How much does lemonly cost?
lemonly costs $8,000 flat per hire for talent sourcing, invoiced when the hire starts and due within 14 days. No percentage of salary. The agreement is non-exclusive, with no minimum, and either side can end it on 15 days’ notice; run as many searches in parallel as you need. If the hire leaves or doesn’t work out within 90 days of starting, lemonly runs a replacement search at no extra fee; the placement fee is not refunded. Every search includes AI assessment of 20,000+ candidates and a recruiter interview before any introduction. lemonly’s AI candidate screening product is separate: $150 per month per active role, cancel any time. A traditional agency charges 15–25% of first-year salary – $15,000–25,000 on a $100K hire. lemonly serves companies in Canada and the US. Last updated September 12, 2026.
lemonly Pricing
lemonly costs $8,000 flat per hire, due only when your hire starts – no percentage of salary.
Prices checked September 12, 2026
What lemonly charges
Talent sourcing
$8,000
per hire, due when they start
USD for US companies, CAD for Canadian companies
Best for: roles the right people aren’t applying to.
Book a Demo →- 20,000+ candidates assessed per role
- A recruiter interview before every intro
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Non-exclusive – end it on 15 days' notice
AI candidate screening
$150/month
per active role · a separate product
Best for: job posts that already draw applicants.
See screening →- Ranks every inbound application
- Scores against your must-haves and nice-to-haves
- Flags AI-generated and unqualified submissions
- Tracks applied → screened → interviewing → offer
- Cancel any time
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What the fee covers
Included in the $8,000
- The hiring brief
- 20,000+ candidates assessed
- Outreach to the strongest
- A recruiter interview before every intro
- The 90-day replacement guarantee
Not included
- –Your interviews, offer and onboarding
- –Screening applicants to your own posts – $150/month, separate
- –Executive or confidential searches
- –Contract and freelance roles
- –High-volume hourly hiring
Invoiced on the start date, due within 14 days.
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If it doesn’t work out
The 90-day guarantee
Hire leaves or doesn’t work out within 90 days of starting? Tell lemonly within 15 business days and a replacement search runs at no extra fee.
Common questions
$8,000 flat per hire, due only when your hire starts. No percentage of salary: an $80,000 hire and a $200,000 hire cost the same. lemonly’s AI candidate screening, for applicants to your own job posts, is separate: $150 per month per active role.
Everything up to your first interview: the brief, AI assessment of 20,000+ candidates, outreach, a recruiter interview with every candidate lemonly introduces, and the 90-day replacement guarantee. No job-board fees, seat licences or per-candidate charges. Your interviews, offer and onboarding stay with you.
When your hire starts: invoiced on the start date, due within 14 days. A search that ends without a hire costs nothing. The fee is $8,000 whether the search took two weeks or two months; nothing about it is time-based.
A 90-day replacement guarantee covers it. If the hire leaves or doesn't work out within 90 days of starting, tell lemonly within 15 business days and a replacement search runs at no extra fee; the placement fee isn't refunded. The agreement is non-exclusive, and either side can end it on 15 days' notice.
No. lemonly charges $8,000 flat whatever the offer. A contingency agency typically charges 15–25% of first-year salary – $15,000–25,000 on a $100,000 hire, more as the band rises – which rewards pushing the offer up. A flat fee doesn't move with the number.
No. Every role lemonly takes is $8,000, from a mid-level marketer to a senior engineer, regardless of salary or search length. There is no premium tier because the pricier end of the market is out of scope: lemonly doesn't take executive or confidential searches, contract roles, or high-volume hourly hiring.
$8,000 per hire, however many roles are open. Each search is billed on its own when that role's hire starts; an open role that hasn't produced a hire costs nothing. Add or stop roles at any time – there is no minimum and no per-seat licence.
A contingency agency typically charges 15–25% of first-year salary: $15,000–25,000 on a $100,000 hire, rising with every band. lemonly is $8,000 flat on the same hire, about 60–68% less, and the gap widens as salaries rise. Most agencies publish no fee at all: of 28 recruiting services checked in October 2026, only lemonly publishes complete pricing – the transparency index.
One fee. Paid when your hire starts.
$8,000 flat. 90-day replacement guarantee. No percentage of salary.
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