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Deel vs Employment Hero

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Deel

Software

Global payroll and compliance made easy

From
Free
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

  • Only Deel has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Deel contractor management starts at $49 per contractor per month, so cost scales linearly with every person engaged; 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 Deel and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Deel and Employment Hero differ
AttributeDeelEmployment Hero
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2019Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Deel

  • Global Payroll
  • EOR Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Compliance
  • Benefits Administration
  • Immigration Support
  • BambooHR
  • Greenhouse

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Deel does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Deel

  • Hiring and paying contractors across multiple countriesnot Employment Hero
  • Employing staff abroad without opening a local entitynot 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.

Deel

  • Contractor management starts at $49 per contractor per month, so cost scales linearly with every person engaged
  • Employer of Record starts at $599 per employee per month
  • Contractor of Record is $325 per contractor per month, far above plain contractor management
  • US PEO starts at $125 per employee per month
  • Payroll and HR support are not sold standalone and are bundled inside the EOR and PEO per person prices

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

Deel

Free
  • Contractors$49/month
    • Contractor Management
    • Payments
    • Compliance
  • EOR$599/month
    • Employee Hiring
    • Global Payroll
    • Benefits

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Deel if

  • You need global payroll.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want eor services.
Deel review

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Deel or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Deel 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, Deel or Employment Hero?
Deel has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Deel and On request for Employment Hero.
Does Deel or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Deel runs on Web, Ios, Android. Employment Hero runs on Web.
Can I use Deel for free?
Yes. Deel has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What is Deel best used for?
Deel is most often used for hiring and paying contractors across multiple countries, employing staff abroad without opening a local entity. Of those, hiring and paying contractors across multiple countries and employing staff abroad without opening a local entity are not what Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
What can Deel do that Employment Hero cannot?
Deel covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance.
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