Brighthr Unveils Enhanced Clarity with Pricing Tier Renaming for Comprehensive HR Support
What happened
Between the Jan 6, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 captures of Brighthr's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: First pricing tier renamed from 'HR software' to 'Core HR software' for clarity; Third pricing tier renamed from 'Software, HR advice & EAP' to 'Full HR, health and safety support & EAP' for clarity; Second pricing tier renamed from 'HR software & HR advice' to 'Enhanced HR support' for clarity. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan renamed) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 3, 2026) lists Core HR software at GBP 16.67, Enhanced HR support at GBP 21.2 and Full HR, health and safety support & EAP at GBP 31.3.
Brighthr's previous recorded change was "Brighthr Restructures Pricing Model, Discontinues Key Plans, and Introduces New Bundled Service Tiers with Enhanced Support" (Dec 2023). Brighthr has been tracked since 2023-12-04.
In the same window Justworks, Paychex and BambooHR also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Core HR software · PlanRewordedHR softwareCore HR software
- Full HR, health and safety support & EAP · PlanReworded
BeforeSoftware, HR advice & EAP
AfterFull HR, health and safety support & EAP
- Enhanced HR support · PlanRewordedHR software & HR adviceEnhanced HR support
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core HR software | Plan | HR software | Core HR software | Reworded |
| Full HR, health and safety support & EAP | Plan | Software, HR advice & EAP | Full HR, health and safety support & EAP | Reworded |
| Enhanced HR support | Plan | HR software & HR advice | Enhanced HR support | Reworded |
Values as written on Brighthr's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Brighthr's pricing page (brighthr.com) from Jan 6, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where "HR software" becomes "Core HR software".
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Brighthr, the last 90 days
Full history- Q4 2024increaseBrighthr Announces 6% Price Increase for Core HR Software, Raising Monthly Cost to £8.80 per Employee
- Q3 2024increaseBrighthr Announces Significant Price Increase for Full HR, Health and Safety Support & EAP Plan to £28.20 per Employee per Month
- Q2 2024decreaseBrighthr Announces Significant Price Decrease for Core HR Software Plan, Now at £7.00/Employee per Month
- Q1 2024packagingBrighthr Unveils Enhanced Clarity with Pricing Tier Renaming for Comprehensive HR Support · this change
- Dec 2023packagingBrighthr Restructures Pricing Model, Discontinues Key Plans, and Introduces New Bundled Service Tiers with Enhanced Support
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- JustworksOct 26Justworks adds applicant tracking to PEO Basic and PEO Plus plans
- PaychexOct 19Paychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31
- JustworksOct 12Justworks renames ICHRA health reimbursements to CHOICE, pricing unchanged
- BambooHRJul 6BambooHR renames EOR add-on to Global Employment, swaps in Contractor Management
- BambooHRJul 3BambooHR: On-Demand Pay, Recognition & Rewards, Shift Scheduling added
Questions about this change
Did Brighthr raise prices in April 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 6, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan renamed.
What changed on Brighthr's pricing page between Jan 6, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024?
Core HR software plan: HR software → Core HR software, reworded; Full HR, health and safety support & EAP plan: Software, HR advice & EAP → Full HR, health and safety support & EAP, reworded; Enhanced HR support plan: HR software & HR advice → Enhanced HR support, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 6, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Brighthr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Brighthr in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Brighthr Restructures Pricing Model, Discontinues Key Plans, and Introduces New Bundled Service Tiers with Enhanced Support" in Dec 2023; Brighthr has been tracked since 2023-12-04.