Is Employment Hero or n8n better?

Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and n8n at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or n8n?

n8n has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for n8n.

Does Employment Hero or n8n run on more platforms?

Employment Hero runs on Web. n8n runs on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.

Can I use n8n for free?

Yes. n8n has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.

What can Employment Hero do that n8n cannot?

n8n covers Workflow automation, Visual editor, Conditional execution, Looping.

HR & Recruiting · head to head

Employment Hero vs n8n

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

n8n

Automation & Integration

The fair-code workflow automation tool

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only n8n 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; n8n starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and n8n actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and n8n differ
Attribute	Employment Hero	n8n
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web	Web, Docker, Self-hosted
Category	HR & Recruiting	Automation & Integration
Founded	Unknown	2019

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 n8n does not also cover.

Only in n8n

Workflow automation
Visual editor
Conditional execution
Looping
Error handling
Scheduling
Webhooks
REST API

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.

n8n

Building AI agents and workflow automation for technical teamsnot Employment Hero
Visual workflow design with capability to write custom JavaScript or Python codenot Employment Hero
Enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud optionsnot Employment Hero
Integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom API connectionsnot 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

n8n

Starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
Starter and Pro tiers restricted to Cloud hosting only, not self-hosted
Business tier requires 6 months minimum commitment at €667/month
SSO/SAML/LDAP authentication requires Business or Enterprise tier
Dedicated support with SLA available only on Enterprise plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

n8n

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the n8n review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from n8n on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Employment Hero review

Choose n8n if

You need workflow automation.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
You also want visual editor.

n8n review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or n8n better?: Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and n8n at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or n8n?: n8n has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for n8n.
Does Employment Hero or n8n run on more platforms?: Employment Hero runs on Web. n8n runs on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
Can I use n8n for free?: Yes. n8n has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that n8n cannot?: n8n covers Workflow automation, Visual editor, Conditional execution, Looping.

Employment Hero vs n8n

Employment Hero

n8n

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Employment Hero

Only in n8n

What people use each for

Employment Hero

n8n

Where each one falls short

Employment Hero

n8n

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

n8n

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

Choose n8n if

Questions people ask

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