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Paraform vs SeekOut

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

Starting price

Paraform

Sales-quoted

Recruiter marketplace with AI agents. You pay a flat percentage of first-year base salary, only on hire.

Where Paraform fits

Startups filling engineering, GTM, or legal roles
Teams that will only pay on a closed hire
Companies that want many recruiters on one req
Hiring managers who want a dedicated talent strategist

AI recruiting platform on a 1B+ profile talent graph: intelligent search, AI scorecards, AI screening and drafted outreach, with diversity and internal-mobility filters. Recruit Core starts at $149/mo with a 14-day trial, no card.

Where SeekOut fits

Corporate talent teams on hard-to-find roles
Diversity-focused search teams
Organisations that want internal mobility next to external search
Buyers who will start on a 14-day trial

At a glance

Detail	Paraform	SeekOut
Starting price	Sales-quoted	$149/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Not on record	14 day free trial
MCP server	–No	✓Yes
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Sourcing	AI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobility
Capterra	Not enough reviews	4.7 from 189 reviews

Where they pull apart

Paraform

Stands out: Expert recruiters plus custom AI agents, with $0 due until someone accepts an offer.

Watch out: There is no self-serve rate card. The fee is a contingency cut, not a SaaS seat.

Not the right fit for

Teams that need a cheap monthly sourcing seat
Employers who will not pay agency-like percentages

SeekOut

Stands out: Diversity and internal-mobility filters on a very large people graph, plus MCP.

Watch out: AI screening is a paid add-on rather than included.

Not the right fit for

Small desks that need a $50 Chrome finder
Agencies that want a cheap ATS

Pros and cons

Paraform

Pay nothing until a hire accepts
Recruiters plus custom AI agents
One intake unlocks a large recruiter pool

Fee is a percentage of first-year base pay
No self-serve monthly SaaS plan
Buying still starts with a demo

SeekOut

Public $149/mo Recruit Core
14-day trial, no card
Diversity and mobility filters

AI screening is a paid add-on
Not a small-business price

What each one costs

Paraform

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted contingency. Paraform works on a success-based model: a flat percentage of first-year base salary, paid only upon hire. The vendor site does not publish the percentage. If a hire does not work out within 90 days, the replacement search is free. No public SaaS rate card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

SeekOut

$149/mo

Recruit Core is $149 per month paid annually ($1,788 per year) or $179 billed monthly, with 500 contact credits a month and a 14 day free trial. The Sourcing, Sourcing + Integration and Full Recruiting Funnel packages are custom priced. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Paraform or SeekOut for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. SeekOut offers a 14 day free trial.

Does Paraform or SeekOut have an MCP server?

SeekOut ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?