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Ashby BEST FOR SCALING

4.7 our rating

ATS, CRM, scheduling and deep analytics in one product that genuinely holds together — the best data of any ATS on this list.

Scaling teams ★ 7.8 ease of use 💳 Custom pricing ⚡ ATS + CRM + analytics

90/100

INDEX · EXCEPTIONAL

$400/mo

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Recruit CRM BEST FOR AGENCIES PARTNER

4.7 our rating

Our top agency pick — a combined ATS and CRM built for recruiting agencies, with sequencing, client portals and a Chrome sourcing extension.

Agencies & staffing ★ 8.7 ease of use 💳 Per-seat pricing ⚡ ATS + CRM + portals

89/100

INDEX · EXCEPTIONAL

$85/user/mo

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Manatal BEST VALUE AI PARTNER

4.6 our rating

The best bang-for-buck ATS on the market — AI candidate scoring, a 600M+ candidate database and a 15-minute setup.

Agencies & free ★ 8.8 ease of use 💳 Per-seat pricing ⚡ 600M candidate DB

88/100

INDEX · EXCEPTIONAL

$15/user/mo

14-day free trial

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Recruiterflow

4.6 our rating

Agency ATS+CRM with unusually strong automation recipes — a good fit for recruiters who want repeatable outreach and placement workflows.

Agencies & staffing ★ 8.4 ease of use 💳 Per-seat pricing ⚡ Automation recipes

86/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

$99/user/mo

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Workable BEST SOURCING PARTNER

4.5 our rating

A 400M+ candidate database you can actually search by skill, role and company — the strongest sourcing engine of the mainstream tools.

Scaling teams ★ 8.4 ease of use 💳 Flat-rate tiers ⚡ 400M candidate DB

86/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

$299/mo

15-day free trial

Teamtailor BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING

4.5 our rating

The clear winner if employer branding is a strategic priority — the best no-code career-site builder on the market.

Scaling teams ★ 8.2 ease of use 💳 Job-slot pricing ⚡ No-code career site

85/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

From ~$2.75k/yr

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Loxo

4.5 our rating

A talent-intelligence ATS+CRM with built-in sourcing data and AI matching — strongest when your agency’s bottleneck is finding candidates.

Agencies & staffing ★ 8.0 ease of use 💳 Per-seat pricing ⚡ Talent intelligence

84/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

$119/user/mo

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BambooHR BEST HR + ATS

4.5 our rating

True end-to-end HR and ATS in one — excellent onboarding workflows that hand off cleanly from hiring to employment.

Small business ★ 8.5 ease of use 💳 Per-employee pricing ⚡ End-to-end HR + ATS

84/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

From ~$250/mo

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Lever BEST ATS + CRM

4.4 our rating

Best-in-class CRM for building and nurturing passive talent pools — a combined ATS and CRM with automated sequences.

Enterprise ★ 7.8 ease of use 💳 Custom pricing ⚡ ATS + talent CRM

84/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

From ~$4k/yr

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GoHire BEST UK ATS

4.4 our rating

The best price-performance pick for UK teams — the cheapest serious ATS here, with unlimited team members and 700+ UK job templates.

Small business ★ 8.6 ease of use 💳 Flat-rate pricing ⚡ Unlimited team members

83/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

$99/mo

14-day free trial

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Recruitee

4.4 our rating

EU-strong collaborative hiring software with a polished careers-site editor and job-slot pricing for scaling in-house teams.

Scaling teams ★ 8.2 ease of use 💳 Job-slot pricing ⚡ Careers-site editor

83/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

$199/mo

18-day free trial

Zoho Recruit BEST FREE ATS

4.3 our rating

The strongest free ATS available — a genuine free tier with no time limit, plus AI candidate matching and a built-in recruitment CRM.

Agencies & free ★ 7.4 ease of use 💳 Genuine free tier ⚡ Free forever + AI match

82/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

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Pinpoint

4.6 our rating

A mid-market ATS for in-house teams that care about employer branding, candidate experience and predictable annual pricing.

Scaling teams ★ 8.4 ease of use 💳 Flat annual pricing ⚡ Employer branding

82/100

INDEX · EXCELLENT

From ~$4.6k/yr

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JazzHR

4.3 our rating

A flat-fee SMB ATS with unlimited users — attractive for small teams that want predictable pricing and do not need enterprise depth.

Small business ★ 8.3 ease of use 💳 Flat-rate pricing ⚡ Unlimited users

81/100

INDEX · VERY GOOD

$75/mo

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Crelate

4.3 our rating

A capable agency ATS+CRM for staffing firms that want client and candidate workflows together, but the contract terms need close reading.

Agencies & staffing ★ 7.7 ease of use 💳 Per-seat pricing ⚡ Agency ATS + CRM

80/100

INDEX · VERY GOOD

$119/user/mo

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Bullhorn

4.2 our rating

The agency-enterprise incumbent — deep staffing workflows, VMS integrations and a huge ecosystem, with legacy UI and implementation overhead.

Agencies & staffing ★ 6.9 ease of use 💳 Custom pricing ⚡ VMS + staffing stack

78/100

INDEX · VERY GOOD

$99+/user/mo

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SmartRecruiters

4.3 our rating

An enterprise hiring-success platform with broad recruiting workflows and custom pricing, now with the SAP acquisition angle buyers should factor in.

Enterprise ★ 7.2 ease of use 💳 Custom pricing ⚡ Hiring success suite

74/100

INDEX · SOLID

From ~$10k/yr

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Greenhouse BEST FOR ENTERPRISE

4.6 our rating

The reference standard for structured hiring — best-in-class candidate experience, the largest integration marketplace and strong DE&I tooling.

Enterprise ★ 7.6 ease of use 💳 Custom pricing ⚡ 500+ integrations

72/100

INDEX · SOLID

From ~$6k/yr

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