Head to head

Greenhouse vs Recruitee

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

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted

Structured hiring ATS for mid-market and tech, with scorecards, interview kits and a large marketplace. Quote-based, with MCP in open beta.

Where Greenhouse fits

Mid-market and tech talent teams
Companies that want shared scorecards
Desks that live on the integration marketplace
Teams attaching agents via MCP

Recruitee

Quote-based Free trial

Collaborative ATS with pipelines, careers pages and sourcing, now part of Tellent. Quote-based, with a free trial and no card required.

Where Recruitee fits

Growing in-house teams
Teams that want careers pages in the ATS
Buyers who want a trial without a card
European mid-market talent teams

At a glance

Detail	Greenhouse	Recruitee
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Quote-based
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Not on record	Yes
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	ATS	ATS, CRM, Recruitment marketing
Capterra	4.5 from 765 reviews	4.4 from 194 reviews

Where they pull apart

Greenhouse

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.

Not the right fit for

Agencies that need a staffing CRM
Small teams that need a cheap tracker

Recruitee

Stands out: Careers pages plus sourcing inside a collaborative tracker.

Watch out: No published price, and no MCP.

Not the right fit for

Staffing agencies
Enterprise HCM selections

Pros and cons

Greenhouse

Structured hiring and shared scorecards
Large integration marketplace
Hosted MCP in open beta

No public price
Heavier than small-business trackers
MCP still labelled open beta

Recruitee

Careers pages plus sourcing in the ATS
Free trial with no card
Public API

No published price
No MCP
Ownership change may affect roadmap

What each one costs

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Recruitee

Quote-based

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

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Greenhouse or Recruitee for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Recruitee offers a free trial.

Does Greenhouse or Recruitee have an MCP server?

Greenhouse 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?