Employment Hero

Payroll, HR and hiring for Australia, NZ, the UK and Asia

From $10/moPayrollChecked Oct 17, 2026

Employment Hero, as pictured on employmenthero.com — How Employment Hero presents itself. Image from employmenthero.com.

Employment Hero report card

1.8GPA

Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026

Best for Australian businesses with award rules

Employment Hero is payroll and HR for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada, and it's strong on Australian award rules and super. For a US reader, though, it's a no: there's no US edition, and prices are in Australian dollars with a 10-user minimum.

Who Employment Hero is for

Great if you run payroll in Australia and need award interpretation and STP
Handy when you have staff in the UK, New Zealand or Singapore and want one platform
Good for teams of 10 or more who want rosters feeding straight into pay

Who Employment Hero is not for

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

Why Employment Hero gets a 1.8

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

CValue for moneyThere's no US price: payroll is A$10 a user a month, in Australian dollars, with a 10-user minimum, so a team of five pays for ten, A$100 a month. With no US edition, a US team has nothing to buy here at any price.
FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial on record, and every plan bills for at least 10 users from the start.
CFeaturesIn its own countries it covers payroll well: Australian STP and super, UK RTI, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia filings, an AI agent that prepares pay runs, rostering and HR. But there's no US edition, so it can't pay a US team.
CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. An AI agent prepares each pay run for you to approve, but there are award rules, rosters and a 10-user account to set up first.
BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with the Work app for payslips, leave and shifts. Separate sites serve Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada, but none serves the US.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Employment Hero's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Employment Hero stands among payroll services

Employment Hero's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 18 other payroll services we grade.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 2 of 18) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 19 payroll services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Employment Hero’s own letter is outlined.

CValue for money
Above 1 of 18, level with 11
FFree plan and trial
Above 0 of 18, level with 13
CFeatures
Above 0 of 18, level with 5
CEase of use
Above 0 of 18, level with 4
BPlatforms and integrations
Above 2 of 18, level with 16

Keep Employment Hero, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace Employment Hero you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 18 other payroll services grade higher.

What you could make

Time tracking: an app builder makes this well.

What you could not

Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Employment Hero’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is Employment Hero?

Employment Hero is an HR, payroll and hiring platform run from separate regional sites for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Its payroll handles each country's tax reporting, such as Single Touch Payroll in Australia and RTI in the UK, and an AI agent prepares pay runs for approval. HR, rostering and recruitment plans can be bought alongside it.

Employment Hero is a paid product, starting at A$10 per user / month for payroll, minimum 10 users (Australian dollars). See every plan

Good for

Australian businesses that need award interpretation and STP reporting
Employers in New Zealand, the UK, Singapore or Malaysia wanting payroll and HR together
Teams of 10 or more that want rostering feeding straight into pay

Worth knowing

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.

Key features

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.

Employment Hero pricing

Starts at: A$10 per user / month for payroll, minimum 10 users (Australian dollars)
Free plan: None
Free trial: None listed

Plan	Price	What you get
Payroll	A$10per user / month, minimum 10 users	Unlimited pay runs, tax calculations, award interpretation, payroll reports and employee self-service. Australian site price.
HR Essentials	A$10per user / month, minimum 10 users	HR only, without payroll: leave, employee records, documents, onboarding and offboarding, and policy tools.
HR Engage	A$14per user / month, minimum 10 users	HR Essentials plus recruitment, expenses, performance reviews, learning management and the recruitment agent. No payroll.
Employment Unlimited	Custom	Payroll with HR Elite, the Employee Assistance Program, HR advisory, a learning bundle, team chat and priority support. Sold through sales.

Read from employmenthero.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Employment Hero before you buy.

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Common questions

Is Employment Hero free?

No. Employment Hero is a paid product, starting at A$10 per user / month for payroll, minimum 10 users (Australian dollars).

How much does Employment Hero cost?

Employment Hero lists 4 plans. Payroll: A$10 per user / month, minimum 10 users. HR Essentials: A$10 per user / month, minimum 10 users. HR Engage: A$14 per user / month, minimum 10 users. Employment Unlimited: custom pricing. Prices were read from employmenthero.com on Oct 17, 2026.

What platforms does Employment Hero work on?

Employment Hero is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does Employment Hero have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Employment Hero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Employment Hero have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Employment Hero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Employment Hero open source?

Employment Hero is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.

Who makes Employment Hero?

Employment Hero is made by Employment Hero Pty Ltd.

What are the alternatives to Employment Hero?

The closest alternatives to Employment Hero in our directory are Deel, Rippling, Remote, Oyster and Gusto. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Employment Hero.

How does Employment Hero compare with other payroll services?

Employment Hero's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 18 other payroll services we grade. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 2 of 18) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Could I make my own version of Employment Hero?

To replace Employment Hero you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 18 other payroll services grade higher. What you could not make: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.

Sources for this page

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