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Brex vs Employment Hero

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Brex

Accounting & Finance

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; 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 Brex and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Brex and Employment Hero differ
AttributeBrexEmployment Hero
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceHR & Recruiting
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Brex

  • Corporate cards
  • Business accounts
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Travel
  • QuickBooks
  • NetSuite
  • Xero

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Brex does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Brex

  • Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Employment Hero
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot Employment Hero
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Employment Hero
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Employment Hero
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot 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.

Brex

  • The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
  • Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
  • Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit

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

Brex

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense management
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$12/month
    • Advanced controls
    • Custom approvals
    • Travel booking

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Brex if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business accounts.
Brex review

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Brex or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/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, Brex or Employment Hero?
Brex starts at $29/month and Employment Hero at On request.
Does Brex or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. Employment Hero runs on Web.
What is Brex best used for?
Brex is most often used for corporate cards with spend controls for startups, expense management and reimbursements, travel booking inside the spend platform, bill pay and accounting system sync. Of those, corporate cards with spend controls for startups and expense management and reimbursements are not what Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
What can Brex do that Employment Hero cannot?
Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay.
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