Replace your recruiter. Start free.
The average Australian recruiter fee is $15,000+ per hire. RecruiterLess runs your full hiring process across three plans — every feature on every plan, starting free. A team hiring 5 people a year on the Growth plan saves over $69,000.
Prices in AUD, ex-GST (NZ teams billed in AUD) · Starter is free, no card required · First hire free · 90-day replacement guarantee
Starter
Try the product on a real hire. One free listing per company.
Free
No card required
- 1 hiring manager seat
- 1 listing (lifetime, per company)
- Free first hire included
- $1,800 per extra listing
- Free first hire (lifetime per org)
- All features — AI shortlisting, scheduling, references
Growth
Most popularMost popular — Australian and New Zealand teams of 10–50 with multiple hiring managers
$479/mo
$5,748 billed annually
or $599/mo billed monthly
- 3 hiring manager seats
- 6 listings per year
- First hire free included
- $1,500 per extra listing
- Free first hire (lifetime per org)
- All features — AI shortlisting, scheduling, references
Business
Mid-market customers hiring 10–20+ people a year
$1,039/mo
$12,468 billed annually
or $1,299/mo billed monthly
- 10 hiring manager seats
- 15 listings per year
- First hire free included
- $1,200 per extra listing
- Free first hire (lifetime per org)
- All features — AI shortlisting, scheduling, references
The math
Recruiter cost vs RecruiterLess
Based on Australian recruiter average of 15–20% of first-year salary on a $100k role.
| Your hiring volume | Recruiter cost | RecruiterLess |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hire ($100k role) | $15,000–20,000 | Free — Starter plan |
| 3 hires/yr | $45,000–60,000 | $5,748 — Growth plan |
| 5 hires/yr | $75,000–100,000 | $5,748 — Growth plan |
| 10 hires/yr | $150,000–200,000 | $11,748 — Growth plan + 4 listings |
You also pay your own SEEK / LinkedIn job-board fees (typically $300–500 per ad). We don't mark these up.
Your numbers
Calculate your saving
Use your actual recruiter fees and hiring volume from last year. The saving updates live.
Your numbers
Australian average is $15,000 (15–20% of a $100k salary). Adjust if you pay agency fees outside this range.
Across the whole organisation. Junior, senior, all departments.
Your saving
$69,252
per year (92% less)
Best-value plan for 5 hires a year: Growth.
The calculator picks the cheapest RecruiterLess plan for your volume — Starter (free), Growth or Business. Every plan includes every feature. Job-board fees (SEEK ~$300–500 per ad) are billed to you directly — we don't mark them up.
Pricing FAQ
Everything you might want to ask
What counts as a listing?
A listing is a published role — once you approve a draft and it goes live for candidates, that counts toward your tier’s allowance. Drafts don’t count. If a listing doesn’t fill, you still used the listing slot — same as posting a job ad anywhere else.
What if my hire doesn't work out?
90-day replacement guarantee. If a hire leaves within 90 days of their confirmed start date, you can publish a replacement listing at no overage charge. Matches the typical recruiter market norm.
Can I cancel anytime?
Growth and Business on monthly billing — cancel anytime, the subscription runs to end of the paid period. Starter is free, so there’s nothing to cancel — if you don’t need the product, just stop using it.
Are SEEK / LinkedIn fees included?
No. You pay job-board listing fees (SEEK is ~$300–500 per ad) directly to the job board on your own account. We don't mark these up.
What if I don't hire anyone in a month?
Your subscription continues — this is access pricing, not usage pricing. The per-listing overage fee only applies when you publish above your tier’s annual allowance. Most customers stay well within their included listings and never see an overage charge.
What's the AI costing me?
AI usage is included on every plan, including free Starter. We absorb the AI cost ourselves. You won't see metered AI charges on your bill.
Can I upgrade or downgrade?
Any time, prorated. Move up when you outgrow a tier; move down at renewal if usage drops.
How does the free Starter listing work?
Every company gets one free listing on Starter, lifetime. We dedupe at the ABN level — you can’t spin up multiple free orgs with different emails. After your free listing, you can pay a one-off overage ($1,800 per extra listing) or move to Growth for ongoing hiring. The free listing doesn’t expire on a timer — take 3 months to publish if you need to.
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