Vendor Research

Vendor Research

By Jacinta Schultz

24 March, 2025 

While many of these systems offer customisation options to meet your specific needs, they provide a comprehensive set of essential HR functions right out of the box and are widely used in NZ.

BambooHR

BambooHR is a comprehensive HR software solution that covers various HR functions, including administration, recruitment, and employee engagement. It is well-suited for small to medium-sized organisations seeking a user-friendly solution to streamline HR processes and improve efficiency.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning.

CornerStone 

Cornerstone HRIS (Human Resource Information System) is designed to streamline HR functions. It’s part of Cornerstone OnDemand, which is renowned for its talent management and learning management systems. Cornerstone is especially effective in talent management, employee development, and enhancing the employee experience. Its full suite of HR tools is ideal for medium to large organisations but also flexible enough to support growing companies.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning.

ELMO

Elmo HRIS is a platform that helps organisations manage HR tasks like employee data, payroll, time and attendance tracking, recruitment, and performance management. By automating administrative tasks, Elmo allows HR teams to focus on strategic initiatives while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. It’s best suited for small to medium-sized organisations.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning.

Employment Hero

Employment Hero is an all-in-one HR and payroll platform that combines various HR functions like employee records management, payroll, recruitment, performance, and compliance. Known for its user-friendly interface, Employment Hero is particularly popular among small to medium-sized businesses, helping them streamline HR tasks and reduce administrative overhead while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

Frontier

Frontier Software is a leading provider of payroll, HR, and time and attendance solutions in New Zealand. With over 30 years of industry experience, Frontier is adaptable to businesses of all sizes, providing tailored HR and workforce management solutions.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

HiBob

HiBob is a workforce management platform offering tools for employee management, including payroll, benefits, performance tracking, recruitment, and onboarding. It’s popular among mid-sized companies and startups due to its modern interface and flexibility. HiBob also scales well to support larger organisations, making it versatile across business sizes.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning. 

HumanForce

HumanForce is an HR management platform focused on industries with shift work and hourly employees, such as retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. It helps businesses manage time and attendance, payroll, and employee scheduling efficiently, ensuring smooth workforce operations in these industries.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Analytics and Data Science, Remuneration and Rewards, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Mangement.  

OracleHCM

Oracle HCM (Human Capital Management) is a comprehensive suite of software solutions designed to manage the employee lifecycle and HR processes. Part of Oracle's broader cloud applications, it provides advanced HR features and scalability, making it best suited for large organisations with complex HR needs.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

PayGlobal

PayGlobal is a cloud-based payroll and workforce management solution that automates payroll, tax compliance, and HR functions. Its scalability makes it suitable for businesses of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, looking for an efficient workforce management solution

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Analytics and Data Science, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

ReadyTech

ReadyTech specialises in streamlining the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to performance management and learning development. It is well-suited for organisations that need an integrated HR and payroll platform, offering strong administrative and operational tools to ensure operational efficiency.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

Workday

Workday is a leading enterprise platform for managing people and finances, built with AI at its core to enhance workforce management, operations, and business transformation. Workday is ideal for medium to large-sized businesses across various industries, providing comprehensive HR and financial management tools.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Enagagement and Experience, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

These systems are specialised, standalone solutions that excel in one or more specific HR functions, such as payroll, performance management, or recruitment. Unlike all-in-one HRIS platforms, Best-of-Breed systems focus on providing the most advanced, feature-rich capabilities within their specialised area. They often integrate with other systems to create a tailored, best-in-class HR ecosystem.

CultureAmp

CultureAmp is an employee experience platform focused on improving workplace culture and engagement. It excels in areas such as employee feedback, engagement, and performance reviews, providing tools to gather feedback, measure engagement, and track company culture. With its powerful survey tools, CultureAmp helps organisations understand employee sentiment and identify areas for improvement. CultureAmp is commonly used by medium to large-sized businesses, but its scalability also makes it suitable for smaller organisations.

Domains of Knowledge: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Learning and Development, and Employee Enagagement and Experience.

