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Employment Hero vs Leapsome

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Leapsome logo

Leapsome

Employee Engagement

People enablement platform for performance and engagement

From
$8/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; Leapsome the minimum contract term is one year

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Leapsome differ
AttributeEmployment HeroLeapsome
Starting priceOn request$8/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryHR & RecruitingEmployee Engagement
FoundedUnknown2016

Identical on both: 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 Leapsome does not also cover.

Only in Leapsome

  • Performance reviews
  • OKRs & goal tracking
  • Engagement surveys
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Continuous feedback
  • Learning management
  • Compensation management
  • People analytics

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.

Leapsome

  • Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot Employment Hero
  • Combining learning, feedback and compensation planning in one HR platformnot 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

Leapsome

  • The minimum contract term is one year
  • Modules are bought individually, so a full platform means combining several purchases
  • Compensation benchmarks and learning content are paid add ons on top of the modules
  • Dedicated customer success support is tied to annual contracts of 6,000 EUR or more
  • Actual pricing is quoted rather than listed, and depends on headcount and contract length

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Leapsome

$8/month
  • Perform$8/month
    • Performance reviews
    • Goals & OKRs
    • Continuous feedback
  • Engage$6/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • eNPS
  • Develop$5/month
    • Learning paths
    • Onboarding
    • Skills development

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Leapsome if

  • You need performance reviews.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want okrs & goal tracking.
Leapsome review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Leapsome better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Leapsome at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Leapsome?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Leapsome at $8/month.
Does Employment Hero or Leapsome run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Leapsome runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Employment Hero do that Leapsome cannot?
Leapsome covers Performance reviews, OKRs & goal tracking, Engagement surveys, 1-on-1 meetings.
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