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Employment Hero vs. Litmos

A side-by-side view of the product records we have today. Use it to narrow the question, then confirm current pricing, limits, and security details with each vendor.

The short version

Employment Hero starts at Free per seat, versus Litmos at $2,500. Litmos carries the higher aggregate rating (9.7/5 vs 4.3/5).

Full comparison

Employment Herofrom Free
Litmosfrom $2,500 per month
Audyense Score78ASStrong29AS*Low
PositioningAll-in-one HR, payroll and hiring platform for small and medium businesses.Litmos is one of the leading corporate learning systems on the market built to accelerate training of both internal and external teams.
Free tierYesYes
DeploymentCloud / SaaSCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-marketStartup, SMB, Mid-market
Pricing plans
  • Recruitment FreeFree
  • HR EssentialsA$10
  • HR EngageA$14
  • HR EliteCustom pricing
  • Employment UnlimitedCustom pricing
  • PayrollA$10
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
Applicant tracking (ATS)YesFull ATS pipeline with candidate scoring; available as a free standalone plan and within HR Engage recruitment.—
Benefits administrationPartialOffers an employee benefits/perks, discounts, cashback and EAP program rather than traditional US-style insurance/benefits enrollment administration.—
Employee directory & org chartYesCentral employee records/directory with company org chart in the HR module.—
Mobile appYesEmployee mobile app for self-service, benefits, payslips and leave.—
Employee onboardingYesDigital onboarding/offboarding included from the entry HR Essentials tier; frequently praised by reviewers.—
PayrollYesNative payroll (formerly KeyPay) with award interpretation; runs on a partly separate engine per reviewers.—
Performance reviewsYesPerformance management included from the HR Engage tier.—
Public APIYesPublic developer API and self-service developer portal; API access restricted to higher subscription tiers.—
Reporting & dashboardsYesPayroll and HR reporting on all tiers; advanced analytics on HR Elite and above.—
Time-off & PTO managementYesLeave/PTO management included from HR Essentials; some reviewers report leave-balance calculation bugs.—
Embedded content creation tools that support multiple formats—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Intuitive user interface—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Multi-language & localization support—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Surveys—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Custom branding / Whitelabel—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Assessment / Quiz—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Sell online courses—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Ecommerce shopping cart—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
SCORM & TIN CAN certified—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Schedule live courses – ILT—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Real-time reporting—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Developer API including SalesForce—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Okta—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
and Dropbox—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Integrations verified60+—
Aggregate rating4.3 · 801 reviews9.7 · No reviews yet
Integrations
XeroMYOB AccountRightQuickBooksSage IntacctNetSuiteZoho Books+9 more
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Security & compliance
ISO 27001ISO 27017ISO 27018SOC 2 Type II+1 more
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Pros
  • Genuinely all-in-one: HR, payroll, recruitment, onboarding and benefits managed in one place instead of multiple systems.
  • Intuitive, easy-to-use interface, with the onboarding module frequently called out as a big time-saver.
  • Helpful implementation/sales teams and continuous feature updates.
  • Employee self-service plus a benefits, discounts and cashback layer via the employee app.
  • Independent review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Documented capability: Embedded content creation tools that support multiple formats
  • Documented capability: Intuitive user interface
  • Documented capability: Multi-language & localization support
  • Documented capability: Surveys
Cons
  • Customer support is a recurring complaint — slow email replies, long wait times and escalation delays.
  • HR and payroll modules don’t always integrate seamlessly; users must know which tasks belong on which system.
  • Leave/holiday-balance calculations can break and be time-consuming to fix.
  • Feature-rich to the point of feeling overwhelming, with a learning curve, and API/advanced features gated to higher tiers.
  • Pricing and usage limits should be checked against the exact plan
  • Implementation effort depends on the team's data and process maturity
  • Reported outcomes should be validated with the buyer's own data
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Editorial read of this comparison

The table summarizes structured facts; this section explains what the differences mean for a real buying decision.

Where each tool fits, and where it may not

Employment Hero

Employment Hero is an Australian-founded, cloud-based employment platform that combines HR, payroll, recruitment, onboarding, employee benefits and self-service in a single system. It targets small and medium businesses (10+ employees) primarily in Australia and wider APAC/UK markets, and also offers a global Employer of Record (EOR) service. Pricing is per-employee/month with add-ons for payroll, learning, rostering and more.

