Employment Hero
ANZ and UK HRIS for growing employers.
Quote-based pricing API
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Bottom line
HR and payroll platform with recruiting tools. No US rate card is published, so US pricing is quote-based.
Stands out for: Employee records, leave, onboarding, performance and recruiting with AI screening in one people system.
Watch out for: Published plans are regional. Australian plans have a 10-user minimum, and add-ons like rostering and managed payroll bill extra.
Overview
Employment Hero is an HR and payroll platform. It covers employee records, leave, documents, onboarding and offboarding, policies, performance reviews and a recruiting module. Plans are HR Essentials, HR Engage and HR Elite, with paid add-ons for chat, rostering and time, managed payroll, HR advisory, learning and an employee assistance program. The vendor publishes regional rate cards, but not a US one.
Teams pick Employment Hero when they want one people system that can grow into recruiting, time and payroll. HR Engage adds recruiting, expenses, performance tools and a recruitment agent, with AI screening and video interviews in the hiring tools. US pricing is sales-quoted. In Australia, HR Essentials is listed at A$10 per user per month with a 10-user minimum. A public developer API is documented.
Who it's for
Best for
- Employers that want HR records and recruiting together
- Teams that may add rostering or managed payroll
- Companies hiring with AI screening and video interviews
- Buyers comfortable with a sales quote
Not ideal for
- US buyers who need a published USD price
- Very small teams under a 10-user minimum
Key features
ANZ. Australia/New Zealand market focus.
Payroll. Payroll in the same stack as HR and talent.
Pricing
Sales-quoted in the US. No public rate card on the vendor site. In Australia, HR Essentials is listed at A$10 and HR Engage at A$14 per user per month with a 10-user minimum; HR Elite is custom. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Employment Hero expensive?
Employment Hero starts at Sales-quoted. We list 25 benefits administration tools in total. 0 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $12 a month.
- 19 quote-based
- 0 free tier
- 5 public price
Worked out automatically from every benefits administration listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- HR, recruiting and payroll options in one vendor
- Modular add-ons for time, payroll and learning
- Public developer API
Cons
- No published US pricing
- 10-user minimum on published plans
- Many features are paid add-ons
Integrations
Calendly Microsoft Outlook Google Calendar
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