Breezy HR vs Employment Hero
Features, use cases, pros and cons, and pricing side by side — and which one to pick.
Best for: Small and midsize teams that hire regularly without a dedicated recruiter, Companies that want one-click job distribution across 50+ boards
Read the full Breezy HR reviewBest for: Australian SMEs that want HR, payroll, and hiring under one roof, Businesses hiring at volume that need faster candidate screening
Read the full Employment Hero reviewCommission may apply at no extra cost
Breezy HR vs Employment Hero: features compared
Compare key features side by side
Feature Comparison Summary
Which should you choose?
Choose Breezy HR if
- You hire regularly but don't need payroll or HR admin.
- You prefer a 14-day full-feature trial with no credit card.
Choose Employment Hero if
- You want HR, payroll, and hiring in one AI platform.
- You need staff employed in 180+ countries via HeroForce.
- Your roster-heavy team wants automated pay runs and award interpretation.
Breezy HR vs Employment Hero: pros and cons
Breezy HR posts jobs to 50+ boards with one click, automates screening, emails, and interview scheduling, and gives every plan unlimited users — even the free-forever Bootstrap tier. Overall, it's a solid pick for small and midsize teams that hire regularly, though usage-based add-ons and a quote-only Pro plan can push costs past the advertised tiers.
Pros
- Advertises open positions to 50+ job boards with a single click and includes a branded, mobile-friendly career site, so visibility doesn't require extra tools
- Automates the repetitive parts of hiring — pre-screening questionnaires, candidate emails, interview self-scheduling, one-way video screening, and structured team feedback collection
- Every plan, including the free Bootstrap tier, includes unlimited users and candidates, so the whole team can collaborate without per-seat fees
Cons
- The free Bootstrap plan is tightly capped — only 1 active position or candidate pool at a time, with full candidate access limited to candidates added in the last 30 days
- Usage-based add-ons stack on top of plan pricing — Breezy Intelligence (from $30 per 100,000 credits), SMS (from $41/mo), and Onboard (from $49/mo) — so real costs can exceed the advertised tier price
- No refund policy is advertised and contract terms aren't published upfront, so buyers must rely on the 14-day trial to de-risk the purchase
Employment Hero
Employment Hero bundles HR, payroll, hiring, rostering, and benefits into one AI-powered platform, with transparent entry pricing from $10 a month and an employer-of-record service covering 180+ countries. User minimums, per-seat add-ons, and quote-only top tiers can inflate the bill, though. Overall, it's a strong pick for growing teams that check the fine print first.
Pros
- Consolidates HR, payroll, hiring, rostering, and benefits into one platform, so employee data flows from offer letter to final payslip without manual re-entry between systems
- AI Recruitment Agent screens candidates into ranked shortlists and runs 24/7 video interviews, drawing on a pool of 2.3M+ job seekers — vendor-reported to cut screening time by 90%
- Automated award interpretation, leave accruals, and payroll anomaly detection (e.g., overtime spikes) catch errors before the pay run, with same-day payments via New Payments Platform infrastructure
Cons
- HR and Payroll plans require a minimum of 10 users, and billing is based on the higher of contracted or active user count — a real cost trap for small or fluctuating teams
- Most add-ons (Chat, Rostering, Managed Payroll, HR Advisory, EAP, LMS) carry monthly minimums of $20–$400, so the real bill can climb well beyond the headline per-employee rate
- HR Elite and Employment Unlimited are quote-only, so you can't budget without talking to sales, and no money-back guarantee is advertised
Breezy HR and Employment Hero in detail
Breezy HR
Breezy HR is a modern applicant tracking system (ATS) for growing companies. It covers the full hiring journey - advertising jobs, screening candidates, running interviews, sending offers, and onboarding new hires. A companion product, Breezy Perform, adds performance reviews, goals, and 1:1 feedback. More than 17,000 companies use it, including Duolingo and Tonal, according to the company's website.
Standout features
- Advertise & Attract
- Automate & Qualify
- Hire & Measure
- Collaborative Hiring, Anywhere
- Support, Templates & Security
Use cases
- Fill your first role without a recruiter
- Escape the screening busywork
- Hire together as a team
- Close offers and scale with confidence
Employment Hero
Employment Hero is an all-in-one employment platform covering HR, payroll, recruitment, rostering, and benefits. Its AI agents screen candidates, answer HR questions, and run payroll calculations. A managed service called HeroForce handles employment in 180+ countries. It's built for SMEs and growing companies, from startups to larger businesses, across industries like healthcare, retail, hospitality, construction, and tech.
Standout features
- AI recruitment that screens for you
- HR answers without the ticket queue
- Payroll with a built-in second pair of eyes
- Everything in one system, from offer to payslip
- Hire in 180+ countries without setting up entities
Use cases
- Hiring at volume, minus the screening grind
- Fielding the same HR questions every day
- Catching payroll errors before pay day
- Hiring overseas without opening an entity
Pricing compared
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, before taxes and add-ons. Costs are per month.
| Pricing compared | Breezy HR | Employment Hero |
|---|---|---|
| From (cheapest paid plan) | $189/mo Startup | $2/mo Chat (add-on) · per user |
| Free plan | Yes Only 1 active position or candidate pool at a time; full candidate access limited to candidates added in the last 30 days | No |
| Free trial | 14 days | Yes |
| Money-back guarantee | Not stated | Not stated |
| Annual billing savings | Up to 17% | — |
| Pricing model | Flat price | Per user |
| Cost for 1 user | FreeCheaper Bootstrap plan, billed monthly | $2/mo Chat (add-on) plan, billed monthly |
| Cost for 5 users | $189/mo Startup plan, billed monthly · price per account (user limit not stated) | $10/mo Chat (add-on) plan, billed monthly |
| Cost for 10 users | $189/mo Startup plan, billed monthly · price per account (user limit not stated) | $20/mo Chat (add-on) plan, billed monthly |
| Cost for 25 users | $189/mo Startup plan, billed monthly · price per account (user limit not stated) | $50/mo Chat (add-on) plan, billed monthly |
| Plans | 5 | 15 |
| Prices checked | Prices not verified yet — see the vendor page. | Checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Price history | No tracked prices yet | Tracking prices since Sep 9, 2026. No price change detected yet. |
- Cheapest plan that fits each team size. Per-user plans are multiplied by the number of users (respecting stated minimums and seat packs). Plans that include some users cost their base price plus the extra-user price for each user beyond those included. Flat-priced plans with no stated user limit are counted as one licence per user.
Cheaper for your team size
For 1 user (billed monthly), Breezy HR costs $0/mo vs Employment Hero at $2/mo.
- Only Breezy HR has a free plan.
Computed from published list prices on the dates shown. Excludes taxes, add-ons and promotions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do Breezy HR and Employment Hero overlap?
Both handle recruiting. Breezy focuses purely on hiring, while Employment Hero bundles recruitment with HR, payroll, rostering, and benefits, plus employer-of-record service HeroForce.
Can I try both before buying?
Yes. Breezy offers a free-forever Bootstrap plan and a 14-day trial. Employment Hero offers a free hiring hub signup, though no money-back guarantee is advertised.