We track 12 HR software providers in Australia: 4 with a published price and 8 quoting on request. Every price below comes from the vendor's own pricing page as our records stood on 1 Oct 2026, and this page will not be updated as those prices change.
How many HR software providers publish a price?
A provider counts as publishing a price when its pricing page gives enough to estimate a monthly bill without contacting sales. One that shows a headline or starting rate and quotes for the rest is counted as quoting on request. On that test, 33% of this market can be priced without asking.
- Publishes a price
- 433%
- Quotes on request
- 867%
Per-employee fee /mo
$8.49median
Published by 4 of 12 providers we track
Monthly base fee
$0median
Published by 4 of 12 providers we track
Minimum cost /mo
$100median
Published by 3 of 12 providers we track
Employer of Record /mo
$695.46median
Published by 5 of 12 providers we track
Each figure above counts every provider that publishes that one number, including any that quote for the rest of their pricing, so the sample behind each figure differs.
What does HR software cost in Australia?
Estimated monthly bill at each business size in the table, from the same cost engine as our live comparison table. Providers that quote on request are left out; an unknown price is never counted as zero.
| Business size | Providers costed | Median | Lowest to highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small team | 4 | $67.43 | $0 to $348.43 |
| Growing business | 4 | $212.13 | $40.42 to $348.50 |
| Scaling business | 4 | $848.50 | $89.42 to $1,394 |
For the largest business size in the table (scaling business), the dearest option with a published price costs 16 times the cheapest, $1,394 against $89.42 a month.
How we compiled this report
Prices come from vendors' own pricing pages only, never from review sites or directories, and no commercial relationship with a vendor changes a figure here. Definitions, limitations and corrections: how we compile these reports.
Conclusion
Eight of the twelve HR platforms we track in Australia do not publish an HR price we can cost. That leaves four, the same one-in-three share as Australian payment providers and tied for the lowest in this quarter's series. Everything below describes those four, and a buyer should read it knowing that two thirds of the market is not in the table.
Within the four, the published per-employee fee runs from $0.70 to $13.94 a month, and three carry a minimum monthly charge of $40.42 to $348.43. Those minimums set the top of the small-team range: a five-person team is modelled at anywhere from nothing to $348.43 a month, with a median of $67.43. By twenty-five employees the range is $40.42 to $348.50, just over 8.6 times between cheapest and dearest, and by a hundred it is $89.42 to $1,394, nearly sixteen times, with a median of $848.50.
The Employer of Record line, $277.35 to $974.20 a month per person across five providers, is the identical range the Australian payroll report found this quarter. It is a fee for employing someone through a third party, not a software subscription, and belongs on its own line in any comparison.
