Employment Hero Payroll vs IRIS Payroll: UK Reviews & Prices Compared (2025)

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Employment Hero Payroll vs IRIS Payroll Basics

	Employment Hero Payroll	IRIS Payroll
Software Website	Employment Hero Payroll Website	IRIS Payroll Website
Company Name	Employment Hero	IRIS Software
Target Company Size (Small, Medium and/or Enterprise)	Medium	Enterprise
Industry Focus	None	None

Wondering if Employment Hero Payroll or IRIS Payroll has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Employment Hero Payroll	IRIS Payroll
Listed On HMRC Website	Yes	Yes
Trustpilot Rating	4.2	3.6
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	28	1532
iPhone App Rating	4.7	1.7
Number of iPhone Reviews	108	55
Android App Rating	4.3	2.5
Number of Android Reviews	1840	377

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Employment Hero Payroll or IRIS Payroll? Here are their prices compared.

	Employment Hero Payroll	IRIS Payroll
Listed As Having Free Plan By HMRC?	No	Yes
Free Plan?	No	No
Free Trial?	Yes	No
Free Trial Length?	Not Specified	Not Applicable

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

	Employment Hero Payroll	IRIS Payroll
Unlimited Payrolls	No	No
Automated Tax Filing and Payments	No	No
Live Customer Support	Yes	No
Ability To Manage Employee Benefits	Yes	No
Employee Access To Platform	Yes	No
Direct Deposit	No	No
Expense Reimbursement	No	No
Time Off Tracking	No	No
Handle Deductions From Pay	No	No
Debt Repayment From Pay	No	No
Employee Background Checks	No	No
Has An API	Yes	No
Create Payslip	Yes	No
Create P45	No	No
Create P60	Yes	No
Pay For Salaried Employees	Yes	Yes
Pay For Hourly Employees	Yes	Yes
Bonus / Incentive Pay	No	No
Pension Filing	Yes	Yes
Statutory Payments (E.g. Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, etc.)	No	Yes
Direct HMRC Submissions	Yes	Yes
RTI Compliant	Yes	Yes