Employment Hero vs Moorepay (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Employment Hero if

• Fits if you run payroll in Australia and need award interpretation and STP
• Works for teams of 10 or more with staff in Australia, the UK, New Zealand or Singapore

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your staff are in the US, as there's no US edition
• Tight if you have fewer than 10 people, since every plan bills for at least 10
• Pricey if you want payroll run for you: Managed Payroll is A$20 an employee a month, A$400 at least
• Watch out: rostering with time and attendance is A$4 an employee a month on top
• Watch out: prices are in Australian dollars, and there's no free plan or trial on record

Pick Moorepay if

• Fits if you run a UK payroll and want the vendor to handle the switch
• Works for firms that want payroll and HR add-ons from one supplier

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price first: none is published, only a quote
• Not for you if you are outside the UK: it is built around HMRC and UK pay rules
• Not for you if you want to try it first: no free plan or trial is listed
• Watch out: the mobile app is described on the site, but its store listings were not checked

Employment Hero

• Runs payroll in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada, each on its own site; there is no US edition.
• Prices here are the Australian site's, in Australian dollars; the UK site lists HR Essentials at £6 and HR Engage at £9 a user from 1 November 2026.
• Every plan has a 10-user minimum, billed on the higher of the agreed number of users or the active users.
• Managed Payroll costs A$20 per employee a month (A$400 minimum), and rostering with time and attendance A$4 per employee a month.

Moorepay

• No prices are published; the pricing page asks you to request a quote.
• Serves UK payroll only; the site is built around HMRC, CIPP and UK statutory pay.
• The site describes the software as cloud-based and usable on any device but lists no native desktop apps.
• A mobile app for employees is described as free with payroll; the store listings were not checked.

Employment Hero

AI Payroll Agent

Hero AI prepares pay runs and flags anomalies for a person to approve, using the timesheet, leave and employee data already in the platform.

Australian payroll compliance

Handles Single Touch Payroll Phase 2, SuperStream, award interpretation and penalty rates, and pays super every pay run through HeroClear.

Payroll in other countries

Regional editions file UK RTI submissions with HMRC, New Zealand payday filing with Inland Revenue, Singapore CPF reports and Malaysian EPF and PCB.

Rostering and time and attendance

An add-on builds rosters, records hours with time clocks and geofencing, allows shift swaps and feeds approved hours into pay.

HR and recruitment

HR plans cover leave, records, onboarding and performance reviews, and job posts reach Employment Hero's own pool of more than 2.3 million candidates.

Employment Hero Work app

Employees view payslips and timesheets, apply for leave and check upcoming shifts from the iPhone and Android app.

Moorepay

Payroll software

Cloud software that automates tax and statutory deductions, with bulk uploads, batch processing and multiple pay groups.

Payroll outsourcing

Your team enters the data and Moorepay's payroll staff run the payroll. The site says it is HMRC-recognised and accredited by the CIPP's Payroll Assurance Scheme.

Employee self-service

Employees get a personal dashboard with payslips, P45s and P60s, holiday balances, leave requests, timesheets and expense claims.

Reporting and analytics

A real-time dashboard plus custom reports and audit trails covering pay, workforce changes and trends.

Statutory pay calculations

The site lists automated calculation of occupational sick pay, SSP and SMP, and automatic generation of auto enrolment documents.

HR and add-on modules

Optional modules include HR software, time and attendance, expense management, recruitment, benefits and performance management.

Employment Hero

• PayrollA$10

  per user / month, minimum 10 users

  Unlimited pay runs, tax calculations, award interpretation, payroll reports and employee self-service. Australian site price.

• HR EssentialsA$11

  per user / month, minimum 10 users

  HR only, without payroll: leave, employee records, documents, onboarding and offboarding, and policy tools.

• HR EngageA$15

  per user / month, minimum 10 users

  HR Essentials plus recruitment, expenses, performance reviews, learning management and the recruitment agent. No payroll.

• Employment UnlimitedCustom

  Payroll with HR Elite, the Employee Assistance Program, HR advisory, a learning bundle, team chat and priority support. Sold through sales.

Moorepay

Pricing could not be confirmed. See moorepay.co.uk.