BigRedSky
Australian recruitment and onboarding suite behind many government job sites, sold by quote.
Quote-based pricing
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Bottom line
Australian hiring suite for government departments, councils and employers that want recruitment, onboarding, induction and offboarding in one system, hosted in an Australian data center with ISO 27001. BigRedSky does not publish prices, and buyers get a quote through a demo.
Stands out for: Government employers run public vacancy sites on subdomains such as fwc.bigredsky.com and accc.bigredsky.com, and named customers include the Department of Health and City of Wanneroo. Connectors cover SEEK plus Australian payroll systems HR3, Chris21, Aurion and Sage Micropay.
Watch out for: There is no public price or price list, so budgeting starts with a demo. Integrations come as a connector list for tools like SEEK, SHL and MyInterview rather than an API reference, and the suite is built for in-house hiring, not agency CRM or billing.
Overview
BigRedSky is Australian recruitment software for applicant tracking and onboarding, run by BigRedSky Limited. It automates recruitment, onboarding, induction and offboarding, and says it is trusted by 50k+ HR professionals.
The recruitment module lets teams post once to job boards, build custom application templates, evaluate candidates collaboratively with an audit trail, let applicants self-register for assessment events, and produce selection reports that move the preferred candidate into onboarding.
Named customers include the Department of Health, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, City of Wanneroo and the State Solicitor's Office, and public vacancy sites run on subdomains such as fwc.bigredsky.com and accc.bigredsky.com. Data is hosted in an Australian data center with ISO 27001.
Connectors cover SEEK, LinkedIn, CareerOne, the Aboriginal Job Board, assessment tools such as SHL, Talegent and Testgrid, and payroll systems including HR3, Chris21, Aurion, Payglobal, Ascender and Sage Micropay.
BigRedSky does not publish prices. Buyers request a demo to get a quote.
Who it's for
Best for
- Australian government and council hiring teams
- Employers wanting onboarding and induction
- Buyers requiring Australian data hosting
Not ideal for
- Agencies needing CRM and placement billing
- Teams wanting a published per-user price
- Developers needing a public API reference
Key features
Job posting. Post one advert to job boards including SEEK, LinkedIn and CareerOne, and run branded vacancy sites.
Evaluation. Panels assess candidates collaboratively with an audit trail, and applicants can self-register for assessment events.
Selection to onboarding. Selection reports move the preferred candidate straight into onboarding, induction and later offboarding.
Payroll connectors. Connects to Australian payroll systems including HR3, Chris21, Aurion, Payglobal and Sage Micropay.
Pricing
BigRedSky does not publish prices. Buyers request a demo covering recruitment, onboarding, induction and offboarding to get a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 27 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is BigRedSky expensive?
BigRedSky does not publish a price. It is one of 97 quote-based tools among the 190 ATS tools in our directory. 21 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $83 a month.
- 97 quote-based
- 21 free tier
- 76 public price
Worked out automatically from every ATS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Recruitment through onboarding and offboarding
- SEEK and Australian payroll connectors
- Australian data center with ISO 27001
Cons
- No public price or price list
- Not built for agency CRM or billing
- Connector list rather than an API reference
Integrations
SEEK LinkedIn Talegent Testgrid HR3 Chris21 Aurion Vsure
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How BigRedSky compares
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Quote-based API
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