Payroll · Comparison

Employment Hero Payroll vs. PayFit

Employment Hero Payroll and PayFit are Payroll solutions in the SAATKORN directory. Feature scope according to the profiles: Employment Hero Payroll 34, PayFit 35 features; both share 27 of them. Only Employment Hero Payroll lists SSO/SAML and SOC 2. Integrations listed: Employment Hero Payroll 31, PayFit 23; shared ones include HMRC RTI, NetSuite and QuickBooks. 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
Payfit
Payfit
Payroll
General
Deployment
SAAS
SAAS
Target Segments
SMBKMU
StartupSMBKMUMid-MarketLarge
Languages——
Data Residency
eu
eu
Pricing
Modelper employeeper employee
Min. Seats10—
ContractMindestvertragslaufzeit von zwölf Monaten; anschließend Verlängerung in 30-Tage-Intervallen.Der Vertrag läuft zunächst bis zum Ende des ersten Abrechnungsmonats und verlängert sich danach jeweils um einen Monat. Bei einer ordentlichen Kündigung durch den Kunden endet er im dritten Kalendermonat nach dem Monat der Kündigungsmitteilung.
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
ISO 27001
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 fast as 5 business days to set up after correct data is provided; first month guided; optional parallel run. Overall timeline depends on data readiness and scope.
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
Help center/knowledge baseChat (Standard/Premium business hours)Email/Ticket24/7 virtual assistant (PayFit Copilot)Phone/Book-a-call (Premium; for larger customers >25 employees)
SLA—Service availability target 98.5% during Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 GMT with planned maintenance communicated.
Timezone CoverageUK business hours (region-specific teams also operate in AU/NZ/SEA); live chat available in-platform.—
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 regionOtherEU
Org chart
Project time
Tasks & owners
Reviews
360 feedback
Job requisitions
Career site
Multi-posting
CV parsing
Referrals
Pipeline/Kanban
Interview scheduling
Scorecards
Offer management
E-signature
Background checks
Recruiting analytics
AI screening/ranking
Positions
Goals/OKRs
Salary bands
Comp cycles
Benefits enrollment
Course catalog
Assignments
SCORM
Succession planning
Skills management
Integrations
Automated BACSnative
Avivanative
Cobee by Pluxeenative
Dynamics 365 Business Centralnative
Elevonative
Employment Hero APInative
Faster Paymentsnative
FreeAgentnative
FreshBooksnative
Go1native
Google Workspacenative
Google Workspace Accountnative
HMRC (RTI: FPS/EPS)native
HMRC RTInativenative
HMRC RTI Gatewaynative
Javelonative
Leapsomenative
Legal & Generalnative
Microsoft 365native
Microsoft 365 Accountnative