Crelate
Recruiting CRM for staffing agencies.
From $85/user/mo Free trial API
Bottom line
Boutique agency recruiting CRM built around notes, hotlists and email sync. Essentials is $85 per user/month paid annually, with a free trial.
Stands out for: Desktop-class notes, hotlists and email sync for small agency desks.
Watch out for: No MCP, and the published price is annual billing rather than month to month.
Overview
Crelate is an agency applicant tracker and recruiting CRM for boutique desks, with notes, hotlists and email sync in a desktop-class workflow. There is an API but no MCP, and a Chrome extension is available.
Teams pick Crelate when the desk is a few recruiters who live in their inbox rather than a corporate hiring-manager loop. Essentials is $85 per user per month paid annually, with a higher tier at $119 and a free trial to start.
Who it's for
Best for
- Boutique staffing agencies
- Desks that live in email and hotlists
- Small teams that want a recruiting CRM rather than a corporate ATS
- Buyers comparing CATS and Recruit CRM
Not ideal for
- Corporate in-house talent teams
- Teams that need MCP
Key features
Hotlists. Named hotlists ready for client calls.
Email sync. Desk email synced onto the candidate record.
Screenshots
Applicant tracking workspace
Applicant activity stream
Resume parsing
Record tagging
Sequencing in action
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Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $85/user/mo | Paid annually |
| Business | $119/user/mo | Annual or monthly billing |
Essentials is $85 per user per month paid annually and Business is $119 per user per month. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Crelate expensive?
Crelate starts at $85/user/mo. We list 206 ATS tools in total. 26 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $80 a month.
- 95 quote-based
- 26 free tier
- 93 public price
Worked out automatically from every ATS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Hotlists and email sync built for boutique desks
- Public API
- Free trial available
Cons
- No MCP
- Published price is annual billing
- Not a corporate hiring platform
Integrations
Indeed Dice CareerBuilder Salesforce HubSpot Appcast LinkedIn
See all 41 tools that integrate with Crelate, grouped by category with a source link for each, or check one tool.
What's new at Crelate
See all 1 Crelate update, taken from Crelate's own announcements and our price checks.
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How Crelate compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | $85/user/mo | – | ✓ | |
| | – | $95/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $89/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $149/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $149/user/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
$95/user/mo MCP API
Agency CRM with hosted MCP if an agent connector is on the list.
$89/user/mo API
Classic agency ATS with published per-user pricing.
$149/user/mo MCP API
Agency ATS with sequences and deals if outreach is heavier.
$149/user/mo MCP API
Agency ATS with AI sourcing if the desk wants a talent graph.
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