Employment Hero bundles AI Recruitment Agent into all plans
What happened
Between the Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 18, 2026 captures of Employment Hero's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: AI-powered Recruitment Agent changed from add-on to included feature for HR Engage and HR Elite; now available across all plans; Recruitment Agent removed as optional add-on (price on request); feature now bundled into all plans. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists HR Essentials at $10, Payroll at $10, HR Engage at $14, Recruitment Pro 50 at $199 and Recruitment Pro 100 at $359.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Employment Hero. Employment Hero has been tracked since 2025-12-22.
In the same window Rippling also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- HR Engage, HR Elite · FeatureChangedadd-onincluded feature
- All plans · PlanRemovedRecruitment AgentNo Recruitment Agent
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR Engage, HR Elite | Feature | add-on | included feature | Changed |
| All plans | Plan | Recruitment Agent | No Recruitment Agent | Removed |
Values as written on Employment Hero'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 Employment Hero's pricing page (employmenthero.com) from Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 18, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "add-on" becomes "included feature".
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Employment Hero, pricing history
Full history- Aug 17, 2026packagingEmployment Hero unbundles AI recruitment: now an add-on in every tier
- May 11, 2026decreaseEmployment Hero trims AI Recruitment Agent to $199/month annual
- May 4, 2026packagingEmployment Hero launches standalone AI Recruitment Agent from $200/month
- Feb 18, 2026improvedEmployment Hero bundles AI Recruitment Agent into all plans · this change
Across Workforce Management in the same window
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- RipplingJan 13Rippling Renames HR Cloud Product 'Pulse' to 'Surveys', Retaining Employee Survey Functionality
- RipplingJan 13Rippling Introduces Flexible Pricing Model, Replacing Fixed $8 Per User Rate
- RipplingJan 13Rippling Removes US Payroll Starter Pack Discount, Impacting Pricing for Users
- RipplingJan 13Rippling Launches ASO Product to Streamline Admin Work for Growing Workforces Across the USA
Questions about this change
Did Employment Hero raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, new plan.
What changed on Employment Hero's pricing page between Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 18, 2026?
HR Engage, HR Elite feature: add-on → included feature, changed; All plans plan: Recruitment Agent → No Recruitment Agent, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 9, 2026 and Feb 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Employment Hero change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Employment Hero in the 90 days before this one; Employment Hero has been tracked since 2025-12-22.