Sense
High-volume talent CRM and texting.
From $500/mo API
Bottom line
High-volume talent CRM built around texting: nurture, SMS and candidate rediscovery. Packages start at $500 a month.
Stands out for: SMS as the primary channel rather than an afterthought bolted onto email.
Watch out for: Packages start at $500 a month, and it is the wrong shape for executive or professional search.
Overview
Sense is a high-volume talent CRM built around texting. Nurture campaigns, SMS conversations and candidate rediscovery sit in one product, aimed at the hourly and enterprise end of hiring. There is a developer API but no MCP.
Teams pick it when candidates will answer a text and ignore an email entirely. Published packages start at $500 a month for messaging, and enterprise packages are quoted.
Who it's for
Best for
- Hourly and high-volume talent teams
- Teams nurturing past applicants over SMS
- Enterprise desks re-engaging their own database
- Buyers who want a texting CRM rather than an ATS
Not ideal for
- Executive search
- Small professional-hire teams with no texting programme
Key features
SMS. SMS outreach and reminders in the hiring flow.
Nurture. Nurture silver medalists between open reqs.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Matches and screens candidates conversationally | Included |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| SMS/WhatsApp Messaging | From $500/mo | 1:1 and bulk messaging, shared inboxes |
| Platform for Staffing | From $2,000/mo | Automation, messaging, scheduling, screening |
| Platform for Talent Acquisition | From $7,000/mo | Adds talent CRM, campaigns, events |
| Enterprise | Quote | Request a quote |
Sense publishes starting prices by package. SMS and WhatsApp messaging starts at $500 a month, the platform for staffing teams at $2,000 a month and the talent acquisition platform at $7,000 a month; larger enterprise packages are quoted. Each package includes a customer success manager, an implementation manager and three months of hypercare. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Sense expensive?
Sense starts at $500/mo. We list 152 outreach tools in total. 32 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $49 a month.
- 14 quote-based
- 32 free tier
- 129 public price
Worked out automatically from every outreach listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- SMS and nurture on one CRM
- Developer API available
- Built for hourly volume
Cons
- Packages start at $500 a month
- No MCP
- Not a professional-hire tracker
Integrations
Greenhouse Workday iCIMS
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How Sense compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | $500/mo | – | ✓ | |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | $130/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
Sales-quoted
Chat and SMS screening if the gap is screening, not nurture.
Sales-quoted
Conversational applications if chat is the first touch.
$130/mo MCP API
Email sequences on a mid-market CRM if SMS is not the channel.
Sales-quoted API
Enterprise talent experience if CRM is one layer of a bigger buy.
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