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Employment Hero vs Wise Business

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

Accounting & Finance

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/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; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Wise Business differ
AttributeEmployment HeroWise Business
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryHR & RecruitingAccounting & Finance
FoundedUnknown2011

Identical on both: 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 Wise Business does not also cover.

Only in Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Various

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.

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Employment Hero
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Employment Hero
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot 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

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

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

Employment Hero review

Choose Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.
Wise Business review

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Wise Business?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Wise Business at $29/month.
Does Employment Hero or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Wise Business runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Employment Hero do that Wise Business cannot?
Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access.
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