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Employment Hero vs Kanbanize

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Kanbanize logo

Kanbanize

Project Management

Enterprise Kanban software for agile teams

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; Kanbanize no per user price or minimum user count is published, despite the page being headed simple pricing

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Kanbanize differ
AttributeEmployment HeroKanbanize
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingProject Management
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), 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 Kanbanize does not also cover.

Only in Kanbanize

  • Kanban boards
  • Portfolio Kanban
  • Workflow automation
  • Analytics
  • Timeline
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Slack

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.

Kanbanize

  • Kanban boards and portfolio management for scaled agile teamsnot Employment Hero
  • Linking strategy and OKRs to delivery workflowsnot 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

Kanbanize

  • No per user price or minimum user count is published, despite the page being headed simple pricing
  • Automation rules are a paid add on on both plans, capped at 300 on Standard
  • SSO is a paid add on rather than included at either tier
  • File storage is 100 GB on Standard against 1 TB on Enterprise, and API calls are capped on Standard without the limit being stated
  • A dedicated cloud instance, IP whitelisting and 24/7 support are Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Kanbanize

On request
  • Team$149/month
    • 15 users
    • Unlimited boards
    • Kanban analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • SSO
    • Advanced security

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Kanbanize if

  • You need kanban boards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want portfolio kanban.
Kanbanize review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Kanbanize better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Kanbanize at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Kanbanize?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Kanbanize at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Kanbanize run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Kanbanize runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Employment Hero do that Kanbanize cannot?
Kanbanize covers Kanban boards, Portfolio Kanban, Workflow automation, Analytics.
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