HR & Recruiting · head to head
Employment Hero vs Zeplin
Employment Hero
HR & Recruiting
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Zeplin 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; Zeplin the free plan is limited to 1 project and 100 screens and works only in a personal workspace
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Zeplin actually diverge.
| Attribute | Employment Hero | Zeplin |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Desktop, Mobile |
| Category | HR & Recruiting | Design Tools |
| Founded | Unknown | 2014 |
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 Zeplin does not also cover.
Only in Zeplin
- Design specs
- Asset export
- Code snippets
- Design tokens
- Comments
- Version control
- Handoff workflow
- Accessibility checks
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.
Zeplin
- Handing off design specs from Figma or Sketch to developersnot Employment Hero
- Sharing screens, assets and style guides with an engineering teamnot Employment Hero
- Reviewing and commenting on design versionsnot 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
Zeplin
- The free plan is limited to 1 project and 100 screens and works only in a personal workspace
- Free plan AI reviews are capped at 3 per week
- Role based permissions require the Advanced plan or higher
- Single sign on, multi factor authentication, activity logs and invoiced billing are Enterprise only
- Priority 24 hour support is Enterprise only
- Basic plan caps screens at 1,000 per project and is priced per project rather than per seat
- Enterprise pricing is by quote with no published rate
Pricing, plan by plan
Employment Hero
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.
Zeplin
Free- FreeFree
- 1 project
- 1 workspace
- Basic specs
- Starter$19/month
- Unlimited projects
- Multiple workspaces
- Advanced specs
- Professional$49/month
- Everything in Starter
- Team collaboration
- Admin controls
Which should you pick?
Choose Employment Hero if
Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Zeplin on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Zeplin if
- You need design specs.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- You also want asset export.
Questions people ask
- Is Employment Hero or Zeplin better?
- Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Zeplin at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Zeplin?
- Zeplin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Employment Hero and Free for Zeplin.
- Does Employment Hero or Zeplin run on more platforms?
- Employment Hero runs on Web. Zeplin runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- Can I use Zeplin for free?
- Yes. Zeplin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
- What can Employment Hero do that Zeplin cannot?
- Zeplin covers Design specs, Asset export, Code snippets, Design tokens.
Related pages
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