Free CRM alternativesFree Alternatives to Paid Recruiting CRMs
Most recruiting CRMs charge per seat and cap their free plan at a few jobs. FindHire keeps the whole workspace free — unlimited vacancies, candidates and collaborators — and meters only AI sourcing and monitoring.
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No per-seat pricing
Invite collaborators, sourcers and clients. Permissions are per vacancy, not per licence.
No job or candidate caps
Unlimited vacancies and unlimited candidates on the free tier — not three jobs and fifty profiles.
Pay only for AI
AI sourcing and constant candidate monitoring run on F&H tokens. Skip them and you never pay.
How the free tiers actually compare
The usual pattern in recruiting software is a free plan that exists to get your data in, then a paywall the moment the workflow becomes real. The gate is normally the number of open jobs, the number of users, or both. FindHire's gate is different: the workspace is free and the AI is metered, so the cost tracks the value you take out rather than the size of your team.
- Seat-based CRMs: every additional recruiter, sourcer or hiring manager adds monthly cost
- Job-capped free tiers: typically one to three open roles, then an upgrade prompt
- Candidate-capped free tiers: a few hundred profiles, then storage upgrades
- FindHire: unlimited jobs, candidates and collaborators; AI sourcing from 20 F&H tokens per search
What you give up by staying free here
Nothing structural. The pipeline, CV database, public apply pages, job feeds, collaborator roles, hiring metrics and the public recruiter portfolio are all included. The only paid surface is AI: candidate search, resume analysis and constant monitoring, which re-scans sources on a schedule and pushes new matches into the pipeline automatically.
When a paid enterprise ATS still makes sense
If you need HRIS integrations, procurement-grade SSO, custom SLAs or complex approval chains across hundreds of hiring managers, an enterprise ATS is the right tool. FindHire is built for solo recruiters, boutique agencies and small in-house teams that want a working pipeline plus a public track record without a per-seat contract.
Frequently asked questions
Is FindHire really free, or is it a trial?
It is free, not a trial. There is no expiry date and no card required. Only AI sourcing, AI resume analysis and constant monitoring consume F&H tokens.
How many users can I add on the free plan?
There is no seat limit. Collaborator roles — editor, commenter, viewer and sourcer — are scoped per vacancy and cost nothing.
What does AI cost if I decide to use it?
An AI candidate search costs 20 F&H tokens, AI resume analysis costs 1 token, and constant monitoring costs 120 tokens per day per source. New accounts get free tokens on signup and again on the first vacancy.
Can I migrate from another recruiting CRM?
Yes. Vacancies and candidates can be recreated or imported into the free workspace with no volume limits, so there is no migration paywall.
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