Annie is the CRM for solo and boutique recruiters. It holds your contacts, clients, jobs and candidates, reads the market around them, and every morning puts a short list in front of you: who to call, why now, and what to open with.
The product is the same wherever you work. This page is written for a US desk, because that is who keeps asking whether it fits.
The US solo desk this page is for
Most recruiting firms in the US are small. The Census Bureau counted 8,767 employment placement and executive search establishments with fewer than five staff in 2022, across NAICS 561311 and 561312 (County Business Patterns). That is the market this page is written for.
You are an independent recruiter, or two to five people doing contingency or retained search. The network is the business. It is also spread across LinkedIn, an inbox and a few old spreadsheets, which is why the same handful of names get called every week. You do not need a large-agency system with seats and admin. You need to know who to call today.
What Annie does
- Your desk in one place. Contacts, clients, jobs and candidates, filled from your LinkedIn export and your inbox, so you are not typing it in.
- A daily call list. Every morning, the people worth calling, why now (a new role, a company change, a gap since you last spoke) and a suggested opening line.
- Market watch. Annie watches the companies your contacts work at and flags moves and news, so you reach out at the right moment.
- Ask Annie and the coach. Ask anything about a client, candidate or company in plain English, and get help with outreach and next steps. You can also use Annie from Telegram.
Annie never sends mail by itself. She ranks, reminds and drafts when you ask. A message goes from your own mailbox, on your click.
Who it fits
- Independent recruiters working contingency or retained
- Boutique search firms of two to ten people
- Recruiters who left a large agency and are building their own desk
- Executive and specialist recruiters who live on their network
Who it doesn't fit
- High-volume agencies that need a full applicant tracking system with job board posting and compliance workflows
- In-house talent teams
- Firms that need custom enterprise contracts
If that is closer to your shop, start with an agency system and come back if the desk is genuinely one or two people. Fair comparisons: Alternatives · Annie vs agency recruitment CRMs.
Pricing
One plan: Solo, $159/month or $1,590/year. 7-day free trial, no card needed. Cancel any time and keep access until the end of your billing period. No refunds, except where required by law.
Start here
Sign in with Google or Microsoft, upload your LinkedIn connections export, and your first call list is ready the same day. Here is how to prepare your LinkedIn export.
Questions
Yes. Annie works with Google and Microsoft mailboxes and LinkedIn exports, and prices are in US dollars.
No. Annie is a CRM built around your network and who to call next. It holds candidates and jobs, but it isn't built for high-volume applicant tracking.
$159 a month or $1,590 a year for one recruiter, with a 7-day free trial and no card needed.
Most tools store your data and wait for you to search it. Annie reads your network and your market and tells you who to call today and why.
Yes, any time. You keep access until the end of the period. No refunds, except where required by law.
Most people are set up in about 10 minutes.