Employment Hero: features, editions and UK prices

Checked 28 October 2026 · 4 min read · HR

Employment Hero is a HR and payroll software from Employment Hero. This page sets out what Employment Hero's own UK pages say about it: the editions and what they cost, which features are built in and which need an app or add-on. It is a factual summary to help you build a shortlist, not a recommendation for or against Employment Hero.

In total we confirmed 16 features for Employment Hero from public information: 15 built in and 1 through an app, add-on or separate Employment Hero product. Each is listed below with the vendor's own words and a link to the source.

Employment Hero editions and UK prices

Prices as published by Employment Hero on 28 October 2026. Prices change; always confirm the current price and terms with Employment Hero before you buy.

Finance and accounting: Employment Hero

• Full audit trail – built in (HR Essentials). “People – Audit Trail A full log of changes made to employee records for compliance and governance.” (employmenthero.com)

Purchasing and payables: Employment Hero

• Employee expenses – built in (HR Engage). “Expense management Submit, approve, and track employee expense claims in one place.” (employmenthero.com)

People, HR and payroll: Employment Hero

• Employee records – built in (HR Engage). “Custom Fields Add fields to employee records to capture data specific to your organisation.” (employmenthero.com)
• Holiday and absence – built in (HR Essentials). “Time Leave Management Manage all leave types — annual, sick, parental, and more — with automated accruals and approvals.” (employmenthero.com)
• UK payroll (RTI) – built in. “Free payroll covers RTI, unlimited employees and payslips.” (employmenthero.com)
• Pensions auto-enrolment – built in. “Auto-enrolment done right, every time.” (employmenthero.com)
• Employee self-service app – built in. “Let your team access payslips and key payroll info available anytime, from anywhere.” (employmenthero.com)
• Performance reviews – built in (HR Engage). “Automate leave requests, performance reviews, and onboarding.” (employmenthero.com)
• Recruitment / applicant tracking – built in (HR Essentials). “Board view Visualise your hiring pipeline as a Kanban board, with candidates moving across stages.” (employmenthero.com)

Reporting, platform and integrations: Employment Hero

• Cloud (no servers to run) – built in. “Yes, our free payroll solution is fully cloud based.” (employmenthero.com)
• Mobile app – built in. “The Employment Hero Work App is a mobile application designed to streamline various work-related administrative tasks for employees.” (employmenthero.com)
• Custom reports – built in (HR Elite). “Reporting Custom Reports Build your own reports from employee data fields to answer specific business questions.” (employmenthero.com)
• Power BI / BI tool connection – through an app or add-on. “Power BI integration with Employment Hero | HR & Payroll features Integrate with Power BI via SyncEzy.” (employmenthero.com)
• Open API – built in (HR Elite). “API Portal Access Access Employment Hero’s API to build custom integrations with your existing tools.” (employmenthero.com)
• Role-based permissions – built in (HR Essentials). “Permissions Control what each user role can see and do across the platform.” (employmenthero.com)
• Single sign-on (Microsoft / Google) – built in (HR Elite). “Single Sign On (SSO) Let employees log in using your existing identity provider, removing the need for separate credentials.” (employmenthero.com)

How to compare Employment Hero with other systems

The useful comparison is against the features your business actually needs. Write down the five or six processes you cannot work without, check each against the list above and against the same list for other systems, and ask each vendor to show those processes in a demo using your own examples.

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