HR Information Systems Pricing

You can select either in-house software or an ASP solution where you pay per license.

In-house software: You maintain total control over the software and can install and uninstall at will. However, it is quite pricey, costing several thousands of dollars up front in addition to hundreds of dollars or more for maintenance fees and general updates.

ASP software: Purchasing licenses to use software hosted on a provider’s services varies based on the size of your business. Small-to-medium sized businesses will pay $500-$700 for a single-user system (one administrator) and $900-$1,200 for a network/multi-user system (multiple administrators) to chart 75-100 employees. You can add more employees to the program (in increments of 100) for several hundred dollars more. For larger companies with considerably greater staff needs can find HRIS solutions starting at $1,000 and up.

Typically, both types of HRIS system will include free technical support (by phone or email) for 30 days as well as general software maintenance. Beyond that, you may want to invest in an extended warranty for a few hundred dollars more.