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Employment Hero vs Greenhouse

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Greenhouse logo

Greenhouse

Technology

Hiring software for growing companies

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; Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Greenhouse differ
AttributeEmployment HeroGreenhouse
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryHR & RecruitingTechnology
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Greenhouse does not also cover.

Only in Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking
  • Interview scheduling
  • Scorecard system
  • Job board posting
  • Candidate CRM
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Offer management
  • EEO compliance

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.

Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking system for structured hiringnot Employment Hero
  • AI-powered interview notetaking and sourcingnot 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

Greenhouse

  • Core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • Core plan lacks email automation and applicant texting
  • Plus plan lacks resume anonymisation and application limits
  • Plus plan lacks audit logging and developer tools
  • Pricing customised by hiring volume and company size, not published
  • Only Pro tier offers audit logs and developer sandbox

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Greenhouse if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want interview scheduling.
Greenhouse review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Greenhouse better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Greenhouse at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Greenhouse?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Greenhouse at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Greenhouse run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Greenhouse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Employment Hero do that Greenhouse cannot?
Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting.
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