Is Subscription Hiring the Antidote to Rising Agency Fees?

Yes. Subscription hiring models like RaaS eliminate unpredictable agency fees and replace them with a single, fixed cost that scales with your business. This gives Talent leaders more control, protects budgets, and enables consistent hiring without waiting for approvals.

Why Agency Fees Are Becoming Unsustainable

SaaS companies rely on speed, but traditional agencies profit from unpredictability.
As salaries rise and competition increases, agencies have quietly increased their fees — often to 20 to 30 percent of base salary.

This creates:

• budget volatility

• misaligned incentives

• cost-per-hire unpredictability

• reactive spending

• CFO frustration

• hiring freezes triggered by cost rather than need

A single AE hire at 100k base now costs up to 30k in fees.
Multiply that across GTM teams and agency spend becomes a structural problem.

Why Subscription Hiring Solves This Issue

Subscription models like RaaS turn recruitment spend into a consistent, forecastable cost.

Key benefits include:

• fixed monthly fee

• unlimited hiring within agreed scope

• no per-hire charges

• predictable budgeting for Finance

• stronger alignment between Talent and hiring managers

• scalable resource capacity

RaaS removes the margin-driven behaviour of agencies and replaces it with a partnership mindset.

A Better Model for CFOs and Talent Leaders

CFOs want predictability.
Talent leaders want flexibility.
RaaS satisfies both.

Companies that migrate from agencies to RaaS typically see:

• 60 to 80 percent reduction in agency spend

• consistent delivery regardless of hiring spikes

• easier headcount forecasting

• fewer approvals slowing hiring

• reduced time to hire through always-on sourcing

Predictable hiring is good for everyone — especially in volatile market conditions.

Saiyo’s Perspective

We have seen SaaS companies waste hundreds of thousands on agency fees simply because they lacked a predictable resourcing model.
RaaS puts the power back into the hands of Talent leaders by turning hiring into a stable, scalable subscription service.

See how predictable subscription hiring can be for your business:
https://saiyo.io/raas