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Free recruiting and HR tools

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BizHire

AI screening · ATS · Job descriptions

AI recruiting software for small teams that writes the job ad, scores every applicant and runs a first AI interview, from $49/mo.

From $49/mo

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Breezy HR

ATS

Visual pipeline ATS for SMBs.

Free plan, paid from $157/mo

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Candidately

ATS · Sourcing

AI Recruitment OS that layers on top of staffing ATS systems.

From $99/mo

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Dover

ATS

Actually-free startup ATS.

Free ATS, paid sourcing

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Flowmingo

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Interviewing · AI screening

Free hiring platform with an AI interviewer, CV scoring, proctored tests, chat screening and a built-in ATS.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Giig Hire

ATS · CRM

Recruitment CRM for small agencies, with a free-forever plan.

Free plan, paid from $16.70/user/mo

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Hivemind

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Sourcing

AI hiring platform combining ATS, sourcing, assessments, AI phone screens and interviews, paid with credits from $10 per 1,000.

Free plan, paid from $10/1,000 credits

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Homebase

ATS · HRIS · Texting · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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See all free ATS →

1Recruit.ai

AI screening · Job descriptions · CRM

AI tools for recruiters: candidate matching, branded CV formatting, job spec writing and job ads with an apply link per role.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Attio

Lead generation · CRM

Modern CRM with a first-party MCP: people, companies, and deals an agent can actually query.

Free plan, paid from $35/user/mo

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CVFAST

CRM

AI resume formatting for recruiters: branded, anonymized candidate PDFs in seconds, free plan, paid from €29/mo.

Free plan, paid from €29/mo

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Giig Hire

ATS · CRM

Recruitment CRM for small agencies, with a free-forever plan.

Free plan, paid from $16.70/user/mo

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HubSpot

Lead generation · Outreach · CRM

CRM platform used for recruiting pipelines too.

Free plan, paid from $20/seat/mo

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Nova Recruiter

ATS · Outreach · CRM · AI sourcing · Sourcing

AI-native recruiting platform: source 800M+ profiles, multi-channel outreach, optional ATS/CRM, plus MCP.

Free plan, paid from €49/mo

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Oorwin

ATS · CRM

Staffing ATS, HRM and CRM with a forever-free plan and paid ATS seats from $35/user/mo.

Free plan, paid from $35/user/mo

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Recruitly

ATS · CRM

Agency recruiting CRM and ATS with a free plan and paid seats from $25/user/mo billed annually.

Free plan, paid from $25/user/mo

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See all free CRM →

Amor

Sourcing

Finds software engineers by their GitHub commit activity, with cleaned locations and AI profile summaries. Free tier.

Free tier

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Apify

Lead generation · Sourcing

Scrape and Actor platform, the third leg next to Firecrawl and Exa.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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Atalef

AI sourcing · Assessments · Sourcing

Tech-hiring platform that sources, parses and ranks candidates with its DeepMatch engine and 400+ skills tests, free plan then $69/mo.

Free plan, paid from $69/mo

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Avery

Sourcing · AI sourcing

European AI sourcing platform that searches 125M+ profiles, explains every match and runs outreach from your inbox.

Free plan, paid from €299/mo

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Bright Data

Sourcing · Lead generation

Web data platform with an MCP server for search, scraping and LinkedIn profile, company and job data, with 5,000 free requests a month.

Free tier, paid from $1.50/1K results

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Candidately

ATS · Sourcing

AI Recruitment OS that layers on top of staffing ATS systems.

From $99/mo

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Caria

AI sourcing · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Caria is a voice-command AI recruiting tool that sources from 1.2B+ profiles, runs outreach and AI interviews. Free plan available.

Free plan, Pro from $990/mo

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Clodura.AI

Email finders · Sourcing

B2B contact intel with buying intent signals.

Free plan, paid from $99/mo

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See all free Sourcing →

1Recruit.ai

AI screening · Job descriptions · CRM

AI tools for recruiters: candidate matching, branded CV formatting, job spec writing and job ads with an apply link per role.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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BizHire

AI screening · ATS · Job descriptions

AI recruiting software for small teams that writes the job ad, scores every applicant and runs a first AI interview, from $49/mo.

From $49/mo

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Floreo AI

Job descriptions

Agentic job analysis that surveys your team and researches the market to write job descriptions. Free plan, paid from $249.99/mo.

