Employment Hero trims AI Recruitment Agent to $199/month annual
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of Employment Hero's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: AI Recruitment Agent starting price decreased from $200 to $199/month on annual billing (annual total: $2,390.40 → $2,388). Monthly plan ($249/month) unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward 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 7 days after Employment Hero's previous change, "Employment Hero launches standalone AI Recruitment Agent from $200/month" (May 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "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.
- Monthly · Price0%$200$199/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | Price | $200 | $199/month | 0% |
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 May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where monthly price reads $200 and then $199/month.
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Employment Hero, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026improvedEmployment Hero swaps candidate sourcing for 2.3M+ talent pool access
- 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 · this change
- May 4, 2026packagingEmployment Hero launches standalone AI Recruitment Agent from $200/month
- 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 — prices went down. Between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 Employment Hero's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Monthly: $200 → $199/month (0%).
What changed on Employment Hero's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Monthly price: $200 → $199/month. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Employment Hero change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Employment Hero in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Employment Hero launches standalone AI Recruitment Agent from $200/month" on May 4, 2026; Employment Hero has been tracked since 2025-12-22.