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Employment Hero vs People HR

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
People HR logo

People HR

HR & Recruiting

HR software that does the HR hard work

From
$1/employee per 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; People HR limited integration capabilities with specialized third-party HR tools

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and People HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and People HR differ
AttributeEmployment HeroPeople HR
Starting priceOn request$1/employee per month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).

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 People HR does not also cover.

Only in People HR

  • Employee Database
  • Absence Management
  • Document Management
  • Performance
  • Recruitment
  • Self-Service Portal
  • Slack
  • Microsoft 365

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

People HR

  • Limited integration capabilities with specialized third-party HR tools

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

People HR

$1/employee per month

No published plan breakdown. See the People HR review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose People HR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want absence management.
People HR review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or People HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and People HR at $1/employee per month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or People HR?
Employment Hero starts at On request and People HR at $1/employee per month.
Does Employment Hero or People HR run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. People HR runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What can Employment Hero do that People HR cannot?
People HR covers Employee Database, Absence Management, Document Management, Performance.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

People HR: How much does People HR cost?

People HR pricing starts at $1 per employee per month with different plans available. Pricing scales with team size and features added.

Source
People HR: What core HR features does People HR include?

People HR includes employee database, leave management, performance management, recruitment management, onboarding, time and attendance tracking, and self-service HR where employees can manage their information and requests.

Source
People HR: Does People HR have a mobile app?

Yes, People HR offers a mobile app allowing employees to access their information, request time off, check paystubs, timecards, and view PTO balances on the go.

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