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Employment Hero vs Pipefy

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

Software

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Pipefy logo

Pipefy

Software

Workflow and process management, simplified

From
On request
Rated
-

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; Pipefy free Starter tier caps at 5 processes even with up to 10 users

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Pipefy differ
AttributeEmployment HeroPipefy
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote

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

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

Pipefy

  • Free Starter tier caps at 5 processes even with up to 10 users
  • Business and Enterprise tiers publish no per-user price on the pricing page; both require contacting sales for a custom quote
  • Cancellations do not receive refunds even though the plan can be changed or stopped at any time

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Pipefy

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Pipefy review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Choose Pipefy if

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

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Pipefy better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Pipefy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Pipefy?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Pipefy at On request.
Does Employment Hero or Pipefy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

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