Spark Hire Recruit vs Tellent Recruitee (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tellent Recruitee grades higher than Spark Hire Recruit: 2.4 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Tellent Recruitee grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Tellent Recruitee
Applicant tracking system with a careers site builder, by quote
Which one is for you
Pick Spark Hire Recruit if
- Fits if hiring managers need to do much of the work themselves
- Works for teams that want video interviews and references in the same system
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you hire a few people a year, from $335 a month billed annually
- Skip it if you want to try before talking to sales, as no trial is listed
- Watch out: the product was renamed Spark Hire Recruit, and prices sit on sparkhire.com
- Watch out: the AI notetaker, API access and SSO are add-ons on every plan
- Tight if you want approvals or scorecards, which start on Growth, $499 a month
Pick Tellent Recruitee if
- Fits if you want your careers site and your tracker in one place
- Works for teams hiring across several countries and languages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price before you talk to sales
- Not for you if a one-year contract feels like too much commitment
- Tight if you're on Start and hiring for more than 5 roles at once
- Watch out: texting, WhatsApp Hiring, AgencyHub, Journeys and SSO below Optimize are paid add-ons
- Watch out: the trial caps you at 50 emails and 5 jobs with no free job boards
How we grade them
| 1.4GPASpark Hire RecruitWeak | 2.4GPATellent RecruiteeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DFrom $335 a month billed annually, against $149 for the dearer quarter of hiring tools and $299 for the dearest tenth. | CNo price is published, so we can't say what a ten-person company pays. Tellent quotes from the plan, your headcount and the billing period, contracts run at least a year, and paying yearly takes 20% off. Quote only, which lands it on a C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on the listing. You book a demo. | CNo free plan, but an 18-day trial of the Advance plan with no card. It caps you at 50 emails and 5 jobs with no free job boards, and it just ends rather than turning into a bill. |
| Features | CHiring manager workflow, scheduling, AI reviews, video and references. Requisition approvals, scorecards and panel scheduling start on Growth, and the notetaker is an add-on. | BA careers site, posting to several boards at once, CV parsing, pipelines with knockout questions, self-scheduling, evaluation forms, AI screening and reports. That's the whole job, though Start allows only 5 active job posts. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up workflows and scheduling before a team uses it. | CNo App Store rating on record, and you'll build the careers site and your pipelines before it earns its keep. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb and a browser extension, with Slack and Microsoft Teams. API access is an add-on. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with LinkedIn, Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, BambooHR, Zapier and Make linked. No desktop app. |
| Best for | applicant tracking built around hiring managers | in-house teams with a branded careers site |
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: Spark Hire Recruit and Tellent Recruitee. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Spark Hire Recruit | Tellent Recruitee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $335 per month and up, billed annually | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 18-day free trial of the Advance plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Spark Hire | Tellent |
| Price read from | sparkhire.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Spark Hire Recruit
- The product was renamed Spark Hire Recruit; comeet.com now shows that branding and prices sit on sparkhire.com.
- Prices are 'starting at' figures billed annually; Enterprise is quoted by sales.
- The AI notetaker is a paid add-on, and API access and SSO are add-ons on every plan.
- Requisition approval, customizable scorecards and panel scheduling start on Growth.
Tellent Recruitee
- No prices are published: Tellent quotes from the plan, the number of employees at your company and the billing period; agencies get a custom quote.
- Contracts run for at least one year, though they can be paid monthly; paying annually takes 20% off.
- Start allows 5 active job posts; texting, WhatsApp Hiring, AgencyHub, Journeys and (below Optimize) SSO are paid add-ons.
- The trial ends after 18 days without turning into a subscription, and caps you at 50 emails, 5 jobs and no free job boards.
Key features
Spark Hire Recruit
- Hiring manager workflow
- Customizable hiring workflows, automated steps and auto-assigned tasks, with notices by email, Slack or Microsoft Teams.
- Interview scheduling
- Candidates pick a slot on the interviewer's calendar; Growth adds panel scheduling and meeting-room reservation.
- AI features
- AI resume review, AI-written job descriptions, scorecards and interview questions, and summaries of video interviews.
- Video and references
- One-way video interviews and automated reference checks are on every plan.
- Sourcing and posting
- Posts to multiple job boards, hosts a careers page, and includes a Chrome sourcing extension.
Tellent Recruitee
- CareersHub careers site
- A one-page branded careers site on Start, and a multi-page, multilingual one on its own domain from Advance, built without code.
- Multi-board job posting
- Share a job to several job boards in one go, with LinkedIn posting and LinkedIn Recruiter System Connect for importing profiles.
- Pipelines and screening
- CV parsing, talent pools, pipeline templates, knockout questions and pre-screen questionnaires, with candidate self-scheduling from Advance.
- AI screening and matching
- An AI Screening Assistant (100 credits a month on Advance, full use on Optimize) and a Matching Assistant that searches past candidates for new roles.
- Team evaluation
- Roles, tasks, mentions, notes and structured evaluation forms, with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams linked for remote interviews.
- Reporting and GDPR tools
- Ready-made dashboards on every plan, custom reports from Advance, diversity reports and automated GDPR consent and deletion.
Plans
Spark Hire Recruit
Recruit Pro$335
per month and up, billed annually
Essential automation and AI; 6,000 AI resume reviews and 100 e-signature offers a year.
Recruit Growth$499
per month and up, billed annually
Adds requisition and offer approvals, customizable scorecards and panel scheduling; 24,000 AI reviews a year.
Recruit EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales; 36,000 AI reviews and 300 e-signature offers a year, plus location-based roles.
Tellent Recruitee
Pricing could not be confirmed. See recruitee.com.
Ways to pay less
Spark Hire Recruit
No public discounts listed.
Tellent Recruitee
- Annual discount
20% off with annual payment
Tellent Recruitee's pricing FAQ says paying annually gives a 20% discount on the subscription. The base prices are not published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Spark Hire Recruit or Tellent Recruitee?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Spark Hire Recruit starts at $335 per month and up, billed annually, and Tellent Recruitee has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Spark Hire Recruit or Tellent Recruitee?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Spark Hire Recruit nor Tellent Recruitee has a free plan. Tellent Recruitee has a free trial.
Which platforms do Spark Hire Recruit and Tellent Recruitee run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Spark Hire Recruit lists a browser extension and only Tellent Recruitee 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.