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Employment Hero is a well-regarded, easy-to-use HR and payroll platform, but it runs as two separate products for HR and Payroll, and we could not find Foreign Worker Levy handled anywhere on its Singapore site. This guide compares four alternatives for a Singapore team: Omni HR, Deel, Darwinbox and Rippling.
Why This Guide Exists
Employment Hero is a genuinely well-liked platform. It is the easiest-to-use HR interface most reviewers compare it against, all-in-one for SME buyers who want HR, payroll and recruitment under one login, and its Employer of Record footprint reaches 180 countries. If your team is happy with it, this guide is not an argument to change.
For a Singapore team weighing it up, two things are worth checking closely first. Employment Hero HR and Employment Hero Payroll are two separate products underneath, two plans, two prices, two subscriptions, per their own help centre. And across their Singapore site and help centre, we could not find Foreign Worker Levy described as a product capability anywhere.
This guide compares four platforms for a Singapore team: Omni HR, Deel, Darwinbox and Rippling.
Quick Comparison
| Platform | Best for | SG Payroll (CPF, SDL, IRAS, FWL) | Multi-Country Asia | Rating | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omni HR | Growing teams that need HR and payroll across Asia in one platform | Yes, native, including FWL | SG, MY, HK, PH native. 20+ countries managed. EOR and contractor payments. | 4.8/5 (G2) | $3/employee/mo |
| Deel | A Singapore HQ hiring employees and contractors in multiple countries | Yes, own-entity or EOR route. CPF and SDF named. | 150+ countries, EOR and contractor payments | 4.9/5, 4,306 reviews (GetApp) | EOR from $599/mo, contractor from $49/mo. HR/payroll rates not published. |
| Darwinbox | Larger Singapore enterprises (200+ employees) with an Asia footprint | Native, per the vendor, statutory items not itemised on their SG page | SG, MY, ID, TH, PH among markets served | 4.2/5, 45 reviews (GetApp) | Not published |
| Rippling | Tech-forward companies that want HR, IT and finance in one system | Not confirmed on Rippling's own site for Singapore, verify directly | Global contractor payments and payroll routes, SG not specifically named | 4.9/5, 4,860 reviews (GetApp) | From $8/employee/mo |
Why Singapore Teams Look for Employment Hero Alternatives
Employment Hero does not lose Singapore customers because the product is bad. Reviewers rate it highly, 495 G2 reviews tag ease of use as its top strength, and 95% of reviewers give it four or five stars. The two things that send Singapore teams looking elsewhere are more specific.
Two products, one seam
Employment Hero HR and Employment Hero Payroll are two separate products: two plan ladders, two per-employee prices, two monthly minimums, two subscriptions, two cancellation flows. Their own help centre splits which data lives where, personal details and leave entitlements sit in HR, pay categories and pay runs sit in Payroll.
Employment Hero's own Singapore pricing page lists each product on its own ladder. HR Platinum at SGD 10 plus Payroll Premium at SGD 8 gives the SGD 18 combination.
| Feature (GetApp rating, review count) | Sits on | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Employee database (n=56) | HR platform | 4.4 |
| HR management (n=26) | HR platform | 4.4 |
| Vacation / leave tracking (n=22) | Seam between the two platforms | 3.9 |
| Payroll management (n=51) | Payroll platform | 3.8 |
| Payroll reporting (n=27) | Payroll platform | 3.8 |
| Tax compliance (n=16) | Payroll platform | 3.6 |
Everything on the HR side rates 4.3 or higher. Everything on the Payroll side, including tax compliance, rates 3.6 to 3.8. One G2 reviewer described the seam directly: "Logging leave through EH work app does not appear in EH Payroll backend. Have to approve leave in multiple areas."
Foreign Worker Levy, not found
SDL is worth being fair about, Employment Hero's help centre documents it as a fully automated calculation, they simply don't market it. FWL is different. Across their Singapore site and help centre, we could not find it described as a product capability anywhere, checked 21 August 2026. For a Singapore team with work-permit or S Pass holders, that's worth confirming directly with Employment Hero before you sign.
