#10 in HR & PeopleUpdated 2026-08

Humi by Employment Hero

by Humi · Canadian HR, payroll and hiring platform with a Québec-compliant option

31.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Humi by Employment Hero is a Canadian HR, payroll, recruitment and benefits platform for small and medium businesses. It covers onboarding, time off, documents, applicant tracking, performance reviews, scheduling and payroll, sold as stacked tiers with per-employee add-ons. Employment Hero acquired Humi in 2025 and now positions it as its Québec-focused product.

Best for: Canadian SMBs, particularly in Québec, wanting HR, payroll and hiring in one system
Pricing: No plan prices are shown; add-ons are listed per employee/month, including Payroll $7, Managed Payroll $30, Learning Bundle $7, Learning Plus $16, HR advisory $12, Benefits+ $10 and Chat $2.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

HR, payroll, recruitment and benefits in one platform
Québec payroll compliance with full French language support
Platform data held on AWS servers in Canada; PIPEDA compliant
ISO 27001/27017/27018 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant

Trade-offs

No plan prices published; three of five tiers say 'Speak to sales'
Payroll, learning and chat are priced add-ons on top of HR plans
Humi brand retired in Canada in 2025; new buyers steered to Employment Hero
Canada-only offering; other regions use separate regional sites

Pricing

Published plans from Humi by Employment Hero’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Humi by Employment Hero pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
HR Standard	—	Paperless onboarding Time off management and certifications HR document library Applicant tracking
HR Premium	Contact sales	Everything in HR Standard Performance reviews and milestone recognition Expense management and custom reporting Learning management system and scheduling
HR Platinum	Contact sales	Everything in HR Premium Goal setting (OKRs) and 1:1s Custom fields and custom branding Single sign-on and 360 degree reviews
Employment Complete	—	Everything in HR Platinum Payroll Team Chat Learning Bundle
Employment Unlimited	Contact sales	Everything in Employment Complete Managed Payroll HR and employment advisory Benefits+

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 15 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 75 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 25 out of 100

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