Directory/Best lists/For agencies
Tools our reviews flag as a good fit for recruitment and staffing agencies: agency ATS and CRM, sourcing, contact data and outreach.
How we ranked
| # | Tool | Starting price | Capterra | MCP | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From $115/user/mo | 4.3 (380) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 2 | From $35/user/mo | 4.9 (476) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3 | From $15/mo | 4.9 (276) | – | – | |
| 4 | From £69/user/mo | 4.8 (329) | – | ✓ | |
| 5 | Quote-based | 4.8 (313) | – | – | |
| 6 |  Recruitly | From $25/user/mo | 4.9 (53) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7 | From $29.99/check | 4.8 (116) | – | ✓ | |
| 8 | From €60/user/mo | 4.9 (45) | – | – | |
| 9 | From $47/mo | – | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 10 | From $15/user/mo | 4.7 (886) | – | ✓ | |
| 11 | From $149/user/mo | 4.7 (332) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 12 | From £105/user/mo | – | ✓ | – | |
| 13 | From $139/user/mo | – | ✓ | – | |
| 14 | From $149/user/mo | 4.6 (134) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 15 | From $79/sender/mo | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Why it's here: Vendor-documented MCP server on an agency ATS, plus an open API.
Best for: Staffing agencies on a recruiting CRM
Watch out: The posted $115 is a starting figure. The final price comes by quote, and a one-time setup and training fee applies.
Why it's here: A hosted MCP at agent.recruitcrm.io plus agency hotlists and GDPR controls.
Best for: Boutique staffing agencies
Watch out: MCP access has to be switched on per role before an assistant can connect.
Why it's here: Runs as its own browser on your machine or a VPS, not as a LinkedIn extension that injects into the site.
Best for: Agencies buying many licenses with bulk discounts
Watch out: One license is one LinkedIn account. Cloud storage costs extra. Standard caps many actions at 20 per day.
Why it's here: An agency CRM with a published per-user starting price and desk automation.
Best for: UK and EU agency desks
Watch out: Priced in pounds only, with a 12-month minimum term, and there is no MCP.
Why it's here: It is priced and built by care segment rather than as a generic ATS: locations for senior living and skilled nursing, aides for home health and BCBAs for behavioral health. Hiring, onboarding with ongoing license verification and scheduling with cross-location staff sharing sit in one system, and it connects to Workday, Paycom and ADP. Users rate it 4.8 on Capterra across 313 reviews.
Best for: Home health agencies hiring aides
Watch out: Prices are not published. Some Capterra reviewers mention slow page loads and statuses that cannot be customized or reordered. It targets post-acute and community care, so hospitals and physician recruiters are better served elsewhere.
Why it's here: Every plan, including Free, gets the full feature set, and plans differ only by record limits and seats. API keys come on every plan too, with a REST API, Zapier and an MCP server for Claude, and the Simi AI Copilot works on the same candidate record.
Best for: New agencies eligible for the startup discount
Watch out: The $25, $80 and $120 prices assume annual billing, and Solo allows just one user. SMS, e-signatures, sourcing and AI agent actions are metered on top, with AI agents charged at $0.50 to $3.00 per action.
Why it's here: SMBs can actually see a rate card: Basic $29.99, Essential $59.99, Complete $94.99 per check, with a self-serve path under 50 checks a year instead of a mandatory sales call.
Best for: Staffing and hourly desks that want FCRA-compliant ordering from the ATS
Watch out: Those prices are for fewer than 50 checks a year. Volume is a custom quote. County, state, and federal searches, drug tests, MVR, and education/employment verifications stack on. Third-party pass-through fees apply. Do not budget $29.99 as the all-in cost of a hire.
Why it's here: Cloud sending (no Chrome extension) with dedicated 5G proxies. Basic covers LinkedIn plus email and 250 enriched leads/month. Ultimate adds X and 1,000 enrichments at the same €120 list price as Pro.
Best for: Agencies that can commit 6 identities for 6 months
Watch out: The pricing page switches between euro, dollar and pound, so confirm which currency you are quoted. Each identity is billed separately. Basic enrichment stops at 250 leads/month and campaigns pause until you buy more credits. Agency plans start at 6 identities with a 6-month minimum.
Why it's here: Warmup, unibox, and volume send with hosted MCP and a public API.
Best for: Agencies running many sending accounts
Watch out: Deliverability still depends on your domains and inboxes, not the tool alone.
Why it's here: Dialer plus SMS with Bullhorn named next to HubSpot and Salesforce: agency recruiting actually shows up in the connector list.
Best for: Recruiting agencies that call and text
Watch out: Engage is $15/user/mo; the $47 rung is the fuller sales/HR suite. Conversational AI, cadence, and CRM autofill are add-ons.
Why it's here: Sequences and deals inside an agency ATS, plus a hosted MCP.
Best for: Search and staffing agencies
Watch out: Per-seat pricing at $149 adds up fast across a desk.
Why it's here: Public per-user price plus AI sourcing and a 14-day trial on an agency CRM.
Best for: Agency desks that want CRM plus AI sourcing
Watch out: Every plan runs on a 12-month commitment, and pricing is in pounds.
Why it's here: Public per-user price plus first-party MCP on an agency ATS.
Best for: Staffing firms replacing Bullhorn or Loxo
Watch out: Enrichment credits are charged on top of the seat price.
Why it's here: An ATS plus a sourcing database and MCP, built for agency desks.
Best for: Agencies that outgrew a spreadsheet and a job board
Watch out: The published Core price is annual billing, and the MCP URL is issued in-product.
Why it's here: Agency and Unlimited plans cover 25-plus or unlimited LinkedIn senders for one flat monthly fee.
Best for: Agencies running many LinkedIn accounts
Watch out: Growth is priced per sender. The next plan, Agency, starts at $999/mo for 25 senders, so there is a big jump between tiers.
Showing the top 15 of 197 matching tools.
Most agencies need an ATS or CRM built for client work, a sourcing tool, a contact data tool for emails and phone numbers, and an outreach tool. This list covers all four.
Each tool's Work Insiders review names agencies, staffing firms or search firms as a best fit. We then rank them by Capterra rating, with a lift for our own picks.
It depends on your desk size and budget. We cover that in our guide to the best ATS for a new recruitment agency.
Rankings come from Work Insiders directory data: our editorial picks, Capterra ratings we check ourselves, and vendor pricing pages. Vendors cannot pay for a rank. How we make money.