Pricing for the HR data API
Every plan includes every dataset and all four access methods. Prices are net, cancel monthly, paid through Stripe.
Plans
Free
For basic use within your company and for trying it out
- 500 requests a month
- every dataset
- API, SDK, CLI and MCP
- history and CSV
- up to 3 keys
- for internal use
Starter
For a product or agent in production, including for your customers
- 25,000 requests a month
- use in your own products for customers
- email when a value changes
- 10% buffer above the quota
- up to 5 keys
- email support within two business days
Pro
For payroll and HR software that picks up changes automatically
- 250,000 requests a month
- guaranteed: new values within two business days of promulgation
- webhooks for every change
- early warning as soon as a change is announced
- support within one business day
- everything in Starter
- up to 10 keys
Enterprise
For high volumes, personal service and a contract
- up to 5 million requests a month
- a personal contact
- onboarding by video call
- contract and invoice
- availability and response time by contract
- custom datasets by agreement
- everything in Pro, up to 25 keys
All prices are net, plus VAT. Payment runs through Stripe, the invoice arrives automatically by email.
For procurement and data protection
Data protection
Queries don't need any employees' personal data, so no data processing agreement (Auftragsverarbeitung) is required on your side. Servers in Frankfurt am Main.
Contract term
Starter and Pro can be canceled monthly, in the customer portal or by email, and the quota stays until the end of the month. Enterprise runs on a contract.
Discontinuation
If we discontinue the service or a dataset, we announce it at least three months in advance.
Invoice
Automatically by email with every payment, net plus VAT, also available in the customer portal.
Data status
Check date and next expected change for each dataset, publicly visible.
Verification process
Which sources count, and how we enter new values and correct errors.
Service description
Scope of service, update deadlines, availability and support on each plan, in one document.
Build or buy
An open calculation: how often the values change and what maintaining them yourself costs a year.
Questions about pricing
What counts as a request?
A request is a call to a dataset via API, SDK, CLI or MCP that returns a result. Requests with invalid parameters don't count, and neither does the catalog, the changelog or listing the MCP tools.
What happens when the quota is used up?
We send an email at 80% of your quota. On the Free plan, the API then responds with status 429 until the first of the month. On Starter, Pro and Enterprise your application keeps running: there is a 10% buffer above the quota, and only after that does 429 come. There are never extra costs, and nothing is upgraded automatically. A bigger plan raises the quota immediately.
Can I switch or cancel at any time?
Yes. Starter and Pro can be canceled monthly. A bigger plan takes effect immediately. If you cancel or move to a smaller plan, you keep your quota until the end of the month. Both are done in your account, through Stripe's customer portal.
Where can I see my usage?
In your account: requests this month, quota, keys and webhooks. Invoices, payment method, plan changes and cancellation are in Stripe's customer portal, which you open from your account. Every API response also reports the status in the X-Kontingent-Limit and X-Kontingent-Verbraucht headers.
Can I run a product for customers on the Free plan?
The Free plan covers basic use within your own company, for example payroll, internal tools or trying things out. If you use the values in a product or service for your customers, you need at least Starter.
What does the early warning on Pro do?
Webhooks report not only new values but also announced changes, for example when a law sets a new threshold for next year and the amount only follows later by ordinance. That way your software can plan the year-end changeover early.
What is the change email?
On Starter, Pro and Enterprise we send you a short email the day after every change to the data, with a link to the evidence in the changelog.
Are the prices net of VAT?
Yes, all prices are net, plus VAT (Umsatzsteuer). The service is aimed at businesses. With a valid VAT ID from another EU country, the reverse-charge procedure applies.
Do I get an invoice?
Yes, automatically by email with every payment, and any time in the customer portal.
What does the Enterprise plan offer?
A personal contact, onboarding by video call, contract and invoice instead of a credit card, a quota to match your needs up to five million requests a month, and custom datasets by agreement. We set availability, response times and the contract term in the agreement. Tell us which datasets and volumes you need.
What's the availability?
We aim for 99.5% average monthly uptime. That's a target, not a guarantee. On the Enterprise plan, we agree on availability and response times in the contract.