Free plan, paid from $249.99/mo

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See all free Job descriptions →

6sense

Lead generation · Visitor ID

ABM platform with intent and visitor intelligence.

Sales-quoted

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Ad Call

Lead generation · Email finders

Finds the hiring manager behind every live job ad in a role and city, with email and office phone, for agency recruiters. From $39/mo.

From $39/mo

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AI Ark

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

Contact and company database with real-time email verification and a first-party MCP.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Aloware

Dialers · Lead generation

CRM-native dialing and bulk SMS.

From $30/user/mo

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Apify

Lead generation · Sourcing

Scrape and Actor platform, the third leg next to Firecrawl and Exa.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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Apollo Our pick

Email finders · Lead generation · Outreach

All-in-one data plus sequencer.

Free, paid from ~$49/mo

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Attio

Lead generation · CRM

Modern CRM with a first-party MCP: people, companies, and deals an agent can actually query.

Free plan, paid from $35/user/mo

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BDsniper

Lead generation · Email finders

Finds UK and US companies hiring for the roles you place, with why now and who to contact. Free plan, Pro $990/yr.

Free plan, paid from $82.50/mo

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See all free Lead generation →

AITraining.jobs

Job boards

Free job board listing paid AI training work (AI trainers, RLHF raters, annotators, domain experts) from 58 platforms, with the hourly pay each advertises.

Free for job seekers, featured roles $99/role

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CareJobs.Now

Healthcare recruiting · Job boards

Free US healthcare job board that reads 258 employers' own career sites nightly; featured openings $99/job for 30 days.

Free listing, featured from $99/job

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DMtheFounder

Job boards · Sourcing

Free job board of early engineering roles that startup founders post on X and Hacker News, each one checked by a person before it goes live.

Free

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Fungsi.id

Job boards

Indonesian job board built from company career pages, free to search by city and category, with featured employer posts from Rp 499,000.

Free to search, paid from Rp 499,000/post

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Handshake

Job boards

University recruiting and early-career talent.

Quote-based

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Himalayas

Job boards · Sourcing

Free remote job board for employers, with a searchable talent directory and a $299 pinned post upgrade.

Free to post, upgrades from $99

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HiringCafe

Job boards

Free AI job search engine that indexes jobs straight from company career pages, with 5M+ live roles and no sponsored placement.

Free

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Indeed

Job boards

Default job board for sponsored and organic demand.

PPC / subscription

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See all free Job boards →

Ad Call

Lead generation · Email finders

Finds the hiring manager behind every live job ad in a role and city, with email and office phone, for agency recruiters. From $39/mo.

From $39/mo

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AI Ark

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

Contact and company database with real-time email verification and a first-party MCP.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Apollo Our pick

Email finders · Lead generation · Outreach

All-in-one data plus sequencer.

Free, paid from ~$49/mo

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BDsniper

Lead generation · Email finders

Finds UK and US companies hiring for the roles you place, with why now and who to contact. Free plan, Pro $990/yr.

Free plan, paid from $82.50/mo

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BetterContact

Email finders · Lead generation

Waterfall contact enrichment API.

From $15/mo

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Cleanlist

Email finders · Lead generation

Waterfall enrichment across 25+ providers.

Free plan, paid from $79/mo

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Clodura.AI

Email finders · Sourcing

B2B contact intel with buying intent signals.

Free plan, paid from $99/mo

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Collective

Sourcing · Email finders · Outreach · AI sourcing

AI sourcing agent Sherlock searches 800M+ profiles from a brief or an ideal candidate, then reaches the shortlist by email, chat and WhatsApp.

Free plan, paid from €95/seat/mo

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See all free Email finders →

DataStreams.ai

Verification · Deliverability

Low-cost email verification with 200 free checks a month, no charge for unknown results and credits that never expire, from $20 for 2,000.

Free 200/mo, paid from $20/2,000 credits

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Emailable

Deliverability · Verification

Email verification with API and never-expiring credits.

250 free credits, then from ~$32 for 5K

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Folderly

Deliverability

Email deliverability testing and inbox placement monitoring.

From $79/mo

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Mailercloud

Deliverability · Outreach

Email marketing platform with a first-party MCP.

Free plan, paid from $10/mo

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See all free Deliverability →

AI Ark

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

Contact and company database with real-time email verification and a first-party MCP.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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BillionVerify Our pick

Verification

Verification with MCP.

