Firefish
UK agency CRM and ATS for perm, temp, and contract desks. Match AI against your own database. This is an ATS.
Quote-based pricing
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Bottom line
Recruitment CRM for agencies with perm, contract, and temp workflows and built-in AI agents. Core, Scale, and Enterprise are quote-based.
Stands out for: AI agents for matching, CV parsing, skills, content, email, and enrichment are built into the CRM.
Watch out for: No published per-user price. Add-on modules such as websites and portals start from £150 each, on top of the plan quote.
Overview
Firefish is a recruitment CRM for staffing agencies. Core covers permanent recruitment, Scale adds contract workflow and cross-workflow analytics, and Enterprise adds temporary workflow with shift scheduling, time capture, and account management. Built-in AI agents rank candidates against jobs, parse and format CVs, draft emails and job ads, and enrich contact data. The platform also covers business development pipelines, two-way SMS, WhatsApp logging, and VoIP calling.
Agencies pick Firefish when they want one CRM for every desk type, with AI matching included. Pricing is quote-based and depends on recruiter count, desk types, and modules. Add-on modules such as websites, candidate and hiring manager portals, and time capture start from £150 each. An in-house team handles data migration from more than 50 other recruitment CRMs.
Who it's for
Best for
- Perm agencies starting on Core
- Mixed perm and contract desks on Scale
- Temp agencies that need shift scheduling
- Agencies that want AI matching in the CRM
Not ideal for
- In-house TA teams that need a corporate ATS
- Buyers who need a published price
Key features
Perm, temp, contract. Dedicated workflows for each desk, plus Match AI against the agency database.
CRM of record. Clients, candidates, jobs, BD activity, and reporting in one UK-agency CRM.
Public API. Documented JSON API covering candidates, contacts, companies, jobs, placements, and communications.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Matching agent ranks candidates against jobs | Included |
| AI CV parsing, skills extraction, and CV formatting | Included |
| Content and email agents draft job ads and emails | Included |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
MCP server
No first-party MCP server URL was published on firefishsoftware.com at listing time, so the badge stays off.
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Pricing
Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Core, Scale, and Enterprise are priced by recruiter count, desk types, and modules, and add-on modules start from £150 each. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Firefish expensive?
Firefish does not publish a price. It is one of 53 quote-based tools among the 117 ATS tools in our directory. 10 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $85 a month.
- 53 quote-based
- 10 free tier
- 47 public price
Worked out automatically from every ATS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Covers perm, contract, and temp desks
- AI matching and CV parsing built in
- In-house data migration team
Cons
- No published price
- Add-on modules cost extra
- Aimed at agencies, not in-house TA
Integrations
How Firefish compares
See all Firefish alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefish (this tool) | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | |
| | – | $99/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | From £69/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $35/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Quote-based | – | ✓ | Compare |
$99/user/mo API
Large agency CRM if Firefish is one of several bids.
From £69/user/mo API
Agency ATS and CRM with perm and contract support.
$35/user/mo MCP API
Recruitment CRM with a more self-serve buying path.
Quote-based API
Agency ATS and CRM widely used by recruitment firms.