Deel

Deel is an HR technology platform designed for global hiring, HR operations, benefits, and payroll, with compliance at its core. As an 'employer of record,' Deel helps companies hire and manage overseas talent without navigating complex local employment laws or establishing a legal entity. Deel offers solutions for businesses of all sizes, from small-to-medium businesses to enterprise-level organisations, making it particularly useful for companies with remote teams or global workforces that need to ensure compliance across multiple countries.

Domains of Knowledge: Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Remuneration and Rewards, Workforce Planning, and Payroll Management. 

iSpring 

iSpring Solutions helps individuals and organisations succeed through high-quality online training. iSpring offers a robust AI-enhanced authoring tool for creating online courses, along with a reliable learning management system (LMS) to deliver, track, and optimize training. iSpring is ideal for organisations looking to develop and scale their training programs efficiently.

Domains of Knowledge: Learning and Development and Employee Engagement and Experience. 

LiveREM

LiveREM is a real-time HR insights benchmarking platform designed to help companies attract and retain employees. It integrates directly with over 22 payroll and HR systems to provide real-time benchmarks across a range of HR insights, including:

• Salary/Remuneration
• Turnover
• Gender pay-gap
• Location differences
• Industry breakdowns

LiveREM is suitable for companies of various sizes.

Domains of Knowledge: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Remuneration and Rewards, Learning and Development, Employee Engagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning 

MYOB

MYOB (Mind Your Own Business) provides accounting and business management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in New Zealand and Australia. It offers cloud-based and desktop software products to manage finances, payroll, tax compliance, and more, helping businesses streamline their financial operations.

Domains of Knowledge: Payroll Management 

The Induction App

​The Induction App is a web-based platform designed to streamline and enhance the employee onboarding process. Developed by Optimism, a company with over 30 years of experience in learning and development, the app aims to provide a consistent, engaging, and efficient induction experience for new employees. The Induction App is suitable for organisations inducting 10 to 500+ new employees annually, including those with remote, hybrid, or field workers. It supports various industries, such as service-based sectors, manufacturing, retail, and more.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Learning and Development, Employee, Engagement and Experience and Analytics and Data Science

PaySauce

PaySauce is payroll and HR software designed for New Zealand businesses. It automates payroll processes, making it easier for employers to manage employee payments, compliance, and reporting. PaySauce is popular for its user-friendly interface, which simplifies payroll tasks and helps businesses stay compliant with New Zealand's labor laws.

Domains of Knowledge: Payroll Management 

QJumpers

QJumpers offers innovative, flexible recruitment software for various sectors. Features include job posting, talent sourcing with AI, talent pool creation, screening questionnaires, interview scheduling, and integrations with HR and payroll systems. QJumpers is ideal for mid-to-large-sized organisations, especially those with hard-to-fill roles. Its automated AI matching ensures the right candidates are aligned with the right positions.

Domains of Knowledge: Diveristy, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, and Workforce Planning 

SnapHire

SnapHire is a recruitment software platform that streamlines the hiring process, offering tools for job posting, candidate sourcing, application tracking, and recruitment analytics. With an intuitive user interface and customizable workflows, SnapHire helps companies improve efficiency and collaboration in recruitment. It is typically used by medium to large organisations but can benefit smaller businesses with growing hiring demands.

Domains of Knowledge: HR Administration, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Attraction, Recruitment and Selection, Employee Engagement and Experience, and Workforce Planning 

Smartpayroll 

SmartPayroll is a payroll solution for New Zealand businesses, designed to automate payroll processes and ensure compliance with local tax laws and employment regulations. It is suitable for businesses of all sizes, from small to large organisations, simplifying payroll management for employers and employees alike.

Domains of Knowledge: Payroll Management

StrategicPay

StrategicPay provides innovative solutions for organizations' remuneration, performance development, and improvement needs. The platform helps align employee effort, remuneration, and rewards with business objectives, enhancing overall performance. StrategicPay is suitable for businesses of all sizes, with a New Zealand-wide client base across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, including SMEs, large multinationals, and local government entities.

Domains of Knowledge: Diveristy, Equity and Inclusion, Analytics and Data Science, Remuneration and Rewards, and Workforce Planning

Xero

Xero is a New Zealand-based software company offering a financial management platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The platform provides a range of tools for invoicing, payroll, bank reconciliation, expense tracking, and reporting, helping businesses manage their finances efficiently.

Domains of Knowledge: Payroll Management