Laidback
AI sourcing agent that researches candidates on the open web, runs outreach and books screening calls from Slack.
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Bottom line
AI sourcing agent for teams without a dedicated sourcer: brief it in Slack and it researches candidates on the open web, sends outreach under the hiring manager's name and books screening calls into your calendar and ATS. Pricing is one flat plan quoted per company with no per-hire fee, and you can start free on a live role before a three-month pilot.
Stands out for: Laidback builds candidate profiles from what people have published (code repos, talks, papers, portfolios) instead of filtering the same licensed database every competitor uses, and it calibrates each search by simulating candidate personas against the brief before it starts. It will push back on the brief itself, for example arguing against a literal years-of-experience floor, and it chooses whether each message goes out under the hiring manager or the recruiter and over email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp.
Watch out for: There is no public price: every deal is quoted on a demo call, followed by a three-month pilot, so budgeting before a sales conversation is not possible. The product lives in Slack, so teams on Microsoft Teams or without Slack should confirm fit first, and the vendor's customer logos and pricing examples lean European (it quotes agency fees in euros).
Overview
Laidback is an AI sourcing agent that works inside Slack. It positions itself as a hire rather than a tool: you brief it in a role channel and it runs outbound recruiting in the background, from finding people through to booking the first call.
Before the search starts, Laidback gathers context from the brief, Slack conversations, interviews and past hires, then simulates different candidate personas against the role so you can calibrate who you actually want. It flags requirements it thinks are wrong for the role and updates its search model from every reply.
Sourcing runs on the open web. Laidback builds its own profiles from repos, talks, papers, portfolios and company writing, researches each person before reaching out, and weighs career trajectory and how reachable someone is, not just how well a title matches.
Outreach is drafted in your tone and sent under whoever owns the role, over email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp depending on where each person replies. A human approves every message, and Laidback handles the replies and follow-ups until a screening call is booked on the hiring team's calendar.
It writes notes, stages and outcomes back to the ATS, with connectors listed for Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, Bullhorn, Loxo and many more, and posts pipeline reports into Slack. Pricing is a single plan quoted per company with unlimited sourcing, roles and workspace members and no per-hire fee.
Who it's for
Best for
- Startup founders and hiring managers hiring without an in-house sourcer
- Technical and GTM hiring where the best people are not applying and publish their work online
- Talent teams that want outbound sourcing to run in the background and report into Slack
- Companies that want unlimited roles and seats on one flat fee rather than per-seat or per-hire pricing
Not ideal for
- Buyers who need a published price or a self-serve plan
- Teams that do not use Slack
- High-volume hourly hiring driven by inbound applicants
Key features
Open-web candidate research. Laidback builds its own candidate profiles from repos, talks, papers, portfolios and company writing, and researches each person before any message goes out.
Search calibration. Before the search starts it simulates candidate personas against the brief, challenges rigid requirements such as a literal years-of-experience floor, and keeps recalibrating from your feedback on each candidate.
Outreach and follow-up. Messages are drafted in your tone and sent under the hiring manager or recruiter over email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp, with a human approving every message and Laidback handling replies and follow-ups.
Interview scheduling. It books screening calls on the hiring team's calendar and writes notes, stages and outcomes back to the ATS.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Builds candidate profiles from repos, talks, papers and portfolios on the open web | Laidback plan |
| Simulates candidate personas against the brief to calibrate the search | Laidback plan |
| Drafts outreach in your tone and handles replies and follow-ups | Laidback plan |
| Chooses sender and channel (email, LinkedIn or WhatsApp) per candidate | Laidback plan |
| Books screening calls and writes notes and stages back to the ATS | Laidback plan |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
Quote-based. Laidback sells one plan quoted per company, with unlimited sourcing, research, outreach drafting, roles and workspace members, and no credits, seat fees or per-hire percentage. The vendor lets you start free on a live role, then scopes a three-month pilot on your real requisitions. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 30 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Laidback expensive?
Laidback does not publish a price. It is one of 51 quote-based tools among the 133 sourcing tools in our directory. 21 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 51 quote-based
- 21 free tier
- 71 public price
Worked out automatically from every sourcing listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Researches candidates from their published work rather than a shared licensed database
- Calibrates the search with persona simulations and learns from your feedback
- Unlimited roles and seats on one flat plan, with no credits or per-hire fee
Cons
- No public pricing and a quoted three-month pilot
- Slack-based workflow
- Customer references lean European
Integrations
Slack Gmail Outlook Google Calendar Greenhouse Lever Ashby Workday
How Laidback compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidback (this tool) | – | Quote-based | – | – | |
| | ✓ | $99/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | Quote | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $99/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | $130/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
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$130/mo MCP API
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