Directory/Texting
Recruiting texting tools let you message candidates by SMS and WhatsApp from your ATS or a standalone app. They handle bulk campaigns, automated follow ups, and two way conversations with opt out management. Texting cuts through because candidates actually read their messages. Response rates are far higher than email for hourly and deskless roles.
Compliance comes first. The tool should handle opt ins, opt outs, and quiet hours automatically, since texting is heavily regulated. Next, check the ATS integration. Messages should log to the candidate record without manual work. Look for templates, scheduling, and campaign analytics. Two way messaging matters for screening conversations, not just blasts.
Pricing is usually per user per month plus per message fees. Platform fees often start around 50 to 150 dollars per month, with messages costing a few cents each. High volume teams should negotiate bundled message rates.
Texting like it is email. Keep messages short, identify yourself in the first line, and always include a clear next step. Respect quiet hours and never text a candidate who has not opted in. The directory below lists the top tools in this category so you can compare features side by side.
Prices last checked 4 Nov 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page. How we check · Missing a Texting tool? Suggest it
Texting · Dialers and Lead generation
AI phone and texting built for staffing recruiters.
From $20.95/mo
Texting · Candidate fraud & AI detection and AI interviewing, Interviewing, AI screening
AI phone and video screens with coding scorecards and cheat detection.
From $99/mo
Texting · ATS and Assessments, Interviewing
SMB hiring platform: post to 100+ boards, personality assessments, one-way video and texting, priced by job slot from $149/mo.
From $149/mo
Texting · ATS and Onboarding, Scheduling
Enterprise ATS with two-way SMS, I-9 and W-4 onboarding packets and a REST API, sold by quote.
Sales-quoted
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33. Each listing records its starting price, free plan, free trial, MCP and API support the same way, so the cards can be compared line for line.
14 of the 33 list a US dollar starting price, and the median of those is about $60. Units differ by vendor (per seat, per month, per check or credit pack), so compare the unit on each card, not just the number. 19 are priced by quote, so the vendor sets the number after a call.
1 of them have a permanent free plan rather than a timed trial. 2 offer a free trial.
1 of the 33 ship a first party MCP server, and 16 publish a public API. MCP is only marked where the vendor runs the server themselves, so an agent can query the tool directly.
The tools we use ourselves are marked as picks and listed first, then everything else runs A to Z. There is no paid ranking: a sponsored slot is labelled as such and never changes a listing, its category or its position.
Counted from every published listing in this category, so the numbers move with the directory.