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Alternatives to Employment Hero
23 hr tools sit alongside Employment Hero in this directory. Below is what separates each from Employment Hero on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- Employment Hero starts at
- Free, then 199/month
Why people look past Employment Hero
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Employment Hero entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Employment Hero starts at 199/month. Across the 8 hr tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $26.5/month.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Employment Hero publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to 359/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Employment Hero pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
HR software with heart
- No free tier, where Employment Hero has one.
- Starts $189 a month per employee cheaper, at $10/month per employee.
Enterprise cloud applications for finance and HR
- No free tier, where Employment Hero has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Employment Hero's 5.
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
- No free tier, where Employment Hero has one.
- 3 tiers to Employment Hero's 5.
Smart HR software for growing businesses
- Starts $199 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 3 tiers to Employment Hero's 5.
Employee recognition that builds culture
- Starts $194 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 7 tiers to Employment Hero's 5.
Employer and payer channel for Talkspace therapy, sold as an in-network benefit rather than a session block
- No free tier, where Employment Hero has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Employment Hero's 5.
Every Employment Hero alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Hero (this page) | Free, then 199/month | Subscription | 5 | |
| BambooHRHR software with heart | $10/month per employee | Subscription | - | vs Employment Hero |
| WorkdayEnterprise cloud applications for finance and HR | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Culture AmpBuild a better workplace with employee experience data | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| FreshteamSmart HR software for growing businesses | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Bonusly | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 7 | vs Employment Hero |
| Talkspace for Business | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Spring Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Unmind | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Guild | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Humaans | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Sesame HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Cezanne HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
| Insperity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Employment Hero |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Employment Hero |
| Officevibe | $4999/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Motivosity | $3000/year | Quote | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs Employment Hero |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Oyster HR | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Employment Hero |
| Breathe HR | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Employment Hero |
| greytHR | 2495/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Employment Hero |
| HiBob | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Employment Hero |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Employment Hero badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Employment Hero (6)
Entry price under Employment Hero's 199/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- BambooHR , $10/month per employee
- Freshteam , Free
- Bonusly , Free, then $5/month
- Multiplier , $40/month
- Nectar , $2.75/month
- Breathe HR , £13/month
What you would be giving up
Employment Hero is most often brought in for hr and payroll management for small to medium businesses, recruitment and candidate screening using ai video interviews, leave management and compliance. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Employment Hero is broadly right and the question is cost, the Employment Hero pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the HR category lists everything the directory holds, and best hr tools ranks them.
Employment Hero runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Employment Hero alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Employment Hero?
- 23 other hr tools are listed in this directory, led by BambooHR, Workday, Culture Amp, Freshteam. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Employment Hero?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Freshteam, Bonusly.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Employment Hero?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Employment Hero's 199/month: BambooHR at $10/month per employee, Freshteam at Free, Bonusly at Free, then $5/month, Multiplier at $40/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Employment Hero?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Employment Hero?
- Employment Hero is most often brought in for hr and payroll management for small to medium businesses, recruitment and candidate screening using ai video interviews, leave management and compliance. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Employment Hero?
- None of the hr tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Employment Hero alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, HR, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Employment Hero against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Employment Hero covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every hr tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the HR category, 23 tools beside Employment Hero. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.