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Candidately alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Candidately, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Candidately from $99/moFree tier

Closest alternatives

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The short answer

  • Bullhorn : Bullhorn is the ATS Candidately layers on, from $99/user/mo, not a client portal. From $99/user/mo
  • Greenhouse : Greenhouse is a corporate ATS, not a staffing client-portal overlay. From Sales-quoted
  • SeekOut : SeekOut sources external talent rather than packaging ATS candidates for clients. From $149/mo
  • Loxo : Loxo is a recruiting CRM with its own database, not a Bullhorn client portal. From $149/user/mo

Why people look past Candidately

All plans are billed annually. Talent Marketplace and Candidate Search AI are talk-to-sales. Resume Builder is usage-priced (vendor pages also cite $1 per exported resume).

What we noted

  • Annual billing only
  • Search AI and marketplace are quoted
  • Capterra listing has no reviews

Not the right fit for

  • Corporate TA teams not on a staffing ATS
  • Buyers who need month-to-month billing

Worth keeping in mind: Client Portal replaces email threads with branded candidate profiles, magic links, live client chat, and AI recruiter notes. Pricing is not tied to the agency's Bullhorn seat count.

Candidately alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Candidately (the one you are on) ✓Yes$99/mo–No–No
Bullhorn Bullhorn is the ATS Candidately layers on, from $99/user/mo, not a client portal. –No$99/user/mo–No✓YesHead to head
Greenhouse Greenhouse is a corporate ATS, not a staffing client-portal overlay. –NoSales-quoted✓Yes✓YesHead to head
SeekOut SeekOut sources external talent rather than packaging ATS candidates for clients. –No$149/mo✓Yes✓YesHead to head
Loxo Loxo is a recruiting CRM with its own database, not a Bullhorn client portal. –No$149/user/mo✓Yes✓YesHead to head

What each one does differently

Bullhorn

$99/user/mo API

Why it comes up: Bullhorn is the ATS Candidately layers on, from $99/user/mo, not a client portal.

Stands out: Staffing CRM plus a marketplace of more than 300 partners on Core.

Watch out: Only the two small-agency tiers are published. AI, automation and analytics all sit behind a quote.

Best for

  • Staffing agencies
  • Desks that need client management next to jobs
  • Firms that live on the Bullhorn marketplace

4.0 on Capterra from 1,023 reviews

Read the Bullhorn write-up Candidately vs Bullhorn

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted MCP API

Why it comes up: Greenhouse is a corporate ATS, not a staffing client-portal overlay.

Stands out: Structured hiring plus marketplace depth, with a hosted MCP now in open beta.

Watch out: No published price, and the MCP is open beta rather than generally available.

Best for

  • Mid-market and tech talent teams
  • Companies that want shared scorecards
  • Desks that live on the integration marketplace

4.5 on Capterra from 765 reviews

Read the Greenhouse write-up Candidately vs Greenhouse

SeekOut

$149/mo 14 day free trial MCP API

Why it comes up: SeekOut sources external talent rather than packaging ATS candidates for clients.

Stands out: Diversity and internal-mobility filters on a very large people graph, plus MCP.

Watch out: AI screening is a paid add-on rather than included.

Best for

  • Corporate talent teams on hard-to-find roles
  • Diversity-focused search teams
  • Organisations that want internal mobility next to external search

4.7 on Capterra from 189 reviews

Read the SeekOut write-up Candidately vs SeekOut

Loxo

$149/user/mo MCP API

Why it comes up: Loxo is a recruiting CRM with its own database, not a Bullhorn client portal.

Stands out: An ATS plus a sourcing database and MCP, built for agency desks.

Watch out: The published Core price is annual billing, and the MCP URL is issued in-product.

Best for

  • Agencies that outgrew a spreadsheet and a job board
  • Desks that want sourcing next to the ATS
  • Teams that want MCP on the ATS of record

4.6 on Capterra from 134 reviews

Read the Loxo write-up Candidately vs Loxo

Common questions

What is the best Candidately alternative?
It depends on what sent you looking. We compare 4 alternatives to Candidately: Bullhorn, Greenhouse, SeekOut and Loxo. Each one's "Why it comes up" line says what it does differently, and the table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.
What is the cheapest Candidately alternative?
Of the published starting prices here, Bullhorn is lowest at $99/user/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.
Which Candidately alternatives have an MCP server?
Greenhouse, SeekOut and Loxo ship a first party MCP server, so you can drive them from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

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