Employment Hero
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're an AU, NZ, UK, SG or Canadian SMB wanting recruitment, HR, payroll and benefits in one compliant platform.
Comparison
Employment Hero vs ELMO Software
Employment Hero and ELMO Software both land on Depends.
ELMO Software
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're an Australian mid-size or multi-entity org that wants payroll, rostering, and HR consolidated in one system and can handle sales-led pricing.
| Compare | Employment Hero | ELMO Software |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | AU/NZ SMBs wanting HR + payroll combined | Mid-size AU orgs |
| Who it's not for | Payroll-only buyers . the full suite is overkill | Small teams needing simple HR . clear overkill |
| Privacy | No public breaches found; encryption in transit confirmed; ongoing SEEK data-misuse lawsuit is the watch item.⁹ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No reliable support evidence in sources | No usable evidence in sources reviewed |
| Public sentiment | G2 and Trustpilot (4/5) reviewers praise time savings and breadth, while Reddit threads carry sharper criticism of pricing changes and recruitment practices.² | Ratings are solid . 4.4/5 on G2 (61 reviews) and 4.5/5 on Capterra (248) . but the review snippets available are truncated, so detailed sentiment is thin. |
| Biggest gotcha | 2026 repricing hit existing customers overnight . confirm your renewal rate before signing⁸ | Expect sales-led custom quotes; no price list is published anywhere |
Pick Employment Hero when
- AU/NZ SMBs wanting HR + payroll combined
- Teams replacing manual payroll and spreadsheets
- Sub-100-employee companies needing compliance
- Companies hiring across AU, UK, SG, NZ or Canada
When Employment Hero is not a fit
- Payroll-only buyers . the full suite is overkill
- Enterprises needing deep multi-country global payroll
- Buyers who need stable, predictable bills after the 2026 repricing
- US-based teams; evidence shows AU, UK, NZ, SG, CA coverage only
Pick ELMO Software when
- Mid-size AU orgs
- Payroll + rostering-heavy workforces
- Multi-module HR consolidation
- AU/NZ compliance-focused teams
When ELMO Software is not a fit
- Small teams needing simple HR . clear overkill
- Overseas-only companies outside AU/NZ/UK
- Buyers wanting transparent published pricing
- Startups that just need a people list
Sources
review
- Employment Hero Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Employment Hero review | TechRadartechradar.comreview
- Why companies replace Employment Hero | Workniceworknice.comreview
review
news
news
review
- Employment Hero Pricing 2026 | Capterracapterra.comreview
- Trust Center FAQ | Employment Herotrust.employmenthero.comsecurity
- Employment Hero Security Rating | UpGuardupguard.comsecurity
- Employment Hero official siteemploymenthero.comofficial
- Case Studies | Employment Hero UKemploymenthero.comofficial
- From zero to Employment Hero | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comnews