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Polymer vs Teamtailor

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

Starting price

Polymer

$124/mo 14 day free trial

Polymer is a simple ATS with a branded job board built in, aimed at startups and small in-house teams. Every plan has all features and unlimited users, and Plato AI scores each applicant against your job's criteria. Plans start at $124 a month for 5 open jobs, with a 14-day trial that starts when your first job goes live.

Where Polymer fits

  • Startups and small in-house hiring teams
  • Companies that want a branded careers page on their own domain
  • Teams that want every hiring manager in the tool without seat fees
  • Remote-first companies posting to We Work Remotely

Teamtailor

Quote-based

Career-site-first European ATS with employee advocacy and a CRM. Pricing is quote-based, with unlimited job postings and users.

Where Teamtailor fits

  • European mid-market in-house talent teams
  • Teams whose career site is the product
  • Desks that want employee advocacy on jobs
  • Buyers who want a CRM beside the ATS

At a glance

DetailPolymerTeamtailor
Starting price$124/moQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATS, Job boards, AI screeningATS, Employee referrals, CRM, Recruitment marketing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.6 from 112 reviews

Where they pull apart

Polymer

Stands out: Pricing is by open jobs, not seats, so the whole team can join on the Starter plan, and no features are held back for higher tiers. The trial clock only starts once a job is published, and Plato shows its reasoning per criterion and strips name, location and email before scoring.

Watch out: Plato is metered at 50 to 150 AI credits a month, so a role with hundreds of applicants can outrun the allowance. Starter caps you at 5 published jobs, and there are no direct HRIS or calendar integrations named beyond Zapier, Slack and Discord.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies that need a recruiting CRM and client management
  • High-volume hiring with more than 50 open jobs
  • Teams that need deep HRIS integrations

Teamtailor

Stands out: An employer-brand career site that does not look like a default ATS page.

Watch out: Built for in-house European hiring rather than agency desks, and the MCP server is an add-on rather than part of every plan.

Not the right fit for

  • US staffing agencies
  • Enterprise HCM selections

Pros and cons

Polymer

  • Unlimited users and all features on every plan
  • Trial starts only when your first job goes live
  • Plato AI shows its reasoning per criterion
  • Plato AI credits capped at 50 to 150 a month
  • Starter limited to 5 published jobs
  • Few integrations beyond Zapier and chat tools

Teamtailor

  • Career site is the product, not an afterthought
  • Unlimited job postings and users on every plan
  • Public API plus an official MCP server
  • MCP server is an add-on, not standard
  • Not built as a staffing CRM
  • Strongest fit is European in-house hiring

What each one costs

Polymer

$124/mo

Polymer publishes three plans, each with every feature and unlimited users. Starter is $124/month for up to 5 published jobs and 50 Plato AI credits, Growth is $233/month for 20 jobs and 100 credits, and Scale is $415/month for 50 jobs and 150 credits. Annual billing saves $300 a year on Starter, $552 on Growth and $1,008 on Scale. You can set everything up without a card, and the 14-day free trial starts only when your first job goes live. More than 50 jobs or custom work is quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 28 Oct 2026

Teamtailor

Quote-based

Teamtailor does not publish prices. Its pricing page offers a quote, and every plan includes unlimited job postings and unlimited users. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 30 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Polymer or Teamtailor for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Polymer offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Polymer or Teamtailor have an MCP server?
Teamtailor 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 28 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?