Support and implementation, in reviewers' words
Two Employment Hero customers left low ratings on G2 in 2026 and pointed at support. A reviewer in New Zealand rated it 1.5 out of 5 and wrote that "the support to date is vastly inadequate." A verified user in telecommunications rated it 2 out of 5 and wrote that implementation support "was practically non-existent through their appointed project support team." Both reviews are shown as posted.
1. Omni HR
Best for: Growing Singapore companies that want HR, payroll, compliance and recruitment in one platform.
Omni HR was built for Asia from the start, with native payroll in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines, plus managed payroll across 20+ Asian countries, Employer of Record and contractor payments.
| Capability | Omni HR | Employment Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore payroll (CPF, SDL, IRAS, FWL) | Yes, native, all four | Yes for CPF, SDL, IRAS. FWL not found as a capability on their SG site or help centre. |
| Platform structure | One platform, one price | Two products (HR and Payroll), two prices, two subscriptions |
| Multi-country Asia | SG, MY, HK, PH native, 20+ managed | Localised payroll for SG, MY, AU, NZ, UK, CA. No PH, TH, ID, VN, HK. |
| EOR | Yes, across Asia | Yes, 180 countries globally |
| Contractor payments | Yes, across Asia | Not covered in this comparison |
| AI assistant | Mino and Connect AI, on Growth plan and above regardless of company size | Hero AI and Recruitment Agent, gated by plan tier and monthly credits |
| Support | Same-day, Asia timezone, WhatsApp, Slack, email | No phone support, Hero AI first, no published SLA |
| Pricing | $3/employee/mo Core HR, $1 per add-on module | SGD 11 to 18/employee/mo across both ladders, SGD 220 to 360 combined minimum |
| Rating | 4.8/5 (G2) | 4.4/5, 4,005 reviews (G2), 4.4/5, 239 reviews (GetApp, same Gartner pool as Capterra and Software Advice) |
The practical difference is that Omni HR runs HR and payroll as one system, so there's no seam for a leave balance or a pay run to get stuck behind, and FWL is handled the same way CPF and SDL are.
Book a demo to see how Omni HR handles Singapore payroll end to end.
2. Deel
Best for: A Singapore HQ that is already hiring outside Singapore, in a mix of employees and contractors, and wants one system for all of them.
Deel positions itself around paying every worker type in every country from one platform, across 150+ countries. For Singapore specifically, it offers both an own-entity route (Global Payroll) and an EOR route for companies without a local entity, and names Singapore's employer contributions directly: CPF at 17% plus a Skill Development Fund at 0.25%, for an estimated 17.85% total employer cost.
Pricing is published for some products and not others: EOR from $599 per employee per month, Contractor of Record from $325 per month, contractor payments from $49 per month, PEO from $125 per month. Standalone Global Payroll and HR platform rates are not published as figures.
Reviewers credit Deel for making international hiring, payroll and compliance straightforward, and for flexible payment rails. The honest limitation: the commercial model is built around global reach, and reviewers report pricing that's high or unclear for smaller businesses, plus currency conversion and withdrawal fees outside the headline subscription. For a Singapore-only team with no cross-border headcount, a lot of what you'd be paying for is coverage you won't use.
Rating: 4.9/5, 4,306 reviews (GetApp).
3. Darwinbox
Best for: Larger Singapore enterprises, 200+ employees, with an Asia footprint and enough process complexity to justify a full suite.
Darwinbox is an Asia-built HCM suite, positioned explicitly for "Enterprises with 200+ Employees," with 900+ enterprise customers and operations across 130+ countries by its own count. Its Singapore payroll page describes native payroll without itemising CPF, SDL or IRAS by name.
Pricing is not published on either the Singapore HRIS or payroll pages. Reviewers rate its reporting, analytics and mobile access highly (5.0 on GetApp), and describe the interface as intuitive enough to reduce day-to-day complexity. The honest limitation: it's scoped for the enterprise end, one reviewer described it as "slightly pricey compared to competitors," and a 50 to 150 person Singapore company is buying below the size band the product is designed around.
Rating: 4.2/5, 45 reviews (GetApp), a small sample relative to the other options here.
4. Rippling
Best for: Tech-forward companies that want device and app management sitting in the same system as HR and payroll.