Free plan, credit packs from $20

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DataStreams.ai

Verification · Deliverability

Low-cost email verification with 200 free checks a month, no charge for unknown results and credits that never expire, from $20 for 2,000.

Free 200/mo, paid from $20/2,000 credits

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Debounce

Verification

Email verification and list cleaning API.

From $0.00045/check

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Emailable

Deliverability · Verification

Email verification with API and never-expiring credits.

250 free credits, then from ~$32 for 5K

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GetProspect

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

Finder plus verifier.

From ~$49/mo

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Hunter

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

Name and domain email search for recruiters.

Free, paid from ~$49/mo

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Kickbox

Verification

Verification API for product teams.

From $5/500 verifications

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See all free Verification →

Buzz.ai

LinkedIn · Dialers · Lead generation · Outreach

AI SDR platform that finds and enriches prospects and runs LinkedIn, email and phone outreach from a prompt.

From $79/seat/mo

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ConnectSafely

LinkedIn · Personal brand · Sourcing

LinkedIn MCP server, API and CLI for $10 per account a month, plus post boosting and auto-commenting tools.

From $10/account/mo

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GTM API

LinkedIn · Lead generation · Sourcing

LinkedIn API and MCP server with 290+ tools, cloud browsers and smart limits, with a free plan and paid accounts from $39.

Free plan, paid from $39/account/mo

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La Growth Machine

LinkedIn · Outreach

Multichannel outreach automation across LinkedIn, email, and more.

From €60/user/mo

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NioLeads

Email finders · LinkedIn

Sales Navigator and Apollo scraper with a work email finder, free for 30 credits, then $29/mo, charged only for leads with a found email.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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Oppora

Email finders · Lead generation · LinkedIn · Outreach

AI outbound sales agents for lead gen and outreach.

Free plan, paid from $34/mo

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OutreachGenie

LinkedIn · Outreach

Free LinkedIn outreach workspace: capture prospects from search, post engagement or CSV, run visible connection and follow-up flows, with a hosted MCP.

Free

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PhantomBuster

Lead generation · LinkedIn · Outreach

Cloud automations for LinkedIn and web scraping workflows.

Free plan, paid from $69/mo

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See all free LinkedIn →

Boardy

Personal brand · Lead generation

AI superconnector you talk to by phone or message; it finds the right person, makes a double opt-in intro and books the call.

Free

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Buffer

Personal brand

Multi platform social scheduler with a LinkedIn personal profile queue.

Free plan, paid from $5/channel/mo

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ConnectSafely

LinkedIn · Personal brand · Sourcing

LinkedIn MCP server, API and CLI for $10 per account a month, plus post boosting and auto-commenting tools.

From $10/account/mo

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Draftly

Personal brand

AI LinkedIn post and carousel writer with scheduling.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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SocialBu

Personal brand

Social media scheduling, inbox, listening and automation across LinkedIn and 11 other networks, with a free plan, REST API and MCP server.

Free plan, paid from $22/mo

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See all free Personal brand →

Apollo Our pick

Email finders · Lead generation · Outreach

All-in-one data plus sequencer.

Free, paid from ~$49/mo

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Buzz.ai

LinkedIn · Dialers · Lead generation · Outreach

AI SDR platform that finds and enriches prospects and runs LinkedIn, email and phone outreach from a prompt.

From $79/seat/mo

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Cargo

Lead generation · Outreach

Clay-class GTM orchestration that lives in your CRM and in git, not a spreadsheet.

From $165/mo

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Clay Our pick

Lead generation · Outreach

Waterfall enrichment with Claygent on every row.

Free plan, paid from $185/mo

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Collective

Sourcing · Email finders · Outreach · AI sourcing

AI sourcing agent Sherlock searches 800M+ profiles from a brief or an ideal candidate, then reaches the shortlist by email, chat and WhatsApp.

Free plan, paid from €95/seat/mo

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Continuas

Outreach

AI that finds stalled email threads in Gmail or Outlook and drafts and sends follow-ups in your own voice.

Free plan, paid from $149/mo

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Growbots

Lead generation · Outreach

AI-assisted outbound prospecting platform.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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HubSpot

Lead generation · Outreach · CRM

CRM platform used for recruiting pipelines too.

Free plan, paid from $20/seat/mo

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See all free Outreach →

AltHire AI

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

AI phone screens, proctored video and coding interviews on top of a free built-in ATS, aimed at staffing agencies.

