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Affinity vs Employment Hero

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Affinity

Software

Relationship intelligence platform for professionals

From
$49/month
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: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; 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 Affinity and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Affinity and Employment Hero differ
AttributeAffinityEmployment Hero
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Founded2013Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Affinity

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Intelligence engine
  • Relationship mapping
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • LinkedIn

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Affinity does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Affinity

  • Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Employment Hero
  • Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Employment Hero
  • Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Employment Hero
  • Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Employment Hero
  • Portfolio company support and reportingnot 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.

Affinity

  • Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
  • 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
  • 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

Affinity

$49/month
  • Pro$49/month
    • Contact management
    • Deal tracking
    • Intelligence
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced customization
    • Dedicated support

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Affinity if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want deal tracking.
Affinity review

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Affinity or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Employment Hero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affinity or Employment Hero?
Affinity starts at $49/month and Employment Hero at On request.
Does Affinity or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Affinity best used for?
Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
What can Affinity do that Employment Hero cannot?
Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping.
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