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Employment Hero vs Salesforce

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Salesforce logo

Salesforce

All industries

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/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; Salesforce sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Salesforce differ
AttributeEmployment HeroSalesforce
Starting priceOn request$25/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryHR & RecruitingAll industries
FoundedUnknown1999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Salesforce does not also cover.

Only in Salesforce

  • Contact management
  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Email integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile access
  • AppExchange

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.

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Employment Hero
  • Customer servicenot Employment Hero
  • Marketing automationnot Employment Hero
  • Lead generationnot Employment Hero
  • Analytics & reportingnot 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

Salesforce

  • Sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Salesforce

$25/month
  • Essentials$25/month
    • Account & contact management
    • Opportunity tracking
    • Lead management
  • Professional$80/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Complete CRM
    • Lead scoring
  • Enterprise$165/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflow automation
    • Advanced analytics
  • Unlimited$330/month
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Unlimited customizations
    • 24/7 support

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.
Salesforce review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Salesforce?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does Employment Hero or Salesforce run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Employment Hero do that Salesforce cannot?
Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards.
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