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Recruitment CRM

How Recruitment CRM Is Priced

How recruitment CRM are priced: the pricing models you will meet, what drives the cost and the fees that are easy to miss.

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 4 sources, most recently checked Report an error

How much recruitment CRM costs

Common pricing models: per user per month, tiered by contacts, bundled with ATS, and custom quote. Too few vendors publish comparable list prices for us to give a price range (so far Ashby does); the models and cost drivers below explain what you will be quoted.

Pricing models explained

  • Per user per month. A monthly fee for each recruiter seat. Cost grows with team size and with hiring managers who need access.
  • Tiered by contacts. Plans set by the number of stored contacts or monthly emails sent. Check where your pool sits relative to each tier limit.
  • Bundled with ATS. CRM features included in or added to an applicant tracking plan. Often cheaper than a separate tool but less specialized.
  • Custom quote. Enterprise pricing based on seats, modules and services, usually under an annual contract.

Extra and hidden costs

  • Crelate

    Email campaigns, text messaging, eSignature and contact data enrichment carry additional fees, Crelate Hire onboarding priced per hire, Crelate Data Sync Service priced on volume and frequency, Data migration packages1

  • Recruiterflow

    White-glove data migration is paid, priced by data volume2

What drives the price

  • Number of recruiter seats
  • Contact or email volume
  • Automation and sequence modules
  • Career site, events and talent community add-ons
  • SMS and phone features
  • Support tier and onboarding services

Fees to ask about before you sign:

  • Data enrichment or contact-lookup credits
  • SMS messaging charges
  • ATS connector or API fees
  • Implementation and data migration services
  • Extra seats for hiring managers
  • Overage fees when contact limits are exceeded

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free recruitment CRM?

If a vendor offers a free plan or a free trial of its recruiting CRM, read the limits on users, contacts and emails sent. Some ATS platforms include CRM features in their standard plans, so check what you already pay for. Before you rely on a free recruitment CRM, check whether it lets you export all your data, handles unsubscribes for the whole team and connects to the system where you track applicants. Moving a large database out of a free tool later is harder than choosing the right one now.

How much does a recruitment CRM cost?

Price depends on recruiter seats, contact volume and automation. Vendors charge per recruiter seat, by contact or email volume, or as part of an ATS contract, and enterprise deals are quoted. The pricing section above shows what the ranked vendors publish. Ask for the total with texting, data enrichment and connector fees included, because those add-ons are often priced separately.

Do recruitment CRM publish their prices?

Of the 10 recruitment CRM we track, 1 publishes a list price we can compare at 25 employees, 2 publish prices on another basis (Crelate and Recruiterflow) and 3 are quote-only (Greenhouse, iCIMS, and Lever).

Do recruitment CRM charge an implementation fee?

Recruiterflow includes it free for some buyers and prices it for others. Crelate lists one; ask for it in writing with the quote.

Can I pay for recruitment CRM month to month?

Crelate and Recruiterflow bill month to month.

How are recruitment CRM priced?

By the published pricing model — per user: Crelate and Recruiterflow; tiered plans: Ashby.

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Sources

The 4 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. Crelate crelate.com/pricing“Crelate text messaging (additional fee)” “Business is $119 per user per month, billed annually or monthly.”
  2. Recruiterflow recruiterflow.com/pricing“No add-ons. No surprises. No extra costs.” “Self-Serve (Free): Use our Excel/CSV import tool to bring in your data in minutes.”
  3. Crelate crelate.com/implementation“Scoped to your data. Flat fee and custom pricing depending on your needs.”
  4. Ashby ashbyhq.com/pricing“Our startup pricing model is based on the size of your organization at that point of purchase, not on a seat or talent team basis.”