Rippling positions itself around HR, IT and finance in a single platform, splitting global payroll capability into contractor payments, payroll via Rippling's own entities, and payroll via the buyer's entities. Its own site does not name Singapore specifically on the pages we reviewed, so Singapore payroll coverage is worth confirming directly with Rippling before you sign, we can't assert it either way.
Pricing starts from $8 per employee per month. Reviewers rate it very highly and single out workflow automation and a centralised onboarding and time-tracking dashboard. The honest limitation: reviewers describe pricing as hard to predict, with unexpected fees, and combined with the unconfirmed Singapore payroll position, a buyer whose primary requirement is local statutory payroll has more to verify here before committing.
Rating: 4.9/5, 4,860 reviews (GetApp).
Singapore Compliance and Platform Structure: Who Actually Handles What
| Capability | Omni HR | Employment Hero | Deel | Darwinbox | Rippling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG Payroll (CPF, SDL, IRAS, FWL) | Yes, all four, native | CPF/SDL/IRAS yes, FWL not found | Yes, own-entity or EOR, CPF and SDF named | Native claimed, statutory items not itemised | Not confirmed for Singapore |
| Platform structure | One platform, one price | Two products, two prices | One platform, multiple worker-type products | One suite | One suite |
| Multi-country Asia payroll | SG, MY, HK, PH native, 20+ managed | SG, MY, AU, NZ, UK, CA only | 150+ countries | SG, MY, ID, TH, PH among markets served | Global routes, SG not specifically named |
| EOR | Yes, across Asia | Yes, 180 countries | Yes | Not covered here | Not covered here |
| Starting price | $3/employee/mo | SGD 11 to 18/employee/mo | EOR from $599/mo, HR/payroll rates not published | Not published | From $8/employee/mo |
| Rating | 4.8/5 (G2) | 4.4/5 (G2, 4,005 reviews) | 4.9/5 (GetApp, 4,306 reviews) | 4.2/5 (GetApp, 45 reviews) | 4.9/5 (GetApp, 4,860 reviews) |
When to Choose Employment Hero vs Omni HR
| Choose Employment Hero if... | Choose Omni HR if... |
|---|---|
| You need EOR coverage well outside Asia, up to 180 countries | Your team is based in Singapore, or Singapore plus other Asia markets |
| You want the most-reviewed, easiest-to-use HR interface in this comparison | You need FWL handled natively, not just CPF, SDL and IRAS |
| Recruitment tooling under the same login matters more than payroll depth | You want HR and payroll on one platform, with no seam between leave and pay runs |
| Two separate subscriptions for HR and payroll isn't a concern | You want a single price for a single platform, and same-day WhatsApp or Slack support |
Further Reading
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on what you need. Omni HR fits teams that want HR and payroll, including FWL, in one Asia-native platform. Deel fits teams hiring across many countries. Darwinbox fits larger enterprises (200+ employees). Rippling fits tech-forward teams that want HR, IT and finance together, though its Singapore payroll coverage is not confirmed on its own site.
We could not find FWL described as a product capability anywhere on Employment Hero's Singapore site or help centre, as checked on 21 August 2026. Omni HR handles FWL natively alongside CPF, SDL and IRAS.
Two. Employment Hero HR and Employment Hero Payroll are separate products with separate plan ladders, prices and subscriptions, per their own help centre.
Deel offers both an own-entity Global Payroll route and an EOR route for Singapore, and names CPF and the Skill Development Fund directly on its Singapore hiring page. Standalone Global Payroll pricing is not published.
Darwinbox is built for enterprises with 200+ employees. Reviewers describe it as pricier than alternatives, and its own site targets a larger buyer than a 50 to 150 person team.
Rippling's own site does not specifically name Singapore payroll coverage on the pages we reviewed. If Singapore statutory payroll is your main requirement, confirm coverage directly with Rippling before signing.
Omni HR starts at $3 per employee per month. Employment Hero runs SGD 11 to 18 per employee per month across its two products. Deel's EOR product starts at $599 per employee per month, with standalone payroll pricing not published. Darwinbox does not publish pricing. Rippling starts at $8 per employee per month.
Omni HR, Darwinbox and Rippling each run as a single platform. Employment Hero splits HR and Payroll into two separate products with separate subscriptions. Deel's payroll and HR functions sit within its broader worker-type product suite.
