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Spadework vs StaffingRadar

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

Starting price

Spadework

€270/mo Free tier

Spadework is an Amsterdam based AI layer for recruitment agency ATS databases that keeps candidate and contact records up to date and alerts recruiters when candidates look ready to move, contacts change jobs or clients post vacancies. It suits staffing, secondment and search agencies with large databases going stale. It is free for 50 profiles, then €270/mo for 1,000 profiles or €890/mo for 10,000, on yearly terms.

Where Spadework fits

  • Agencies with 10,000+ candidate records that are out of date
  • Staffing and secondment firms in the Netherlands and Belgium
  • Recruiters who want warm contacts tracked when they change jobs
  • Teams that want new client vacancies filed in the ATS automatically

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

DetailSpadeworkStaffingRadar
Starting price€270/mo$99/mo
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmail finders, Lead generation, Workflow automationLead generation, Email finders

Where they pull apart

Spadework

Stands out: A latent candidate detector reads profile changes, such as a new bio and expanded work history with no job change, as a sign someone may be getting ready to apply. A backdoor hire notifier flags candidates who may have been hired directly by a client after you introduced them.

Watch out: The product and most of the site are built for the Benelux market, with formal ATS partnerships with Dutch systems like OTYS, Carerix, Byner and Mysolution. Paid plans are a one year commitment, pricing is in euros, and US data coverage is unproven.

Not the right fit for

  • US agencies on US specific ATS platforms
  • Small teams that cannot commit to a yearly contract

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

Spadework

  • Free plan with every core agent on 50 profiles
  • Works inside your existing ATS, no new system to learn
  • Backdoor hire alerts help recover missed fees
  • Paid plans need a one year commitment
  • Euro pricing and a Benelux focused customer base
  • Formal ATS partners are mostly Dutch systems

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

Spadework

€270/mo

Spadework prices by the number of candidate and contact profiles its agents follow. Free covers 50 profiles with no credit card and every agent except the Daily Briefer. Launch is €270/mo for 1,000 profiles and adds the Daily Briefer. Scale is €890/mo for 10,000 profiles, can go up to 50,000, and adds custom agents. Enterprise is priced on request for larger volumes. Paid plans run for a year, paid monthly or up front with a 10% discount. Prices are in euros and no USD price is published. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 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 Spadework or StaffingRadar for free?
Spadework 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 15 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?