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Chanty vs Employment Hero

Chanty logo

Chanty

Communication & Collaboration

Simple, easy to use, all-in-one team collaboration tool

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Chanty has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Chanty free plan caps at 5 team members; 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 Chanty and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Chanty and Employment Hero differ
AttributeChantyEmployment Hero
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryCommunication & CollaborationHR & Recruiting

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

Where each one falls short

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

Chanty

  • Free plan caps at 5 team members
  • Enterprise tier publishes no price and requires contacting sales
  • Monthly billing costs roughly 33% more per seat than annual billing on the Business plan, based on the vendor's own comparison of monthly versus annual per-user rates

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

Chanty

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Chanty review.

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chanty if

  • You want to start without paying.
Chanty review

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Chanty or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Chanty starts at Free and Employment Hero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chanty or Employment Hero?
Chanty has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Chanty and On request for Employment Hero.
Does Chanty or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Chanty for free?
Yes. Chanty has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
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