Free ATS, AI interviews quoted

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AsyncInterview

Interviewing

One-way video interviews with AI transcripts and wide ATS coverage, free for 60 responses a year, then $70 per user a month.

Free plan, paid from $70/user/mo

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BarRaiser

AI note takers · Interviewing · AI interviewing

Interview intelligence plus an interviewer marketplace.

Free plan, paid from $75/user/mo

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Confeti

AI note takers · Interviewing · People analytics

Interview capture and hiring intelligence that ties scorecards to quotes, for recruiting teams, from $49 per recruiter a month.

From $49/recruiter/mo

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EvoHire

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection.

Free plan, paid from $165/mo

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EzIntervuez

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI video interviews and role-play training for hiring and workforce development.

From $99/mo

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Flowmingo

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Interviewing · AI screening

Free hiring platform with an AI interviewer, CV scoring, proctored tests, chat screening and a built-in ATS.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Hello Recruiter

Candidate fraud & AI detection · Interviewing · AI interviewing · AI screening

AI screening and interviews with fraud checks.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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See all free Interviewing →

BarRaiser

AI note takers · Interviewing · AI interviewing

Interview intelligence plus an interviewer marketplace.

Free plan, paid from $75/user/mo

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Confeti

AI note takers · Interviewing · People analytics

Interview capture and hiring intelligence that ties scorecards to quotes, for recruiting teams, from $49 per recruiter a month.

From $49/recruiter/mo

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Fathom

AI note takers

AI note taker with unlimited free recordings and summaries, and CRM field sync on Business.

Free plan, paid from $15/user/mo

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Fireflies

AI note takers

AI note taker with unlimited free transcription in 100+ languages and an API on every plan.

Free plan, paid from $10/seat/mo

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Grain

AI note takers

AI meeting notes without a bot, with free viewer seats so the whole team can read the notes.

Free plan, paid from $15/seat/mo

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HireScribe

AI note takers · Interviewing

Local AI interview notes for recruiters. No bot in the call. Nothing leaves the laptop.

Free plan, paid from $79

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Interview Signal

AI note takers · Interviewing

Desktop interview copilot for recruiters: live question guide, quote-checked scorecards and a client submittal, with no bot in the call.

20 free minutes, then from $9/hour

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Lavalier

Interviewing · AI note takers

Interview intelligence that builds structured interview plans, guides interviewers live and compares candidates on evidence.

Free plan, paid from $499/mo

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See all free AI note takers →

AltHire AI

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

AI phone screens, proctored video and coding interviews on top of a free built-in ATS, aimed at staffing agencies.

Free ATS, AI interviews quoted

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Assessly

Assessments

AI assessments with video, code, and pipeline tracking.

Free plan, paid from $24.17/mo

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Atalef

AI sourcing · Assessments · Sourcing

Tech-hiring platform that sources, parses and ranks candidates with its DeepMatch engine and 400+ skills tests, free plan then $69/mo.

Free plan, paid from $69/mo

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Crystal Knows

Assessments

Personality intelligence platform with DISC and five other assessments for individuals, sales, and teams.

Free tier · from $49/mo

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EvoHire

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection.

Free plan, paid from $165/mo

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EzIntervuez

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI video interviews and role-play training for hiring and workforce development.

From $99/mo

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Flowmingo

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Interviewing · AI screening

Free hiring platform with an AI interviewer, CV scoring, proctored tests, chat screening and a built-in ATS.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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HiPeople

Assessments · Background check · Reference checks

Automated reference checks and skills surveys. Permanent free plan for one candidate.

Free plan, paid from $70/mo

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See all free Assessments →

EvoHire

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection.

Free plan, paid from $165/mo

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EzIntervuez

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI video interviews and role-play training for hiring and workforce development.

From $99/mo

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Hello Recruiter

Candidate fraud & AI detection · Interviewing · AI interviewing · AI screening

AI screening and interviews with fraud checks.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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Pangram

Candidate fraud & AI detection

Pangram is an AI-text detector with a dedicated recruiter workflow for resumes, cover letters, and application essays.

Free plan, paid from $20/mo

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SquarePeg

AI screening · Candidate fraud & AI detection · Sourcing

AI applicant scoring inside your ATS: ranks every applicant 0 to 100 with resume evidence, flags fake candidates and rediscovers past applicants. 2,000 free credits.

