Recruitee
PaidCollaborative hiring and applicant tracking system for small and mid-sized teams with AI-assisted screening
What is Recruitee?
Recruitee (owned by Tellent since 2022, and now marketed as Tellent Recruitee) is a collaborative hiring and applicant tracking system focused on small and mid-sized businesses that need a complete recruiting solution without enterprise pricing or complexity. The platform combines a modern ATS with a career site builder, team collaboration workflows, AI-assisted candidate screening, job board aggregation, interview scheduling, and analytics dashboards. What makes Recruitee distinctive is its emphasis on involving the entire hiring team, not just recruiters, in the hiring process, with shared candidate pipelines, structured feedback forms, and decision workflows designed for cross-functional teams. The platform integrates with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, and hundreds of other tools. Recruitee reports 7,000+ customer companies, 180,000+ daily users and 120+ countries. Pricing has changed since our previous review: the tiers are now Start, Advance and Optimize, and Recruitee no longer posts a figure for any of them, routing every plan through a demo request or a custom quote. What it does state is that subscriptions are tiered by plan, headcount and billing period, that annual billing saves 20%, and that contracts carry a one-year minimum commitment with monthly payment possible. Recruitee now positions itself for growth-stage and mid-market organizations of roughly 50 to 1,000 employees who need modern ATS features without committing to enterprise platforms like Workday or SuccessFactors.
Recruitee demo video
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⚡ Quick Verdict
Small and mid-sized businesses (10-500 employees) that want a modern collaborative ATS with predictable pricing
Very small teams hiring fewer than 3 people per year; large enterprises needing Workday-level compliance
Not published · Start, Advance and Optimize are all quoted on request
No, 18-day free trial
Strong collaborative hiring workflows with AI screening and matching assistants
One-year minimum commitment; prices are no longer published, so every plan needs a sales quote
Bottom line: Recruitee scores 4.3/5, one of the strongest collaborative hiring ATS platforms for SMB and mid-market teams, though as of August 2026 you have to request a quote to find out what it costs.
Pricing
No free plan, and no published prices. As of August 2026 Recruitee lists three tiers with a demo request in place of a figure, so the numbers below describe what each tier includes rather than what it costs. A free trial with no credit card required is offered on the pricing page.
Start: Up to 5 active job posts, single-page no-code CareersHub, multi-job-board posting, team collaboration tools, candidate management with pipeline automation, AI-assisted email and feedback writing, email and calendar sync, standard reporting, mobile app, 200+ marketplace integrations, unlimited data storage, live chat support, and API access.
Advance: Everything in Start plus unlimited job posts, multi-page branded CareersHub, multi-location and multi-language support, ReferralsHub employee referrals, workflow automations, knockout questions, AI job translations, the AI Screening Assistant at 100 credits per month, and the AI Matching Assistant at 3 searches per month.
Optimize: Everything in Advance plus SSO, onboarding support, a dedicated customer success manager, conditional workflow automations, fairness tools, requisition approval workflows, unlimited custom fields, a sandbox testing environment, BI integrations, the full AI Screening Assistant, and the AI Matching Assistant at 65 searches per month.
SSO, Texting, Journeys, AgencyHub and WhatsApp Hiring are sold as optional add-ons. Recruitee states that annual billing gives a 20% discount, that subscriptions are tiered by plan, employee count and billing period, and that contracts carry a minimum commitment of one year, though it is possible to pay monthly. Agencies are directed to sales for a custom quote.
Key Features
- Modern ATS with collaborative hiring workflows
- Career site builder with custom branding
- AI Screening Assistant (100 credits/month on Advance, full on Optimize)
- AI Matching Assistant (3 searches/month on Advance, 65 on Optimize)
- Multi-job-board posting in one click, plus 200+ Tellent Marketplace integrations
- Interview scheduling with calendar sync
- Slack and Microsoft Teams integration
- Structured interview feedback forms
- Hiring analytics and funnel dashboards
- SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified, with GDPR and EEOC compliance tooling
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Clear tier structure with published feature lists for every plan
- Strong collaborative hiring workflows for non-recruiting team members
- API access and 200+ marketplace integrations included from the entry tier
- 18-day free trial with no credit card required
Cons
- Prices are no longer published, so budgeting requires a sales quote
- One-year minimum commitment on all paid plans
- Less enterprise-grade than Workday, SuccessFactors, or Greenhouse
- AI features less mature than some newer ATS competitors
FAQ
How much does Recruitee cost in 2026?
