Crelate vs Loxo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crelate and Loxo share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Crelate starts cheaper, at $85 a month for each person against $149 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Crelate
Applicant tracking and recruiting CRM for staffing and search firms
Loxo
AI-native ATS, CRM and sourcing for recruiting firms
Which one is for you
Pick Crelate if
- Fits if you run a small search firm and want ATS and CRM in one
- Works for agencies that want a mobile app as well as the web
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are bigger than 2 users, as Essentials stops there with 20k contacts
- Pricey if you send email campaigns or texts, as they cost extra
- Watch out: Business Plus has no published price
- Watch out: the page does not say if the $119 Business price is annual or monthly
Pick Loxo if
- Fits if you run a recruiting firm and want AI search over your own candidates
- Works for firms with 3 or more seats, which get free migration
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want Source, Outreach and the agents, as they are on Professional with no price
- Watch out: agent work uses credits, 2,500 a seat monthly on Professional
- Watch out: annual plans are paid up front
- Skip it if you are a solo recruiter, as the price is per user
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACrelateFair | 2.2GPALoxoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$85 a user a month annual on Essentials and $119 on Business, against a category middle of $85 and a dearer quarter from $149. | C$149 a user a month annual, the start of the dearer quarter, against a middle of $85. Professional and Enterprise are quoted. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free trial is offered, but its length and whether a card is needed are not stated. | CA 7-day free trial of Professional with no card, and no free plan. |
| Features | CATS, CRM, job portal, AI assistant and API. Email campaigns, texting and eSignature carry extra fees, and webhooks are not shown on Business. | CATS, CRM, AI search and a Chrome extension. Source, Outreach and the full agent set are not in Core, and two agents are marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Recruiting software with portals and workflows to configure. | CNo rating on record. An ATS with an agent workforce to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Indeed, Dice, Zapier, Outlook and Gmail links. No desktop app. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with MCP and API on higher plans. |
| Best for | ATS and CRM for staffing and search firms | AI-led ATS and CRM for recruiting firms |
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: Crelate and Loxo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Crelate starts at $85 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Loxo starts at $149 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Crelate starts $64 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Crelate for less, and 6 score higher than Loxo 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
- Crelate also covers job board posting.
- Loxo also covers AI agents and reports.
At a glance
| Crelate | Loxo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $85 per user / month, billed annually | $149 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page. | 7-day free trial of the Professional platform, no credit card |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Crelate, Inc. | Loxo |
| Price read from | crelate.com | loxo.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Crelate
- Essentials covers up to 2 users and 20k contacts, and is bought through sales.
- Email campaigns, text messaging, eSignature and contact enrichment carry an additional fee, per the plan table.
- Business Plus has no published price, and webhooks are not shown on the Business plan.
- The page does not say whether the $119 Business price is the annual or the monthly rate.
Loxo
- Only Core has a public price; Professional and Enterprise are shown as book-a-demo plans billed annually.
- Agent work uses credits: 2,500 per Professional seat monthly, with Boost tiers of 5,000 and 12,500 shown.
- Loxo Source, Outreach and the full agent set are not in Core.
- Deduplication and Scheduling agents are marked coming soon on the pricing page.
Key features
Crelate
- Applicant tracking and CRM
- One system holds candidates, client contacts and placements, with full-text and Boolean search and resume parsing.
- Job portal and job distribution
- A branded job portal with custom application forms. The comparison table lists free job board distribution at 50 postings per user.
- Client and team portals
- Clients and hiring managers get a portal to review candidates. User limits per portal differ by plan, from 10 to 100 users.
- AI assistants
- An AI Assistant is on Business, with Discover Agent for finding talent, Insights Agent and Data Quality Agents listed as options.
- Mobile recruiting
- The plan table lists mobile recruiting on iOS and Android on every plan.
- API and webhooks
- The plan table lists API access at 60 requests per minute on Business and 120 on higher plans; webhooks are not shown on Business.
Loxo
- ATS and CRM
- One system for jobs, candidates, companies, pipelines and activities, with email and calendar sync.
- AI search
- Natural-language, relevance-ranked search is included on every plan, including Core.
- Agent workforce
- Professional adds agents for job intake, longlists, shortlists, outreach and an AI notetaker, which consume credits when they complete work.
- Loxo Source
- Searches the vendor's 850M+ profile talent graph together with a firm's own database, on the Professional plan.
- Chrome extension
- Adds candidates to the database from the browser.
- MCP and API
- Core connects to outside AI tools through MCP, and API access is part of Professional.
Plans
Crelate
Essentials$85
per user / month, billed annually
Applicant tracking, recruiting CRM, job portal and resume parsing for up to 2 users and 20k contacts. Contact sales to buy.
Business$119
per user / month, annual or monthly
Adds the AI Assistant, client and team portals, reports and analytics, email connections and technical support.
Business PlusCustom
Adds advanced AI Assistant, premium client portals, automation and sequences, full API and more storage. Billed annually.
PlatformCustom
Usage-based pricing on a user or site license, quoted by sales.
Loxo
Core$149
per user / month, billed annually
ATS and recruiting CRM, AI search, unlimited jobs and candidates, Chrome extension, MCP. Free migration for 3+ seats.
ProfessionalCustom
Adds Loxo Source, Outreach, the full agent workforce, API access and 2,500 credits per seat monthly. Billed annually.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Professional plus SSO and SAML, advanced roles and permissions, and a dedicated success team.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Crelate or Loxo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Crelate is cheaper to start with: $85 a month for each person, against $149 a month for each person for Loxo. Crelate starts at $85 per user / month, billed annually, and Loxo starts at $149 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Crelate or Loxo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Crelate nor Loxo has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Crelate and Loxo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Crelate lists iOS and Android apps and only Loxo lists 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.