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Employment Hero vs Melio

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Melio logo

Melio

Accounting & Finance

Simple business payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Melio 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; Melio go (free) plan limited to one user only

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Melio differ
AttributeEmployment HeroMelio
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Mobile app
CategoryHR & RecruitingAccounting & Finance
FoundedUnknown2018

Identical on both: 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 Melio does not also cover.

Only in Melio

  • Vendor payments
  • Card to check
  • Payment scheduling
  • Approval workflows
  • QuickBooks sync
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • FreshBooks

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.

Melio

  • Accounts payable automationnot Employment Hero
  • Bill management and payment schedulingnot Employment Hero
  • Multi-vendor payment processingnot Employment Hero
  • Invoice receivables and payment collectionnot 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

Melio

  • Go (free) plan limited to one user only
  • ACH charges £0.50 per transaction beyond monthly allowance (5-50 free depending on plan)
  • Card payment fees range from 2.9% to 2.9% plus £75 maximum
  • International payments limited to select currencies only
  • NetSuite integration only available in Unlimited plan (£80/month minimum)

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Melio

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Melio review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Melio if

  • You need vendor payments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile app.
  • You also want card to check.
Melio review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Melio better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Melio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Melio?
Melio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Melio.
Does Employment Hero or Melio run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Melio runs on Web, Mobile app.
Can I use Melio for free?
Yes. Melio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Melio cannot?
Melio covers Vendor payments, Card to check, Payment scheduling, Approval workflows.
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