Keep the HR and workforce tools your team loves. Get payroll built for AU/NZ.
Choosing how HR, time and payroll fit together is a big call. We make the payroll half simple – specialist AU/NZ payroll, plus HR, time & attendance and integration partners that connect seamlessly to the best-of-breed systems you already use.
Summary
Affinity's integration partners are the HR, time & attendance and advisory systems that connect to its specialist AU/NZ payroll. HR integration partners – ELMO, Cornerstone and HiBob – sync employee data into payroll; time & attendance partners – biotime and Rosterspace – feed interpreted time into pay runs; and integration and advisory partners – Nanoputian and Tomorrow's People – build and advise on connections to your wider tech stack. Every partnership uses documented, two-way payroll integrations built on Affinity's API-first platform, so you keep the best-of-breed HR and workforce systems you already run without manual re-keying.
Trusted by leading AU & NZ organisations
Don't let "good enough" payroll cost you
When you buy HR and payroll from the same vendor, you rarely get two best-in-class products – you get one strong product and another that's "good enough" to tick a box. In payroll, "good enough" means missed award rules, compliance risk and a team stuck on manual workarounds. Here's why organisations choose specialists instead.
Depth over breadth
A vendor that focuses on payroll pours all their development into getting payroll right – compliance, awards, edge cases. A vendor that tries to do everything spreads themselves thin. The same is true for HR. Best-of-breed means both systems are built by teams obsessed with their domain.
No hidden integration work
Most "unified" suites are actually separate products from acquisitions, stitched together behind the scenes. The integration work still happens – it's just the vendor's problem instead of yours. With best-of-breed, you choose systems built to work together through modern APIs. The integration is intentional, documented, and transparent.
Freedom to evolve
Your HR strategy will change. Your payroll requirements tend to stay stable. With separate systems, you can upgrade or switch your HR platform without disrupting payroll – or vice versa. You're not locked into a single vendor's roadmap for both.
Faster innovation
Specialist vendors compete by being the best at their one thing. They iterate faster, respond to market changes quicker, and ship features that matter. An all-in-one vendor has to spread their R&D across a dozen modules – and payroll rarely wins that prioritisation battle.
How you get connected
Connecting best-of-breed systems used to mean a complex integration project. With Affinity it's three simple steps.
Choose your partner
Pick the HR, time & attendance or integration partner that fits your stack – or tell us what you already run and we’ll map the options.
We configure and test
Our team sets up the integration, maps your data and tests it end to end – so what flows into payroll is right from day one.
Go live with confidence
Data syncs automatically between systems. No manual re-keying, no reconciliation – just accurate, compliant pay runs.
Modern integration, not manual workarounds
The old argument against best-of-breed was integration complexity. That's no longer true. Affinity's platform is built API-first, designed to connect seamlessly with your existing tech stack.
Real-time sync
Employee data flows automatically between HR and payroll – new hires, role changes, terminations. No manual re-entry, no lag.
Single sign-on
Your team accesses both systems with one login. It feels like one platform.
One source of truth
Data governance is clear – HR owns people data, payroll owns pay data. No conflicts, no duplicates.
Documented and supported
Our integration partnerships are formal, tested, and supported by both vendors. You're not on your own.
Our integration partners
Affinity works with specialist HR platforms, time & attendance providers, and integration and advisory experts – to give you flexibility in how you connect your systems to payroll. Each partnership includes a documented payroll integration, joint support, and proven customer implementations.
HR integration partners
Leading HR and people platforms that sync employee data straight into Affinity payroll.
ELMO
Full two-way integration
ELMO and Affinity share a deep integration partnership. Employee data, position changes, and leave balances sync automatically between platforms. Organisations using both get a seamless experience across HR and payroll – without the limitations of ELMO's native payroll module.
Learn more about ELMO + Affinity
Cornerstone
AI-Powered Talent Platform
Cornerstone's AI-powered talent platform delivers workforce agility through skills-driven development and talent mobility. Affinity's payroll integration ensures employee data flows seamlessly from Cornerstone's talent management suite into compliant AU/NZ payroll processing.
Learn more about Cornerstone + Affinity
HiBob
Modern People Platform
HiBob's modern HR platform, bob, covers core HR, onboarding, time and attendance, compensation and workforce planning. Affinity's payroll integration ensures employee data flows seamlessly from bob into compliant AU/NZ payroll processing.
