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Employment Hero vs Homebase
Employment Hero
Software
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Homebase has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Homebase free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Homebase actually diverge.
| Attribute | Employment Hero | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
Homebase
- Free Basic plan is capped at 10 employees and a single location
- Paid plans are billed per location per month ($30, $70 or $120), so a multi-location business pays the rate again for each site
- Payroll is a separate add-on at $39 per month plus $6 per month per employee paid
- Tip Manager and Task Manager are further add-ons billed per location per month on top of the base plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Employment Hero
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.
Homebase
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Homebase review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Employment Hero if
Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Homebase on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Employment Hero or Homebase better?
- Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Homebase at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Homebase?
- Homebase has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Homebase.
- Does Employment Hero or Homebase run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Homebase for free?
- Yes. Homebase has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
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