Recruitee no longer publishes prices. As of August 2026 its pricing page lists three tiers, Start, Advance and Optimize, each behind a 'Get a demo' request rather than a figure, and agencies are told to contact sales for a custom quote. Recruitee states that subscriptions are tiered by the plan you choose, the number of employees at your organization, and your billing period; that paying annually gives a 20% discount; and that contracts carry a minimum commitment of one year, though monthly payment is possible. The $109 and $199 per month figures we listed previously were the last publicly posted rates and could not be re-confirmed in August 2026, so treat any number you see quoted elsewhere as an estimate until Recruitee sends you a quote.
Does Recruitee have a free plan?
Recruitee does not offer a permanent free plan, but it does provide an 18-day free trial with no credit card required, so teams can test all features before committing. After the trial, a paid subscription is required. For free ATS alternatives, consider Workable's free tier, JazzHR's entry plans, or Indeed's free job posting.
What's the difference between the Recruitee Start, Advance and Optimize plans?
Start limits you to 5 active job posts at a time and covers the basics: a single-page no-code CareersHub, multi-job-board posting, team collaboration, candidate pipeline automation, AI-assisted email and feedback writing, standard reporting, the mobile app, 200+ marketplace integrations, unlimited data storage, and API access. Advance removes the job post limit and adds a multi-page branded CareersHub, multi-location and multi-language support, employee referrals, workflow automations, knockout questions, AI job translations, and the AI Screening Assistant at 100 credits a month plus the AI Matching Assistant at 3 searches a month. Optimize adds SSO, onboarding support, a dedicated CSM, conditional workflow automations, fairness tools, requisition approval workflows, unlimited custom fields, a sandbox testing environment, BI integrations, the full AI Screening Assistant, and the AI Matching Assistant at 65 searches a month. All three are quoted rather than list-priced.
Who owns Recruitee?
Recruitee is owned by Tellent, which acquired the company in 2022 (alongside its sister platform Javelo). Tellent is a European HR software holding company that brings together multiple HR tech products under a single brand. Recruitee continues to operate as a standalone product within the Tellent portfolio.
Does Recruitee integrate with Slack and Microsoft Teams?
Yes. Recruitee integrates natively with Slack and Microsoft Teams, letting recruiting teams receive candidate updates, share feedback, and collaborate on hiring decisions directly in their messaging platform. It also integrates with Google Calendar, Outlook, Gmail, LinkedIn, and hundreds of other HR and productivity tools.
Is Recruitee good for small businesses?
Partly. Recruitee now describes its target as growth-stage and mid-market organizations, typically between 50 and 1,000 employees, so the smallest teams are no longer the stated focus. The Start plan is still the accessible entry point for businesses hiring a few roles per year, and the collaborative hiring workflows work well for cross-functional teams where recruiting isn't a full-time function. Companies typically outgrow Start and move to Advance as hiring volume increases. Because pricing is quoted rather than published, ask for a quote before assuming it fits a small budget.
What job boards does Recruitee integrate with?
Recruitee does not publish a job board count. Its pricing page lists multi-job-board posting on every tier, described as sharing jobs to multiple boards in one click, plus auto-fill of job board forms on the higher tiers, and the homepage says Tellent Recruitee connects with 200+ tools via the Tellent Marketplace including job boards, LinkedIn, HRIS platforms, calendars and video conferencing. Custom destinations can be wired up through the API and webhooks.
📋 Good to know
Sign up at recruitee.com for an 18-day free trial. Implementation typically takes 1-2 weeks including career site customization, user provisioning, and integration setup.
SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified, GDPR at the core with EEOC support for the US. SSO is included on Optimize and sold as an optional add-on on the lower tiers. Two-factor authentication and GDPR automation for consent, deletion and access requests are built in.
Customers typically begin on Start and move to Advance when they need unlimited job posts, referrals and the AI Screening and Matching Assistants. Optimize adds SSO, a dedicated customer success manager, conditional automations, BI integrations and the larger AI matching allowance.
Low. Recruiters and hiring managers adapt within days. Career site customization and advanced workflows may take 1-2 weeks to fully configure.
