Compare/Head to head

Blosto vs Kalent

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Blosto

$74.50/mo 7 day free trial

Blosto is a self-serve AI sourcing tool that turns a plain-language brief into a ranked shortlist, shows why each person fits, and runs LinkedIn outreach from your own account. Starter is $74.50 a month billed yearly ($149 monthly) and Team is $109.50 per seat, each with a 7-day free trial that needs a card. It has no ATS integration below the custom Scale plan.

Where Blosto fits

  • In-house recruiters sourcing technical or senior roles
  • Small agencies that want search and LinkedIn outreach in one tool
  • Hiring teams who want to read why each candidate was ranked
  • Founders who want to try it on a real role without a demo call

Kalent

$55/500 credits 7 day free trial

AI sourcing agent built in France for teams hiring in Europe and the US. Describe the role in plain language, get ranked matches from 200M+ profiles with mobiles and personal emails, and let the agent draft LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp outreach you approve. Platform seats are quoted after a 7-day free trial, and the MCP for Claude and ChatGPT runs on public credit packs from $55.

Where Kalent fits

  • Agencies and in-house teams hiring across France and the rest of Europe
  • Recruiters who reach candidates on WhatsApp as well as LinkedIn and email
  • Teams sourcing from inside Claude or ChatGPT through an MCP
  • Companies on Workday, Teamtailor, Ashby or SmartRecruiters that want one-click candidate push

At a glance

DetailBlostoKalent
Starting price$74.50/mo$55/500 credits
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trial7 day free trial
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underSourcing, LinkedIn, AI sourcingSourcing, Email finders, LinkedIn, Outreach

Where they pull apart

Blosto

Stands out: The reasoning is visible. Every candidate is scored against criteria built from your role, with a Yes, Partial or No per criterion and the evidence, and you can edit the criteria and watch the ranking follow. Search, scoring, LinkedIn sequences and the reply inbox sit in one workflow, and nobody is contacted until you approve them.

Watch out: It is a new product with no independent reviews yet, and it publishes no security certifications, so check procurement needs first. There is no ATS or CRM sync on Starter or Team, since ATS integration is a Scale feature, and outreach is LinkedIn only, with no email sequences. The 850 million profile figure is the vendor's own, and the trial needs a card.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need ATS or CRM sync on a standard plan
  • Buyers who need published security certifications today
  • Recruiters who run outreach by email rather than LinkedIn

Kalent

Stands out: European coverage and WhatsApp outreach are built in, which most US-first sourcing tools treat as an afterthought, and the vendor holds SOC 2 Type 2 with GDPR opt-out handling. It also ships one of the more complete recruiting MCP servers: OAuth sign in, search, enrichment, outreach and ATS push from inside Claude or ChatGPT, on credit packs that never expire.

Watch out: Seat prices are not published, so you need a sales call to cost the full platform; only the MCP credit packs carry public prices. The ATS list leans French and European (Flatchr, Taleez, BoondManager, Beetween), and Greenhouse, Lever and Bullhorn are not among the 20 named integrations on its integrations page. ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan, and the 70% mobile figure is the vendor's own claim.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who want a public per-seat price before a sales call
  • US agencies whose ATS of record is Bullhorn
  • Teams that only need a cheap email finder

Pros and cons

Blosto

  • Every score comes with written, editable reasoning
  • LinkedIn outreach is included on every plan
  • Self-serve trial on a real role, no demo call
  • No ATS integration below the custom Scale plan
  • LinkedIn is the only outreach channel
  • New product with no independent reviews or published certifications

Kalent

  • Strong European profile coverage alongside the US
  • WhatsApp and SMS outreach next to LinkedIn and email
  • Vendor-hosted MCP with OAuth and public credit packs
  • Platform seat prices are quote only
  • ATS list leans toward French and European systems
  • ATS sync is an add-on below the Team plan

What each one costs

Blosto

$74.50/mo

Blosto has two published plans and a custom one, each with a 7-day free trial that needs a card and charges $0 today. Starter is $74.50 a month billed yearly ($894 a year) or $149 billed monthly, for 1 seat and 250 shortlist credits a month. Team is $109.50 per seat a month billed yearly ($1,314 per seat a year) or $219 per seat billed monthly, with 500 shortlist credits per seat pooled across the team and up to 10 seats. Scale is custom, with custom seats and credits, a dedicated contact, guided onboarding, ATS integration and custom contract terms. Email enrichment and LinkedIn outreach are included. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 2 Nov 2026

Kalent

$55/500 credits

Kalent's platform plans (Sourcing, AI Agent and Team) are priced per seat by volume and quoted after a call; every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with full access and no card. Sourcing covers search, contact data, CSV export and the MCP; AI Agent adds LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp and SMS sequences; Team adds ATS sync, pooled credits and an account manager, with ATS sync an add-on on AI Agent. MCP credits are sold publicly as one-time packs that never expire: Starter $55 for 500 credits, Growth $200 for 2,000, Scale $485 for 5,000 and Pro $920 for 10,000, with 100 free credits on sign up and Enterprise volume quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Blosto cheaper than Kalent?
Kalent starts lower, at $55/500 credits against $74.50/mo for Blosto. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Blosto or Kalent for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Blosto offers a 7 day free trial. Kalent offers a 7 day free trial.
Does Blosto or Kalent have an MCP server?
Kalent ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 2 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?