Zoho Recruitstaffing Recruit discontinues Forever Free plan; Standard drops annual-billing label
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of Zoho's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Forever Free plan ($0/user/month, 'Perfect for testing waters') removed entirely from the pricing tiers; Standard plan's price listing no longer shows the 'billed annually' requirement, remains $25/user/month. In detail: Forever Free plan ($0/user/month) removed from pricing tiers; Standard plan no longer displays the 'billed annually' requirement, now shown simply as $25/user/month. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed) with a downward direction. The current page lists Standard at $25, Professional at $50, Enterprise at $75, Additional Storage Add-on at $3.50 and WebHooks Add-on at $11.40.
It lands 90 days after Zoho's previous change, "Zoho Recruitstaffing Recruit: pricing table prices became visible ($0/$25/$50/$75)" (Aug 11, 2026). Zoho has been tracked since 2023-11-30.
In the same window HubSpot, Microsoft, Salesforce and Pipedrive also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Forever Free, Standard · PlanPlan removed
Forever Free plan ($0/user/month) removed from pricing tiers; Standard plan no longer displays the 'billed annually' requirement, now shown simply as $25/user/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forever Free, Standard | Plan | Forever Free plan ($0/user/month) removed from pricing tiers; Standard plan no longer displays the 'billed annually' requirement, now shown simply as $25/user/month | Plan removed | |
Values as written on Zoho'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 Zoho's pricing page (zoho.com) from Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Zoho, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026packagingZoho Recruitstaffing Recruit discontinues Forever Free plan; Standard drops annual-billing label · this change
- Aug 11, 2026packagingZoho Recruitstaffing Recruit: pricing table prices became visible ($0/$25/$50/$75)
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- HubSpotNov 9HubSpot Operations doubles Marketing Pro AEO to 50 prompts, 5,000 answers
- MicrosoftOct 26Microsoft Microsoft365 365 rewrites Copilot AI bullets, drops webinars line from Teams
- SalesforceOct 26Salesforce Platform bundles Premier Success Plan free with Core, Advanced, Max
- PipedriveOct 26Pipedrive trims Projects add-on starting price to $16 a month
Questions about this change
Did Zoho raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on Zoho's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Forever Free plan ($0/user/month) removed from pricing tiers; Standard plan no longer displays the 'billed annually' requirement, now shown simply as $25/user/month. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Zoho change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Zoho in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Zoho Recruitstaffing Recruit: pricing table prices became visible ($0/$25/$50/$75)" on Aug 11, 2026; Zoho has been tracked since 2023-11-30.