Payroll · Comparison

Darwinbox Payroll vs. Employment Hero Payroll

Darwinbox Payroll and Employment Hero Payroll are Payroll solutions in the SAATKORN directory. Feature scope according to the profiles: Darwinbox Payroll 29, Employment Hero Payroll 34 features; both share 23 of them. Only Employment Hero Payroll lists a DPA. Integrations listed: Darwinbox Payroll 8, Employment Hero Payroll 31. Pricing model: Darwinbox Payroll on request, Employment Hero Payroll per employee.

All details come from the product profiles; a missing entry means it is not stated in the profile.

Darwinbox
Darwinbox
Payroll
Employment Hero
Employment Hero
Payroll
General
Deployment
SAAS
SAAS
Target Segments
LargeEnterprise
SMBKMU
Languages——
Data Residency—
eu
Pricing
ModelOn requestper employee
Min. Seats—10
Contract—Mindestvertragslaufzeit von zwölf Monaten; anschließend Verlängerung in 30-Tage-Intervallen.
Security
SSO / SAML
SCIM
MFA
RBAC
Audit Logs
API Access
Encryption at Rest
Encryption in Transit
IP Allowlist
Certifications—
ISO/IEC 27001:2013SOC 2 Type II
Compliance
DSGVO / GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
HIPAA
DPA
Implementation
Typical Timeline2–3 weeks (~15 days) to go liveDie meisten Unternehmen sind laut Employment Hero innerhalb weniger Wochen für den ersten produktiven Lohnabrechnungslauf eingerichtet.
Professional Services
Training Included
Migration Support
Support
Channels
Help portalEmailCustomer Success ManagerLive training/support sessions
Email (Help Centre/Support tickets)Live chat (in-platform; included with Payroll Premium)Phone (available; paid phone support options and contact number on site)Help Centre/Knowledge BaseHero Hub learning
SLA——
Timezone Coverage—UK business hours (region-specific teams also operate in AU/NZ/SEA); live chat available in-platform.
Features
Employee records
Workflows
Document management
Employee self-service
Manager self-service
Multi-country
Multi-entity
Roles & permissions
Gross-to-net
Payslips
Tax/reporting
Benefits/deductions
Clock in/out
Overtime rules
Dashboards
Custom reports
Data export
API
MS Teams integration
iOS/Android app
Responsive UI
Custom fields
Audit trail
RBAC
Audit logs
MFA
GDPR
SOC 2
ISO 27001
Timesheets
Leave policies
Approvals
Calendars/absence
Okta integration
Azure AD integration
Slack integration
SSO/SAML
SCIM
DPA available
Onboarding checklists
Offboarding checklists
Data residency regionOther
Integrations
Avivanative
Core HR (Darwinbox)native
Darwinbox Amplifynative
Darwinbox Studionative
Dynamics 365 Business Centralnative
Employment Hero APInative
Expenses (Darwinbox)native
FreeAgentnative
FreshBooksnative
Go1native
Google Workspacenative
Google Workspace Accountnative
HMRC (RTI: FPS/EPS)native
HMRC RTInative
HMRC RTI Gatewaynative
Legal & Generalnative
Microsoft 365native
Microsoft 365 Accountnative
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centralnative
Microsoft Power BI (via SyncEzy)native