Deel Local Payroll vs Employment Hero
Deel Local Payroll confirms 7 of the features we check on its own site; Employment Hero confirms 6.
Deel Local Payroll
Multi-country employers that need compliant local payroll, run in-house or fully outsourced.
Watch out: Covers Africa, UK/Ireland, LATAM and Middle East markets but no prices are published.
Employment Hero
Small and medium businesses in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada wanting HR, payroll and hiring in one platform.
Watch out: Regional sites; no prices visible in the supplied text.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | HR & Payroll | HR & Payroll |
| Specialty | Local payroll | HR payroll hiring |
| Based in | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Best for | All sizes | SMBs |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Payroll calculation · Core features | ✓Local payroll with statutory rules for 49 countries | ✓AI-run payroll for local, global and on-demand teams |
| Time & attendance · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Rostering with photo capture and geo-tracking for time and attendance |
| Recruiting / ATS · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Hiring with a world-class ATS and 2.3M+ talent pool |
| Employee onboarding · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓HR covers onboarding to HR advisory |
| Earned wage access · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Earned Wage Access listed under Benefits |
| Benefits / vouchers · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Perks, insurance, EAP and learning benefits |
| Web app · Platform | ✓Cloud-native, accessible on any device | Unconfirmed |
| Public API · Platform | ✓API integration with pre-defined web service endpoints | Unconfirmed |
| Two-factor authentication · Security & compliance | ✓Multi-factor authentication via Google Authenticator, email or SMS | Unconfirmed |
| Roles & permissions · Security & compliance | ✓Role-based access at module, field and unit level | Unconfirmed |
| ISO 27001 · Security & compliance | ✓ISO 27001:2022 certified | Unconfirmed |
| SOC 2 · Security & compliance | ✓SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 | Unconfirmed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Acumatica, Appsentia, Better Times, Eco Time, Econz Wireless, Elite LMS, ERS Biometrics, Floatpays, Flowgear, graylink, HR Manage, IDU, Jarrison Systems, Jem, LabourGenie.Net | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.