Applicant Tracking Systems
Recruitee review
Collaborative ATS for growing European-style teams, now branded Tellent Recruitee, with quote-based pricing.
Rebranded: Sold as Tellent Recruitee; G2 lists it under the Tellent name and the pricing page lists a Tellent HR (HRIS) add-on.
Recruitee at a glance
- Category
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- Public pricing
- No
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- 1-year minimum, can pay monthly
- G2 rating
- 4.5 (450 reviews)
- Integrations
- Tellent HR
Buying Recruitee: security, admin and contract
- SAML SSO
- Included in Optimize; optional add-on on Start and Advance.
- Contract
- 1-year minimum, monthly payment allowed.
- Support
- Start: live chat and localized support; Optimize: onboarding support and dedicated CSM.
Questions to ask Recruitee before you sign
- Is SCIM provisioning included, or a paid add-on?
- Which plan includes audit logs, and how long are they kept?
- Where is our data stored, and can we choose the region?
- Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
- What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?
Questions are listed where Recruitee's public pages leave the answer open.
Who Recruitee is for
Choose Recruitee if
- Growing companies wanting a collaborative ATS with SSO available as an add-on.
- Teams that can commit to a one-year contract.
Look elsewhere if
- Buyers who need public prices to budget.
- Teams wanting a month-to-month contract.
Recruitee pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 5 active jobs per third-party source; SSO optional add-on; live chat support | ||
| Advance | SSO optional add-on | ||
| Optimize | SSO included; onboarding support and dedicated CSM |
Price depends on plan, number of employees and billing period. Annual payment gives 20% discount. Trial reportedly 18 days on Advance, no card (100hires/search summary). Third-party figures conflict (toolradar $301 to $384 per month, costbench $216 to $274), so none are used.
Recruitee features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pipeline and hiring-team collaboration | Positioned as collaborative ATS (G2 category description) |
| HRIS and background check integrations | Tellent HR (HRIS) available as add-on; WhatsApp Hiring, Texting, Journeys, AgencyHub add-ons. |
| Pricing model and real cost | Tiered by plan, company employee count and billing period. |
| Target company size | Growing companies (G2 description) |
What reviewers say about Recruitee
Praised for
- Automation saves recruiter time.
- Intuitive interface.
- Responsive support.
Common complaints
- Reviewers cite aggressive annual price increases.
- Prices not public.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Recruitee reviews leave out
- One-year minimum commitment even when paying monthly.
- Annual billing gives 20% discount per vendor FAQ.
- SSO is an optional add-on on Start and Advance, included only on Optimize.
- Price scales with the number of employees at the hiring company, not recruiter seats.
- Brand is now Tellent Recruitee on G2.
Recruitee alternatives
TeamtailorEmployer-branding focused hiring teams that want unlimited users.Contact sales
Zoho RecruitSmall teams and agencies that want a per-recruiter price with a free one-job plan.Free (1 active job); paid plans from about $25 per user per month billed annually per third-party sources
SmartRecruitersHigh-volume and mid-market to enterprise hiring.Starting at $14,995 (Essential), unit/period not stated
AshbyStartups up to 100 employees wanting one published monthly price.$400/month (All-In-One Foundations, up to 100 employees)
BambooHRSmall and mid-size US companies that want HRIS first and light recruiting in the same system.$250/mo flat (Core, 25 or fewer employees); $10 to $10.25 per employee per month above that
Breezy HRVery small teams that can live with one active job on the free plan.$0 (Bootstrap); paid from $157/mo
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Recruitee's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.