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Employment Hero vs Fathom Analytics

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fathom Analytics logo

Fathom Analytics

Marketing & Analytics

Website analytics made simple

From
$14/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Fathom Analytics there is no free tier, only a 7 day trial

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Fathom Analytics actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Fathom Analytics differ
AttributeEmployment HeroFathom Analytics
Starting priceOn request$14/month
CategoryHR & RecruitingMarketing & Analytics
FoundedUnknown2014

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

Nothing recorded that Fathom Analytics does not also cover.

Only in Fathom Analytics

  • Page view tracking
  • Goal tracking
  • Real-time analytics
  • Referrer tracking
  • Privacy-focused
  • GDPR compliant
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Employment Hero

No use cases recorded yet. See the Employment Hero review.

Fathom Analytics

  • Privacy-focused web analytics without cookie bannersnot Employment Hero
  • A lightweight Google Analytics replacementnot Employment Hero
  • Tracking many sites from one accountnot Employment Hero
  • Long-term historical reporting while subscribednot Employment Hero

Where each one falls short

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

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

Fathom Analytics

  • There is no free tier, only a 7 day trial
  • Priced on pageviews, from $45 a month at the 500,000 pageview level
  • Custom events count against the pageview allowance rather than being tracked separately
  • Site allowances come in packs, with additional 50-site packs at $10 a month
  • Data is retained forever only while the subscription is active

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Fathom Analytics

$14/month
  • Starter$14/month
    • Unlimited page views
    • 1 site
    • Real-time analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Fathom Analytics if

  • You need page view tracking.
  • You also want goal tracking.
Fathom Analytics review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Fathom Analytics better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Fathom Analytics at $14/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Fathom Analytics?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Fathom Analytics at $14/month.
Does Employment Hero or Fathom Analytics run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Employment Hero do that Fathom Analytics cannot?
Fathom Analytics covers Page view tracking, Goal tracking, Real-time analytics, Referrer tracking.
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