Software · head to head
Employment Hero vs QuickBooks
Employment Hero
Software
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
QuickBooks
Software
Smart, simple online accounting software for small business
- From
- $30/month
- 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; QuickBooks chart of Accounts is capped on every QuickBooks Online tier except Advanced; Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all have a limited entry count
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and QuickBooks actually diverge.
| Attribute | Employment Hero | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $30/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | Unknown | 1983 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 QuickBooks does not also cover.
Only in QuickBooks
- Income & expense tracking
- Invoicing
- Payment processing
- Financial reporting
- Tax preparation
- Bank reconciliation
- Bill management
- Mobile apps
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.
QuickBooks
- Bookkeepingnot Employment Hero
- Invoicingnot Employment Hero
- Expense trackingnot Employment Hero
- Financial reportingnot Employment Hero
- Tax preparationnot 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
QuickBooks
- Chart of Accounts is capped on every QuickBooks Online tier except Advanced; Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all have a limited entry count
- Even the top Advanced tier caps bulk invoice uploads at 1,000 transaction lines per batch
- Payroll is a separate paid add-on billed per employee per month (USD 6 to 10 depending on plan) on top of the base subscription
Pricing, plan by plan
Employment Hero
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.
QuickBooks
$30/month- Simple Start$30/month
- Income & expense tracking
- Invoice & payments
- Tax deductions
- Essentials$60/month
- Everything in Simple Start
- Bill management
- Time tracking
- Plus$90/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Inventory tracking
- Project profitability
- Advanced$200/month
- Everything in Plus
- Dedicated account team
- 25 users
Which should you pick?
Choose Employment Hero if
Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from QuickBooks on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose QuickBooks if
- You need income & expense tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want invoicing.
Questions people ask
- Is Employment Hero or QuickBooks better?
- Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and QuickBooks at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or QuickBooks?
- Employment Hero starts at On request and QuickBooks at $30/month.
- Does Employment Hero or QuickBooks run on more platforms?
- Employment Hero runs on Web. QuickBooks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- What can Employment Hero do that QuickBooks cannot?
- QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Invoicing, Payment processing, Financial reporting.
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