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Employment Hero vs Firstup

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Employment Hero

Software

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Firstup

Software

Intelligent communication platform for workforce engagement

From
On request
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; Firstup none of the three packages carries a published price; every tier shows Get a Quote and the page directs buyers to Talk to sales

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Firstup actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Firstup differ
AttributeEmployment HeroFirstup
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
FoundedUnknown2008

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Firstup does not also cover.

Only in Firstup

  • AI-powered delivery
  • Personalized content
  • Multi-channel communication
  • Analytics and insights
  • Mobile app
  • Campaign management
  • Employee segmentation
  • Integrations

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.

Firstup

  • Targeted internal communications to email, mobile app and desktop channelsnot Employment Hero
  • Reaching frontline and deskless employees who lack corporate emailnot Employment Hero
  • Automated employee journeys for onboarding and lifecycle momentsnot 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

Firstup

  • None of the three packages carries a published price; every tier shows Get a Quote and the page directs buyers to Talk to sales
  • AI content creation, intelligent delivery timing, translations and user generated content all require the Professional package
  • Employee journey automation, the flow builder and journey analytics require the top Premier package
  • Intranet capabilities are a paid add-on on top of any package rather than part of the platform
  • No free tier, trial price or self-serve signup is published

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Firstup

On request
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • AI personalization
    • Multi-channel delivery
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Firstup if

  • You need ai-powered delivery.
  • You also want personalized content.
Firstup review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Firstup better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Firstup at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Firstup?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Firstup at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Firstup run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Employment Hero do that Firstup cannot?
Firstup covers AI-powered delivery, Personalized content, Multi-channel communication, Analytics and insights.
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