Create an employee directory with AI
Share team information and keep it up to date with an employee directory. Fast, easy, and no code required.




Create a single source of truth for team information
Softr's AI Co-Builder generates a database when it builds your app, or you can connect to 17+ data sources with live, 2-way sync. Whether you have data or are building from scratch, you're covered.
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.






An employee directory that scales with your team
Create an easy-to-use app that gives employees secure, real-time access to the information they need.
User management
Logins, user management, hosting, and more — built in and working from the moment you hit publish.
Branding
Deliver a professional employee directory that reflects the look and feel of your brand (and impresses your team).
Workflow automation
Use Softr Workflows to automate processes across your app — or connect to Make, Zapier, n8n and more.
Works on any device
Turn your directory into a downloadable mobile app in one click with Softr’s PWA feature — no extra design work needed.
Advanced permissions
Customize who sees what when they log in, 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 tools with unused features. Build custom business software that fits 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 directory is a centralized hub where employees can look up colleagues’ contact details, roles, departments, and other key information. It helps teams stay connected, especially in larger or distributed organizations.
An employee directory is used to give staff one reliable place to find and connect with coworkers. Instead of searching across emails or messaging apps, teams can quickly look up names, roles, or departments.
Businesses use employee directories to streamline onboarding, improve cross-team collaboration, and make it easier to find the right person for a task. With Softr, you can build a custom employee directory in hours and connect it to the tools you already use.
A custom employee directory makes it easier for employees to find the information they need about coworkers.
The main benefits are:
- Convenience for employees: Anyone can quickly look up contact details, team assignments, or reporting structures.
- Time savings for teams: Less time spent searching for emails or asking around for basic details.
- Transparency: A clear view of who’s on which team and how the organization is structured.
- Scalability: As your company grows, a directory ensures new hires can easily get to know the team and be added during onboarding.
- Professional look: A branded directory reinforces company culture and employee trust.
With Softr, you also get the benefit of building and customizing your directory quickly—and maintaining it easily—without developers.
A good employee directory should make it easy for staff to find colleagues and keep information up to date. The most important features include:
- Secure logins and permissions so employees only see information that’s relevant for them.
- Search and filters to quickly find coworkers by name, role, or department.
- Profiles with key details that display job titles, contact info, skills, or manager relationships.
- Forms that make it easy for new employees to add their info to the directory.
- User groups and teams to organize employees into departments or project groups.
- Customization so that the directory matches your company identity and includes the fields/details you want.
- Integrations and data flexibility to connect to tools you already use.
- AI assistance to let employees query information directly, generate summaries (e.g. “Show me all engineers in New York”), or get instant answers without manual searching.
With these features, an employee directory becomes a simple, powerful tool for improving visibility and collaboration, and can easily be expanded on with vacation trackers, resource libraries, and more.
Building a custom employee directory doesn't require coding from scratch or buying vertical software. Today, you can create a fully functional employee directory with Softr's AI Co-Builder — no coding required.
Here's how it works:
- Generate your app from a prompt: Describe what you need and the AI Co-Builder generates a fully functional app — database, business logic, and utility pages (like login, password reset, and account settings) already included.
- Refine to your needs: Switch between prompting and visual editing to customize logic, control who sees and edits what, add features, and scale as your business evolves — all on your own, no developers needed.
- Customize branding: Add your logo, colors, and domain so the employee directory reflects your brand.
- Add workflow automation: Use Softr Workflows to automate tasks like sending reminders, issuing certificates, or notifying instructors. You can also add Softr Forms to collect info and trigger workflows.
- Launch and iterate: Publish in minutes, then update or expand your employee directory as your needs and workflows expand.
Softr's AI Co-Builder generates a Softr database schema when it builds your employee directory app, so if you're starting from scratch, your data structure is ready to go. You can add or import data directly, no migration needed.
If you already have data elsewhere, Softr connects to 17+ sources including Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Notion, MySQL, PostgreSQL, monday.com, ClickUp, and more — or connect any system through the REST API connector.
Either way, your employee directory stays in sync with your data in real time.
Yes. With Softr, you can add a built-in AI assistant to your employee directory without extra setup. Instead of coding prompts or configuring separate tools, the assistant works directly with the data inside your directory.
For example, employees can ask: “Who’s on the marketing team?” or “Show me all designers in London.” HR can ask: “Summarize all new hires this quarter” or “Which team members don’t have updated profiles?”
The AI assistant only reads the data users already have access to, so employees get instant answers without ever seeing information outside their permissions.
Most employee directory tools are either too rigid, too expensive, or fall apart the moment real users and real data are involved. Softr is different because it's built for actual business use from day one.
Describe what you need, and the AI Co-Builder generates a fully functional app — database, logic, and UI already connected. No generated code to debug, no developer needed to make it production-ready.
From there, you stay in control: customize through prompting or visual editing, manage data in Softr Databases or connect to existing tools, set up role-based permissions, and automate processes with Softr Workflows. As your company grows, your app grows with it — without starting over or calling in a developer.
Yes. With Softr's AI Co-Builder, you can describe what you need and get a custom employee directory back — database, logic, and UI included — without writing a single line of code.
Softr creates a data schema for you where you can easily add or import your own data or connect to existing tools. After the AI Co-Builder generates your app, you can customize pages (through prompting or visual editing), refine users and permissions, tweak styling, and automate with Softr Workflows — all without a developer.



















