Compare/Head to head

Boon vs CleverConnect

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

Starting price

Boon

Sales-quoted

Employee referral programme software, sold on a sales quote rather than a published price.

Where Boon fits

  • TA teams rebuilding a referral programme
  • Companies that want no-login referral links
  • Enterprises comparing Teamable
  • Buyers who will take a quote

CleverConnect

Sales-quoted

CleverConnect, which absorbed Talentry, is a European talent acquisition platform that works alongside your ATS: employee referrals with a mobile app and built-in employee advocacy, a talent CRM, career sites, campaigns, video interviews and an AI Qualify Agent that screens every applicant. It is sold in modules by quote, mainly to European employers.

Where CleverConnect fits

  • European employers running referral programs
  • Companies with deskless or frontline staff
  • Teams pairing referrals with employer brand sharing
  • Employers that want AI screening beside their ATS

At a glance

DetailBoonCleverConnect
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referrals, CRMEmployee referrals, Employee advocacy, CRM, Recruitment marketing, AI screening

Where they pull apart

Boon

Stands out: Referral automation with no-login employee asks: the programme TA actually wants employees to use.

Watch out: Pricing is sales-quoted. Budget from a quote.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs hunting a $99 widget
  • Teams that already get referrals from the ATS
  • Buyers who need a published price today

CleverConnect

Stands out: Referrals and advocacy live in one module, so employees can both refer people and share employer brand content and job ads, including deskless staff through the mobile app. One customer says referrals through CleverConnect are its second biggest hiring source after Indeed, at 30% of global applications, and the platform is ISO 27001 certified with GDPR automation built in.

Watch out: No published pricing, and it is a broad European suite, so you may be quoted for more modules than you need. It is built to complement an ATS rather than replace one, and the Talentry branded app and site still exist during the brand transition.

Not the right fit for

  • US small businesses wanting a simple referral link tool
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

Boon

  • Referral automation aimed at adoption, not a dusty form
  • No-login employee experience in the product story
  • Sensible bake-off against Teamable
  • No published pricing, so every budget starts with a sales call
  • Referrals only, not an ATS
  • Value depends on employee participation rates

CleverConnect

  • Referrals and advocacy in one module
  • Mobile app reaches deskless staff
  • AI screening of every applicant
  • No published pricing
  • Broad suite, quoted by module
  • Built for European employers first

What each one costs

Boon

Sales-quoted

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

CleverConnect

Sales-quoted

CleverConnect does not publish prices. The platform is sold in modules (Referrals with employee advocacy, CRM, career site, talent campaigns, video interviewing and Qualify Agent), quoted after a demo. There is no public free plan or self-serve trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 5 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Boon or CleverConnect for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?