Yoco overhauls plans: Core goes free, billing shifts to per-location
What happened
Between the Jun 1, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026 captures of Yoco's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Yoco repriced all plans: Core free (was R49/machine), Accelerate renamed Plus at R249/mo/location (was R499/mo), Pro now R499/mo/location (was custom). Billing metric changed from per-active-card-machine to per-location; Core in-person transaction rate decreased from 2.50% (range 2.5%-2.7%) to 2.30% flat. Plus in-person now 2.1% (vs old Accelerate 1.95%). Pro now 1.95% in-person (was custom); Payout fees restructured: instant payouts now tiered at 1.50%/1.25%/1.00% with minimums (was flat 1.5% all plans). Fast payouts: Core 0.75%(min R7.50), Plus 0.50%(min R5), Pro included (was 0.75% Core, included Accelerate/Pro); Hardware products rebranded: Khumo 2 and Khumo Print 2 replaced by Handheld POS. Yoco Counter remains at R2999 (R4999 original). Khumo branding eliminated from the pricing page hardware section. Pulse files it as a pricing change (package change, price decrease, positioning) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Plus at ZAR 249, Pro at ZAR 499 and Core at 1.35% per local bank card transaction + 0.75% per fast payout.
It lands 9 days after Yoco's previous change, "Yoco slashes Counter hardware price by 40% to R2999" (May 29, 2026). Yoco has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window Squarespace, SumUp and Stripe also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Core, Plus, Pro · PackagingPackage change
Yoco repriced all plans: Core free (was R49/machine), Accelerate renamed Plus at R249/mo/location (was R499/mo), Pro now R499/mo/location (was custom). Billing metric changed from per-active-card-machine to per-location.
- Core, Plus, Pro · PricePrice decrease
Core in-person transaction rate decreased from 2.50% (range 2.5%-2.7%) to 2.30% flat. Plus in-person now 2.1% (vs old Accelerate 1.95%). Pro now 1.95% in-person (was custom).
- Core, Plus, Pro · PackagingPackage change
Payout fees restructured: instant payouts now tiered at 1.50%/1.25%/1.00% with minimums (was flat 1.5% all plans). Fast payouts: Core 0.75%(min R7.50), Plus 0.50%(min R5), Pro included (was 0.75% Core, included Accelerate/Pro).
- — · PositioningRemovedKhumo brandingNo Khumo branding
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core, Plus, Pro | Packaging | Yoco repriced all plans: Core free (was R49/machine), Accelerate renamed Plus at R249/mo/location (was R499/mo), Pro now R499/mo/location (was custom). Billing metric changed from per-active-card-machine to per-location. | Package change | |
| Core, Plus, Pro | Price | — | 2.30% | Price decrease |
| Core, Plus, Pro | Packaging | — | 1.50% | Package change |
| — | Positioning | Khumo branding | No Khumo branding | Removed |
Values as written on Yoco'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 Yoco's pricing page (www.yoco.com) from Jun 1, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Khumo branding no longer appears.
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Yoco, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 30, 2026decreaseYoco slashes in-person debit rates: Core drops to 1.35% from 2.3%
- Jun 23, 2026improvedYoco unlocks loyalty, table management, and more across plans
- Jun 19, 2026improvedYoco clarifies card rates apply to debit transactions only
- Jun 8, 2026decreaseYoco overhauls plans: Core goes free, billing shifts to per-location · this change
- May 29, 2026decreaseYoco slashes Counter hardware price by 40% to R2999
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All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Yoco raise prices in June 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Jun 1, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026 Yoco's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Core, Plus, Pro: Core in-person transaction rate decreased from 2.50% (range 2.5%-2.7%) to 2.30% flat. Plus in-person now 2.1% (vs old Accelerate 1.95%). Pro now 1.95% in-person (was custom)..
What changed on Yoco's pricing page between Jun 1, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026?
Yoco repriced all plans: Core free (was R49/machine), Accelerate renamed Plus at R249/mo/location (was R499/mo), Pro now R499/mo/location (was custom). Billing metric changed from per-active-card-machine to per-location; Core in-person transaction rate decreased from 2.50% (range 2.5%-2.7%) to 2.30% flat. Plus in-person now 2.1% (vs old Accelerate 1.95%). Pro now 1.95% in-person (was custom); Payout fees restructured: instant payouts now tiered at 1.50%/1.25%/1.00% with minimums (was flat 1.5% all plans). Fast payouts: Core 0.75%(min R7.50), Plus 0.50%(min R5), Pro included (was 0.75% Core, included Accelerate/Pro); positioning: Khumo branding → No Khumo branding, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 1, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Yoco change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Yoco in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Yoco slashes Counter hardware price by 40% to R2999" on May 29, 2026; Yoco has been tracked since 2026-05-16.