2,000 free credits, then pay as you go

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TestGorilla

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection

Skills assessments for screening.

Free plan, paid from $215/mo

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See all free Candidate fraud & AI detection →

6sense

Lead generation · Visitor ID

ABM platform with intent and visitor intelligence.

Sales-quoted

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Factors.ai

Lead generation · Visitor ID

Account intelligence platform that identifies the companies visiting your website, scores them on intent from web, CRM, LinkedIn and G2 signals, and ties them to attribution.

From $199/mo

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RB2B

Email finders · Lead generation · Visitor ID

Person-level US website visitor identification.

From $79/mo

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ZenABM

Lead generation · Visitor ID

LinkedIn ABM attribution with account scoring, deal mapping, and an AI agent.

From $59/mo

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See all free Visitor ID →

Composio

Workflow automation

Tool and auth platform that connects AI agents to 1,500+ apps through one MCP endpoint, with a free plan of 100,000 tool calls.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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hyreflow

Sourcing · Lead generation · Outreach · Workflow automation

Recruiting agent that runs your CRM, data and sequencer tools from inside Claude, ChatGPT or Codex, paid per credit.

From $49/mo

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Integrately

Workflow automation

Ready made automations for 1,500+ apps that you switch on in one click, with free triggers.

Free plan, paid from $19.99/mo

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Latenode

Workflow automation

AI workflow automation billed by runtime, with a visual builder, JavaScript nodes, AI agents and a free monthly allowance.

Free plan, then from $0.00012/CPU sec

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Make

Workflow automation

Visual scenario builder for automating 3,000+ apps, billed in credits, with an MCP server and AI agents.

Free plan, paid from $12/mo

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n8n

Workflow automation

Open-source workflow automation that recruiting and GTM stacks already glue to everything else.

Free self-hosted, Cloud from €20/mo

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Onetab AI

Workflow automation · AI screening

Team chat workspace where AI agents screen resumes, phone-screen candidates and run workflows.

Free tier for teams of 5, larger plans quoted

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Pabbly Connect

Workflow automation

App automation across 2,000+ apps that counts only action steps as tasks, with one time lifetime plans.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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See all free Workflow automation →

Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS · Internal communications · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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Homebase

ATS · HRIS · Texting · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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TalentHR

HRIS · ATS · Onboarding · Performance

Simple HRIS for small businesses with applicant tracking and AI candidate scoring, free up to 10 users, paid from $2/user/mo.

Free plan, paid from $2/user/mo

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See all free HRIS →

7shifts

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Restaurant shift scheduling plus time tracking.

Free tier

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Clockify

Time & attendance

Timer and timesheet time tracking with a free plan for up to 5 users and paid seats from $3.99/user/mo billed annually.

Free plan, paid from $3.99/user/mo

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Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS · Internal communications · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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Harvest

Time & attendance

Time tracking, invoicing and expenses for client service teams, free for one seat, with Teams from $9/seat/mo billed annually.

Free plan, paid from $9/seat/mo

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Homebase

ATS · HRIS · Texting · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Hourtick

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Time tracking, timesheets, tasks and team chat free for unlimited people, with an MCP server so AI agents log their own time.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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SimpleVMS

VMS / MSP · Time & attendance · Workforce management

A vendor funded VMS that manages staffing, timekeeping and invoicing at no cost to the client.

Free for clients (vendor funded)

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TimeCamp

Time & attendance

Automatic time tracking with AI entry suggestions, a free plan for unlimited users and paid plans from $3.99/user/mo billed annually.

Free plan, paid from $3.99/user/mo

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See all free Time & attendance →

7shifts

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Restaurant shift scheduling plus time tracking.

Free tier

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ActivTrak

People analytics · Workforce management

Workforce analytics that tracks app and web activity to measure productivity, capacity and AI use.

From $10/worker/mo

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Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS · Internal communications · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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Homebase

ATS · HRIS · Texting · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Hourtick

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Time tracking, timesheets, tasks and team chat free for unlimited people, with an MCP server so AI agents log their own time.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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SimpleVMS

VMS / MSP · Time & attendance · Workforce management

A vendor funded VMS that manages staffing, timekeeping and invoicing at no cost to the client.

Free for clients (vendor funded)

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Sling

Workforce management

SMB shift scheduling and team messaging.

Free plan, paid from $1.70/user/mo

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See all free Workforce management →

Bonusly

Engagement · Recognition & rewards

Peer recognition and rewards in the flow of work.

