Plans and Pricing

HR software pricing looks simple on a vendor page and gets complicated on an invoice. Most U.S. vendors charge a monthly base fee plus a per-employee amount, then add charges for payroll runs, benefits administration, onboarding packages, performance modules and premium support. Some bundle everything into tiers, and professional employer organizations (PEOs) price by percentage of payroll or by a flat fee per employee.

The guides in this section explain each pricing model, show how to build a realistic budget from your own headcount, and point out the costs that tend to be missed: implementation, data import, per-filing fees, minimum monthly charges and annual renewal increases. They also cover free plans and trials, including what the free tier typically leaves out.

Use them together with the HR cost estimator and the PEO fee calculator in the tools section. Every number in the examples is illustrative, so replace it with figures from written quotes, and treat any published price as something to confirm directly with the vendor.