Ceipal vs Recruit CRM (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Recruit CRM grades higher than Ceipal: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ceipal grades higher on value for money. Recruit CRM grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Recruit CRM
ATS and client CRM for recruitment agencies, with AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Ceipal if
- Fits if you run a staffing agency and need the ATS and vendor side in one place
- Works for healthcare staffing teams
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you hire only for your own company, since it's built for staffing operations
- Not for you if you want a price: pricing goes through a demo
- Watch out: Ceipal Ora is shown as early access
- Tight if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
Pick Recruit CRM if
- Fits if you place candidates with clients and bill for contractors' hours
- Works for agencies that source most candidates from LinkedIn
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you're hiring your own staff, as it's built for agencies
- Tight if you run more than one pipeline, as Pro allows 1, with 15 custom fields and 1 sequence
- Pricey if your whole team needs a seat, at $95 each a month, or $135 for the open API and SSO
- Watch out: AI sourcing, posting, texting, calling and analytics all draw on credits, and more cost extra
- Watch out: timesheets use credits for each active contractor every month, and the website builder is extra
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACeipalFair | 2.2GPARecruit CRMFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. | DGraded against the agency tools it's listed beside. Pro is $95 a user a month on yearly billing ($109 monthly), so ten users is $950. That buys 100 credits a user, unlimited jobs and the AI submission agents, but it's the dearest per seat of the lot. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial. The listing doesn't say whether the trial needs a card. |
| Features | BATS, job board and VMS integrations, candidate engagement, vendor and workforce management. The listing names no gap in the core staffing work, though Ceipal Ora is early access. | BCandidates, clients, jobs and placements together, AI agents for submissions and pitches, sourcing, sequences over email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp, and timesheets that flow into invoices. The whole agency job, with contractor billing on top. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a large platform to configure. That puts it at C. | CNo App Store rating on record, and credits for sourcing, posting and texting take some working out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with job board and VMS integrations. No desktop or phone app, so B. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom, Teams, Zapier and Broadbean, and an open API on Business. No desktop app. |
| Best for | an ATS and vendor management for staffing firms | recruitment agencies placing candidates |
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: Ceipal and Recruit CRM. How we grade
Where they differ
- Ceipal also covers reports.
- Recruit CRM also covers workflow automation, time tracking and AI agents.
At a glance
| Ceipal | Recruit CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Ceipal | Workforce Cloud Tech, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | recruitcrm.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ceipal
- No prices are published; pricing is through a demo, so the cost is unverified.
- Built for staffing and enterprise operations, which may be more than a company hiring for itself needs.
- Ceipal Ora is shown as early access.
Recruit CRM
- Built for agencies placing candidates with clients, not for a company hiring its own staff.
- AI sourcing, data enrichment, job posting, texting, calling, workflow automation and analytics all use credits from a shared pool; more can be bought.
- Pro allows 1 hiring pipeline, 15 custom fields, 1 mailbox per user and 1 outreach sequence.
- Timesheets use credits for each active contractor every month, and the Recruit Craft website builder is priced separately except on Enterprise.
Key features
Ceipal
- Applicant tracking
- An ATS for staffing agencies with candidate matching and ranking and resume harvesting.
- Job board and VMS integrations
- The site says it integrates with 50+ job boards and VMS portals free of charge.
- Candidate engagement
- Mass email, email campaigns, two-way email sync and text or video outreach through partners.
- Vendor management
- A staffing vendor management product linked to the ATS.
- Workforce management
- Employee management for the extended workforce.
- Ceipal Ora
- Agentic AI with scheduler, candidate search and matching agents, offered through early access.
Recruit CRM
- ATS and client CRM
- Candidates, client companies, contacts, jobs and placements in one system, with hotlists, talent pools and a kanban pipeline.
- AI agents
- Agents parse custom fields from resumes, build client-ready submissions, write candidate pitch emails and, from Business, reformat resumes in your branding.
- Sourcing and enrichment
- A Chrome extension adds profiles from LinkedIn and the web; AI search of 800M+ profiles and contact enrichment use credits.
- Outreach
- Two-way email and calendar sync, bulk email with open tracking, and sequences across email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
- Job multiposting
- Posts a job to 3,000+ boards for credits, with XML job feeds and Broadbean, LogicMelon and CV-Library on Business.
- Timesheets and billing
- Contractors log hours, managers approve them and approved time flows into invoicing, with contractor and client portals.
Plans
Ceipal
Pricing could not be confirmed. See ceipal.com.
Recruit CRM
Pro$95
per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)
100 credits per user a month, unlimited jobs and candidates, 1 hiring pipeline, 15 custom fields, the Chrome extension and AI submission agents.
Business$135
per user / month, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)
200 credits per user a month, 100 pipelines, a resume formatting agent, multichannel sequences, job feeds, open API, SSO and audit logs.
Enterprise$215
per user / month, billed annually ($259 billed monthly)
Sold through a demo. 2,000 credits per user a month, the Recruit Craft website builder and a named account manager.
Ways to pay less
Ceipal
No public discounts listed.
Recruit CRM
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
Recruit CRM's pricing page says annual billing saves up to 17%: Pro is $95 per user a month billed annually against $109 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ceipal or Recruit CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ceipal has no price we could confirm, and Recruit CRM starts at $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Ceipal or Recruit CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Ceipal nor Recruit CRM has a free plan. Recruit CRM has a free trial.
Which platforms do Ceipal and Recruit CRM run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Recruit CRM lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.