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Employment Hero vs Quo

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Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Quo logo

Quo

Communication & Collaboration

Formerly OpenPhone

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Quo has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Quo unlimited calling to US and Canadian numbers is subject to a Fair Usage Policy rather than being truly unlimited

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Quo differ
AttributeEmployment HeroQuo
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategoryHR & RecruitingCommunication & Collaboration

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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

Quo

  • Unlimited calling to US and Canadian numbers is subject to a Fair Usage Policy rather than being truly unlimited
  • Starter tier's $15/user annual rate requires prepaying annually; monthly billing costs $19/user, about 27% more
  • The Sona AI agent automation credits are capped at 1,000 free per plan before additional usage is billed

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Quo

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Quo review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Quo if

  • You want to start without paying.
Quo review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Quo better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Quo at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Quo?
Quo has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Quo.
Does Employment Hero or Quo run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Quo for free?
Yes. Quo has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
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