centralizes everything employees need in one secure, easy-to-use place.
Instead of wasting time searching through email threads or switching between multiple apps, employees can log in once and access all the information they need.
Key benefits include:
- Centralized access: Employees find documents, policies, and tools in one place.
- Improved communication: Company announcements and updates are easier to share.
- Efficiency: Tasks like requesting leave, viewing pay slips, or checking project status can be self-served.
- Better onboarding: New hires can access training resources and documents right away.
- Data security: Role-based permissions ensure sensitive data is only visible to the right people.
With Softr, companies also benefit from fast setup (launch a portal in hours, not weeks), deep integrations with existing data, and built-in AI features to make information more accessible.
The best employee portals include a mix of features that support HR, operations, and team communication.
Important features include:
- Secure logins and permissions: Employees should only see data relevant to their role.
- HR and payroll tools: Access to pay slips, time-off requests, benefits, and policies.
- Company updates: A place for announcements, newsletters, and internal communications.
- Project and task management: Dashboards where employees can track tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities.
- Training and onboarding resources: Courses, documents, or videos to help new employees ramp up quickly.
- Knowledge base and document sharing: Easy access to company handbooks, guides, or templates.
- Integrations: Ability to connect with tools the company already uses, like Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, or Hubspot.
With Softr, you can design an employee portal that includes all of these features and more, while customizing the look and functionality to match your brand and workflows, without needing developers.
Traditionally, creating an employee portal meant hiring developers or buying expensive intranet software that took weeks or months to set up. Today, you can build one much faster using no-code employee portal builders like Softr.
The basic steps in Softr are:
- Connect your data: Start by choosing where your employee data will live. With Softr, you can build on top of tools you already use, such as Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, SQL, or HubSpot. If you don’t have a system in place, you can also create and manage data directly in Softr Databases. This ensures all employee resources are always up to date.
- Set up users and permissions: Define roles like employees, managers, or HR, add secure logins, and control who can see or update information. Softr makes this easy with built-in authentication and role-based access.
- Build your pages: Add dashboards, HR policies, training resources, project updates, or company announcements with drag-and-drop blocks. You can also restrict access so certain information (like payroll or performance reviews) is only visible to the right people.
- Customize design and branding: Make the portal feel like an extension of your company by applying your logo, brand colors, and layouts. A professional, branded look improves trust and makes employees more likely to use the portal.
- Add workflows and permissions: utomate routine processes such as notifying employees of new updates, tracking approvals, or syncing timesheets. Softr integrates with tools like Zapier, Make, and n8n to extend automation even further.
- Publish and iterate: Launch your portal in hours, then update or expand it as your company grows.
With Softr, you can do all of this without coding — using pre-built templates, integrations, and even an AI assistant to make building and managing your employee portal faster and easier.
Yes. With Softr, you can build a secure employee portal without writing any code. Instead of hiring developers or relying on complex intranet software, you can launch a portal in hours.
You can connect your data from Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Notion, SQL, Clickup, (and more) — or create and manage everything directly in Softr’s own database.
From there, you can add pages for HR policies, training resources, payroll, time-off requests, project dashboards, or company announcements using simple drag-and-drop blocks. You can also set up secure logins so employees, managers, or HR teams only see what’s relevant to their role.
Finally, you can apply your branding, control permissions, and add workflows to automate routine tasks, all without touching a single line of code.
With Softr, you can connect your employee portal to over 15+ data sources, so your information is always up to date.
Popular options include Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Notion, and SQL databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL. You can also integrate with tools like monday.com or ClickUp, or connect any system through Softr’s REST API connector.
If you don’t already have a structured source of employee data, you can also use Softr Databases, a built-in, flexible database that lets you create and manage HR, payroll, or training records directly inside Softr.
This flexibility ensures you can build an employee portal that works with your existing stack, instead of forcing you to migrate or duplicate data.
Yes. Softr includes built-in AI features that you can add to your employee portal without coding or API setup.
For example, you can add an AI assistant that reads from your live portal data and answers employee questions instantly. This means employees can ask about things like remaining vacation days, training resources, or company policies, and get accurate answers pulled directly from the data in your portal.
You can also customize how the AI responds, set permissions so only the right roles see sensitive data, and ensure that responses are secure.
This turns your employee portal into more than just a static resource hub — it becomes an interactive tool that saves your HR and operations teams time while giving employees self-service access to information.
Most employee portal tools are either expensive, slow to implement, or rigid in design. Softr stands out by offering a no-code platform that combines speed, flexibility, and powerful customization.
With Softr, you can:
- Build fast: Launch a branded employee portal in hours, not months.
- Stay flexible: Start simple and add new features (HR policies, training modules, team dashboards) as your needs evolve.
- Connect any data: Use your existing data sources or manage everything in Softr’s built-in database.
- Control access: Set up secure logins and permissions so employees, managers, and HR teams only see what’s relevant to them.
- Add AI: Enable built-in AI that reads live data and helps employees find answers instantly.
This combination of speed, integration, and extensibility makes Softr a better fit for growing companies that need an employee portal tailored to their processes, without the cost or complexity of traditional software.