Employment Hero launches standalone AI Recruitment Agent from $200/month
What happened
Between the Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 captures of Employment Hero's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: AI Recruitment Agent plan launched as a standalone product on the Recruitment pricing tab, priced from $200/month (50 interviews). Annual billing at $2,390.40/year (20% discount). No HR/payroll subscription required. Pulse files it as a packaging 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.
It lands 75 days after Employment Hero's previous change, "Employment Hero bundles AI Recruitment Agent into all plans" (Feb 18, 2026). Employment Hero has been tracked since 2025-12-22.
In the same window BambooHR and Paychex also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Payroll · PlanAdded
BeforeNo AI Recruitment Agent plan
AfterAI Recruitment Agent plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | Plan | No AI Recruitment Agent plan | AI Recruitment Agent plan | Added |
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 Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where AI Recruitment Agent plan now appears.
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Employment Hero, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 7, 2026packagingEmployment Hero reveals pricing for 7 hidden add-ons in new card grid
- 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 · this change
- Feb 18, 2026improvedEmployment Hero bundles AI Recruitment Agent into all plans
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- BambooHRApr 27BambooHR Adds Shift Scheduling to Revamped Time & Attendance
- BambooHRMar 16BambooHR reveals Pro and Elite plan pricing
- PaychexOct 19Paychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31
- 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 Employment Hero raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Employment Hero's pricing page between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026?
Payroll plan: No AI Recruitment Agent plan → AI Recruitment Agent plan, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Employment Hero change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Employment Hero in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Employment Hero bundles AI Recruitment Agent into all plans" on Feb 18, 2026; Employment Hero has been tracked since 2025-12-22.