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Employment Hero vs Paychex Flex

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Paychex Flex logo

Paychex Flex

Payroll & Benefits

Payroll and HR solutions that grow with you

From
$39/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; Paychex Flex paychex publishes no rate card for Paychex Flex: the payroll page names the Select, Pro and Enterprise packages but gives no per employee fee, no base monthly fee and no setup fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Paychex Flex actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Paychex Flex differ
AttributeEmployment HeroPaychex Flex
Starting priceOn request$39/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingPayroll & Benefits
FoundedUnknown1971

Identical on both: 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 Paychex Flex does not also cover.

Only in Paychex Flex

  • Payroll Processing
  • Tax Administration
  • HR Services
  • Benefits Administration
  • Time and Attendance
  • Retirement Services
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

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.

Paychex Flex

  • Running payroll and filing payroll taxes for small and mid sized US businessesnot Employment Hero
  • Combining payroll with benefits administration and HR services from one vendornot Employment Hero
  • Handling multi state payroll compliance and year end tax formsnot 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

Paychex Flex

  • Paychex publishes no rate card for Paychex Flex: the payroll page names the Select, Pro and Enterprise packages but gives no per employee fee, no base monthly fee and no setup fee
  • Pricing is obtained only by requesting a quote or calling sales
  • Product capability is split across three packages, so features are tied to a tier whose price is not disclosed

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Paychex Flex

$39/month
  • Essentials$39/month
    • Payroll Processing
    • Tax Services
    • Direct Deposit
  • Select$undefined/month
    • All Essentials features
    • HR Administration
    • Onboarding

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Paychex Flex if

  • You need payroll processing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tax administration.
Paychex Flex review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Paychex Flex better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Paychex Flex at $39/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Paychex Flex?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Paychex Flex at $39/month.
Does Employment Hero or Paychex Flex run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Paychex Flex runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Employment Hero do that Paychex Flex cannot?
Paychex Flex covers Payroll Processing, Tax Administration, HR Services, Benefits Administration.
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