Compare/Head to head

inploi vs Phenom

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

Starting price

inploi

Quote

Candidate experience layer for high volume employers that sits in front of the ATS: branded search and apply, programmatic job ads and AI Talent Agents. Proven with brands like Compass Group, wagamama and NHS trusts, but enterprise priced and quoted only.

Where inploi fits

  • UK and US employers hiring hourly staff at volume
  • Hospitality, retail, healthcare and NHS recruitment teams
  • Teams keeping their ATS but unhappy with the candidate journey

Phenom

Enterprise

Enterprise talent experience platform: career site, CRM and internal mobility in one. Quote-based.

Where Phenom fits

  • Enterprise talent teams rebuilding the career site
  • Organisations buying CRM and internal mobility together
  • Teams with developers who will use the API
  • Buyers comparing enterprise talent platforms

At a glance

DetailinploiPhenom
Starting priceQuoteEnterprise
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underRecruitment marketing, AI screeningCRM, Recruitment marketing, AI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobility, Texting
CapterraNot enough reviews3.9 from 14 reviews

Where they pull apart

inploi

Stands out: It improves the candidate side of high volume hiring without ripping out the ATS, and ties job advertising spend to hires. Named hospitality and NHS customers give it real proof in shift based hiring.

Watch out: No published pricing and an enterprise sales process. The AI Talent Agents were still being built out as of its 2026 raise, so check which agents are live today.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses hiring a few people a year
  • Teams that need a full ATS
  • Buyers who want self serve pricing

Phenom

Stands out: The career site is the product, not an afterthought bolted onto a tracker.

Watch out: No published price, and it is far more platform than a small team needs.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses posting jobs
  • Agencies

Pros and cons

inploi

  • Keeps your ATS and improves the candidate front end
  • Job ad spend optimised for hires
  • Third party AI audit and ISO 27001
  • Quote only pricing
  • Enterprise focus
  • Agents still being built out

Phenom

  • Career site and CRM in one platform
  • Internal mobility included
  • Public developer API
  • No published price
  • No MCP
  • Too much platform for smaller teams

What each one costs

inploi

Quote

inploi does not publish prices. It sells subscriptions to enterprise and mid market employers, scoped to hiring volume and the modules used, and quoted by sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 23 Sep 2026

Phenom

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 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 23 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?