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Teamtailor vs Varbi

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

Starting price

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

Varbi, sold by Grade, is a recruitment system for Swedish municipalities, regions, universities and agencies that must run a documented, skills-based and accessible hiring process. It is sold by quote through a Swedish price-request form, and Uppsala University and KTH collect applications through it.

Where Varbi fits

Swedish municipalities, regions and agencies
Universities hiring under public-sector rules
Employers that must anonymize selection

At a glance

Detail	Teamtailor	Varbi
Starting price	Quote-based	Quote-based
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	ATS, Employee referrals, CRM, Recruitment marketing	ATS, Onboarding
Capterra	4.6 from 112 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

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

Varbi

Stands out: Varbi builds Swedish public hiring rules into the product, with modules for priority rights, redeployment and holiday jobs plus anonymous selection. A skills-based module developed with Malin Lindelow generates interview and reference questions from each role's skills profile.

Watch out: The price request form is in Swedish and English-speaking buyers are offered only a free demo, so buyers outside Sweden may find contracting harder. Varbi names no AI features or public API, and its modules are designed around Swedish public-sector rules.

Not the right fit for

Private startups wanting self-serve signup
Employers hiring outside Sweden
Teams looking for AI screening

Pros and cons

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

Varbi

Priority-rights and redeployment modules built in
WCAG 2.1 AA plus ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001
Digital reference checks through Grade Refensa

No published price
Price request form only in Swedish
Built around Swedish public-sector rules

What each one costs

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

Varbi

Quote-based

Grade does not publish Varbi prices. Buyers request a price through a Swedish-language form, and the team replies with a quote. A free demo is available in English. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Teamtailor or Varbi for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Teamtailor or Varbi 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 30 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?