Choose Employment Hero if you need
- Integration with QuickBooks, Netsuite or MYOB AccountRight Payroll. We haven't found them on OnPay's website.
At a glance
- OnPay's lowest paid plan is Payroll Essentials at $49 per month base fee, plus $6 per worker per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both work with Xero.
- OnPay lists SOC 2 and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Employment Hero.
- Employment Hero has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for OnPay.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose OnPay if you need
- Integration with QuickBooks Online, JazzHR or TurboTax. We haven't found them on Employment Hero's website.
Employment Hero
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OnPay
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- What it does
- Employment HeroRecruitment, HR, payroll and benefits in one place, designed for small and medium businesses
- OnPayPeople tech for payroll, HR, benefits and time tracking, backed by real experts
- Free plan
- Employment HeroNot confirmed
- OnPayNot confirmed
- Pricing
- Employment HeroNot confirmed
- OnPayBase fee plus per worker, monthly
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Xero
Only Employment Hero
- QuickBooks
- Netsuite
- MYOB AccountRight Payroll
- Deputy
- Slack
- Seek
Only OnPay
- QuickBooks Online
- JazzHR
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Employment Hero and OnPay yet.
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