Employment Hero alternatives
Employment Hero alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
Employment Hero: HR Essentials $10 and HR Engage $14 per user, with a 10-user minimum
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What people compare Employment Hero with
Employment Hero lists HR Essentials at $10 and HR Engage at $14 per user on its Australian pricing page, with at least 10 users billed. If the bill grows with each employee and you want your HR records in a database you own, you may be looking for an alternative.
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HR for Claude Code
The open-source HR system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Employment Hero data brought across.
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How to choose a Employment Hero alternative
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What drives the monthly bill?
Employment Hero charges per user, with a 10-user minimum, and add-ons can add another monthly cost per employee. Check how your bill changes as your team grows, which functions need a higher tier, and whether optional services are included or charged separately.
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Who controls your records?
Ask what you can take with you if you leave. Employment Hero provides an employee import template, while signatures, workflows and settings stay behind. With HR for Claude Code, your records sit in a database you own, rather than being held only in a software provider's system.
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Can it match your way of working?
List the fields, checks and steps your HR process depends on before choosing. Your version can be built around how your business runs, while the free version checks employment records against NZ and Australian rules and names each rule's source. Confirm the details you need are represented.
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What does switching involve?
Plan the move by separating employee details from documents and processes. Employment Hero's import template can include current and terminated employees, but agreements, policies, tickets and reviews need to come from your files or be moved as part of the switch. Payroll stays in its existing system.
The option that fits
HR that fits the way you run things
Enterprise DNA builds your version of HR for Claude Code around how your business runs. Your records sit in a database you own, and you work with them in plain language. Enterprise DNA brings your Employment Hero data across and runs the system for you. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plan. If you prefer to manage it yourself, there is also a free version.
- check Your records stay in a database you own.
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans.
- check Run the free version yourself, or have Enterprise DNA run yours.
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Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Employment Hero. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
Employment Hero alternatives, answered
How much do Employment Hero alternatives cost? expand_more
Employment Hero lists HR Essentials at $10 and HR Engage at $14 per user on its Australian pricing page, with a 10-user minimum. HR Elite and the tier with payroll are quoted privately. Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, rather than charging per employee.
Can I bring our employee information with us? expand_more
Employment Hero lets you download an employee import template that can include current and terminated staff. The free version checks the rows before saving. Enterprise DNA brings your Employment Hero data across for your version, including other records from your files as part of the switch.
Would we need to change payroll too? expand_more
No. Pay runs, tax, KiwiSaver, super and returns to Inland Revenue and the ATO stay in your payroll system, such as Xero, MYOB or KeyPay. If Employment Hero runs payroll for you today, moving payroll is a separate step to plan.
Can staff still request leave and read policies? expand_more
In the free version, staff ask their manager or the office, and the request is recorded and decided in one step. If you want staff to request leave, read policies and update their own details from a phone, Enterprise DNA can build that self-service page into your version.
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