Compare/Head to head

Carerix vs Crelate

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

Starting price

Carerix

Sales-quoted

Configurable agency and corporate ATS-CRM, strongest in the Netherlands and Belgium. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Carerix fits

  • Dutch and Belgian agencies
  • European corporates that want ATS plus CRM in one configurable system
  • Desks that need WhatsApp in the recruiter workflow
  • Teams replacing a heavily customised legacy ATS

Crelate

$85/user/mo Free trial

Boutique agency recruiting CRM built around notes, hotlists and email sync. Essentials is $85 per user/month paid annually, with a free trial.

Where Crelate fits

  • Boutique staffing agencies
  • Desks that live in email and hotlists
  • Small teams that want a recruiting CRM rather than a corporate ATS
  • Buyers comparing CATS and Recruit CRM

At a glance

DetailCarerixCrelate
Starting priceSales-quoted$85/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATS, CRMATS, CRM
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 from 443 reviews

Where they pull apart

Carerix

Stands out: A 2003-era European recruitment platform you actually configure, used by agencies and corporates, not a US SMB clone.

Watch out: Quote-only, and the product assumes implementation. A two-person US desk will hate the fit.

Not the right fit for

  • US SMB in-house hiring
  • Buyers who need a public per-seat price
  • Teams that want to be live this week without a project

Crelate

Stands out: Desktop-class notes, hotlists and email sync for small agency desks.

Watch out: No MCP, and the published price is annual billing rather than month to month.

Not the right fit for

  • Corporate in-house talent teams
  • Teams that need MCP

Pros and cons

Carerix

  • Configurable ATS-CRM for NL/BE agencies and corporates
  • Public API
  • WhatsApp in the recruiter workflow
  • Quote-only, with no published rate card
  • Implementation-heavy versus a US SMB ATS
  • Interface and docs assume a Benelux buyer

Crelate

  • Hotlists and email sync built for boutique desks
  • Public API
  • Free trial available
  • No MCP
  • Published price is annual billing
  • Not a corporate hiring platform

What each one costs

Carerix

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. Contact the vendor for current terms. No public starting price on the vendor site as of the verification date.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Crelate

$85/user/mo

Essentials is $85 per user per month paid annually and Business is $119 per user per month. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Carerix or Crelate for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Crelate offers a free trial.

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