From $3/user/mo

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Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS · Internal communications · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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eNPS Tools

Engagement · People analytics

Free eNPS calculator that compares your score with benchmarks by industry, company size and region.

Free

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FeedbackPulse

Engagement · Performance

Anonymous pulse surveys, eNPS, 360 reviews and kudos for teams of 10 to 200. Free up to 10.

Free plan, paid from $4/employee/mo

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Workleap

Engagement · Performance

Pulse surveys and manager tools (Officevibe) plus optional performance and LMS.

From $4,999/yr

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See all free Engagement →

Bonusly

Engagement · Recognition & rewards

Peer recognition and rewards in the flow of work.

From $3/user/mo

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Guusto

Recognition & rewards

Guusto is a recognition and rewards product built for frontline teams.

Free plan, paid from $150/mo

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Matter

Recognition & rewards

Slack and Teams kudos redeemable in a catalog.

Free plan, paid from $1/user/mo

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FeedbackPulse

Engagement · Performance

Anonymous pulse surveys, eNPS, 360 reviews and kudos for teams of 10 to 200. Free up to 10.

Free plan, paid from $4/employee/mo

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TalentHR

HRIS · ATS · Onboarding · Performance

Simple HRIS for small businesses with applicant tracking and AI candidate scoring, free up to 10 users, paid from $2/user/mo.

Free plan, paid from $2/user/mo

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Workleap

Engagement · Performance

Pulse surveys and manager tools (Officevibe) plus optional performance and LMS.

From $4,999/yr

MCP Free tier API Compare

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ActivTrak

People analytics · Workforce management

Workforce analytics that tracks app and web activity to measure productivity, capacity and AI use.

From $10/worker/mo

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Confeti

AI note takers · Interviewing · People analytics

Interview capture and hiring intelligence that ties scorecards to quotes, for recruiting teams, from $49 per recruiter a month.

From $49/recruiter/mo

Free tier Compare

eNPS Tools

Engagement · People analytics

Free eNPS calculator that compares your score with benchmarks by industry, company size and region.

Free

Free tier Compare

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AltHire AI

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

AI phone screens, proctored video and coding interviews on top of a free built-in ATS, aimed at staffing agencies.

Free ATS, AI interviews quoted

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BarRaiser

AI note takers · Interviewing · AI interviewing

Interview intelligence plus an interviewer marketplace.

Free plan, paid from $75/user/mo

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Caria

AI sourcing · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Caria is a voice-command AI recruiting tool that sources from 1.2B+ profiles, runs outreach and AI interviews. Free plan available.

Free plan, Pro from $990/mo

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EvoHire

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection.

Free plan, paid from $165/mo

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EzIntervuez

Assessments · Candidate fraud & AI detection · AI interviewing · Interviewing

AI video interviews and role-play training for hiring and workforce development.

From $99/mo

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Flowmingo

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Interviewing · AI screening

Free hiring platform with an AI interviewer, CV scoring, proctored tests, chat screening and a built-in ATS.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Hello Recruiter

Candidate fraud & AI detection · Interviewing · AI interviewing · AI screening

AI screening and interviews with fraud checks.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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Hivemind

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Sourcing

AI hiring platform combining ATS, sourcing, assessments, AI phone screens and interviews, paid with credits from $10 per 1,000.

Free plan, paid from $10/1,000 credits

MCP Free tier API Compare

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Caria

AI sourcing · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Caria is a voice-command AI recruiting tool that sources from 1.2B+ profiles, runs outreach and AI interviews. Free plan available.

Free plan, Pro from $990/mo

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Jack & Jill

AI sourcing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Jill is an AI recruiting agent that introduces you to opted-in candidates from Jack's career network. Free plan, then $199/slot.

From $199/slot/month

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Mainder

AI sourcing · ATS · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

AI recruiting agents that search 1B+ profiles from a plain-language brief, message candidates on LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp, and score them, with an ATS included.

Free plan, paid from €39/user/mo

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ReqSpace

AI sourcing · ATS · AI outreach · AI screening · Sourcing

AI sourcing agents and an ATS in one: calibrate a role once, search an 850M+ profile index plus live web X-Ray, and score every candidate 1 to 5 with a written reason.