Learn more about HiBob + AffinityTime & attendance integration partners
Rostering and time capture specialists that feed accurate, interpreted time into your pay runs.
biotime
Time Clocks & Time Attendance
biotime supplies advanced biometric time clock hardware and full time & attendance, backed by a direct API integration into Affinity. They can send either raw clock times or fully interpreted time – flowing straight from the floor into compliant AU/NZ payroll with no manual entry and no buddy punching.
Learn more about biotime + Affinity
Rosterspace
Rostering & Award Interpretation
Rosterspace are full rostering, time & attendance and award interpretation experts. Through a pre-built, two-way API, Rosterspace sends fully interpreted time into Affinity while Affinity sends employee details and leave balances back – keeping both systems in sync.
Learn more about Rosterspace + AffinityIntegration & advisory partners
Specialists who build integrations and provide independent advice to connect Affinity with your wider tech stack.
Nanoputian
Integration Specialists
Nanoputian specialises in connecting your business systems to Affinity. As an AWS Advanced Tier Partner with deep expertise in the Affinity API, they deliver fast, reliable integrations for HR, rostering, finance and custom applications.
Learn more about Nanoputian + Affinity
Tomorrow's People
Vendor-Neutral HR Technology Advisory
Tomorrow's People gives 100% vendor-neutral advice on HR technology – no commissions, referral fees or kickbacks from any provider – then delivers certified implementation and integration for Cornerstone and HiBob, two of Affinity's own HR partners. We've worked together on a number of shared projects, connecting their HR technology expertise with Affinity's specialist AU/NZ payroll.
Learn more about Tomorrow's People + AffinityNot on the list?
Affinity's API-first platform connects to any HR, time & attendance or workforce system with an output – Workday, SuccessFactors, PageUp and Oracle already run alongside these partners, and we can connect many more. Want the technical detail – API vs file-based, single sign-on, BI and data access? See how integrations work.
“We wanted a system that could provide innovation and future-proof our technology.”
“We weren’t going to make this change and then have to do it again in five years’ time. The Affinity system increased our compliance and best practice without needing to implement an additional HRIS immediately.”
Analysis that took one full-time employee “weeks and weeks” now takes a fraction of the time – with fewer errors and stronger compliance, while Heritage scaled rapidly.
Frequently asked questions
Which integration partners does Affinity payroll work with?
Affinity works with three groups of integration partners: HR platforms (ELMO, Cornerstone and HiBob), time & attendance specialists (biotime and Rosterspace), and integration and advisory experts (Nanoputian and Tomorrow's People). Each partner has a documented, supported connection into Affinity's specialist AU/NZ payroll.
Does Affinity offer HR integration with my existing HR system?
Yes. Affinity's HR integration syncs employee data – new hires, role changes, leave balances and terminations – from your HR platform into payroll automatically. Alongside named partners like ELMO, Cornerstone and HiBob, Affinity's API-first platform can also connect to systems such as Workday, SuccessFactors, PageUp and Oracle.
How do Affinity's payroll integrations work?
Payroll integrations run on Affinity's API-first architecture, with two-way, real-time data sync between systems, single sign-on, and file-based transfers for legacy systems. Employee and time data flows in, payroll stays the source of truth, and there is no manual re-keying between platforms. See how integrations work.
Can I keep my current HR or time & attendance system and still use Affinity for payroll?
Yes – that is the point of a best-of-breed approach. You keep the specialist HR, rostering or time & attendance tools your team already uses and connect them to payroll built specifically for Australian and New Zealand compliance, instead of settling for a single vendor's 'good enough' payroll module.
What is the difference between an HR partner and an integration or advisory partner?
HR partners (ELMO, Cornerstone and HiBob) and time & attendance partners (biotime and Rosterspace) are the systems whose data flows into payroll. Integration and advisory partners (Nanoputian and Tomorrow's People) build the connections and give independent, vendor-neutral advice on fitting Affinity into your wider tech stack.
How do I connect my systems to Affinity payroll?
Connecting is a three-step process: choose the HR, time & attendance or integration partner that fits your stack, Affinity configures and tests the integration end to end, then you go live with data syncing automatically between systems. Tell us what you already run and we will map the options. Get in touch to map your options.
Find the right combination for your organisation
Not sure which HR, time & attendance or integration partner pairs best with Affinity? Our team can walk you through the options – what integrates, what works for your industry, and what other organisations like yours have chosen.