Rise: Direct Payroll launches at $49/month, exits Coming Soon
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of Rise's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Direct Payroll moved from a "Coming Soon" placeholder to a live, priced 4th product ($49 Starting At) with US payroll tax filing, IRS form filing, compliant onboarding, and unlimited payroll runs. In detail: Direct Payroll launched as a live 4th product, moving from a "Coming Soon" placeholder to a priced plan starting at $49/month with US payroll tax filing, IRS form filing, and unlimited payroll runs. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Global Contractor Payout at $49, Direct Payroll at $49, Agent of Record at $299 and Employer of Record at $399.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Rise. Rise has been tracked since 2026-07-06.
In the same window Danløn, Wagepoint, Vincere, Thinkific and Teachworks also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
“Riseworks” is the name Rise’s pricing page uses; Pulse files the change under Rise, the company it tracks.
- Direct Payroll · PlanAddedNo Direct PayrollDirect Payroll
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Payroll | Plan | No Direct Payroll | Direct Payroll | Added |
Values as written on Rise'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 Rise's pricing page (www.riseworks.io) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Direct Payroll now appears.
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Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- DanlønNov 2Danløn teases pay transparency feature coming soon to its free plan
- WagepointNov 2Wagepoint drops 75% Q4 promo, adds next-day deposit and geo-fencing
- VincereNov 2Vincere moves Core and Pro features to paid add-ons, cuts site visits
- ThinkificNov 2Thinkific limits Exams to Plus plan and drops Question Banks from its lineup
- TeachworksNov 2Teachworks raises per-lesson fees 9-23% across all plans, base prices flat
Questions about this change
Did Rise raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Rise's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Direct Payroll plan: No Direct Payroll → Direct Payroll, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Rise change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Rise in the 90 days before this one; Rise has been tracked since 2026-07-06.