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Employment Hero vs Lark

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lark logo

Lark

Communication & Collaboration

The super app for team collaboration

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Lark 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; Lark lark's own pricing page description states it offers a free starter pack, a Pro plan, and an Enterprise plan, and directs buyers to Contact us rather than publishing Pro/Enterprise figures on the rendered page.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Lark differ
AttributeEmployment HeroLark
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingCommunication & Collaboration
FoundedUnknown2019

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Lark does not also cover.

Only in Lark

  • Team messaging
  • Video conferencing
  • Collaborative docs
  • Cloud storage
  • Calendar
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Salesforce

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.

Lark

  • Team communicationnot Employment Hero
  • Document collaborationnot Employment Hero
  • Project managementnot Employment Hero
  • Company intranetnot 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

Lark

  • Lark's own pricing page description states it offers a free starter pack, a Pro plan, and an Enterprise plan, and directs buyers to Contact us rather than publishing Pro/Enterprise figures on the rendered page.

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Lark

Free
  • StarterFree
    • Up to 50 users
    • 100GB storage
    • Unlimited messaging
  • Pro$12/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 1TB storage per user
    • 24-hour meetings
  • Enterprise$20/month
    • SSO/SAML
    • eDiscovery
    • Custom retention

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Lark if

  • You need team messaging.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
  • You also want video conferencing.
Lark review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Lark better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Lark at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Lark?
Lark has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Lark.
Does Employment Hero or Lark run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Lark runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
Can I use Lark for free?
Yes. Lark has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Lark cannot?
Lark covers Team messaging, Video conferencing, Collaborative docs, Cloud storage.
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