Pingboard/Workleap: Manager Agent add-on ($99/mo) removed, folded into base plans
What happened
Between the Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 captures of Pingboard's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Manager Agent add-on ($99 USD/manager/month) and its price calculator ("Estimate your investment", $11,000/manager/year value claim, $11,880/yr agent cost, $16,879/yr total for 10 managers) removed from the pricing page. Standard ($4,999) and Pro ($11,999) base prices are unchanged but now labeled "Starting at"; former agent capabilities (MCP access, advanced intelligence, always-on HR assistant, manager playbook & routines) are now shown as included features across the compare-tiers grid instead of a separately purchasable per-manager add-on. In detail: Manager Agent add-on ($99 USD/manager/month) and its "Estimate your investment" price calculator ($11,000/manager/year value claim, $11,880/yr agent cost, $16,879/yr total for 10 managers) removed from the pricing page. Standard ($4,999) and Pro ($11,999) base prices are unchanged but now labeled "Starting at"; agent capabilities (MCP access, advanced intelligence) are now listed as included Pro-tier features instead of a separately purchasable per-manager add-on. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Standard at $416.58, Pro at $999.92 and Manager Agent at $32.
It lands 22 days after Pingboard's previous change, "Pingboard: "Dedicated CSM" removed from the Enterprise services & security row of the Compare features table" (Jul 6, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Pingboard widens Enterprise support perk beyond phone-only calls" (Jul 2, 2026), "Workleap (Pingboard): per-user pricing replaced by flat annual tiers + $99/mgr AI agent" (Jul 4, 2026) and "Pingboard revamps pricing page with step-based platform + agent layout" (Jun 10, 2026). Pingboard has been tracked since 2026-03-02.
In the same window Success.ai, BambooHR, 15five and Lattice also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Manager Agent, Pro · Add-onAdd-on removed
Manager Agent add-on ($99 USD/manager/month) and its "Estimate your investment" price calculator ($11,000/manager/year value claim, $11,880/yr agent cost, $16,879/yr total for 10 managers) removed from the pricing page. Standard ($4,999) and Pro ($11,999) base prices are unchanged but now labeled "Starting at"; agent capabilities (MCP access, advanced intelligence) are now listed as included Pro-tier features instead of a separately purchasable per-manager add-on.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager Agent, Pro | Add-on | Manager Agent add-on ($99 USD/manager/month) and its "Estimate your investment" price calculator ($11,000/manager/year value claim, $11,880/yr agent cost, $16,879/yr total for 10 managers) removed from the pricing page. Standard ($4,999) and Pro ($11,999) base prices are unchanged but now labeled "Starting at"; agent capabilities (MCP access, advanced intelligence) are now listed as included Pro-tier features instead of a separately purchasable per-manager add-on. | Add-on removed | |
Values as written on Pingboard'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 Pingboard's pricing page (pingboard.com) from Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Pingboard, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingPingboard: Standard and Pro cards drop 'Starting at' and add a per-manager fee: Standard $4,999 USD +$32/manager/month,…
- Jul 28, 2026packagingPingboard/Workleap: Manager Agent add-on ($99/mo) removed, folded into base plans · this change
- Jul 6, 2026packagingPingboard: "Dedicated CSM" removed from the Enterprise services & security row of the Compare features table
- Jul 2, 2026improvedPingboard widens Enterprise support perk beyond phone-only calls
- Jul 4, 2026packagingWorkleap (Pingboard): per-user pricing replaced by flat annual tiers + $99/mgr AI agent
- Jun 10, 2026packagingPingboard revamps pricing page with step-based platform + agent layout
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- Success.aiJul 13Success.ai: Starter/Growth prices raised, Infinity tier cut + Done-for-you tier added
- BambooHRJul 6BambooHR renames EOR add-on to Global Employment, swaps in Contractor Management
- 15fiveJul 215five: New AI-powered "15Five Agents" feature added to Perform plan
- LatticeJun 1Lattice bundles Manager Tools into all base plans, refreshes add-ons
Questions about this change
Did Pingboard raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on removed.
What changed on Pingboard's pricing page between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026?
Manager Agent add-on ($99 USD/manager/month) and its "Estimate your investment" price calculator ($11,000/manager/year value claim, $11,880/yr agent cost, $16,879/yr total for 10 managers) removed from the pricing page. Standard ($4,999) and Pro ($11,999) base prices are unchanged but now labeled "Starting at"; agent capabilities (MCP access, advanced intelligence) are now listed as included Pro-tier features instead of a separately purchasable per-manager add-on. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Pingboard change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Pingboard in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Pingboard: "Dedicated CSM" removed from the Enterprise services & security row of the Compare features table" on Jul 6, 2026; Pingboard has been tracked since 2026-03-02.