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Every recruiting and HR software category in the directory, with how many tools each has, how many are free or ship an MCP server, and the tools at the top of each list.

  • 46categories
  • 1030tools

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  • Tools: every listing in the category
  • Free tier: a permanent $0 plan, not a trial
  • MCP: ships its own MCP server
  • Top of the list: our picks first, then Capterra rating

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Recruiting 26 categories

CategoryToolsFree tierMCPTop of the list
Lead generation 2025082 ContactOut Clay LeadMagic
ATS 1771730 PCRecruiter 100Hires Loxo
Sourcing 1251837 SignalHire Pin Juicebox
Email finders 1134046 Prospeo Tomba ContactOut
Interviewing 93189 Hireflix IdealTraits Recright
CRM 891031 Recruit CRM Spott SourceWhale
Outreach 851933 Instantly Saleshandy Smartlead
Job boards 6583 Wellfound Indeed ZipRecruiter
Assessments 61126 Canditech HiPeople TestInvite
LinkedIn 51623 Linked Helper La Growth Machine Prosp
Recruitment marketing 3711 Radancy softgarden Teamtailor
Deliverability 3246 Bouncer Premium Inboxes Emailable
Texting 3011 Ringover IdealTraits TextUs
Background check 3012 GoodHire VITAY PeopleFacts
Verification 291216 Reoon Wiza MillionVerifier
AI note takers 28125 Gong Honeit Fathom
Dialers 2316 Ringover CloudTalk CallMantra
Scheduling 2225 Calendly GoodTime Pereless Systems
Candidate fraud & AI detection 2252 TestInvite Persona HireVue
Visitor ID 22410 Happierleads LeadPost Factors.ai
Healthcare recruiting 20–– Apploi LaborEdge symplr Recruiting
Employee referrals 17–2 Lever Staffing Referrals Radancy
Job descriptions 122– BizHire Floreo AI JobTarget
Personal brand 1238 Hypefury AdaptlyPost SocialBu
Workflow automation 1086 hyreflow 50skills Latenode
Reference checks 91– HiPeople VITAY RefNow

HR 20 categories

CategoryToolsFree tierMCPTop of the list
HRIS 5139 Rippling Deel Bizneo HR
Payroll 4327 Rippling Deel Gusto
Time & attendance 4277 Rippling Clockify Jibble
HR compliance 4212 Rippling WorkBright EasyLlama
Onboarding 3314 Rippling Apploi WorkBright
People analytics 2639 Insightful Teramind Ingentis org.manager
Workforce management 2553 Apploi 7shifts Workyard
Benefits administration 25–3 Rippling Sparrow Gusto
Performance 2538 Bizneo HR Workleap 15Five
Succession & internal mobility 21–4 SeekOut Workday Degreed
Engagement 2058 Awardco WorkTango Bonusly
Learning 19–6 TalentLMS 360Learning Absorb LMS
Recognition & rewards 173– Awardco Guusto WorkTango
Internal communications 1712 Simpplr Workvivo Blink
EOR 14–5 Rippling Deel Oyster
HR help desk 13–3 Workday AllVoices Case IQ
Wellbeing 1321 Vantage Circle Reward Gateway DailyPay
Leave management 10–– Sparrow Tilt AbsenceResources
Compensation 1012 ChartHop Payscale PeopleFluent
Org charts & planning 1011 Ingentis org.manager ChartHop OrgChart

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