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Employment Hero vs Loom

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Loom logo

Loom

All industries

Record instantly, share anywhere

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Loom 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; Loom free tier capped at 25 total videos with 5-minute maximum recording length per video

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Loom differ
AttributeEmployment HeroLoom
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategoryHR & RecruitingAll industries
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: 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 Loom does not also cover.

Only in Loom

  • Screen & camera recording
  • Instant sharing
  • Video editing
  • Viewer analytics
  • Comments & reactions
  • Transcription
  • Custom CTAs
  • Drawing tools

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.

Loom

  • Asynchronous video communication and screen recordingnot Employment Hero
  • Product demonstrations and tutorialsnot Employment Hero
  • Meeting transcription and documentationnot Employment Hero
  • Team communication and knowledge sharingnot 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

Loom

  • Free tier capped at 25 total videos with 5-minute maximum recording length per video
  • Free tier limited to 50 workspace members
  • AI features (auto-meeting recaps, auto-notes, auto-editing) only available on paid Business+AI and Enterprise tiers
  • Video branding (Loom logo) appears on free and Business plan videos; only removed on Business+AI tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Loom

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Loom review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Loom if

  • You need screen & camera recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want instant sharing.
Loom review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Loom better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Loom at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Loom?
Loom has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Loom.
Does Employment Hero or Loom run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Loom for free?
Yes. Loom has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Loom cannot?
Loom covers Screen & camera recording, Instant sharing, Video editing, Viewer analytics.
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