Compare/Head to head

Crelate vs Loxo

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

Starting price

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

Loxo

$149/user/mo

Agency ATS with AI sourcing, sequences and a Chrome extension. Core is $149/user/mo billed annually and paid up front; Professional is priced by demo.

Where Loxo fits

  • 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
  • Buyers happy to pay annually up front

At a glance

DetailCrelateLoxo
Starting price$85/user/mo$149/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATS, CRMATS, CRM
Capterra4.5 from 443 reviews4.6 from 134 reviews

Where they pull apart

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

Loxo

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.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house talent teams that need structured hiring kits
  • Buyers working to a sub-$100 per-seat budget

Pros and cons

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

Loxo

  • Public $149/user/mo Core
  • Free migration for teams of 3+ seats
  • MCP plus API on an agency ATS
  • Annual plans paid up front
  • Professional price needs a demo
  • Not built for in-house structured hiring

What each one costs

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

Loxo

$149/user/mo

Core starts at $149 per user per month, billed annually and paid up front. Professional, which adds Loxo Source on its 850M+ talent graph, the full set of AI agents, API access and 2,500 credits per seat a month, is priced by demo. Enterprise is a custom annual agreement. Loxo's pricing page no longer shows a free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Crelate cheaper than Loxo?
Crelate starts lower, at $85/user/mo against $149/user/mo for Loxo. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Crelate or Loxo for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Crelate offers a free trial.
Does Crelate or Loxo have an MCP server?
Loxo 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?