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Employment Hero vs Snyk

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Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Snyk logo

Snyk

Security & Cybersecurity

Developer-first security platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Snyk 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; Snyk free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Employment Hero and Snyk differ
AttributeEmployment HeroSnyk
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, CLI, IDE integrations
CategoryHR & RecruitingSecurity & Cybersecurity
FoundedUnknown2015

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 Snyk does not also cover.

Only in Snyk

  • Open source security
  • Code security (SAST)
  • Container security
  • IaC security
  • License compliance
  • Fix PRs
  • Priority scoring
  • Developer IDE integration

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.

Snyk

  • Individual developers testing on free tier with limited monthly scansnot Employment Hero
  • Development teams using Team plan with increased test quotas and IDE integrationnot Employment Hero
  • Enterprises requiring unlimited testing via Enterprise plan with custom security rulesnot 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

Snyk

  • Free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month
  • Free and Team plans count only contributing developers making commits within 90 days; public contributions do not count
  • Enterprise plan requires custom pricing and sales contact

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Snyk

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Snyk review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Snyk if

  • You need open source security.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
  • You also want code security (sast).
Snyk review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Snyk better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Snyk at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Snyk?
Snyk has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Snyk.
Does Employment Hero or Snyk run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Snyk runs on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
Can I use Snyk for free?
Yes. Snyk has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
What can Employment Hero do that Snyk cannot?
Snyk covers Open source security, Code security (SAST), Container security, IaC security.
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