Head to head

Hellora vs Staffing Referrals

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

Hellora

Sales-quoted

Hellora is the new name for Eqo. It is a frontline SMS referral program, strongest in healthcare, where employees refer from a phone with no app and no login. Pricing is quoted.

Where Hellora fits

  • Health systems and senior-living operators with large nursing and clinical hourly teams
  • TA leaders replacing spreadsheet referral tracking with text-to-refer
  • Program owners who will send department- and location-targeted SMS campaigns
  • Orgs that want automatic status texts at applied, interviewed, hired, and paid

Staffing Referrals

Sales-quoted

Staffing Referrals is referral software for staffing firms, not in-house employers. It runs inside Bullhorn, Avionte, LaborEdge, TempWorks, and Salesforce. Pricing is quoted. The vendor cites 100-plus firms.

Where Staffing Referrals fits

  • Staffing agencies already on Bullhorn or Avionte that leak referrals in spreadsheets
  • Branches that want a branded job page and ambassador links per recruiter
  • Firms paying talent bonuses and needing eligibility, approvals, and payouts in the ATS
  • Desks that want every placement to trigger the next referral ask

At a glance

DetailHelloraStaffing Referrals
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referralsEmployee referrals
CapterraNot enough reviews4.9 from 16 reviews

Where they pull apart

Hellora

Stands out: Fairview moved referrals from 6% to 41% of hires and sourced 589 nursing hires with 92% retention. Eve is an AI assistant that captures referrals made on applications and matches messy names.

Watch out: The product is built for frontline healthcare, senior living, and similar hourly workforces. A general corporate referral intranet is a different buy. SMS short-code programs need employee-comms consent.

Not the right fit for

  • Tech companies whose employees will use a desktop portal and LinkedIn Auto Share
  • Staffing firms that need a Bullhorn talent-referral network product

Staffing Referrals

Stands out: An AI referral agent matches new referrals to jobs or makes the next ask. Branded job pages and ambassador links capture candidates without a second login.

Watch out: This is an agency talent-network product. Corporate employee-referral programs for W-2 staff should look at ERIN or EmployeeReferrals.com. Bonuses and ATS reconciliation are part of the quote.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house TA teams running an employee-referral bonus for corporate staff
  • Agencies that need a public monthly SKU before a demo

Pros and cons

Hellora

  • Text-to-refer with no app or login, built for healthcare frontline
  • Published case studies with 6% to 41% referral-hire share at Fairview
  • Eve AI captures off-platform referrals and messy name matches
  • Quoted only. Healthcare-weighted, not a general corporate portal
  • SMS-first. Weak fit if the workforce will not use text short codes
  • Homepage also sells a healthcare recruiting CRM, so scope the referral module in the quote

Staffing Referrals

  • Built for staffing firms, with live capture inside Bullhorn and Avionte
  • AI agent that matches referrals to jobs or makes the next ask
  • Capterra 4.9 from 16 reviews on the matching Staffing Referrals product
  • Quoted only. Aimed at agencies, not corporate HR
  • Value depends on already running Bullhorn-class ATS
  • Bonus reconciliation is in the quote, not a self-serve payroll SKU

What each one costs

Hellora

Sales-quoted

Hellora (formerly Eqo) quotes the frontline SMS referral program after a conversation. The vendor does not publish a per-employee or per-location table. Case studies and Eve sit on the referral module. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Staffing Referrals

Sales-quoted

Staffing Referrals quotes after a demo. The vendor does not publish a per-desk or per-placement table. The product is sold to staffing firms and runs inside Bullhorn, Avionte, LaborEdge, TempWorks, and Salesforce. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?