# PayrollHero review (2026): is it worth $3.50 a month?

> Time clock, scheduling and HR records, with payroll in two countries

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Payroll
- **Made by:** Red Cape HR Software Corp.
- **Website:** https://payrollhero.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need payroll elsewhere: it is offered only in the Philippines and Singapore.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, PayrollHero is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3.50 per employee / month.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30 days free, then month to month, per the pricing page.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full edition | $3.50 per employee / month | HRIS, timekeeping, attendance and scheduling. Payroll and Leave Management are priced as add-ons. |
| Payroll add-on | $3.00 per employee / month | Adds payroll to the Full edition; the vendor says it provides payroll in the Philippines and Singapore only. |
| Leave Management add-on | $2.00 per employee / month | Adds leave management to the Full edition. |

Read from https://payrollhero.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PayrollHero before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Businesses in the Philippines or Singapore that want payroll tied to time clock data
- Retail, restaurant and multi-site teams that need location-checked clock-in
- Companies elsewhere that only need attendance data to hand to 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** 30 days free, and the card terms are not stated. No free plan.
- **Features: C.** Selfie clock-in, scheduling, attendance and an HR directory. Payroll is a paid add-on for two countries only.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up worksites, schedules and thresholds, so it is a C.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. No integrations are listed, and the iPhone and iPad apps need a paid account.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among payroll services

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/payroll

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Employee records and time off: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- You could not: A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** Payroll, Time clock, Shift scheduling, Employee records, Time off

## Alternatives

- [Employment Hero](https://toolgpa.com/tools/employment-hero): Payroll, HR and hiring for Australia, NZ, the UK and Asia. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/employment-hero-vs-payroll-hero)
- [greytHR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/greythr): HR and payroll software for businesses in India. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/greythr-vs-payroll-hero)
- [Talenox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talenox): Multi-country HR, payroll, leave and claims for small teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/payroll-hero-vs-talenox)
- [Darwinbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/darwinbox): Enterprise HCM suite with multi-country payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/darwinbox-vs-payroll-hero)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://payrollhero.com/pricing
- https://payrollhero.com/
- https://payrollhero.com/payroll
- https://payrollhero.com/faq
- https://payrollhero.com/teamclock_timeclock
- https://payrollhero.com/requirements

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/payroll-hero
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