Calendar & Time Management · head to head
Employment Hero vs Skedda
Employment Hero
Calendar & Time Management
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Skedda
Calendar & Time Management
Online booking and scheduling for spaces
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Skedda 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; Skedda pricing is per space with a bundled minimum, so the entry Starter plan is $99 per month for 15 spaces whether or not you use them
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Skedda actually diverge.
| Attribute | Employment Hero | Skedda |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | Unknown | Calendar & Time Management |
| Founded | Unknown | 2013 |
Identical on both: 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 Skedda does not also cover.
Only in Skedda
- Space scheduling
- Interactive floor maps
- Booking rules
- Self-service booking
- Usage analytics
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
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.
Skedda
- Booking desks and meeting rooms in a hybrid workplacenot Employment Hero
- Interactive floor plan based space management for officesnot Employment Hero
- Scheduling shared studios, courts and community spacesnot 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
Skedda
- Pricing is per space with a bundled minimum, so the entry Starter plan is $99 per month for 15 spaces whether or not you use them
- All published plans are quoted billed annually, with no monthly rate shown
- The rules and roles engine is basic on Starter and limited on Plus; the full engine requires Premier
- The insights dashboard is limited on the Starter plan
- Assigned spaces and unlimited custom fields require the Premier plan
- A dedicated account manager, legal agreement flexibility and white glove implementation are Enterprise only, and Enterprise carries no published price
- Every plan, including the cheapest, routes through Talk to Sales rather than self-serve checkout
Pricing, plan by plan
Employment Hero
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.
Skedda
Free- CoreFree
- Basic scheduling
- 1 location
- Essential features
- Pro$99/month
- Multiple locations
- SSO
- Advanced rules
Which should you pick?
Choose Employment Hero if
Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Skedda on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Skedda if
- You need space scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want interactive floor maps.
Questions people ask
- Is Employment Hero or Skedda better?
- Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Skedda at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Skedda?
- Skedda has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Skedda.
- Does Employment Hero or Skedda run on more platforms?
- Employment Hero runs on Web. Skedda runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Skedda for free?
- Yes. Skedda has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
- What can Employment Hero do that Skedda cannot?
- Skedda covers Space scheduling, Interactive floor maps, Booking rules, Self-service booking.
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