Free plan, paid from $59.99/user/mo

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1Recruit.ai

AI screening · Job descriptions · CRM

AI tools for recruiters: candidate matching, branded CV formatting, job spec writing and job ads with an apply link per role.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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AltHire AI

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

AI phone screens, proctored video and coding interviews on top of a free built-in ATS, aimed at staffing agencies.

Free ATS, AI interviews quoted

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BizHire

AI screening · ATS · Job descriptions

AI recruiting software for small teams that writes the job ad, scores every applicant and runs a first AI interview, from $49/mo.

From $49/mo

Free tier API Compare

Flowmingo

ATS · Assessments · AI interviewing · Interviewing · AI screening

Free hiring platform with an AI interviewer, CV scoring, proctored tests, chat screening and a built-in ATS.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

MCP Free tier API Compare

Hello Recruiter

Candidate fraud & AI detection · Interviewing · AI interviewing · AI screening

AI screening and interviews with fraud checks.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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HireLayer

AI screening · Sourcing

Resume parsing, job criteria, matching, ranking and skills APIs on one credit balance, with a free plan and first-party MCP.

Free plan, paid from €24/mo

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HireScope AI

Sourcing · AI screening

Chrome extension that scores LinkedIn profiles with AI, flags red flags and tracks candidates, free with 3 AI evaluations a day.

Free

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IntervueBox

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

IntervueBox runs AI video interviews, screening calls and resume scoring for hiring teams, billed by credit from $0.14 each.

Free plan, paid from $0.14/credit

Free tier Compare

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Atalef

AI sourcing · Assessments · Sourcing

Tech-hiring platform that sources, parses and ranks candidates with its DeepMatch engine and 400+ skills tests, free plan then $69/mo.

Free plan, paid from $69/mo

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Avery

Sourcing · AI sourcing

European AI sourcing platform that searches 125M+ profiles, explains every match and runs outreach from your inbox.

Free plan, paid from €299/mo

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Caria

AI sourcing · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Caria is a voice-command AI recruiting tool that sources from 1.2B+ profiles, runs outreach and AI interviews. Free plan available.

Free plan, Pro from $990/mo

Free tier Compare

Collective

Sourcing · Email finders · Outreach · AI sourcing

AI sourcing agent Sherlock searches 800M+ profiles from a brief or an ideal candidate, then reaches the shortlist by email, chat and WhatsApp.

Free plan, paid from €95/seat/mo

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Jack & Jill

AI sourcing · AI outreach · Sourcing

Jill is an AI recruiting agent that introduces you to opted-in candidates from Jack's career network. Free plan, then $199/slot.

From $199/slot/month

Free tier Compare

Mainder

AI sourcing · ATS · AI interviewing · AI outreach · Sourcing

AI recruiting agents that search 1B+ profiles from a plain-language brief, message candidates on LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp, and score them, with an ATS included.

Free plan, paid from €39/user/mo

Free tier API Compare

Nova Recruiter

ATS · Outreach · CRM · AI sourcing · Sourcing

AI-native recruiting platform: source 800M+ profiles, multi-channel outreach, optional ATS/CRM, plus MCP.

Free plan, paid from €49/mo

MCP Free tier Compare

ReqSpace

AI sourcing · ATS · AI outreach · AI screening · Sourcing

AI sourcing agents and an ATS in one: calibrate a role once, search an 850M+ profile index plus live web X-Ray, and score every candidate 1 to 5 with a written reason.

Free plan, paid from $59.99/user/mo

Free tier API Compare

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ChatGPT

AI assistants

OpenAI's AI assistant for outreach, job ads, Boolean strings and screening notes.

Free plan, paid from $8/mo

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Claude

AI assistants

Anthropic's AI assistant for long documents, careful writing and connected recruiting tools.

Free plan, paid from $17/mo

Free tier API Compare

Cue

AI assistants

Manus's app for personal AI agents, each with its own email, phone number, wallet and computer; free in early access.

Free (early access, invite code)

Free tier Compare

DeepSeek

AI assistants

Free AI chat assistant from Hangzhou-based DeepSeek, with DeepThink reasoning, web search and a low-cost API.

Free

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Gemini

AI assistants

Google's AI assistant built into Gmail, Docs and Drive, with a generous free plan.

Free plan, paid from $4.99/mo

Free tier API Compare

Genspark Claw

AI assistants

Genspark's AI employee that runs multi-step work across apps on its own cloud computer or your desktop.

