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Employment Hero vs Paycom

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Employment Hero

Software

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Paycom

Software

HR and payroll technology led by employees

From
On request
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; Paycom no public API and no transparent integration capabilities

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Paycom differ
AttributeEmployment HeroPaycom
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
FoundedUnknown1998

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Paycom does not also cover.

Only in Paycom

  • Payroll
  • Time and Attendance
  • HR Management
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management
  • Learning Management
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

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.

Paycom

  • Payroll processing with employee self-verification through Betinot Employment Hero
  • Time and attendance tracking with schedulingnot Employment Hero
  • Talent acquisition and onboardingnot Employment Hero
  • Benefits and compliance administrationnot Employment Hero
  • Automated time-off decisions through GONEnot 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

Paycom

  • No public API and no transparent integration capabilities
  • Limited integrations with third-party ATS, LMS, or performance tools
  • Custom pricing makes cost forecasting difficult
  • Proprietary system philosophy limits flexibility compared to more open platforms
  • Does not support global payroll and benefits

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Paycom

On request
  • Standard$undefined/month
    • Payroll
    • Time and Labor
    • HR Management

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Paycom if

  • You need payroll.
  • You also want time and attendance.
Paycom review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Paycom better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Paycom at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Paycom?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Paycom at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Paycom run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Employment Hero do that Paycom cannot?
Paycom covers Payroll, Time and Attendance, HR Management, Talent Acquisition.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Paycom: Does Paycom offer a free trial?

No. Paycom does not offer a free trial. Pricing depends on company size and modules and requires a custom quote.

Source
Paycom: Can Paycom integrate with third-party tools?

Paycom has no public API and fewer than 50 integrations. Paycom's philosophy is that you should use their built-in modules for everything. Custom integrations require commercial partnership approval.

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Paycom: What are Paycom's core features?

Paycom is a single-database payroll and HR platform featuring custom reporting tools, org chart visualization, employee self-service portal, and a tax center dashboard for compliance management.

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