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RecruitScout vs StaffingRadar

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

Starting price

RecruitScout

Quote-based

RecruitScout automates business development for recruitment agencies: it spots new job ads in your niche, finds the hiring decision maker and sends your own email and LinkedIn messages. It suits agencies and headhunters chasing new clients, especially in Europe and the GCC, and is sold by quote with no trial.

Where RecruitScout fits

  • Recruitment agencies winning new clients
  • Headhunters and executive search firms
  • Niche agencies in Europe, the GCC and Singapore
  • Solo recruiters without a business development team

StaffingRadar

$99/mo 14 day free trial

Business development lead feed for recruiters and staffing agencies: companies where someone just left a role you place, usually before a job ad, with who to contact and their email and phone. Plans run from $99 a month for 40 reveals, with 10 free reveals over 14 days.

Where StaffingRadar fits

  • Staffing agencies doing business development on new vacancies
  • Executive search firms tracking leadership departures
  • Recruiters who want to call before a job ad is posted
  • Teams on HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics 365

At a glance

DetailRecruitScoutStaffingRadar
Starting priceQuote-based$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underLead generation, LinkedIn, OutreachLead generation, Email finders

Where they pull apart

RecruitScout

Stands out: It goes from job ad to sent message without manual work, covering 120+ portals including niche boards that never reach LinkedIn or Indeed, and it targets the hiring decision maker rather than HR. You write and approve every template, and replies arrive in your own inbox rather than a separate tool.

Watch out: There is no published price and no free trial, and the portal and country list is not published, so check coverage for your market on a demo. Its customer base is mostly Italian and European agencies, and it has no public API or CRM, so conversations live in your email.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house talent acquisition teams
  • Candidate sourcing
  • Buyers who want a free trial or published price

StaffingRadar

Stands out: It surfaces the opening before it is advertised: a departure in a role you fill, dated, with the person's tenure and new employer and whether a job ad exists yet. Sales Navigator only flags moves by people you already saved, while this works across companies you have never looked at, and wrong reveals are credited back.

Watch out: A departure is a reason to call, not a confirmed vacancy, since some companies reorganise instead of replacing. Data comes from public LinkedIn profiles, so a move often shows a few weeks late, and role and country coverage varies; the examples on the site are Norwegian companies, so check your market is covered during the free trial.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that only want confirmed, advertised vacancies
  • Hourly or high-volume frontline staffing
  • Recruiters in markets the data does not cover yet

Pros and cons

RecruitScout

  • Covers niche job boards beyond LinkedIn and Indeed
  • Reaches the decision maker, not HR
  • You control every message
  • No published pricing
  • No free trial
  • Coverage list not published

StaffingRadar

  • Leads before the job is advertised
  • Unlimited users on every plan
  • Wrong reveals credited back
  • A departure is not a confirmed opening
  • Moves show a few weeks late
  • Coverage varies by country and role

What each one costs

RecruitScout

Quote-based

RecruitScout does not publish prices; each agency gets a quote based on the volume of job signals monitored, how much of the research and outreach is automated, and the level of support. You can pay monthly or yearly, and paying yearly upfront brings a discount. There is no free trial; the vendor offers an onboarding session instead. Subscriptions do not renew automatically. LinkedIn action volume depends on the plan. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 29 Oct 2026

StaffingRadar

$99/mo

Three monthly plans in US dollars, all with unlimited users, every role group, CSV export, one-click email and phone, and sending to HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics 365: Starter $99/mo (40 lead reveals a month, one contact per lead), Growth $299/mo (100 reveals, up to three contacts per lead) and Agency $890/mo (400 reveals, up to three contacts per lead). A reveal shows the company and who to contact; if the data was wrong and you report it within 7 days, the reveal is returned. Looking up email and phone uses no credit. New accounts get 10 free reveals over 14 days with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 24 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try RecruitScout or StaffingRadar for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. StaffingRadar offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 29 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?