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Recruitly alternatives

3 tools our write-ups put next to Recruitly, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Recruitly from $25/user/moFree tier14 day free trialMCP serverAPI

Closest alternatives

The short answer

Bullhorn : The enterprise staffing incumbent, without Recruitly's free plan that carries every paid feature. From $99/user/mo
Manatal : A simpler per-seat ATS and CRM, while Recruitly includes WhatsApp on every plan and meters AI agent actions separately. From $15/user/mo
Vincere : An agency CRM for growing desks, while Recruitly offers a one-user Solo plan at $25/user/mo and a 14-day trial. From £69/user/mo

Why people look past Recruitly

The $25, $80 and $120 prices assume annual billing, and Solo allows just one user. SMS, e-signatures, sourcing and AI agent actions are metered on top, with AI agents charged at $0.50 to $3.00 per action.

What we noted

Headline prices assume annual billing
AI agent actions cost $0.50 to $3.00 each
Solo plan limited to one user

Not the right fit for

Teams wanting AI agent actions in the seat fee
Buyers who want month-to-month headline pricing
Small teams needing more than one user on Solo

Worth keeping in mind: Every plan, including Free, gets the full feature set, and plans differ only by record limits and seats. API keys come on every plan too, with a REST API, Zapier and an MCP server for Claude, and the Simi AI Copilot works on the same candidate record.

Recruitly alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Recruitly (the one you are on)	✓Yes	$25/user/mo	✓Yes	✓Yes
Bullhorn The enterprise staffing incumbent, without Recruitly's free plan that carries every paid feature.	–No	$99/user/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
Manatal A simpler per-seat ATS and CRM, while Recruitly includes WhatsApp on every plan and meters AI agent actions separately.	–No	$15/user/mo	✓Yes	✓Yes	Head to head
Vincere An agency CRM for growing desks, while Recruitly offers a one-user Solo plan at $25/user/mo and a 14-day trial.	–No	£69/user/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head

What each one does differently

Bullhorn

$99/user/mo API

Why it comes up: The enterprise staffing incumbent, without Recruitly's free plan that carries every paid feature.

Stands out: Staffing CRM plus a marketplace of more than 300 partners on Core.

Watch out: Only the two small-agency tiers are published. AI, automation and analytics all sit behind a quote.

Best for

Staffing agencies
Desks that need client management next to jobs
Firms that live on the Bullhorn marketplace

4.0 on Capterra from 1,023 reviews

Read the Bullhorn write-up Recruitly vs Bullhorn

Manatal

$15/user/mo 14 day free trial MCP API

Why it comes up: A simpler per-seat ATS and CRM, while Recruitly includes WhatsApp on every plan and meters AI agent actions separately.

Stands out: A $15 per-user start with AI ranking and browser capture included.

Watch out: MCP is Enterprise Plus only, and monthly billing is $19 rather than $15.

Best for

Small in-house teams
Boutique agencies
Desks that live in Chrome while sourcing

4.6 on Capterra from 141 reviews

Read the Manatal write-up Recruitly vs Manatal

Vincere

£69/user/mo API

Why it comes up: An agency CRM for growing desks, while Recruitly offers a one-user Solo plan at $25/user/mo and a 14-day trial.

Stands out: An agency CRM with a published per-user starting price and desk automation.

Watch out: Priced in pounds only, with a 12-month minimum term, and there is no MCP.

Best for

UK and EU agency desks
Staffing agencies comparing Bullhorn and JobAdder
Teams that want an open API

4.8 on Capterra from 329 reviews

Read the Vincere write-up Recruitly vs Vincere

Common questions

What is the best Recruitly alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put Bullhorn closest to Recruitly. Why it comes up: The enterprise staffing incumbent, without Recruitly's free plan that carries every paid feature. The table above shows all 3 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

What is the cheapest Recruitly alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, Manatal is lowest at $15/user/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Which Recruitly alternatives have an MCP server?

Manatal ships a first party MCP server, so you can drive it from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

Does Recruitly have a free trial?

Recruitly offers a 14 day free trial on our listing. Trial terms move, so confirm on the vendor site before you plan around it.

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