SmartHR shifts setup fee label from ¥0 to 無料 with new caveat
What happened
Between the Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of SmartHR's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Setup fee headline changed from '¥0' to '無料※' with new footnote qualifying that consultation/onboarding support services may incur separate additional fees. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction.
It lands 84 days after SmartHR's previous change, "SmartHR expands Skill Management into Skills, Qualifications & Training hub" (Apr 7, 2026). SmartHR has been tracked since 2026-03-20.
In the same window Paychex, BambooHR and Success.ai also changed their Workforce Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PositioningReworded¥0無料※
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Positioning | ¥0 | 無料※ | Reworded |
Values as written on SmartHR'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 SmartHR's pricing page (smarthr.jp) from Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "¥0" becomes "無料※".
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SmartHR, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 30, 2026packagingSmartHR shifts setup fee label from ¥0 to 無料 with new caveat · this change
- Apr 7, 2026improvedSmartHR expands Skill Management into Skills, Qualifications & Training hub
Across Workforce Management in the same window
All Workforce Management changes- PaychexJun 2Paychex rebrands Select plan, strips feature lists from Pro tier
- BambooHRApr 27BambooHR Adds Shift Scheduling to Revamped Time & Attendance
- PaychexOct 19Paychex offers 6 months free, no payments until April 2027, through Oct. 31
- Success.aiAug 5Success.ai: removed 7-day free trial
- Success.aiJul 13Success.ai: Starter/Growth prices raised, Infinity tier cut + Done-for-you tier added
Questions about this change
Did SmartHR raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on SmartHR's pricing page between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Positioning: ¥0 → 無料※, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SmartHR change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for SmartHR in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "SmartHR expands Skill Management into Skills, Qualifications & Training hub" on Apr 7, 2026; SmartHR has been tracked since 2026-03-20.