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Plecto vs SimpleKPI

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

Starting price

Plecto

$24/license/mo 14 day free trial

Plecto fits recruiting and staffing teams of 10 or more that want TV dashboards plus contests and notifications built on activity data. It costs $24 per tracked license per month billed annually on Medium and $37.20 on Large, with a 10-license minimum.

Where Plecto fits

  • Recruiting desks of 10+ tracked users
  • Staffing agencies on Recruit CRM or Recruitee
  • Activity targets and contests on office TVs
  • Combining dialer, CRM and ATS KPIs

SimpleKPI

$63/mo 14 day free trial

SimpleKPI fits a recruitment agency or TA team that wants KPI dashboards and league tables for the whole team at a fixed cost. It costs $63 per month billed annually or $79 month to month, with unlimited users.

Where SimpleKPI fits

  • Agencies wanting flat pricing for unlimited users
  • Recruiter league tables on a dashboard
  • Manual or spreadsheet KPI tracking
  • Teams pushing ATS data through an API

At a glance

DetailPlectoSimpleKPI
Starting price$24/license/mo$63/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trial14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underDashboards & leaderboardsDashboards & leaderboards
Capterra4.3 from 33 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Plecto

Stands out: Dashboards, data sources and TV screens are unlimited on every plan, so you pay only per tracked person. It has a recruiting industry page with customer quotes from emploio and Bewerberboost, and it lists Recruit CRM and Recruitee connectors among more than 150 integrations.

Watch out: The 10-license minimum makes the entry cost at least $240/month billed annually, and contests, the reward store and reports need the Large plan. Bullhorn, Vincere and JobAdder are not on the integrations list, so agencies on those ATSs would push data through the REST API, a SQL database or Zapier.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams under 10 people
  • Bullhorn shops wanting a native connector

SimpleKPI

Stands out: The price never changes with headcount, because one flat plan covers unlimited users, dashboards and KPIs. It also combines league table widgets, targets with RAG status and AI tools such as Kip, Pulse and KPI Score in that single plan.

Watch out: Only six native integrations are listed (GA4, Search Console, Google Sheets, Stripe, Xero and Zendesk), so recruiting data has to come through manual entry, spreadsheet import, Zapier or the API. There is no ATS connector, and the leaderboard is a dashboard widget rather than a gamification module with contests or rewards.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams wanting native ATS connectors
  • Contest and reward based gamification

Pros and cons

Plecto

  • Unlimited dashboards, data sources and TV screens on all plans
  • Published per-license prices for monthly and annual billing
  • Recruit CRM and Recruitee connectors plus a REST API
  • 10-license minimum on paid plans
  • Contests, reward store and reports need the Large plan
  • No Bullhorn, Vincere or JobAdder connector listed

SimpleKPI

  • Flat price with unlimited users
  • League tables, targets and RAG status in one plan
  • 14 day trial with no credit card
  • Only six native integrations listed
  • No ATS or recruiting CRM connector
  • No contests, rewards or TV gamification features named

What each one costs

Plecto

$24/license/mo

Plecto charges per tracked license with a 10-license minimum, and dashboards, data sources and TV screens are unlimited on every plan. Medium costs $24 per license per month billed annually or $30 billed monthly, and Large costs $37.20 billed annually or $46.50 billed monthly. Large adds contests, the spinning wheel, the reward store, reports, one-on-ones, quizzes and SQL integrations, and Enterprise is quoted. The free trial runs 14 days with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

SimpleKPI

$63/mo

SimpleKPI sells one plan at a flat price: $79 per month billed monthly, or $63 per month billed as $758 per year. There is no per user charge, and users, dashboards, reports, KPIs and data connections are unlimited. Every feature, including the AI tools, the Developer API and priority support, is in the one plan. A 14 day free trial needs no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Plecto cheaper than SimpleKPI?
Plecto starts lower, at $24/license/mo against $63/mo for SimpleKPI. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Plecto or SimpleKPI for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Plecto offers a 14 day free trial. SimpleKPI offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 6 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?