Employee Referral
How Employee Referral Software Is Priced
How employee referral software is priced: the pricing models you will meet, what drives the cost and the fees that are easy to miss.
How much employee referral costs
Common pricing models: per employee per month, per hire or per payout fee, tiered by company size, and bundled with ATS. Too few vendors publish comparable list prices for us to give a price range; the models and cost drivers below explain what you will be quoted.
Pricing models explained
- Per employee per month. Charged by total employee headcount, common for broad-participation programs.
- Per hire or per payout fee. Fees tied to hires or rewards administered.
- Tiered by company size. Fixed bands by employee count.
- Bundled with ATS. Referral module included in an ATS plan, often with limited reward administration.
What drives the price
- Employee headcount
- Number of hires or payouts managed
- Payroll and ATS integrations
- Gamification and social sharing features
- Multi-country reward support
Fees to ask about before you sign:
- Reward funds themselves, which are separate from software fees
- Payroll taxes and withholding on bonuses
- Setup fees for ATS and payroll integrations
- Premium tiers for analytics
- Fees for gift card or payout administration
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Frequently asked questions
How much does employee referral software cost?
Pricing is typically per employee per month, per hire or payout, tiered by company size, or bundled with an ATS. Reward payments are separate. Ask about integrations and analytics tiers. Request a quote that separates platform fees from reward administration and integration charges, since bonuses themselves are your cost and not the vendor's.
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