Head to head

Incredible Health vs NurseRecruiter

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

Incredible Health

Quote-based

Hiring marketplace for permanent hospital nursing roles: hospitals post jobs, IncredibleAI matches active pre-vetted nurses, sends outreach and books interviews, and the Lyn AI voice agent runs first-round phone screens. It charges a flat fee per hire that the vendor does not publish. Best for hospitals and health systems trying to cut travel and agency spend by hiring staff nurses faster.

Where Incredible Health fits

  • Hospitals and health systems hiring permanent staff nurses
  • Nurse recruiting teams short on screening capacity
  • Employers reducing travel and agency nurse spend
  • Hard-to-fill specialty nursing roles

Nurse job board and candidate database priced by the month, from $365 for one recruiter to $975 for staffing agencies, covering travel, per diem and permanent roles. You get live leads from interested nurses plus a set number of database unlocks, and keep the contact details. Best for nurse recruiters and staffing agencies who want predictable monthly costs, not physician hiring.

Where NurseRecruiter fits

  • Travel and per diem nurse staffing agencies
  • Hospital nurse recruiters with steady monthly openings
  • Solo recruiters who want a low monthly commitment
  • Teams that share unlocked candidates

At a glance

DetailIncredible HealthNurseRecruiter
Starting priceQuote-based$365/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underSourcing, Healthcare recruiting, AI interviewing, Job boardsJob boards, Healthcare recruiting, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

Incredible Health

Stands out: Much of the early funnel is automated: matching, personalized outreach, interview scheduling and a first-round phone interview by an AI voice agent that checks specialties and pitches the employer. The flat fee does not change with the nurse's experience, level or location, and the vendor reports hires in under 20 days against an 80 to 120 day industry norm.

Watch out: The flat fee is not published and comes through a consultation. It is built for permanent nursing roles at hospitals, not travel staffing, physicians or allied health. The vendor documents no ATS integrations, and the speed, retention and savings figures are its own.

Not the right fit for

  • Physician or allied health recruiting
  • Staffing agencies placing travel nurses
  • Teams that need a documented ATS integration

NurseRecruiter

Stands out: Plans are published and built around outcomes you can count: live leads from nurses who raised their hand and database unlocks that reveal email, phone and resume. One recruiter's unlock is visible to the whole team, there are no contracts, and the vendor promises a full refund within 30 days if you get no candidates.

Watch out: Leads and unlocks are capped by plan (25 to 100 leads and 75 to 400 unlocks a month), so heavy sourcing needs the top plan or a custom quote. The vendor does not publish how many nurses are in the database, and API export and integrations are custom-plan only.

Not the right fit for

  • Physician or APP recruiting
  • Teams that need ATS integration without a custom plan
  • Unlimited database sourcing on a fixed budget

Pros and cons

Incredible Health

  • AI matching, outreach and scheduling handled for you
  • AI voice agent runs first-round nurse interviews 24/7
  • Flat fee regardless of candidate experience or location
  • Fee amount not published
  • Permanent nursing roles only
  • No documented ATS integration

NurseRecruiter

  • Published monthly plans with no contract
  • Contact details kept after unlock, shared across the team
  • Refund if no candidates in 30 days
  • Leads and unlocks capped per plan
  • Database size not published
  • Integrations only on custom plans

What each one costs

Incredible Health

Quote-based

Quote-based. Incredible Health charges a flat fee that does not change with the candidate's level, experience or location, but does not publish the amount; employers request it through a consultation. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 25 Sep 2026

NurseRecruiter

$365/mo

100 Candidates is $365/mo (3 jobs, 25 live leads, 75 database unlocks), 200 Candidates $595/mo (25 jobs, 50 leads, 150 unlocks, travel and per diem support) and 500 Candidates $975/mo (100 jobs, 100 leads, 400 unlocks, daily job imports). Yearly billing is discounted, there are no contracts, and the vendor offers a full refund within 30 days if you get no candidates. Custom Volume, with API export and integrations, is quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 25 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 25 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?