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Employment Hero vs Kazoo

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Kazoo logo

Kazoo

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement and recognition platform

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; Kazoo the kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Kazoo differ
AttributeEmployment HeroKazoo
CategoryHR & RecruitingEmployee Engagement
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Kazoo does not also cover.

Only in Kazoo

  • Social recognition
  • Performance management
  • Goal setting
  • Learning management
  • Engagement surveys
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Customizable workflows

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.

Kazoo

  • Employee recognition and reward point programsnot Employment Hero
  • Performance conversations and goal trackingnot Employment Hero
  • Employee engagement surveys tied to recognition datanot 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

Kazoo

  • The kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
  • No Kazoo-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Kazoo

On request
  • Kazoo Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition programs
    • Performance management
    • Learning paths

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Kazoo if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want performance management.
Kazoo review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Kazoo better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Kazoo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Kazoo?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Kazoo at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Kazoo run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Employment Hero do that Kazoo cannot?
Kazoo covers Social recognition, Performance management, Goal setting, Learning management.
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