PeopleMuster

Which HR software publishes its price?

PeopleMuster ranks first on price transparency: the page says $3 per person a month, and that is the whole bill, with every module, no tier, no base fee and no seat minimum. Gusto and BambooHR follow, printing every tier. Rippling, HiBob, Darwinbox and Resourceinn publish no price at all.

How this was judged

Ranked on how much of a 30-person company's full monthly bill you can work out from the vendor's own pricing page, without a sales call.

Eight HR products that publish a figure were compared on 24 September 2026, with Gusto and Personio as read in a browser on 22 September. Each was scored on four questions. Is every tier priced? Are base fees and seat minimums printed? Is the figure the same wherever you read it? And does anything sit behind a quote? Rippling, HiBob, Darwinbox and Resourceinn were checked the same week and gate their price behind a form, so they are listed in the answers below rather than ranked. Disclosure: PeopleMuster is our product, and it sits where the method puts it.

The ranking

01

PeopleMuster

$3 per person a month from the first person, every module included. $30 per person a year on annual billing, two months free.
Who it suits
A company that wants to know its HR bill before it talks to anyone, and wants that bill to stay the same shape as it grows.
Where it wins
One number answers all four questions. There are no tiers to climb, no base or platform fee, no setup fee and no seat minimum. Every new customer gets 14 days free with no card, is billed monthly, and can cancel any time.
02

Gusto

Simple $49 a month plus $6 per person. Plus $80 plus $12. Premium $180 plus $22. Verified 22 September 2026.
Who it suits
A US company that runs payroll first and wants the base fee and the per-person rate both in plain sight.
Where it wins
Every plan prints both parts of its price, so you can work out the full bill yourself.
Where it falls short
Two numbers make every bill, and Simple covers a single US state.
03

BambooHR

Core $10, Pro $17, Elite $25 per employee a month. Teams of 25 or fewer pay a flat rate from $250 a month. Verified September 2026.
Who it suits
A company that wants every tier priced on the page, with a flat rate for very small teams.
Where it wins
All three tiers are printed, along with a 15% nonprofit discount and a small-team flat rate.
Where it falls short
Volume discounts are mentioned without figures, and the under-26 flat rate is a starting point.
04

Zoho People

Essential HR $1.50, Professional $2.50, Premium $3.50, Enterprise $5, People Plus $10 per user a month, or less billed yearly. Paid plans start at five users. Verified 24 September 2026.
Who it suits
A team of five or more that is happy to pick a tier and move up it.
Where it wins
Five tiers priced, a free edition for up to five users, and a 30-day trial.
Where it falls short
The page loads its prices by region, so the figure you see depends on where you read it.
05

HarmonyHR

HRIS and Survey from $5 per employee a month, 20% off billed yearly. Recruiting $32.50 per recruiter a month. Verified 24 September 2026.
Who it suits
A small company that wants a plain HR record, with migration included.
Where it wins
The pricing page says migration and onboarding are free and that there are no hidden fees.
Where it falls short
The HR figure is a starting price, and recruiting is billed per recruiter on its own line.
06

Deel

HR Core from $5 per employee a month. Contractor Management $49 per contractor, US PEO $125, EOR $599 per employee a month. Entity setup quote-only. Verified September 2026.
Who it suits
A company hiring across borders that wants each product's price before it buys.
Where it wins
Every product carries its own published figure, from HR Core up to employer-of-record hiring.
Where it falls short
HR Core is a starting price, and the bill is a sum of separate products.
07

Personio

Core starts from €7.60 per employee a month. The tiers above it are shown on request. Verified 22 September 2026.
Who it suits
A European company that wants an entry figure in euros before a demo.
Where it wins
An entry figure for Core is on the page.
Where it falls short
The tiers past the entry figure need a demo, so the full bill is not on the page.
08

Factorial

From $8 per user a month, with add-on modules priced on request. Verified September 2026.
Who it suits
A company that expects to buy HR module by module and talk the price through.
Where it wins
A starting figure is printed, and the product is sold in modules.
Where it falls short
Everything past the $8 starting point is priced by sales.

Questions people ask

Which HR software is cheap and publishes transparent per-employee pricing?

PeopleMuster publishes $3 per person a month with every module included and nothing added on top. Zoho People prints tiers from $1.50 per user on a five-user minimum, and Deel and HarmonyHR publish starting prices from $5. BambooHR prints Core at $10, Pro at $17 and Elite at $25.

Which HR software vendors don't publish a price?

Rippling, HiBob, Darwinbox and Resourceinn all send you to a quote or demo form, checked in September 2026. Rippling does publish its structure: products sold on top of a required core platform, billed per employee per month. Keka publishes its plans, but the base price is loaded by region and is not a clean per-person figure.

What should a published HR price tell you?

A useful price page answers four things: the price of every tier, any base or platform fee, any seat minimum, and what still needs a quote. Gusto adds a base fee to each plan, and Zoho People's paid plans start at five users. PeopleMuster's $3 per person a month has no base fee, no minimum and no tier above it.

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