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Employment Hero vs Schedulicity

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Schedulicity logo

Schedulicity

Scheduling & Booking

Easy online booking & payments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Schedulicity 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; Schedulicity schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Schedulicity differ
AttributeEmployment HeroSchedulicity
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingScheduling & Booking
FoundedUnknown2009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Schedulicity does not also cover.

Only in Schedulicity

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Client database
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing automation
  • Class scheduling
  • Package sales
  • Reporting

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.

Schedulicity

  • Appointment bookingnot Employment Hero
  • Class schedulingnot Employment Hero
  • Package managementnot Employment Hero
  • Client communicationsnot Employment Hero
  • Payment collectionnot 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

Schedulicity

  • Schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Schedulicity

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 bookings/month
    • Online booking
    • Calendar sync
  • Unlimited$34.99/month
    • Unlimited bookings
    • Text reminders
    • No-show protection
  • Unlimited Plus$44.99/month
    • Everything in Unlimited
    • Package sales
    • Class scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Schedulicity if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.
Schedulicity review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Schedulicity better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Schedulicity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Schedulicity?
Schedulicity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Schedulicity.
Does Employment Hero or Schedulicity run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Schedulicity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Schedulicity for free?
Yes. Schedulicity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Schedulicity cannot?
Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Payment processing.
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