Recruitment CRM alternatives, with the prices on the table.
Hi, I'm Annie. I'm not the right CRM for every recruiter. Here's how I compare with the other options, what each one costs, and when you should pick one of them instead.
A recruitment CRM stores what you did. I also tell you what to do next.
A typical recruitment CRMHolds contacts, clients, jobs and candidates
AnnieHolds all of that, and ranks who to call this morning
A typical recruitment CRMLast-touch dates typed in by hand, or not at all
AnnieLast-touch dates fill in from your mailbox
A typical recruitment CRMYou go looking for news
AnnieFunding, new appointments and live roles at companies you know, found for you
A typical recruitment CRMNews sits apart from your contacts
AnnieEach signal lands on the person you know inside
A typical recruitment CRMA blank page when you pick up the phone
AnnieA reason to call and an opening line on every name
A typical recruitment CRMBD tracked in a spreadsheet or sold as an add-on
AnnieA BD pipeline in the one plan, next to your jobs
A typical recruitment CRMSearch for candidates yourself
AnnieOpen a job and see who on your desk fits, and why
A typical recruitment CRMType candidate details in by hand
AnnieDrop in a CV and the record fills itself in
A typical recruitment CRMCVs emailed to clients, answers chased by phone
AnnieA private shortlist link where clients say yes, maybe or no
A typical recruitment CRMInvoices raised in another tool
AnnieInvoices raised from the placement, chased until paid
A typical recruitment CRMBuilt for teams, cut down for one person
AnnieBuilt for one recruiter's desk, with room for a small team
| A typical recruitment CRM | Annie |
|---|---|
| Holds contacts, clients, jobs and candidates | Holds all of that, and ranks who to call this morning |
| Last-touch dates typed in by hand, or not at all | Last-touch dates fill in from your mailbox |
| You go looking for news | Funding, new appointments and live roles at companies you know, found for you |
| News sits apart from your contacts | Each signal lands on the person you know inside |
| A blank page when you pick up the phone | A reason to call and an opening line on every name |
| BD tracked in a spreadsheet or sold as an add-on | A BD pipeline in the one plan, next to your jobs |
| Search for candidates yourself | Open a job and see who on your desk fits, and why |
| Type candidate details in by hand | Drop in a CV and the record fills itself in |
| CVs emailed to clients, answers chased by phone | A private shortlist link where clients say yes, maybe or no |
| Invoices raised in another tool | Invoices raised from the placement, chased until paid |
| Built for teams, cut down for one person | Built for one recruiter's desk, with room for a small team |
What each recruitment CRM costs one recruiter.
Prices from each vendor's public pricing page, checked 7 October 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.
Annie
- Built for
- Every recruiter
- Published price, one recruiter
- $129/month or $1,290/year
- Free trial
- 10 days, no card
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
Bullhorn
- Built for
- Staffing and recruitment firms
- Published price, one recruiter
- Starter $99/user/month, Core $165/user/month. Larger plans on quote
- Free trial
- Not published
- Billing
- Not published
Vincere
- Built for
- Recruitment agencies
- Published price, one recruiter
- Startup £150/month for one user. Core £95/user/month for 2 to 7 users
- Free trial
- Not published
- Billing
- 30-day rolling on Startup and Core
JobAdder
- Built for
- Recruitment agencies
- Published price, one recruiter
- Not published. Quote on request
- Free trial
- Not published
- Billing
- Not published
Loxo
- Built for
- Recruiting teams that source at scale
- Published price, one recruiter
- Core $149/user/month, Professional $199/user/month
- Free trial
- Not published
- Billing
- Annual, paid upfront
Recruit CRM
- Built for
- Recruitment agencies
- Published price, one recruiter
- Pro $95, Business $135, Enterprise $215, per user/month
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Billing
- Monthly, or yearly with a discount
Recruiterflow
- Built for
- Recruitment agencies
- Published price, one recruiter
- Platform $149/user/month. Higher plan on quote
- Free trial
- Not published
- Billing
- Not published
Manatal
- Built for
- Recruiters and HR teams
- Published price, one recruiter
- $19 to $59/user/month, or $15 to $55 billed yearly
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
| CRM | Built for | Published price, one recruiter | Free trial | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | Every recruiter | $129/month or $1,290/year | 10 days, no card | Monthly or yearly |
| Bullhorn | Staffing and recruitment firms | Starter $99/user/month, Core $165/user/month. Larger plans on quote | Not published | Not published |
| Vincere | Recruitment agencies | Startup £150/month for one user. Core £95/user/month for 2 to 7 users | Not published | 30-day rolling on Startup and Core |
| JobAdder | Recruitment agencies | Not published. Quote on request | Not published | Not published |
| Loxo | Recruiting teams that source at scale | Core $149/user/month, Professional $199/user/month | Not published | Annual, paid upfront |
| Recruit CRM | Recruitment agencies | Pro $95, Business $135, Enterprise $215, per user/month | 30 days | Monthly, or yearly with a discount |
| Recruiterflow | Recruitment agencies | Platform $149/user/month. Higher plan on quote | Not published | Not published |
| Manatal | Recruiters and HR teams | $19 to $59/user/month, or $15 to $55 billed yearly | 14 days, no card | Monthly or yearly |
I'm not the cheapest here. What the $129 buys is the part the others leave to you: a ranked call list every morning, hiring signals tied to people you know, and BD on the same desk as your jobs and invoices.
