PayFit: Plans restructured, Payroll & HR tier added + contract lock-in introduced
What happened
Between the Apr 6, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Payfit's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Light tier (£34/mo) removed, Standard renamed to Payroll Core (£65/mo unchanged), new Payroll & HR plan added at £66/mo, Premium increased £126→£127/mo; no-lock-in guarantee replaced with 3-month rolling or 12/24-month contract term options. In detail: Removed 'no commitment / leave at any time' guarantee (no exit fee or lock-in); replaced with contract term options (3-month rolling or 12/24-month commitment); Plans restructured: Light tier (£34/mo) removed, Standard renamed to Payroll Core (£65/mo, unchanged), new Payroll & HR plan added at £66/mo, Premium increased from £126 to £127/mo. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 27, 2026) lists Payroll Core at GBP 6, Payroll & HR at GBP 7, Premium at GBP 8, Faster Payments Add-on at GBP 25 and Expense Management Add-on at GBP 1.
It lands 12 days after Payfit's previous change, "Payfit drops exit fee promise, pushes flexible contract terms" (Jun 22, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Payfit adds phone and pre-payroll call support for 25+ employee plans" (Jun 17, 2026) and "Payfit overhauls UK pricing, drops Light plan, adds HR tier" (Jun 9, 2026). Payfit has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window BambooHR, Gusto, SAP SE 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.
- — · FeatureRemoved
Before'no commitment / leave
AfterNo 'no commitment / leave
- Light · Packaging+1%£126£127/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | 'no commitment / leave | No 'no commitment / leave | Removed |
| Light | Packaging | £126 | £127/mo | +1% |
Values as written on Payfit'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 Payfit's pricing page (payfit.com) from Apr 6, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the 'no commitment / leave no longer appears.
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Payfit, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 29, 2026packagingPayFit: self-serve pricing table removed (£65/£66/£127 plans hidden)
- Jul 4, 2026improvedPayFit: Plans restructured, Payroll & HR tier added + contract lock-in introduced · this change
- Jun 22, 2026packagingPayfit drops exit fee promise, pushes flexible contract terms
- Jun 17, 2026improvedPayfit adds phone and pre-payroll call support for 25+ employee plans
- Jun 9, 2026improvedPayfit overhauls UK pricing, drops Light plan, adds HR tier
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- BambooHRJul 3BambooHR: On-Demand Pay, Recognition & Rewards, Shift Scheduling added
- GustoJul 3Gusto: Workers' compensation add-on price now disclosed ($14/mo)
- SAP SEJun 2SAP SE scraps HCM pricing plans, replaces with generic ERP quote page
- PaychexJun 2Paychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier
Questions about this change
Did Payfit raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, package change.
What changed on Payfit's pricing page between Apr 6, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Feature: 'no commitment / leave → No 'no commitment / leave, removed; Light packaging: £126 → £127/mo (+1%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 6, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Payfit change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Payfit in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Payfit drops exit fee promise, pushes flexible contract terms" on Jun 22, 2026; Payfit has been tracked since 2023-11-14.