CandidateIQ
Cleans, verifies, enriches and Trust-Scores the candidate records already in your ATS, with a managed Bullhorn sync.
From $200/mo Free trial API
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Bottom line
Data clean-up for staffing firms whose ATS is full of dead emails and stale records. CandidateIQ validates contact details, enriches records with titles, locations, social profiles and resumes, and gives each candidate a Trust Score so recruiters and automations work the reachable records first. Plans start at $200/mo or $2,500 per project, and Bullhorn users can run it as a managed sync from $1,000/mo.
Stands out for: It treats your existing database as the asset: rather than buying new candidates, it scores, verifies and fills in the ones you already own, then writes the results back into Bullhorn fields. You can test it free on your own records before paying.
Watch out for: Only Bullhorn gets a named, managed integration; other ATSs work through file uploads or the API on the Enterprise plan. The useful real-time sync starts at $1,000/mo, and it improves data rather than doing any outreach itself.
Overview
CandidateIQ, the company previously known as Vettd, sells record quality management for staffing and recruiting firms. The pitch is that recruiters ignore their own ATS because the data is unreliable, then pay again to source candidates they already have.
The work runs in three steps. It audits the database and flags outdated, incomplete or risky records; it updates records with verified emails, phone numbers and key profile details; and it assigns a Trust Score to every record so recruiters, AI tools and automations start with the best ones.
Enrichment covers job titles, city, state and ZIP, LinkedIn and social profile URLs, missing resumes and skill mapping, with field-level change tracking and post-back reports. Records can be processed by bulk file upload or API.
Bullhorn customers can use Managed Sync through the Bullhorn Marketplace, which maps enriched data to specific Bullhorn fields, reclaims historical records and processes new ones in real time. Enterprise adds unlimited records and multi-ATS environments.
Pricing is either monthly or per project: Validation from $200/mo ($2,500 a project), Validation + Enrichment from $500/mo ($5,000), Enterprise from $1,000/mo ($15,000), and Managed Sync for Bullhorn from $1,000/mo. A free trial runs on your own data.
Who it's for
Best for
- Staffing firms on Bullhorn with large, ageing databases
- Agencies preparing data before rolling out AI matching or automation
- Ops teams fighting bounced emails and dead numbers
- Firms that want a one-off database clean-up project
Not ideal for
- Small desks with a few thousand clean records
- Recruiters who want an email finder for new prospects
Key features
Trust Scores. Every candidate record gets a score so recruiters, campaigns and automations start with the records most likely to connect.
Validation. Checks existing emails and phone numbers, flags risky or incomplete records and replaces invalid contact details.
Enrichment. Adds missing job titles, city, state and ZIP, LinkedIn and social profile URLs, resumes and skill mapping.
Bullhorn sync. Through the Bullhorn Marketplace integration it maps enriched data into your Bullhorn fields and processes new records in real time.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Validation | $200/mo | Or $2,500 per project; verify emails and phones |
| Validation + Enrichment | $500/mo | Or $5,000 per project; adds titles, locations, profiles |
| Enterprise | $1,000/mo | Or $15,000 per project; unlimited records, API |
| Managed Sync for Bullhorn | $1,000/mo | Real-time processing inside Bullhorn |
Validation starts at $200/mo or $2,500 per project. Validation + Enrichment starts at $500/mo or $5,000 per project. Enterprise starts at $1,000/mo or $15,000 per project and adds unlimited records, API access and multi-ATS support. Managed Sync for Bullhorn starts at $1,000/mo and processes old and new Bullhorn records automatically. The vendor offers a free trial on your own candidate data. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 13 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is CandidateIQ expensive?
CandidateIQ starts at $200/mo. We list 127 email finders tools in total. 44 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $49 a month.
- 17 quote-based
- 44 free tier
- 97 public price
Worked out automatically from every email finders listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free trial on your own candidate data
- Trust Scores show which records to work first
- Managed real-time Bullhorn sync
Cons
- Only Bullhorn has a named integration
- Real-time sync starts at $1,000/mo
- Cleans data, does no outreach
Integrations
Bullhorn API File upload
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