HR & recruiting tools

Central tech stack

Payroll, benefits and compliance for US startups, automating filings such as state registrations and workers' compensation.

centralhq.com ↗Checked Sep 2026

Foundation

“Neon is serverless Postgres that takes the stress out of database migrations. It lets us test schema changes on a copy of our production DB before deploying.” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

“Postmark is reliable and fast, ensuring that our emails are delivered instantly and without fail. I” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

“Temporal is like React for asynchronous and scheduled tasks. It lets us build complex workflows with confidence and resilience, making sure they work perfectly every time.” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

AI in the product

“The OpenAI API powers our AI features and powers our Slack bot” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

Shipping

“Sentry helps us quickly find and fix production errors, saving us time and keeping our users happy.” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

Growth

“Plausible gives us essential website analytics without compromising user privacy or adding bloat. It's simpler than google analytics.” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

Building with AI

“Cursor speeds up our coding. It’s like a better version of GitHub Copilot and lets us chat with our codebase, making it easier to navigate and understand. Cant go back without this.” — the maker, Sep 2026 ↗

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