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title: "Employment Hero vs Tanda: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Employment Hero or Tanda more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rostering and payroll software set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Employment Hero vs Tanda: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Employment Hero or Tanda more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rostering and payroll software set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Employment Hero and Tanda
- **Competitive set**: Rostering and payroll software
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Employment Hero Share of Search**: 52.5%
- **Tanda Share of Search**: 27.4%

## Is Employment Hero or Tanda more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Employment Hero had more branded searches than Tanda among rostering and payroll software in Australia. Employment Hero had about 118,000 branded searches, while Tanda had 61,500. Employment Hero made up 52.5% of all rostering and payroll software searches we track, and Tanda accounted for 27.4%.
- Employment Hero was ahead of Tanda in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Employment Hero’s share of searches among rostering and payroll software in Australia moved from 51.8% to 52.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 117K to 118K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tanda’s share of searches among rostering and payroll software in Australia moved from 27.3% to 27.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 61.8K to 61.5K.

## Top rostering and payroll software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Employment Hero and Tanda were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Tanda was listed before Employment Hero in three out of five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deputy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Tanda | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Employment Hero | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| RosterElf | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Xero | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| MYOB | 6th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Payroller | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Connecteam | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Humanforce | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about rostering and payroll software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which rostering and payroll software should my business use in Australia?": 1. Deputy, 2. Employment Hero, 3. Tanda, 4. RosterElf, 5. Xero, 6. MYOB, 7. Payroller
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best rostering and payroll software platforms in Australia?": 1. Deputy, 2. Tanda, 3. Employment Hero, 4. RosterElf, 5. Xero, 6. MYOB
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best rostering software in Australia for a cafe with casual staff?": 1. Deputy, 2. Tanda, 3. RosterElf, 4. Employment Hero, 5. Xero, 6. MYOB
- Searched Google, AI Overview "payroll software": 1. Xero, 2. Employment Hero, 3. Payroller, 4. MYOB
- Searched Google, AI Overview "rostering software": 1. Deputy, 2. RosterElf, 3. Tanda, 4. Connecteam, 5. Xero, 6. MYOB

Not named in any answer: Humanforce.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia rostering and payroll software in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Tanda gained share of searches among rostering and payroll software in Australia, from 24% to 27.4%.
- In September 2026, Employment Hero lost share of searches among rostering and payroll software in Australia, from 55.4% to 52.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Employment Hero estimated searches | Employment Hero Share of Search | Employment Hero rank | Tanda estimated searches | Tanda Share of Search | Tanda rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 117K | 51.8% | 1 | 61.8K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 117K | 52% | 1 | 61.8K | 27.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 97.3K | 51.7% | 1 | 50.8K | 27% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 117K | 51.9% | 1 | 61.5K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 117K | 51.9% | 1 | 61.5K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 143K | 56% | 1 | 61.8K | 24.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 117K | 52.3% | 1 | 61.4K | 27.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 143K | 56.2% | 1 | 61.4K | 24.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 143K | 55.4% | 1 | 61.5K | 23.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 143K | 54.4% | 1 | 61.5K | 23.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 143K | 55.4% | 1 | 61.8K | 24% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 118K | 52.5% | 1 | 61.5K | 27.4% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Employment Hero’s and Tanda’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Employment Hero**: Measured on the search terms “employment hero”, “employment hero payroll” and “keypay”, summed into one figure.
- **Tanda**: Measured on the search terms “tanda” and “tanda app”, summed into one figure.

- [Employment Hero profile](/demand/au/brands/employment-hero)
- [Tanda profile](/demand/au/brands/tanda)
- [All rostering and payroll software in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-rostering-and-payroll-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Employment Hero or Tanda more popular in search?

In September 2026, Employment Hero had more branded searches than Tanda among rostering and payroll software in Australia. Employment Hero had about 118,000 branded searches, while Tanda had 61,500. Employment Hero made up 52.5% of all rostering and payroll software searches we track, and Tanda accounted for 27.4%.

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