Compare/Head to head

NurseRecruiter vs Vivian Health

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

Starting price

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

Vivian Health

Sales-quoted

Healthcare jobs marketplace, formerly NurseFly, with a network the vendor puts at 2.8 million nurses, allied health professionals, therapists and APPs, where both staffing agencies and health systems post jobs and recruit. An AI assistant engages and screens candidates around the clock. Pricing is quoted. Best for staffing agencies and health systems hiring nurses and allied staff at volume, not physician recruiters.

Where Vivian Health fits

  • Healthcare staffing agencies placing travel and per diem nurses
  • Hospitals and health systems hiring nurses and allied staff at volume
  • Recruiters who want AI screening before the first call
  • Agencies that need pay-rate market data

At a glance

DetailNurseRecruiterVivian Health
Starting price$365/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underJob boards, Healthcare recruiting, SourcingJob boards, Healthcare recruiting, AI screening, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

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

Vivian Health

Stands out: It is where many nurses and allied professionals already look for work, so jobs are pushed to active clinicians in real time rather than waiting for a search. The AI assistant screens candidates against each role's requirements before a recruiter picks them up, and agencies get Universal Profiles, AI-written proposals and Vivian IQ pay-rate data in the same account.

Watch out: Pricing is not published, and ATS syncing is included only on qualifying plans; the vendor does not name which ATS or VMS systems it connects to. The audience is nurses, allied health and APPs, not physicians. Performance figures such as 4x engagement and 15% more placements are the vendor's own.

Not the right fit for

  • Physician recruiting
  • Teams needing a named ATS integration on every plan
  • Buyers wanting published self-serve pricing

Pros and cons

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

Vivian Health

  • Large nurse, allied and APP audience already job hunting
  • AI assistant screens candidates 24/7
  • Pay-rate market data for agencies
  • No published pricing
  • ATS syncing only on qualifying plans
  • Not built for physician hiring

What each one costs

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 4 Nov 2026

Vivian Health

Sales-quoted

Quote-based. Vivian does not publish employer or agency pricing; plans are set after a demo, and ATS syncing is included only on qualifying plans. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?