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Employment Hero vs HubSpot

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Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
HubSpot logo

HubSpot

All industries

Grow better with HubSpot

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only HubSpot 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; HubSpot free tier limited to 2 users and 1,000 contacts; severely restricts growing teams

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and HubSpot differ
AttributeEmployment HeroHubSpot
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Mobile, Cloud
CategoryHR & RecruitingAll industries
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: 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 HubSpot does not also cover.

Only in HubSpot

  • CRM
  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Sales pipeline
  • Customer service
  • Content management
  • Analytics
  • Social media

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.

HubSpot

  • Small businesses and startups using CRM, email marketing, sales pipeline, and customer service in single platformnot Employment Hero
  • Organisations requiring integration with 2,000+ third-party applicationsnot Employment Hero
  • Teams leveraging AI agents for prospecting, service automation, and data analysisnot 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

HubSpot

  • Free tier limited to 2 users and 1,000 contacts; severely restricts growing teams
  • Many advanced features (automation workflows, custom objects, advanced reporting) gated to paid tiers
  • Starter plan at $7/month per seat scales quickly for larger teams (300+ users would cost significantly more)
  • Free tier removes credit card requirement but lacks most enterprise capabilities

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

HubSpot

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the HubSpot review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose HubSpot if

  • You need crm.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Cloud.
  • You also want email marketing.
HubSpot review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or HubSpot better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and HubSpot at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or HubSpot?
HubSpot has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for HubSpot.
Does Employment Hero or HubSpot run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. HubSpot runs on Web, Mobile, Cloud.
Can I use HubSpot for free?
Yes. HubSpot has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that HubSpot cannot?
HubSpot covers CRM, Email marketing, Marketing automation, Sales pipeline.
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