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Overall score
2.4/ 5
SME fit2/5
tiered pricing with step cliff + free trial
JTBD4/5
solid named JTBD
Integration1/5
no public API or MCP server
Trust5/5
mature, founded 2014
Quality1/5
no public rating
Compliance2/5
compliance unknown
About
Employment Hero is an AI-powered Employment Operating System for Australian SMBs and mid-market — integrated HR, payroll, recruitment, and benefits. Its standout AI feature is the Recruitment Agent: auto-screens, scores, and interviews applicants from job post to shortlist. Trusted by 300k+ businesses.
Best for: AU/NZ/UK SMBs and mid-market wanting an integrated HR + payroll + recruitment platform — particularly attractive if Smart Match auto-screening is the hiring bottleneck.
Pricing
HR Essentials
min 10 seats- Monthly
- $7
- Annual /mo
- $7
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Leave management;Employee records;Document management;Onboarding;Policies;Support · 10 AUD/employee (~$7 USD) with $100 AUD/mo minimum. Pricing in AUD on the vendor page; converted at 0.66 USD/AUD.
HR Engage
min 10 seats- Monthly
- $9
- Annual /mo
- $9
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Everything in HR Essentials;Performance reviews;L&D tools;Engagement surveys;Recruitment · 14 AUD/employee (~$9 USD) with $140 AUD/mo minimum.
HR Elite
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- per_user
- Notes
- Everything in HR Engage;Workflow automation;Custom fields;Advanced reporting + insights · Contact sales — contract-based pricing.
Employment Unlimited
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Complete platform;HR Elite + payroll + EAP + recruitment agent + learning bundle + team chat;Priority support · Contact sales — contract-based pricing.
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR Essentialsmin 10 seats | $7 | $7 | per_user | Leave management;Employee records;Document management;Onboarding;Policies;Support · 10 AUD/employee (~$7 USD) with $100 AUD/mo minimum. Pricing in AUD on the vendor page; converted at 0.66 USD/AUD. |
| HR Engagemin 10 seats | $9 | $9 | per_user | Everything in HR Essentials;Performance reviews;L&D tools;Engagement surveys;Recruitment · 14 AUD/employee (~$9 USD) with $140 AUD/mo minimum. |
| HR Elite | n/a | n/a | per_user | Everything in HR Engage;Workflow automation;Custom fields;Advanced reporting + insights · Contact sales — contract-based pricing. |
| Employment Unlimited | n/a | n/a | flat | Complete platform;HR Elite + payroll + EAP + recruitment agent + learning bundle + team chat;Priority support · Contact sales — contract-based pricing. |
Key features
- AI Recruitment Agent — auto screen, score, and interview applicants
- Smart Match candidate-to-role matching
- ATS + onboarding workflows
- Single Touch Payroll (STP Phase 2)
- Earned Wage Access
- Award interpretation for Fair Work
- HR advisory + EAP
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Seed → Growth
- Founded
- 2014
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- unknown
- Data residency
- au
- External rating
- n/a
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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