Humanforce vs Legion (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Humanforce and Legion share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features, where Humanforce grades higher, or platforms, where Legion does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Humanforce
Workforce management, HR and payroll suite for frontline teams
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Humanforce if
- Fits if you run a large Australian or NZ frontline workforce and want rostering, HR and payroll together
- Works for employers that need award interpretation built in
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price list, as both tiers are custom
- Tight if you need the full API or third-party integrations, which are tied to Pro
- Not for you if you're outside Australia and need payroll, since STP2 and super are Australian
Pick Legion if
- Fits if you run a large hourly workforce across many sites
- Works for a business that will go through a demo and a sales process
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you run one small site, as the site is built for large hourly workforces
- Not for you if you want a price list, as none is published
- Watch out: on-demand pay runs through a partner, Stream
- Too light for anyone who needs to know the phone platforms, as iOS and Android are not named
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAHumanforceWeak | 1.8GPALegionWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBoth Core and Pro are custom pricing through sales, so no figure is on record. | CNo price or plan is published, so there is nothing to set against the $5.65 middle of the category. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free is listed: no free plan and no trial on the pages we read. | FNo free plan and no trial. The site sends you to a demo. |
| Features | BWorkforce management, payroll, HR and talent, analytics and benefits, with award interpretation in the tier. Nothing in the listing is missing. | CLabour planning, schedule optimisation, time and attendance, an employee app and AI tools. It is built for large hourly workforces, so a small single-site business is a poor match. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's an enterprise suite with access levels, SSO and customization. | CNo store rating on record. An enterprise rollout needs set-up and integrations. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing; the REST API and third-party integrations are tied to Pro. | BWeb, with eight integrations and partners listed. The site mentions a mobile app but not which phones. |
| Best for | frontline workforces in Australia and New Zealand | workforce management for large hourly teams |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Humanforce and Legion. How we grade
Where they differ
- Humanforce also covers payroll, applicant tracking and employee records.
- Legion also covers reports and time off.
In commonWebAI featuresShift schedulingTime clock
At a glance
| Humanforce | Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Humanforce Pty Ltd | Legion Technologies, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Humanforce
- No prices are published: both Core and Pro are custom pricing, requested through sales.
- Payroll features mention Australian STP2 reporting and superannuation, so they target Australian employers.
- Third-party integrations and the full API are tied to the Pro tier.
Legion
- No prices or plans are published; the site sends visitors to schedule a demo.
- It is described as built for enterprise teams managing large hourly workforces, not small single-site businesses.
- The site mentions a mobile app and a desktop browser but does not name iOS or Android, so only the web version is listed.
- On-demand pay (Legion InstantPay) runs through a partner, Stream.
Key features
Humanforce
- Workforce management
- Rostering, time and attendance, and award interpretation in one platform.
- Core and Pro tiers
- Core has pre-built award interpretation, templated access levels and a REST API; Pro adds work rules for enterprise and collective agreements and audit logs.
- Payroll
- Payroll processing with STP2 reporting, superannuation and award integration.
- HR and talent
- Onboarding, performance and compliance tools, plus a recruitment pipeline and branded career pages.
- AI and analytics
- Dashboards, anomaly detection and conversational analytics across the suite; self-service AI dashboards are on Pro.
- Benefits
- Earned wage access, cashback offers and rewards for employees.
Legion
- Labor planning
- Forecast demand and plan, allocate and model labor against budgets, adjusting when conditions change.
- Schedule optimization
- Automatically balances demand, budgets, workforce rules, availability and employee preferences so managers review a schedule rather than build one.
- Time and attendance
- Connects schedules and timekeeping from punch to payroll and surfaces exceptions. Partner time clocks from Accu-Time Systems, GT Clocks and Synel integrate.
- Employee app
- One app for schedules, availability, time off, shift pickup, swaps, messaging and Legion InstantPay on-demand pay.
- Agentic AI
- AI agents take approved actions within rules and guardrails that the customer sets, such as managed scheduling and assistants for managers.
- Control Center
- Staffing rules, operating requirements and policies can be updated by the customer without an IT ticket or a consultant project.
Plans
Humanforce
Pricing could not be confirmed. See humanforce.com.
Legion
Pricing could not be confirmed. See legion.co.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Humanforce or Legion?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Humanforce has no price we could confirm, and Legion has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Humanforce or Legion?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Humanforce nor Legion has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.