# The real cost of LinkedIn Recruiter, from Lite to Corporate

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Recruiter Lite is $170 a month, published on a help-center page rather than the marketing site; Recruiter Corporate publishes no price at all. The full LinkedIn Recruiter ladder priced from LinkedIn's own pages, with the annual math derived in the open. Checked August 2026.
LinkedIn Recruiter pricing walked tier by tier from LinkedIn's own pages: Lite $170/mo or $1,680/yr (add seats $270/mo or $2,670/yr, five-seat cap), RPS, RPS+, and Corporate quote-only, Premium Business $69.99/mo, annual savings derived openly, checked August 2026.
## FAQ

**How much does LinkedIn Recruiter Lite cost?**

Recruiter Lite costs $170 a month or $1,680 a year for a single license, checked August 2026 on LinkedIn's help center. Licenses two through five cost $270 a month or $2,670 a year each, and an online subscription caps at five licenses. The marketing page itself shows no price, only "Try now for $0"; the numbers live on LinkedIn's help-center comparison page.

**How much does LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate cost?**

LinkedIn publishes no price for Recruiter Corporate, RPS, or RPS+. Its help-center grid lists "Contact our Sales team" for all three, and the Corporate product page says pricing varies with company size and the number of Recruiter seats, checked August 2026. Corporate includes 150 InMail credits per seat per month and full-network visibility, plus the 40 or more search filters, bulk InMail to 25 recipients, and integrations with 28 or more ATS partners that it shares with RPS and RPS+.

**Does LinkedIn Recruiter have a free trial?**

Recruiter Lite offers first-time subscribers a one-month free trial that requires a credit card and converts into a paid subscription automatically unless cancelled at least one day before it expires; LinkedIn emails a reminder seven days ahead. The Recruiter Corporate page offers no trial, checked August 2026.

**Is annual billing worth it on Recruiter Lite?**

Derived from LinkedIn's published rates, annual billing saves $360 a year on the first license ($1,680 against $2,040 billed monthly) and $570 a year on each additional license ($2,670 against $3,240). A full five-license subscription saves $2,640 a year on annual billing. The saving only lands if the seat is actually used all year.