H&S Software Comparison
WorkNest vs BrightSafe vs Featherstone Safety Hub
If you are weighing up WorkNest, BrightSafe and Featherstone Safety Hub, you are comparing three very different approaches to health and safety management. WorkNest is an advisory-led HR and H&S service. BrightSafe is Peninsula's dedicated H&S software, typically sold as part of their advisory service. Featherstone Safety Hub is standalone, transparently priced H&S software, from £29 per month with a 14-day free trial and no contract.
WorkNest: advisory with tools included
WorkNest is a provider of outsourced employment law, HR and health and safety support, combining professional advisers with software, documents and tools delivered as a managed service. Pricing is arranged after a consultation, and the model is built around having advisers on call across HR and safety. WorkNest suits organisations that want to outsource responsibility and value having experts readily available.
BrightSafe: Peninsula's H&S software
BrightSafe is the dedicated health and safety software platform developed by Peninsula, providing digital risk assessments, policies, training records and fire safety management, typically accessed as part of a Peninsula service agreement. Pricing is quoted after consultation and contracts are typically multi-year. BrightSafe suits businesses that want Peninsula's advisory relationship and H&S software together.
Featherstone Safety Hub: standalone software
Featherstone Safety Hub is dedicated health and safety management software for UK SMEs, built by NEBOSH-qualified practitioners. It covers risk assessments and COSHH, a training matrix with automatic expiry alerts, fire checks, an incident register with built-in RIDDOR screening, contractor management, document management and monthly reviews, at a published price with no advisory service attached.
It is designed for the owner or manager who wants to manage health and safety in organised, modern software at a transparent price without the cost or tie-in of an advisory service.
How they compare directly
- Model: WorkNest is advisory + tools. BrightSafe is H&S software within Peninsula's advisory relationship. Featherstone Safety Hub is standalone H&S software.
- Pricing: WorkNest and BrightSafe are quoted after consultation. Featherstone Safety Hub publishes £29/mo Starter and £79/mo Professional.
- Contract: Advisory services typically run on multi-year agreements. Featherstone Safety Hub is monthly, cancel any time.
- RIDDOR: Featherstone Safety Hub has built-in RIDDOR screening. The others vary in how RIDDOR guidance is provided.
- Free trial: Featherstone Safety Hub offers a 14-day free trial. Advisory services do not typically offer software trials.
Which should you choose?
WorkNest suits organisations that want HR, employment law and safety advisers on demand. BrightSafe suits businesses already with Peninsula who want software alongside their advisory relationship. Featherstone Safety Hub suits UK SMEs that want to manage health and safety themselves in structured software at a transparent published price, without advisory fees or multi-year commitments.
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Common questions
Not exactly. WorkNest is primarily an advisory service with tools included. BrightSafe is H&S software from Peninsula within their advisory service. Featherstone Safety Hub is standalone H&S management software.
Featherstone Safety Hub is the only one publishing prices openly: £29/mo Starter and £79/mo Professional. Advisory services are quoted, making direct cost comparison difficult without getting quotes.
Featherstone Safety Hub is monthly with a 14-day free trial and no long-term commitment. Advisory services typically involve multi-year agreements.
No. The expertise is built into the software. Many SMEs find the structured system meets their needs without separate advisers.
Yes. Built-in RIDDOR screening in the incident register.
Yes. 14-day free trial before you pay anything.
The standalone, transparent alternative
Start a free 14-day trial of Featherstone Safety Hub: standalone H&S software at a published price, no advisory service required. Cancel any time.