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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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10xTable

Sourcing

Paste a JD, search 1B+ profiles.

Free plan, paid from $139/mo

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Free plan Free gives 540 credits a month.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Apify

Lead generation · Sourcing

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

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

MCP Free tier API Compare

Free plan Free is $0 with $5 a month of platform usage.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Atalef

AI sourcing · Assessments and 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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Free plan Atalef has a free plan for 1 user and 1 position with 100 CV uploads and 50 technical assessments.

Checked Oct 13, 2026Pricing details

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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Free plan Free costs nothing and needs no card: full search of the European network with ranked, explained matches and a market view, but no contact details or outreach.

No card neededChecked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

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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Checked Oct 21, 2026Pricing details

Candidately

ATS · Sourcing

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

From $1/exported resume

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Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Caria

AI sourcing · AI interviewing and 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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Free plan Caria has a Free plan at $0 with 5 profile searches, 1 outreach job capped at 2 candidate leads and 1 AI interview.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Clodura.AI

Email finders · Sourcing

B2B contact intel with buying intent signals.

Free plan, paid from $99/mo

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Free plan Free Forever is $0 with 100 credits and unlimited users.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Collective

Sourcing · Email finders and 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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Free plan Free gives limited AI searches and one basic job post.

Checked Nov 11, 2026Pricing details

ConnectSafely

LinkedIn · Personal brand and 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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Free plan A free plan boosts one post a week and includes post scheduling.

Checked Oct 21, 2026Pricing details

Cosign

Sourcing · Job boards

Free a16z professional network for the startup world: endorsed talent profiles, curated lists, private Would Hire signals and startup jobs, with an API and MCP.

Free

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Checked Nov 2, 2026Pricing details

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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Free plan Listing a role is free for founders, and the site states this on its post-a-job page.

Checked Oct 19, 2026Pricing details

Exa

Lead generation · Sourcing

Neural web search API for finding people and pages.

Free plan, paid from $4/1k searches

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Free plan Free plan: $10 in credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus, no card.

No card neededChecked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

FinalScout

Email finders · LinkedIn and Sourcing

Finds verified emails from LinkedIn, Sales Navigator and Recruiter searches, with AI-written outreach. Free plan, paid from $50/mo.

Free plan, paid from $50/mo

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Free plan There is a free plan for trying it (the homepage offers 50 emails a month free; a card activates it).

Checked Nov 10, 2026Pricing details

Firecrawl

Lead generation · Sourcing

Crawl and scrape sites into clean data, plus free AI people search in ChatGPT and Claude.

Free plan, paid from $16/moShipped Nov 10

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Free plan Free includes 1,000 credits a month.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

GTM API

LinkedIn · Lead generation and 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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Free plan GTM API has a free plan with one connected account, one user and capped daily volume, with the full API, MCP, CLI and UI.

Checked Oct 21, 2026Pricing details

Hackajob

Sourcing · Job boards

UK tech talent marketplace with an AI sourcing agent, a free plan for 3 roles and quoted per job pricing.

Free plan, paid plans Sales-quoted

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Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Himalayas

Job boards · Sourcing

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

Free plan, paid from $299/job

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Free plan The Company Profile plan is free: post unlimited jobs, showcase your company, add team members and message talent.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

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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Free plan The Free plan gives 50 credits a month on all five APIs with no card and no time limit.

No card neededChecked Oct 12, 2026Pricing details

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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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing, needs no card and does not expire.

No card neededChecked Oct 19, 2026Pricing details

Hivemind

ATS · Assessments and 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

Free plan New accounts start on a free plan, and email sign-ups get 300 free credits.

Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

hyreflow

Sourcing · Lead generation and 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

MCP Free tier API Compare

Free plan Free gives 25 credits on signup with no card and every tool unlocked for one seat.

No card neededChecked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Jack & Jill

AI sourcing · AI outreach and 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

Free plan Jack is free for candidates.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Jobsoid

ATS · Interviewing and 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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Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Juicebox Our pick

Sourcing

Natural-language sourcing across 800M+ profiles.

From $99/mo

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Free plan Free plan with limited searches.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Kuration

Email finders · Lead generation and Sourcing

AI-built B2B prospect lists from live sources.

From $49/mo

MCP Free tier API Compare

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

LeadOcean

Email finders · Lead generation and 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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Free plan Free costs nothing and gives 1,000 records once (not monthly), 5 requests a second and one key; it needs a work email.

Checked Oct 20, 2026Pricing details

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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Checked Oct 19, 2026Pricing details

Levels.fyi Jobs

Job boards · Recruitment marketing and 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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Free plan Basic is free and covers job posts, applicant tracking and attribution, and basic company profile and benefits page edits.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

LevelUp IT

Sourcing · Job boards

Searchable database of 1.2M+ US IT resumes with contact details, free for 10 downloads a month.

Free plan, paid from $175/mo

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Free plan Free gives 10 resume downloads a month for the first 12 months, with no card.

No card neededChecked Nov 6, 2026Pricing details

Mainder

AI sourcing · ATS and 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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Free plan Free plan with no card and no time limit, with a monthly allowance of People Finder searches.

No card neededChecked Oct 20, 2026Pricing details

Moments AI

AI sourcing · Outreach and AI outreach, Sourcing

AI hiring assistant that finds candidates, writes from your own mailbox and books the intro call.

Free plan, paid from €49/mo

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Free plan Free covers 1 open position, 25 credits a month and up to 10 candidates per search, plus a careers page.

Checked Nov 6, 2026Pricing details

Nova Recruiter

ATS · Outreach and 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

Free plan Free is €0 with 2 searches and 10 credits a month.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Pin Our pick

Sourcing

Autonomous sourcing and outreach agent for open reqs.

Free plan, paid from $100/mo

MCP Free tier Compare

Free plan Free plan with 5 contact credits a week and 1 job position.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Predictrasearch

Email finders · Sourcing

People search and contact discovery.

Free plan, paid from €7.99/mo

Free tier API Compare

Free plan Free is 3 detailed reports/month and unlimited searches.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

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

Free tier Compare

Free plan The Free plan costs nothing, needs no card and does not expire; it includes 10 job description analyses and 25 AI verifications.

No card neededChecked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

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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Free plan Free: 1 user, 1 mailbox, 10 CV runs, 25 records.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

ReqSpace

AI sourcing · ATS and 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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Free plan Free plan with no card: 5 AI searches a month, top 10 candidates shown per search, 1 active job, and no contact reveals, saving or outreach.

No card neededChecked Oct 20, 2026Pricing details

SignalHire Our pick

Email finders · Lead generation and Sourcing

Verified emails and direct dials from LinkedIn.

Free plan, paid from $57/mo

MCP Free tier API Compare

Free plan A free plan gives 5 credits a month, or 10 with the browser extension, with no card.

No card neededChecked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

SquarePeg

AI screening · Candidate fraud & AI detection and 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

Free tier Compare

Checked Oct 20, 2026Pricing details

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

Free tier Compare

Free plan The Free plan covers all core features, unlimited job and talent posting and browsing.

Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

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

Free tier Compare

Checked Sep 26, 2026Pricing details

xhuman

Sourcing · Lead generation and LinkedIn, Outreach

AI agent that sources passive candidates, finds client leads and works your own network.

Free plan, paid plans Sales-quoted

MCP Free tier Compare

Free plan You can start free after a review, and if you want more, xhuman shows the plans inside the chat.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details