01 / 03Pillar
Transparent from day one.
No setup fees, no per-search charges, no surprise invoice line items. The price you see on this page is the price you pay. Always.
- No hidden fees
- Published pricing
Chapter 12 · Pricing
Simple pricing. One goal: verified trust.
Pay per check or subscribe monthly. No hidden fees, no agency markup, no surprises.
Chapter 12.01 · Why we price this way
The cost of a domestic worker crime incident in South Africa averages R 42,000 — in stolen property, legal fees, and emotional distress. A background check costs R 149.
The pricing philosophy
Verification is not a luxury. It is the minimum responsible standard for hiring anyone into your home or your business. We have priced Hustla to reflect that — starting from R 149 per check, with no minimum commitment and no agency markup baked into the fee.
The platform is always free for workers to verify. Employers pay only when they request a full file. Browse, shortlist and compare without paying anything — the fee applies at the point of access, not the point of search.
— Hustla pricing team | Johannesburg, September 2024
Chapter 12.02 · What you get
Every plan includes the same five checks.
The verification standard does not change between plans. What changes is volume, turnaround priority and the level of dedicated support.
Every file — regardless of plan — contains all five checks: SA ID & biometric (DHA), criminal record (SAPS), home address confirmation, work-permit status, and two employer references. The Single Check plan delivers this for R 149. The Subscription delivers it for R 99 per check at scale.
For Enterprise clients — property managers, hospitality groups, security firms — we offer a dedicated account manager, API access for bulk hiring, and custom SLA turnarounds. Pricing is by negotiation; most Enterprise contracts land between R 60 and R 80 per check at volume.
All plans include our standard 30-day refund guarantee — if a check cannot be completed due to a data issue on our end, you receive a full credit, no questions.
Plan details
- Single check
- R 149 per check
- Subscription
- R 299/mo · up to 5 checks
- Enterprise
- Custom · volume pricing
- Worker fee
- Free (always)
- Refund policy
- 30-day guarantee
- Billing
- Monthly · annual available
- Payment
- Card, EFT, invoice
Chapter 12.03 · Pricing principles
Priced for the people who need it most.
We built our pricing around three commitments that we revisit every quarter.
02 / 03Pillar
Free for workers. Always.
Verification should not cost the person being verified. Workers submit, verify and carry their file at zero cost — on every plan, in every city.
- Worker verification: R 0
- No worker subscription tier
03 / 03Pillar
Volume pricing for scale.
The more checks you run, the lower the per-check cost. Enterprise clients running 50+ checks per month access our lowest tier — negotiated directly with the team.
- Scales with volume
- Enterprise by negotiation
Chapter 12.05 · By the numbers
Priced fairly. Delivered reliably.
Pricing figures and operational data. Updated quarterly.
01 / 03Cost per check
R 149
Single-check price, all five checks included, 48h turnaround.
02 / 03Refund rate
0.4%
Of checks have ever resulted in a refund request.
03 / 03Billing cycle
Monthly
Cancel anytime. No annual lock-in required.
Chapter 12.06 · Get started
Start with one check. Scale when you need to.
No commitment required. Your first check is R 149 and delivers a complete five-point file within 48 hours. Workers verify for free — always.
Two ways in
From R 149 · no commitmentFree for workers