Free plan, paid from $24.99/mo

Free tier Compare

Grok

AI assistants

AI assistant from SpaceXAI with live web and X search, plus Grok Bot on SuperGrok.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

Free tier API Compare

Hermes Agent

AI assistants

Free open-source AI agent from Nous Research that remembers your work and writes reusable skills as it goes.

Free (open source)

Free tier Compare

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More free tools

Aloware

Dialers · Lead generation

CRM-native dialing and bulk SMS.

From $30/user/mo

Free tier Compare

Buzz.ai

LinkedIn · Dialers · Lead generation · Outreach

AI SDR platform that finds and enriches prospects and runs LinkedIn, email and phone outreach from a prompt.

From $79/seat/mo

MCP Free tier Compare

Calendly

Scheduling

The default meeting scheduler.

Free, paid from ~$10/seat/mo

MCP Free tier API Compare

CareJobs.Now

Healthcare recruiting · Job boards

Free US healthcare job board that reads 258 employers' own career sites nightly; featured openings $99/job for 30 days.

Free listing, featured from $99/job

Free tier Compare

Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS · Internal communications · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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DailyPay

Payroll · Wellbeing

Earned wage access that lets employees draw earned pay before payday, at no cost to the employer.

Free for employers

Free tier API Compare

Doodle

Scheduling

Group availability polling without an ATS.

Free plan, paid from $15/mo

Free tier Compare

Handbooks.io

HR compliance

Handbooks.io builds US employee handbooks from attorney-written federal and state policy blocks.

Free plan, paid from $179

Free tier Compare

HiPeople

Assessments · Background check · Reference checks

Automated reference checks and skills surveys. Permanent free plan for one candidate.

Free plan, paid from $70/mo

Free tier Compare

Homebase

ATS · HRIS · Texting · Time & attendance · Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

Free tier Compare

Jobspage

ATS · Recruitment marketing

Hosted careers page and simple applicant tracking, free for one open job, priced by open jobs.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

Free tier Compare

Levels.fyi Jobs

Job boards · Recruitment marketing · Sourcing

Tech job board and employer branding on the Levels.fyi salary site, with free job posts and paid promotion plans.

Free tier, paid from $1,000/mo

Free tier API Compare

Organimi

Org charts & planning

Org chart software to build, share, and update team structure

Free plan, paid from $13/mo

Free tier API Compare

Pave

Compensation

Compensation intelligence. Market Data Lite is a permanent free tier for smaller teams. Distinct from Pave Finance.

Free plan, paid quote

Free tier Compare

Payactiv

Payroll · Wellbeing

Earned wage access and financial wellness app, free for employers, with published employee fees.

Free for employers

Free tier API Compare

SimpleVMS

VMS / MSP · Time & attendance · Workforce management

A vendor funded VMS that manages staffing, timekeeping and invoicing at no cost to the client.

Free for clients (vendor funded)

Free tier API Compare

Slack

Internal communications

Channel-based team chat from Salesforce, with a free plan, AI summaries, Slackbot and an official MCP server.

Free tier, paid from $8.75/user/mo

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TalentHR

HRIS · ATS · Onboarding · Performance

Simple HRIS for small businesses with applicant tracking and AI candidate scoring, free up to 10 users, paid from $2/user/mo.

Free plan, paid from $2/user/mo

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Free trials worth knowing

Timed trials — useful, but not a permanent free tier. Listed separately on purpose.

1Lookup

Verification · Email finders · Lead generation

Phone, email and IP validation plus contact enrichment on one credit-based API and MCP server.

From $99/mo

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AeroLeads

Email finders · Verification · Lead generation

B2B contact database for emails, phones, and company data.

From $49/mo

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Albacross

Lead generation · Visitor ID

Identify companies visiting your website.

From €59/mo

Free trial Compare

AltHire AI

AI interviewing · Assessments · Interviewing · AI screening

AI phone screens, proctored video and coding interviews on top of a free built-in ATS, aimed at staffing agencies.

Free ATS, AI interviews quoted

Free tier Compare

Amplemarket

Email finders · Deliverability · Dialers · Lead generation · LinkedIn · Outreach

AI sales platform for B2B outbound: contact data, intent signals, multichannel sequences, deliverability, and a first-party MCP for Claude and ChatGPT.

From $600/mo

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Anysite

Email finders · Lead generation · Sourcing

Live web data for GTM agents: LinkedIn, companies, and 600+ sources via MCP.

From $30/mo

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