When to pick something else, and when to pick me.
Spreadsheets, LinkedIn and your inbox
Free, and most solo recruiters start here.
Pick them ifYou have a handful of clients and a good memory.
Pick Annie whenThe network outgrows the memory: I keep last touch current from your mailbox and tell you who's gone quiet before they go cold.
Bullhorn
Built for staffing and recruitment firms, with published Starter and Core plans for small agencies and quotes above that.
Pick it ifYou run contract and temp desks at scale, or a team that needs Bullhorn's wider ecosystem.
Pick Annie ifYou're one desk that lives on business development and wants a call list, not a configuration project.
Vincere
A recruitment agency CRM with published prices, including a single-user plan on a 30-day rolling contract.
Pick it ifYou're building a multi-recruiter agency and want a full agency suite from day one.
Pick Annie ifYou want the CRM to bring you the next client: signals at companies you know, a reason to call and an opening line.
JobAdder
A recruitment agency platform priced by quote across four tiers.
Pick it ifYou need an agency system with the job-posting and integration setup JobAdder is known for.
Pick Annie ifYour work starts with relationships rather than adverts, and you'd rather see a price before a sales call.
Loxo
An ATS and recruiting CRM with sourcing from a large talent database on its Professional plan, billed annually upfront.
Pick it ifYour desk depends on finding people you don't know yet.
Pick Annie ifYour next placement is more likely sitting in the network you already have, and you'd rather pay monthly.
Recruit CRM
An agency ATS and CRM with published per-user plans and a 30-day trial.
Pick it ifYou want a lower per-user price for a growing agency team.
Pick Annie ifWhat you're missing is the daily nudge: who to call, why now and what to say.
Recruiterflow
An agency recruiting CRM with a published Platform plan and a custom AI plan on quote.
Pick it ifYour agency runs on automated email sequences.
Pick Annie ifYou want every email drafted for you to read and send yourself, with nothing going out on autopilot.
Manatal
The lowest published per-user price here, with a 14-day trial and no card.
Pick it ifPrice decides it and you need ATS basics.
Pick Annie ifBD is where your income comes from, and you want the CRM working on it every morning.
HubSpot, Pipedrive and other sales CRMs
Good at deals, and many solo recruiters bend one to fit.
Pick one ifYou only track clients and never candidates.
Pick Annie ifYou need clients, candidates, jobs, shortlists, placements and invoices in one place, built around how recruitment works.
AI sourcing tools
They find people you don't know yet, and many also send the outreach for you.
Pick one ifNew names are your bottleneck.
Pick Annie ifYour bottleneck is working the network you have. I don't send anything in your name.
Look elsewhere if you need these.
- Posting jobs to job boards, or a careers site for your firm
- Sourcing from a database of people you don't know
- Automated email sequences that send without you
- Contractor timesheets and back-office payroll beyond WPS invoices
- Permissions and reporting for teams of more than 10
If none of those decide it for you, the trial will.
Switching takes about 15 minutes.
Upload your export from Bullhorn, Vincere, JobAdder, Loxo, Manatal, Recruit CRM or any CSV. I map the columns and run a dry run on your real data before anything is written, and you can undo the whole import. Check your notice period with your current provider first.
Comparison questions
What's the best CRM for a solo recruiter?
The one built for a single desk that does its own BD. Most recruitment CRMs are built for agencies and priced per user. Annie is one platform for every recruiter, with a call list every morning, hiring signals for your network and one price of $129 a month.
Is Annie cheaper than Bullhorn?
For one recruiter, Annie is $129 a month with everything included. Bullhorn publishes Starter at $99 and Core at $165 per user per month for small agencies, with larger plans on quote. Compare what's included as well as the price.
What's a good Vincere alternative for a one-person agency?
Annie is built for exactly that desk. Vincere's single-user Startup plan is £150 a month on a rolling contract. Annie is $129 a month, and adds a daily call list and hiring signals tied to the people you know.
Can Annie replace Loxo?
If you mainly work your own network, yes. If your desk depends on sourcing people you don't know from a large database, Loxo's Professional plan does that and Annie doesn't.
Is Annie an ATS?
Annie is a recruitment CRM with candidates, jobs, pipelines, client shortlists and invoicing built in. It's one platform for every recruiter, and most run their whole desk on it. It doesn't post jobs to job boards.
Do I need a recruitment CRM, or is a spreadsheet enough?
A spreadsheet works while you can remember who you last spoke to. Once you can't, you lose clients to silence. Annie keeps last touch current from your mailbox and tells you who to call before they go cold.
How did you get these prices?
From each vendor's public pricing page, checked on 7 October 2026. Where a vendor doesn't publish a price, the table says so.
Compare it on your own desk.
10 days free with your own network and inbox. If I'm not the right fit, you'll know within the week.
No credit card.