Employment Hero vs Deel

Employment Hero8.2Visit Deel7.8Visit

Higher score Employment Hero #10 in HR Software 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Try Employment Hero

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Deel #14 in HR Software 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Deel

• Employment Hero fits best

  Teams wanting HR, payroll, and recruiting together

• Deel fits best

  International teams managing payroll and compliance HR

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Side by side

Feature	Employment Hero 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Deel 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.8
Ranking	#10 in HR Software	#14 in HR Software
Best for	Teams wanting HR, payroll, and recruiting together	International teams managing payroll and compliance HR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$5/user/mo
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Employment Hero 6/6 · Deel 6/6
Employee records	✓	✓
Time-off management	✓	✓
Employee onboarding	✓	✓
Performance management	✓	✓
Time tracking	✓	✓
Mobile apps	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Combines HR, payroll, recruiting, engagement and workforce tools Free plan plus web, iOS, Android and API access Integrates with accounting, productivity, recruitment and learning apps	Covers HR records, onboarding, leave, time, performance, payroll, and compliance Core includes workflows, approvals, reporting, and anonymous reporting Web, iOS, Android, API, AI insights, Slack, and Microsoft Teams access
Cons	Paid plans have minimum-user and other pricing conditions Time and attendance is an upgrade or add-on in Australia Payroll and advanced capabilities require higher-tier plans	HRIS pricing starts at $5 per person monthly with no free plan Integrations listed are limited to Slack and Microsoft Teams Hiring, payroll, and employment services are priced separately
Our verdict	Employment Hero is a cloud-based employment platform for small and midsize businesses as well as larger organisations. It brings together employee records, digital files, leave management, onboarding, compliance tools, performance… Read the review →	Deel brings employee, contractor, and employer-of-record administration into one global HR platform. It combines worker profiles, documents, organizational data, onboarding workflows, time off, time tracking, approvals, reporting, payroll,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Employment Hero — where it wins

  • Combines HR, payroll, recruiting, engagement and workforce tools
  • Free plan plus web, iOS, Android and API access
  • Integrates with accounting, productivity, recruitment and learning apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans have minimum-user and other pricing conditions
  • Time and attendance is an upgrade or add-on in Australia
  • Payroll and advanced capabilities require higher-tier plans

• Deel — where it wins

  • Covers HR records, onboarding, leave, time, performance, payroll, and compliance
  • Core includes workflows, approvals, reporting, and anonymous reporting
  • Web, iOS, Android, API, AI insights, Slack, and Microsoft Teams access

  Where it doesn't

  • HRIS pricing starts at $5 per person monthly with no free plan
  • Integrations listed are limited to Slack and Microsoft Teams
  • Hiring, payroll, and employment services are priced separately

• Employment Hero8.2/10 · Paid

  A broad HR suite for teams that want payroll, recruiting and workforce tools together.

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• Deel7.8/10 · Paid

  A broad HR and payroll platform for international teams, starting at $5 per person monthly.

  Visit DeelFull verdict →