Compare/Head to head

Recruit Signals vs SplendUp

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

Starting price

Recruit Signals sells hiring-signal lead gen for recruitment agencies. The listing floor is €99/mo. There is no USD rate card.

Where Recruit Signals fits

  • EU and UK staffing desks hunting in-market hiring-manager leads
  • Agency BD teams that want signals instead of a job-board harvest
  • Owners comparing a €99/mo signal feed with Agency Leads at $486/mo
  • BDs already in Bullhorn or Loxo who need a lead source, not another CRM

SplendUp

$125/seat/mo 14 day free trial

SplendUp is a Paris based business development tool for recruiting and staffing firms that matches the candidates sitting in your ATS to companies hiring for similar roles, finds the decision makers and runs MPC outreach. It suits agency owners and billers who want to win new clients off the back of candidates they already have. There is a free two week trial, then Core at $140/seat/mo or $125/seat/mo billed yearly, with custom outcome based pricing.

Where SplendUp fits

  • Agencies with large databases of candidates they never placed
  • Billers who market MPCs to win new clients
  • Small recruiting firms that want BD and contact data in one tool
  • Firms open to paying on results instead of per seat

At a glance

DetailRecruit SignalsSplendUp
Starting price€99/mo$125/seat/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmail finders, Lead generationLead generation, Outreach, AI outreach

Where they pull apart

Recruit Signals

Stands out: The feed is for agency BD: companies that look in-market to hire, not a candidate database and not an ATS.

Watch out: No USD prices. This is not Signals the ATS (recruitwithsignals.com). Unused-lead and market-coverage rules sit on the euro pricing page.

Not the right fit for

  • US buyers who need a dollar checkout
  • In-house TA teams that want an ATS, not agency BD leads

SplendUp

Stands out: It starts from your unplaced candidates rather than a lead list: AI matches them to live and past jobs, then builds anonymised CVs and a pitch to the right hiring manager. The Splendid plan can be priced on leads or placements generated instead of seats.

Watch out: The job board data leans toward Europe (InfoJobs sits next to Indeed and Glassdoor) and the company is small with its About page still marked coming soon. Core includes only 200 verified phone numbers, and there are no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house talent teams with no BD function
  • Teams that need heavy phone data on the base plan

Pros and cons

Recruit Signals

  • €99/mo listing aimed at agency BD, not a $5k data file
  • Hiring signals rather than a raw job-board harvest
  • Leaves the ATS you already run in place
  • No USD rate card
  • Easy to confuse with Signals the ATS
  • Not a candidate sourcing database

SplendUp

  • Built around placing candidates you already have
  • Unlimited verified emails on Core
  • Option to pay on outcomes instead of seats
  • Only 200 verified phone numbers on Core
  • Few named ATS integrations on the site
  • Young company with no outside reviews

What each one costs

Recruit Signals

€99/mo

No USD rate card. Recruit Signals lists from €99/mo for hiring-signal lead generation aimed at recruitment agencies. Confirm live markets, lead volume, and CRM export on the vendor pricing page. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

SplendUp

$125/seat/mo

SplendUp starts with a free Starter trial that includes access for your team, free data import and setup and free leads: two weeks on the monthly toggle, three weeks on the yearly toggle. Core is $140/seat/mo billed monthly or $125/seat/mo billed yearly (15% off), with unlimited company search, unlimited verified emails and 200 verified phone numbers. Splendid is a custom offer, priced on outcomes (leads or placements generated) or on license volume, with discounts above 5 licenses. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try Recruit Signals or SplendUp for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. SplendUp offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?