Workable's Standard plan starts at $360/month for companies with 1-20 employees, and that number is the least useful thing on the pricing page. The real cost depends on your headcount band and which add-ons you need — texting, video interviews and assessments are all billed separately unless you upgrade to Premier.
- Standard base: $360/month (month-to-month, 1-20 employees), confirmed on Workable's own pricing page. Paying annually saves 20%, bringing it to $288/month.
- Add-ons cost extra on Standard: texting +$105/mo, video interviews +$130/mo, assessments +$70/mo — all three together add $305/mo on top of the base plan.
- Premier ($599/mo) bundles all three add-ons — texting, video interviews and assessments — plus referrals; Standard doesn't include any of them.
- Enterprise ($719/mo) adds the custom report builder and extra permission sets on top of everything in Premier.
- Every tier scales by employee headcount band, not by seat — a bigger company pays more for the same features.
- The AI recruiting agent is metered separately — you buy credits, not a plan upgrade.
A fully-loaded Standard plan with texting, video interviews and assessments runs $665/month, not $360 — and that's more than Premier ($599), which includes all three. The number Workable puts on the page is the floor, not the bill.
Prices verified against Workable's own pricing page on 16 July 2026. Vendor pricing changes; re-check before budgeting off this table if you're reading it more than a few months later.
What Standard actually costs with add-ons
Workable's pricing page lists the Standard base rate and a separate add-ons panel; it doesn't total them for you. Here's the arithmetic, verified against Workable's own site on 16 July 2026 (1-20 employee band, month-to-month billing):
| Line item | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Standard base (1-20 employees) | $360 |
| + Texting | $105 |
| + Video interviews | $130 |
| + Assessments | $70 |
| Total, fully loaded | $665/month |
Paying annually knocks 20% off the Standard base ($288/mo instead of $360). Premier and Enterprise are annual-billing only — there's no month-to-month option on those tiers.
The add-on trap: fully-loaded Standard costs more than Premier
Here's the part the pricing page won't total for you. If a small team wants texting, video interviews and assessments, the two ways to get them are:
| Path | Monthly cost (1-20 employees) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard + all three add-ons | $665 | The three tools, bolted onto the base ATS |
| Premier | $599 | The same three tools, plus a hiring plan and 5 native language options |
Premier is cheaper and includes more. The moment you need more than one add-on on Standard, you've usually overpaid — Premier bundles texting, video interviews, assessments and referrals for less than buying them à la carte. Standard only makes sense if you need core applicant tracking and none of the three add-ons.
True cost by headcount
Workable prices every tier by employee-count band, not by seat, so the same feature set costs a 200-person company far more than a 20-person one. Here are the published monthly rates for all three tiers, verified on 16 July 2026:
| Employees | Standard | Premier | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–20 | $360 | $599 | $719 |
| 21–50 | $500 | $829 | $989 |
| 51–100 | $800 | $1,229 | $1,469 |
| 101–200 | $1,140 | $1,759 | $2,109 |
| 201–400 | $1,560 | $2,269 | $2,719 |
| 401–600 | $2,100 | $2,809 | $3,389 |
| 601–800 | $2,700 | $3,369 | $4,039 |
| 801–1,000 | $3,360 | $3,959 | $4,749 |
Standard figures are month-to-month (paying annually saves 20%); Premier and Enterprise are annual-billing only. Above 1,000 employees the bands stop and pricing moves to a sales quote. Add-on prices apply on top of the Standard column — so a 50-person team wanting all three add-ons is comparing $500 + add-ons against Premier at $829.
The AI agent is billed separately, by credit
Workable's newer AI recruiting agent — which sources, screens and qualifies candidates — isn't part of a plan tier. Every paid account gets 3,000 free AI credits, then you buy more:
| Credit bundle | Price per credit | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 credits | $0.12 | $600 |
| 10,000 credits | $0.10 | $1,000 |
| 50,000 credits | $0.095 | $4,750 |
Credits expire one year after purchase and aren't refundable. The free trial does not include the AI agent, so you can't test it without a paid account.
Job-slot limits and free job boards
Workable advertises "unlimited active jobs" on every plan, but that's qualified with "subject to fair usage limits" on the pricing page — Workable doesn't publish what triggers that limit or what happens if you hit it.
The 200+ job boards Workable distributes to aren't all free. Postings to Indeed (organic listings) and Glassdoor are included, and LinkedIn distribution is limited rather than full — promoted or paid placements on any board cost extra on top of your subscription. Workable doesn't spell this out on the pricing page itself; it only shows up once you're posting a job and hit the upgrade prompts for wider or paid distribution.
Who Workable's pricing actually works for
If you're a 1-20 person team that only needs core applicant tracking, $360/month gets you a real, capable ATS — that part of the pricing page is straightforward. Where it gets expensive is the combination most growing teams actually want: video interviews plus assessments plus texting. On Standard that's $665/month, which is why Premier at $599 exists — and past 50 employees the headcount bands climb steadily whether or not you use more of the product.
That's the gap Reqcore is built to close: unlimited applicants on every plan, free until your first shortlist with no card and no clock, and pricing set per active role instead of per seat or per employee headcount — so a 200-person company isn't charged more than a 20-person one for using the same features. Setup takes minutes without a dedicated recruiting team. If you specifically need Workable's bundled HRIS/payroll suite alongside recruiting in one system, or you're already running Premier- or Enterprise-tier hiring workflows at scale, Workable's all-in-one model may genuinely be the better fit — this page's job is to tell you the real number either way, not to talk you out of it.
FAQ
How much does Workable actually cost per month?
For a 1-20 employee team, Workable Standard starts at $360/month month-to-month, or $288/month billed annually. That's the base ATS only. Add texting ($105), video interviews ($130) and assessments ($70) and a fully-loaded Standard plan reaches $665/month. Premier is $599/month and Enterprise is $719/month at the same headcount band, both billed annually. The real number depends on your employee count and which add-ons you need, not the sticker price.
Is Workable Standard or Premier the better value?
For most growing teams, Premier. Standard looks cheaper at $360/month, but its texting, video interview and assessment tools are paid add-ons totalling $305/month. Buying all three brings Standard to $665/month — more than Premier's $599/month, which bundles the same three tools plus a hiring plan and native language options. Standard only wins if you need core applicant tracking and none of the three add-ons.
Why does Workable get more expensive as my company grows?
Workable prices every tier by total employee headcount, not by recruiting activity or seats. Crossing a band threshold moves you up: Standard runs $360/month at 1-20 employees, $500 at 21-50, and $800 at 51-100, even if you post the same number of jobs. A company that hires occasionally still pays more simply for having more employees. Per-role and per-seat models avoid this — see the Workable alternatives guide for how the main competitors price instead.
Does Workable have a free plan?
No. Workable offers a 15-day free trial with no credit card required, but there's no permanently free tier, and the AI recruiting agent isn't included in the trial. After the trial you move to a paid Standard, Premier or Enterprise plan.
How much does Workable's AI recruiting agent cost?
The agent is billed by credit, separately from your plan. Every paid account starts with 3,000 free credits, then bundles run $600 for 5,000 credits ($0.12 each) down to $4,750 for 50,000 ($0.095 each). Credits burn fast — 1 per candidate evaluation, 2.6 per sourced candidate, 10 per candidate chat — so a single active role can exhaust the free allowance quickly.
What's a cheaper alternative to Workable's headcount pricing?
Tools that price by something other than employee count avoid the band jumps entirely. Reqcore prices per active role with unlimited applicants on every plan and is free until your first shortlist — no card, no headcount surcharge. The full Workable alternatives comparison covers the other options, including per-seat and per-job-slot models.