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BambooHR vs Employment Hero
Employment Hero
Software
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: BambooHR organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price; 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 BambooHR and Employment Hero actually diverge.
| Attribute | BambooHR | Employment Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $10/month per employee | On request |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web |
| Founded | 2008 | Unknown |
Identical on both: 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 BambooHR
- Employee database
- Time-off management
- Benefits tracking
- Performance reviews
- Onboarding
- Reporting & analytics
- Mobile access
- Document management
Only in Employment Hero
Nothing recorded that BambooHR does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
BambooHR
- HR system of record with employee data and documentsnot Employment Hero
- Time off tracking and approvalsnot Employment Hero
- Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Employment Hero
- Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Employment Hero
- Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot 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.
BambooHR
- Organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price
- Per-employee pricing starts at 26 employees, from $10 on Core
- Performance management, 360 reviews and recognition all require Pro at $17 per employee per month
- Compensation management, salary benchmarking and advanced analytics are Elite only at $25 per employee per month
- Compliance training is rationed by tier, at 1 course on Core against 300 on Elite
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
BambooHR
$10/month per employeeNo published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.
Employment Hero
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.
Which should you pick?
Choose BambooHR if
- You need employee database.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want time-off management.
Choose Employment Hero if
Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from BambooHR on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is BambooHR or Employment Hero better?
- Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Employment Hero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Employment Hero?
- BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Employment Hero at On request.
- Does BambooHR or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
- BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Employment Hero runs on Web.
- What is BambooHR best used for?
- BambooHR is most often used for hr system of record with employee data and documents, time off tracking and approvals, applicant tracking and onboarding, performance reviews and 1:1s on the pro tier. Of those, hr system of record with employee data and documents and time off tracking and approvals are not what Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
- What can BambooHR do that Employment Hero cannot?
- BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews.
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