Pricing
The platform costs nothing. You only pay for what actually happens: 20 Swiss francs for short assignments, 50 for longer ones.
The platform
For the whole company, with no time limit and no user licences.
- Unlimited profiles
- Post, search and apply for gigs
- Skill matching and notifications
- Sign-in through Microsoft Teams (SSO)
- Analytics for HR and management
- E-mail support
Per gig
Due only once both sides have confirmed completion.
- 20 CHF for assignments of up to one day
- 50 CHF for anything longer
- Monthly invoice, nothing paid up front
- No subscription, no minimum term
Two prices, one line
A short assignment should be worth doing – for both sides. That is why it costs less. The line is one working day.
Up to one day
- Micro-gig, such as facilitating a workshop
- A day of job shadowing
- Learning session of 30 minutes or more
- One-off advice between colleagues
Longer than a day
- Project assignment of two to twelve weeks
- Mentoring across several sessions
- Working along at an agreed workload
- Same price however long it runs
What that means per month
In practice most assignments are short. Three examples with a mixed pattern:
Four short assignments and one project.
Fourteen short assignments and six projects.
At this scale we talk about a flat fee.
What costs nothing
Everything that leads up to an assignment is free – permanently and for every employee:
- Creating and maintaining profiles
- Posting and browsing gigs
- Sending and reviewing applications
- Messages, conversations and rejections
- Analytics and dashboards
- Gigs that are cancelled or never start
For large organisations
From roughly 50 gigs a month the unit price stops being the point – we agree a flat fee that both sides can plan with. The same applies when custom integrations (SAP SuccessFactors, Workday), multi-tenancy, an SLA or a named contact are needed.
Common questions about pricing
When is a gig invoiced?
Only once both sides have clicked «Completed». Nothing is owed before that – not for an application, a conversation, or a gig that never starts.
Why two prices?
Because a 90-minute course and a three-month project assignment are not the same thing. A single price would have made short assignments expensive – and those are the easiest way into internal mobility.
Where exactly is the line?
At one working day. Anything done within a day costs 20 francs. Anything spanning several days, weeks or months costs 50 – regardless of how long it actually runs.
What if a gig is cancelled?
Nothing is charged. You pay for the result, not the attempt.
Do employees pay anything?
Never. The invoice goes to the company providing the platform.
How is it billed?
Monthly in arrears, with a list of every completed gig. Payable within 30 days.
Is there a discount for high volumes?
Yes. From around 50 gigs a month a flat fee makes more sense – talk to us.
What does getting started cost?
Nothing. You set Hitchhiker up in Teams, create profiles and post the first gig. An invoice only appears once the first assignment is completed.