Breezy HR vs Recooty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Breezy HR: it is second in our ranking of hiring and applicant tracking tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Breezy HR grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Breezy HR
Flat-priced applicant tracking with a free one-job plan
Recooty
Applicant tracking and multiposting for small hiring teams
Which one is for you
Pick Breezy HR if
- Fits if your whole team wants to log in without paying per seat
- Works for US employers that need EEOC and OFCCP reports
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hire slowly on the free plan, as it only shows candidates from the last 30 days and one job at a time
- Pricey if you need assessment links and offer approvals, which start on Business at $439 a month
- Skip it if you want to get your data out, as export is only on the quoted Custom Pro plan
- Watch out: Breezy Intelligence AI runs on credits from $30 per 100,000, texting is from $41 a month and Onboard $49
- Not for you if you want the API without a sales call, since it's an option on Custom Pro only
Pick Recooty if
- Fits if you're a team of up to 20 with a handful of open jobs
- Works for small employers that live in Gmail or Outlook
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hire more than 5 roles at once: Starter caps active posts at 5
- Pricey as you grow: Standard is $149 at 1 to 20 employees and $249 at 21 to 50
- Watch out: the pricing page shows different AI credit allowances in its cards and its comparison table
- Watch out: SSO and a dedicated account manager are on Premier, which is quote only
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABreezy HRGood | 2.2GPARecootyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStartup is $157 a month on yearly billing ($189 monthly), and since users are unlimited, that's what a ten-person company pays. It buys unlimited jobs, screening questions, stage automations and self-scheduling. That's level with the dearer quarter of this category. | C$79 a month on yearly billing ($99 monthly) is just above the category's cheaper quarter at $74. Unlimited posts need Standard at $149, or $249 at 21 to 50 employees. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free Bootstrap plan gives unlimited users one open job at a time, with a careers site and 50+ job boards. But it only shows candidates added in the last 30 days, which a slow hire will run into. There's a 14-day trial with no card too. | CA 15-day trial with no card is listed. There's no free plan, so this is a trial and not a free tier. |
| Features | BCareers site, 50+ job boards, screening questions, stage automations and video interviews, then scorecards, reference checks and offers with approvals on higher plans. That's the whole hiring job, though the API and data export sit on a quoted plan. | CMultiposting, careers page, pipeline, AI scoring and scheduling. Starter caps at 5 active jobs and 20 employees, and SSO needs Premier. |
| Ease of use | B4.6 from 344 App Store ratings. You'll still set up a careers site and your pipeline stages before the first applicant lands. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a careers page and pipeline to build. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Google Workspace and Office 365 linked. No desktop app, and API access is only an option on the quoted Custom Pro plan. | BWeb product connecting to Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom and Google Meet. No desktop or phone app, so B. |
| Best for | small teams hiring on one flat price | a small-team ATS that posts to many boards |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Breezy HR and Recooty. How we grade
Price against what you get
Breezy HR starts at $157 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Recooty starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
Breezy HR scores higher, and starts $78 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, none scores higher than Breezy HR for less, and 2 score higher than Recooty for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Breezy HR also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Breezy HR | Recooty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) | $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Bootstrap: unlimited users and one active position or candidate pool at a time, with a careers site, 50+ job boards and resume parsing; only candidates added in the last 30 days. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day trial with every feature, no credit card needed | 15-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Breezy HR, Inc. | Recooty Inc. |
| Price read from | marketing.breezy.hr | recooty.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Breezy HR
- Bootstrap allows one active job at a time and only shows candidates added in the last 30 days.
- Breezy Intelligence AI runs on credits from $30 per 100,000; texting starts at $41 a month and Onboard at $49 a month.
- API access, advanced reporting and data export/import are only offered on the quoted Custom Pro plan.
- Assessment links such as HackerRank and Criteria, HRIS links and offer approvals start on Business at $439 a month billed annually.
Recooty
- Prices step up with company size: Standard is $149 a month at 1-20 employees and $249 at 21-50 on annual billing.
- Starter is limited to 5 active job posts and 20 employees; unlimited posts start at Standard.
- The pricing page shows different monthly AI credit allowances in its plan cards and its comparison table, so check the figure before relying on it.
- Single sign-on and a dedicated account manager are on Premier, which is sold by quote.
Key features
Breezy HR
- Careers site and job boards
- A branded, multilingual careers site and referral site on every plan, with jobs sent to 50+ job boards and a custom domain from Startup.
- Screening and automations
- Questionnaires that screen applicants, bulk actions and stage actions that send messages or schedule interviews when a candidate moves.
- Video interviews
- Built-in browser video meetings or Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, plus one-way video answers; recording comes with Business.
- Breezy Intelligence
- AI candidate evaluation, interaction summaries and resume auditing, paid for with credits on any plan.
- Reference checks and offers
- Automated reference checks and e-signatures from Growth; offer documents with approvals from Business.
- Compliance reporting
- EEOC and OFCCP tracking, GDPR consent tools and EU data centers for EU and UK customers.
Recooty
- Multiposting
- Publishes a job to Indeed, LinkedIn, Google for Jobs and other boards from one place; the pricing page cites 200+ boards.
- Careers page builder
- A no-code builder for a branded careers page, with a job widget and social sharing.
- Pipeline and collaboration
- Candidates move through a hiring pipeline that is customizable on the Standard plan, with custom user access for the team.
- AI candidate tools
- Resume parsing and scoring, top-match suggestions, and generators for job descriptions, interview questions and emails, drawn from a monthly allowance of AI credits.
- Interview scheduling
- Schedules interviews against Gmail and Outlook calendars, and with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on Standard.
Plans
Breezy HR
Bootstrap$0
Free for one active job or candidate pool at a time, with unlimited users and access to candidates from the last 30 days.
Startup$157
per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
Unlimited positions and users, questionnaires, stage automations, self-scheduling, one-way video, EEOC reports, mobile apps and background checks.
Growth$273
per month, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)
Adds reference checks, interview guides, scorecards, employee referrals, e-signatures, an agency portal and several pipelines.
Business$439
per month, billed annually ($529 billed monthly)
Adds multi-path questionnaires, assessment and HRIS links, nurture campaigns, custom roles, offer approvals and priority support.
Custom ProCustom
Everything in Business with a dedicated account manager, and API access, advanced reporting and data export as options.
Recooty
Starter$79
per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5 active job posts, posting to 200+ job boards, a careers page builder, AI resume parsing and scoring, and an interview scheduler with Gmail and Outlook calendar sync.
Standard$149
per month for 1-20 employees, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Unlimited active job posts, a customizable pipeline, bulk candidate actions and video-call scheduling. $249 a month at 21-50 employees, annual.
PremierCustom
For enterprises and recruiting agencies: adds single sign-on, advanced reports, a custom domain, priority support and a dedicated account manager. Quote only.
Ways to pay less
Breezy HR
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual pricing
Breezy's pricing page says annual pricing includes 2 months free: Startup is $157 a month billed annually against $189 billed monthly.
Recooty
- Annual discount
Save up to 28% on annual billing
The pricing page lists yearly billing at up to 28% below monthly; Starter is $79 a month billed annually against $99 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Breezy HR or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Recooty is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $157 a month for Breezy HR. Breezy HR starts at $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly), and Recooty starts at $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Breezy HR or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Breezy HR has a free plan. Recooty does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Breezy HR and Recooty run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Breezy HR lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.