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Employment Hero vs Hubstaff

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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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Hubstaff

Software

Time tracking and team management for remote teams

From
$5.99/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; Hubstaff billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Hubstaff differ
AttributeEmployment HeroHubstaff
Starting priceOn request$5.99/month
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Hubstaff does not also cover.

Only in Hubstaff

  • Time tracking with timer
  • Activity monitoring
  • GPS location tracking
  • Screenshots
  • Reports and analytics
  • Invoicing
  • Team management
  • Mobile apps

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.

Hubstaff

  • Productivitynot Employment Hero
  • Collaborationnot Employment Hero
  • Task managementnot Employment Hero
  • Organizationnot 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

Hubstaff

  • Billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Hubstaff

$5.99/month
  • FreeFree
    • Basic time tracking
    • Limited to 1 user
    • Basic reports
  • Starter$5.99/month
    • Time tracking
    • Team management
    • Reports
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • GPS tracking
    • Activity monitoring

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Hubstaff if

  • You need time tracking with timer.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
  • You also want activity monitoring.
Hubstaff review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Hubstaff better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Hubstaff at $5.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Hubstaff?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Hubstaff at $5.99/month.
Does Employment Hero or Hubstaff run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Hubstaff runs on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
What can Employment Hero do that Hubstaff cannot?
Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Activity monitoring, GPS location tracking, Screenshots.
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