Employment Hero
8.6#4 in hr softwareAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitEmployment Hero vs Homebase
What both publish
| Fact | Employment Hero | Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| API | Employment Hero exposes a RESTful JSON API using OAuth 2.0 bearer authentication; access tokens expire after 15 minutes and refresh tokens are supported. | The plan comparison says customers can use Homebase's API to build custom integrations. |
| Company legal name | Employment Hero Holdings Pty Ltd is identified as the parent company of the Employment Hero group. | Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Pioneer Works, Inc. |
| Founded | LinkedIn states that Employment Hero began in 2014. | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Xero, MYOB AccountRight Payroll, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, NetSuite, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Slack. | The integrations directory lists 17 connections including Square, Toast, Clover, Shopify, ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, Lightspeed and payroll providers. |
| Licence | Employment Hero's developer documentation describes the service as copyrighted with all rights reserved, and no open-source licence is published. | The public product pages describe a hosted SaaS application and API and do not state an open-source licence. |
| Payroll | Payroll supports unlimited pay runs, automated tax calculations, modern-award interpretation, ATO electronic lodgements, super processing and employee self-service. | Homebase payroll calculates wages, overtime, tips and taxes and supports direct deposit plus tax filings. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings | 4.8 out of 5 from 95K ratings. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.4 out of 5 from 239 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,157 reviews. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 4,515 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 619 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.4 out of 5 from 239 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,157 reviews. |
| Rating on Google Play | 2.9 out of 5 from 6,290 reviews | 4.2 out of 5 from 24.8K reviews. |
Employment Hero plans
- Pro 50—
- Pro 50Priced on request
- Pro 100—
- Pro 100Priced on request
- Pro 200Priced on request
- Pro 200—
Homebase plans
- BasicFree
- Task Manager add-on$13 a month
- Tip Manager add-on$25 a month
- Background checks add-on$30, paid once
- Essentials$30 a month
- Payroll add-on$49 a month
Pick Employment Hero if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Homebase if…
Homebase may suit businesses that need to coordinate shifts, gather availability, and manage time-off requests. Its web and iOS access may fit teams whose staff use mobile devices as well as browsers.