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Free Sourcing software

Candidate sourcing tools help recruiters find people who are not actively applying for jobs. They search across LinkedIn, GitHub, portfolio sites, and other public profiles to build a list of potential candidates. Many also find contact details so you can reach out directly. Sourcing tools are the top of the recruiting funnel. Without them, you are limited to inbound applicants. This page lists only permanent free tiers, not timed trials.

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Amor

Sourcing

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

Lead generation · Sourcing

Neural web search API for finding people and pages.

Free plan, paid from $7/1k searches

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Firecrawl

Lead generation · Sourcing

Crawl and scrape sites into clean structured data.

Free plan, paid from $19/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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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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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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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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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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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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Jobsoid

ATS · Interviewing · Sourcing

Affordable cloud ATS for startups and growing teams, with a permanent free Beginner plan and public paid tiers.

Free plan, paid from $49/mo

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Juicebox Our pick

Sourcing

Natural-language sourcing across 800M+ profiles.

From $99/mo

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Kuration

Email finders · Lead generation · Sourcing

AI-built B2B prospect lists from live sources.

From $49/mo

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LeadOcean

Email finders · Lead generation · Sourcing

People and company data API on 693M profiles with a hosted MCP server, priced by speed not credits: free for 1,000 records, then from $97/mo.

Free plan, paid from $97/mo

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Learn4Good Jobs

Job boards · Sourcing

Job board running since 2003 where employers post 20 jobs free every 6 months, with paid plans from $59 per 6 months for CV views and Top Job listings.

Free plan, paid from $59/6 mo

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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

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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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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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Pin Our pick

Sourcing

Autonomous sourcing and outreach agent for open reqs.

From $99/mo

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Predictrasearch

Email finders · Sourcing

People search and contact discovery.

Free plan, paid from €7.99/mo

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Recruiter Copilot

Sourcing · AI screening

Chrome extension that scores LinkedIn profiles against your job descriptions, with a free plan and Pro at $9/mo.

Free plan, paid from $9/mo

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RecrutFlo

CRM · Sourcing

CV inbox automation that turns emailed resumes into a searchable candidate database.

Free plan, paid from €19/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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SignalHire Our pick

Email finders · Lead generation · Sourcing

Verified emails and direct dials from LinkedIn.

Free plan, paid from $57/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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Talnet

Job boards · Sourcing

Free split network and social feed for agency recruiters: share jobs and candidate profiles, find split partners and get paid directly.

Free plan

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Work at a Startup

Job boards · Sourcing

Y Combinator's job platform where YC-funded startups hire engineers and other staff from one shared candidate pool.

Free for YC companies

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