PayrollHero review (2026): is it worth $3.50 a month?
Time clock, scheduling and HR records, with payroll in two countries
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PayrollHero report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for time clocking, with payroll in two countries
PayrollHero is a time and attendance system with selfie clock-in and scheduling, at $3.50 an employee a month. Payroll costs $3 more and works only in the Philippines and Singapore, and the pricing page says month to month while the FAQ states a one-year contract.
Who PayrollHero is for
- Fits if you need staff to clock in from a phone and manage shifts
- Works for firms in the Philippines or Singapore that want payroll too
Who PayrollHero is not for
- Not for you if you need payroll elsewhere: it is offered only in the Philippines and Singapore
- Watch out: the pricing page says month to month, but the FAQ states a one-year contract billed ahead
- Pricey if you add payroll and leave: $3.50 plus $3 plus $2, so $8.50 a person
- Watch out: payment is by PayPal or HSBC Singapore wire, per the FAQ
Why PayrollHero gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$3.50 an employee a month, or $6.50 with payroll, so about $32 a month for five people, between the category's $20 and $49 marks.
- CFree plan and trial30 days free, and the card terms are not stated. No free plan.
- CFeaturesSelfie clock-in, scheduling, attendance and an HR directory. Payroll is a paid add-on for two countries only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You set up worksites, schedules and thresholds, so it is a C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. No integrations are listed, and the iPhone and iPad apps need a paid account.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PayrollHero's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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PayrollHero's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 17 of the 40 other payroll services we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 11 of 40) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $3.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 1 of the 24 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 payroll services we grade, cut by the letter each got. PayrollHero’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 40, level with 24
- CFree plan and trialAbove 30 of 40, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 40, level with 15
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 40, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 40, level with 29
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 25 payroll services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep PayrollHero, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace PayrollHero 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.
It costs $42 a year.
What you could make
- Employee records and time off: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. PayrollHero’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 PayrollHero?
PayrollHero is a cloud platform for time and attendance, scheduling and employee records, with selfie clock-in and location checks. Payroll is an add-on that the vendor offers only in the Philippines and Singapore. Elsewhere, its attendance reports are meant to feed another payroll provider.
Worth knowing
- Payroll is offered only in the Philippines and Singapore; elsewhere it is time and attendance only.
- The pricing page says month to month, but the FAQ states a one-year initial contract billed a year ahead.
- Prices are shown in dollars without naming a currency or country; the FAQ takes payment by PayPal or HSBC Singapore wire.
- The home page says the iPhone and iPad apps work only with paid PayrollHero accounts.
Key features
- Selfie clock-in
- Employees clock in and out with a photo, and facial recognition and geolocation are used to confirm the right person is at the right worksite.
- Scheduling and attendance
- Build schedules, set thresholds, resolve attendance exceptions and export attendance data.
- Payroll add-on
- For companies in the Philippines or Singapore, PayrollHero can act as the payroll provider; employees see paystubs on a personal dashboard.
- HR information system
- Employee records, an organizational chart and a place to request and store documents such as contracts and government ID.
- Leave management
- A separate add-on for leave requests and tracking.
- Analytics
- Business intelligence and attendance reports, which companies outside the payroll markets can use with another payroll provider.
PayrollHero pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, PayrollHero is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3.50 per employee / month.
- Starts at
- $3.50 per employee / month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30 days free, then month to month, per the pricing page
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Full edition | $3.50per employee / month | HRIS, timekeeping, attendance and scheduling. Payroll and Leave Management are priced as add-ons. |
| Payroll add-on | $3.00per employee / month | Adds payroll to the Full edition; the vendor says it provides payroll in the Philippines and Singapore only. |
| Leave Management add-on | $2.00per employee / month | Adds leave management to the Full edition. |
Read from payrollhero.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PayrollHero before you buy.
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Common questions
Does PayrollHero have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PayrollHero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does PayrollHero have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PayrollHero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is PayrollHero open source?
PayrollHero is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.