Employment Hero
Australian HRIS, payroll and recruitment SaaS platform with open APIs; A$300M+ ARR.
Our Verdict
The default HR platform for Australian SMBs — elsewhere youll find sharper regional alternatives.
Pros
- Unified HRIS, payroll, and recruitment
- Open APIs for automation
- Strong Australia and NZ coverage
- Healthy A$300M+ ARR scale
Cons
- APAC-focused, weak in US or EU
- UI inconsistencies across modules
- Pricing tiers confusing for SMBs
- Support quality varies by region
Best for: Australian and NZ SMBs consolidating HR, payroll, and hiring in one platform
Not for: US or European teams where Gusto, Rippling, or Personio fit better
When to Use Employment Hero
Good fit if you need
- Automating Australian payroll processing via open API
- Employee onboarding workflows integrated with HRIS data
- Recruitment pipeline synced with core HR for headcount
- Leave approval automation for mid-sized Aussie companies
- Syncing employment data with accounting tools like Xero
Lock-in Assessment
High 2/5
Lock-in Score 2/5
Pricing
Price wrong?Employment Hero Pricing
- Pricing Model
- seat
- Free Tier
- No
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
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Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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