Applicant tracking systemApplicant Tracking System Software — Free Core, AI Where It Counts
An ATS keeps every applicant, stage and decision in one place instead of in inboxes and spreadsheets. FindHire gives you that whole layer free — unlimited jobs, unlimited applicants, unlimited users — and charges only when you ask the AI to go and find candidates for you.
- 60-second shortlist
- Email unlock — no card
- Used in 40+ countries
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Paste a job description and get 3 real candidate matches — no account needed.
Every applicant in one pipeline
New → Screening → Interview → Offer → Hired, with comments, mentions and full stage history on every candidate.
No per-seat licence
Hiring managers, sourcers and clients join with scoped permissions. Adding people never changes the price.
AI sourcing built in
When applications run dry, the same system searches LinkedIn for matching profiles and scores them before you open one.
What applicant tracking system software actually does
An ATS is the system of record for hiring. It collects applications from every channel into one list, moves each person through defined stages, keeps notes and decisions attached to the person rather than to an email thread, and produces the numbers that tell you whether hiring is working.
- One inbox for applications from apply pages, job boards and referrals
- Configurable stages with hold and rejection reasons recorded
- Searchable CV database with skill tagging and duplicate prevention
- Structured feedback from hiring managers and clients at the offer stage
- Hiring metrics computed automatically instead of reconstructed in a spreadsheet
Why most ATS software is priced for someone else
The category grew up serving HR departments with procurement teams and annual headcount plans, so pricing follows seats and contract length rather than hiring volume. FindHire inverts that: the tracking layer costs nothing and the AI that saves you hours is metered per use.
What FindHire meters, and exactly how much
Only AI consumes F&H tokens. An AI candidate search costs 20 tokens on Telegram or GitHub and 40 tokens on LinkedIn or job boards. AI resume analysis costs 1 token. Constant monitoring costs 120 tokens per day, or 200 on scraping-based sources, and is optional. New accounts receive free tokens, and creating your first role adds more.
The numbers an ATS should give you back
FindHire computes the metrics that predict whether a role closes, not just how many applicants arrived.
- TF — time to fill, in days
- TPC — average time per presented candidate; lower means a healthier pipeline
- RI — resource intake, the effort a role is consuming
- SV — success velocity, how fast probability of a hire becomes a fact
Frequently asked questions
Is FindHire's applicant tracking system free?
The tracking layer is free with no expiry and no card on file: unlimited jobs, applicants and users, pipeline, CV database, apply pages and hiring metrics. Only AI costs tokens.
How is an ATS different from a recruiting CRM?
An ATS tracks applicants against open roles; a recruiting CRM also maintains relationships between roles. FindHire is both in one workspace.
Can it publish jobs to job boards?
Yes. Every published role gets a public apply page and is included in the Google Jobs, Indeed and LinkedIn feeds automatically.
Can I import candidates from another ATS?
Yes. There are no volume caps on the free plan, so an import is never blocked by a paywall, and your data stays exportable.
Does it work for agencies as well as in-house teams?
Yes. Collaborator roles are scoped per vacancy, so clients see one pipeline only, and sourcer attribution is tracked per candidate.
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