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Achievers vs Employment Hero

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Achievers

Software

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

Software

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Employment Hero hR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Employment Hero differ
AttributeAchieversEmployment Hero
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Achievers does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Employment Hero
  • Rewards programnot Employment Hero
  • Engagement measurementnot Employment Hero
  • Culture buildingnot Employment Hero
  • Retention improvementnot Employment Hero

Employment Hero

No use cases recorded yet. See the Employment Hero review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Employment Hero

  • HR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower
  • Core features like payroll, chat and rostering are unbundled add-ons billed separately per employee, for example Managed Payroll costs an extra AUD 20/employee/month with a AUD 400 monthly minimum

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Employment Hero if

Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Achievers on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Employment Hero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Employment Hero?
Achievers starts at On request and Employment Hero at On request.
Does Achievers or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Employment Hero runs on Web.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Employment Hero cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards.
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