Payroll · Comparison

Employment Hero Payroll vs. Namely Payroll

Employment Hero Payroll and Namely Payroll are Payroll solutions in the SAATKORN directory. Feature scope according to the profiles: Employment Hero Payroll 34, Namely Payroll 28 features; both share 25 of them. Only Employment Hero Payroll lists GDPR compliance, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and a DPA. Integrations listed: Employment Hero Payroll 31, Namely Payroll 11. Pricing model for both: per employee.

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

Employment Hero
Employment Hero
Payroll
Namely
Namely
Payroll
General
Deployment
SAAS
SAAS
Target Segments
SMBKMU
SMBKMUMid-MarketLarge
Languages——
Data Residency
eu
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Pricing
Modelper employeeper employee
Min. Seats10—
ContractMindestvertragslaufzeit von zwölf Monaten; anschließend Verlängerung in 30-Tage-Intervallen.Monatlich kündbare Verträge oder Vertragslaufzeiten von bis zu drei Jahren.
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
SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type 2 (2022)
Compliance
DSGVO / GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
HIPAA
DPA
Implementation
Typical TimelineDie meisten Unternehmen sind laut Employment Hero innerhalb weniger Wochen für den ersten produktiven Lohnabrechnungslauf eingerichtet.As little as 3 weeks for ‘Namely Now’; typically go live in 3 months or less depending on configuration
Professional Services
Training Included
Migration Support
Support
Channels
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
Email/Help Center (case submission via Help Community)Phone (1-888-757-4804)Request-a-call (callback)Knowledge base (1,500+ articles, videos)
SLA—Standard non-urgent cases: response within three business days (per Help Community guidance); urgent flagging available for payroll-critical/security issues
Timezone CoverageUK business hours (region-specific teams also operate in AU/NZ/SEA); live chat available in-platform.US business hours; phone line 6 AM–6 PM PT
Features
Employee records
Employee self-service
Manager self-service
Roles & permissions
Gross-to-net
Payslips
Tax/reporting
Benefits/deductions
Clock in/out
Timesheets
Overtime rules
Leave policies
Approvals
Calendars/absence
Dashboards
Custom reports
Data export
API
Okta integration
Azure AD integration
MS Teams integration
Slack integration
iOS/Android app
Responsive UI
Custom fields
Audit trail
SSO/SAML
SCIM
MFA
RBAC
Audit logs
GDPR
DPA available
SOC 2
ISO 27001
Multi-country
Multi-entity
Document management
Workflows
Onboarding checklists
Offboarding checklists
Data residency regionOtherUS
Tasks & owners
Integrations
ATS partnersnative
Avivanative
Background check partnersnative
Benefits and COBRA partnersnative
Dynamics 365 Business Centralnative
E-signature partnersnative
ERP/Financials partnersnative
Employment Hero APInative
FreeAgentnative
FreshBooksnative
Go1native
Google Workspacenative
Google Workspace Accountnative
HMRC (RTI: FPS/EPS)native
HMRC RTInative
HMRC RTI Gatewaynative
Identity management/SSO partnersnative
Learning partnersnative
Legal & Generalnative
Microsoft 365native