A particularly good fit for: Australian and APAC small-to-medium businesses wanting HR, payroll and compliance in one platform. Growing SMBs that need onboarding, leave management and employee self-service without stitching together multiple tools. Employers that want to offer staff a benefits/perks, discounts and financial-wellness layer through the employee app.

May be a poor fit if: Very small teams under the 10-user minimum, or organisations needing highly robust, deeply configurable HR workflows that reviewers say more specialised platforms handle better. Buyers wanting a single fully-unified HR+payroll database, since reviewers report the payroll engine runs somewhat separately and doesn’t always sync cleanly with HR.

Litmos

Litmos is one of the leading corporate learning systems on the market built to accelerate training of both internal and external teams. It won our Expert’s Choice Award for 2019. Despite being able to automate both internal and external learning programs, Litmos is still referred to as the worlds simplest and easiest to use a learning management system that requires neither dedicated training nor expensive installations. The company’s target group entails mostly midmarket companies and established enterprises, while its client base already lists a number of prominent Fortune 1000 members. The system, nevertheless, is not entirely focused on large and corporate teams – Litmos still belongs to the group of affordable eLearning systems with dedicated ‘up to 100 users’ packages a small company could consider. In fact, Litmos is often preferred to seemingly cheaper LMS tools because it doesn’t require a setup fee and doesn’t limit on-point customer support to a particular plan. The price will rather depend on how many users you wish to involve, and the type of learning support you wish to focus on. To make the process of attaining and selling courses even smoother, Litmos established a number of valuable third-party partnerships with platforms such as Shopify (you can distribute your Litmos courses there for free). Needless to say, a vast group of integrations is a guarantee that the system will blend in with your software ecosystem, and won’t require you to make any specific changes in order to run it. Litmos integrates with Salesforce to increase sales reps performance, train licensed users, and leverage training for customers, employees, and compliance, among others. Next to its convenient Salesforce partnership, Litmos works impeccably with Okta, OneLogin, Ping, Box, Centrify, and other similar systems, and it is one of the few SCORM certified learning & security

A particularly good fit for: B2B teams evaluating HR and People software Teams that need documented workflow capabilities and fit guidance Organizations willing to validate implementation and plan limits

May be a poor fit if: Teams seeking a workflow outside the product's documented focus Teams needing unlimited usage without plan limits

Pricing and plan structure

Employment Hero: Published starting price Free

  • Recruitment FreeFree
  • HR EssentialsA$10 per employee/mo (AUD, min 10 users)
  • HR EngageA$14 per employee/mo (AUD, min 10 users)
  • HR EliteCustom pricing
  • Employment UnlimitedCustom pricing
  • PayrollA$10 per employee/mo (AUD)

Litmos: Published starting price $2,500 per month

  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing

Capabilities worth validating

  • Employment Hero: Applicant tracking (ATS), Benefits administration, Employee directory & org chart, Mobile app, Employee onboarding Integrations include Xero, MYOB AccountRight, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct.
  • Litmos: Embedded content creation tools that support multiple formats, Intuitive user interface, Multi-language & localization support, Surveys, Custom branding / Whitelabel

Questions to answer before switching

  • Does Employment Hero's selected plan include the features and limits we need?
  • Does Litmos's selected plan include the features and limits we need?
  • Does the exact integration path for Xero, MYOB AccountRight, QuickBooks support the sync direction, permissions, and volume we need?
  • Is a hosted-only deployment acceptable for the team and customers who will use this system?

How to evaluate this shortlist

A useful comparison turns the differences between HR & People tools into a concrete test. Use these steps to avoid choosing from a feature table or the lowest headline price alone.

  1. Start with a representative HR & People workflow, not a feature checklist. Define who will use it, what data goes in, and what outcome the team needs.
  2. Test the complete path through Xero, MYOB AccountRight, QuickBooks: permissions, sync direction, failure handling, and volume limits often matter more than the integration name.
  3. Compare the cost of the real scenario, including users, usage, storage, support, and contract requirements. The entry price alone does not measure adoption cost.
  4. Before switching, list the evidence gaps, request a demo of the critical workflow, and confirm security, data residency, export, and support with each vendor.

Structured signals help narrow the shortlist, but a trial with a real workflow is still the best way to validate the decision.

Research basis

Last checked: 2026-08-18. Pricing, integrations, feature support, and review signals can change, so treat this as a research snapshot and verify the final decision with the vendor.

Sources consulted: Employment Hero product site, G2, Capterra; Litmos product site, FinancesOnline review, Vendor website