ELMO
ANZ HR and payroll suite whose Recruitment module adds AI Screening and Referoo checks, sold by quote.
Quote-based pricing API
Bottom line
Recruitment module of ELMO, the Australian and New Zealand HR and payroll platform, for employers that want hiring on the same record as onboarding, payroll and performance. ELMO sells by quote based on workforce size, products and services, and is rated 4.5 on Capterra across 248 reviews.
Stands out for: Right-to-work, reference, police and industry checks run through Referoo inside the hiring flow, and roles can be amplified on SEEK, LinkedIn Careers and Indeed. Optional AI Screening ranks applicants against the job ad, while a person always makes the final decision.
Watch out for: Recruitment is sold as part of a wider HR suite quote, with no public seat price and no trial offer. ELMO has an agency dashboard for working with recruiters, but it is not a recruiter CRM with sales and placement tools.
Overview
ELMO Software sells an HR and payroll platform for Australian and New Zealand employers and was founded in 2002. In June 2026 it repositioned as The Complete AI Workforce Platform, unifying HR and payroll with native AI across the employee lifecycle. The ELMO Group also includes Breathe HR and Rotageek.
The Recruitment module runs hiring from job ad and application through screening, interviews, contracts and handover to onboarding. It includes AI-assisted job ads, interview guides, configurable forms, requisition workflows, an agency dashboard, digital contracts, talent pools and reporting, and roles can be amplified on SEEK, LinkedIn Careers and Indeed.
Right-to-work, reference, police and industry checks are powered by Referoo. AI Screening is optional: it ranks applicants against the job ad criteria, suggestions can be rejected, and a person always makes the final decision.
A Candidate API supports recruitment data, and the ELMO API follows the OpenAPI Specification for syncing user data.
ELMO does not publish prices. Each quote is based on workforce size, the products required and the services sought.
Who it's for
Best for
- Mid-sized Australian and NZ employers
- HR teams wanting hiring inside an HRIS
- Employers running Referoo background checks
Not ideal for
- Agencies needing a sales CRM and temp billing
- Teams wanting a standalone ATS
- Buyers needing a published per-user price
Key features
Job advertising. Create job ads with AI assistance and amplify roles on SEEK, LinkedIn Careers and Indeed.
AI Screening. Optional AI Screening ranks applicants against the job ad criteria, and a person always makes the final decision.
Employment checks. Right-to-work, reference, police and industry checks run through Referoo, followed by digital contracts.
Onboarding handover. Hired candidates move into ELMO Onboarding and HR Core, and a Candidate API supports other systems.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
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Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
ELMO does not publish prices. Its personalized quote is based on workforce size, the products required and the services sought, and Recruitment is one module alongside HR Core, payroll and other lifecycle tools. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 27 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is ELMO expensive?
ELMO 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
- Hiring, onboarding and payroll on one record
- Referoo checks built into the hiring flow
- Rated 4.5 on Capterra across 248 reviews
Cons
- Quote only, based on headcount and modules
- Recruitment is sold inside a wider HR suite
- Not a recruiter CRM for agencies
Integrations
SEEK LinkedIn Careers Indeed Referoo
See every recruiting tool that works with ELMO, with a source link for each connector.
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How ELMO compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
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| ELMO (this tool) | – | Quote-based | – | ✓ | |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
Sales-quoted API
Employment Hero is another ANZ HR and hiring suite, while ELMO quotes its separate Recruitment module by workforce size.
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Sales-quoted API
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