Head to head

PageUp vs SmartRecruiters

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

PageUp

Sales-quoted

Enterprise talent acquisition suite with a strong Asia-Pacific footprint, including universities. Quote-based.

Where PageUp fits

  • Large Asia-Pacific employers
  • Universities in the region
  • Enterprise talent programmes
  • Buyers where PageUp is already in the running

Global enterprise talent acquisition suite with a job-board marketplace and CRM. The published entry is $14,995, with no billing period stated and everything above it quoted.

Where SmartRecruiters fits

  • Global in-house talent teams
  • Teams that buy job-board marketplace access with the ATS
  • Enterprises running hiring programmes across countries
  • Buyers comparing enterprise suites

At a glance

DetailPageUpSmartRecruiters
Starting priceSales-quoted$14,995
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATS, CRMATS, CRM, Recruitment marketing
Capterra3.8 from 10 reviews4.2 from 151 reviews

Where they pull apart

PageUp

Stands out: Enterprise hiring across Asia-Pacific, where the US platforms are weaker.

Watch out: No published price, and no MCP.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses
  • US staffing agencies

SmartRecruiters

Stands out: A marketplace of job boards plus CRM inside one enterprise suite.

Watch out: Five figures is the floor, the vendor does not say what period $14,995 covers, and SAP now owns the company, so licensing may shift.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses that need a three-figure monthly price
  • Agencies that want a staffing CRM

Pros and cons

PageUp

  • Strong Asia-Pacific enterprise footprint
  • Public API
  • Used by universities and large employers
  • No published price
  • No MCP
  • Wrong fit for small or agency desks

SmartRecruiters

  • Published entry price, unusual at this level
  • Job-board marketplace inside the suite
  • Public API
  • No MCP
  • Five-figure floor
  • Higher tiers are quote-only

What each one costs

PageUp

Sales-quoted

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

SmartRecruiters

$14,995

The Essential plan starts at $14,995; the vendor's pricing page does not state the billing period. Professional, High Volume and Complete are quoted on request. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try PageUp or SmartRecruiters for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?