JazzHR vs Recooty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Recooty grades higher than JazzHR: 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
JazzHR grades higher on features. Recooty grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
JazzHR
Applicant tracking for small businesses at a flat yearly price
Recooty
Applicant tracking and multiposting for small hiring teams
Which one is for you
Pick JazzHR if
- Fits if you hire a few times a year and nobody's a full-time recruiter
- Works for teams already on BambooHR, Gusto or Justworks
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan or trial
- Not for you if you're an agency, franchise or firm over 250 staff, since the list prices don't apply
- Tight if Hero's job postings, starting at 3 a month, won't cover your hiring
- Pricey if you want AI matching or automation, which start on Plus at $3,480 a year
- Watch out: there's no phone app, and some add-ons and premium job listings are billed by use
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
| 2.0GPAJazzHRFair | 2.2GPARecootyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHero is $1,000 a year, about $83 a month, on this category's middle, and a ten-person company pays the same. It buys the tracker, email templates and job postings starting at 3 a month. AI matching and automation need Plus at $3,480 a year. | 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 | FNo free plan and no trial on the pricing page. You pay before you've seen it. | 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 | BPosting to over a dozen free boards, a searchable resume database, knockout questions, interview guides and calendar sync, then AI matching, automation and offers with e-signatures on higher plans. The whole job across its plans. | CMultiposting, careers page, pipeline, AI scoring and scheduling. Starter caps at 5 active jobs and 20 employees, and SSO needs Premier. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and no phone app to rate. You'll build your stages and email templates before the first hire. | 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 only, through a mobile-friendly site, but linked to LinkedIn, Indeed, BambooHR, Gusto, Justworks and HiBob, with a marketplace of more. No phone or desktop app. | BWeb product connecting to Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom and Google Meet. No desktop or phone app, so B. |
| Best for | small businesses hiring without a recruiter | 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: JazzHR and Recooty. How we grade
Price against what you get
JazzHR starts at $83.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Recooty starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
JazzHR scores higher, and starts $4.33 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 JazzHR 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
- JazzHR also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| JazzHR | Recooty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $1,000 per year, billed annually ($110 a month billed monthly) | $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Employ Inc. | Recooty Inc. |
| Price read from | jazzhr.com | recooty.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
JazzHR
- List prices do not apply to staffing or recruiting agencies, HR service providers, franchises, multi-location businesses or firms over 250 employees.
- Hero starts at 3 job postings a month and has no AI matching or automation; Plus caps active jobs at 200.
- There is no native mobile app: JazzHR works through a mobile-friendly web interface.
- No free trial is offered on the pricing page, and some add-ons and premium job listings are billed by use.
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
JazzHR
- Job board posting
- Posts to over a dozen free job boards in one step, with premium listings and syndication to hundreds more for a fee.
- Candidate database
- A resume parser feeds a searchable candidate database, with knockout questions, bulk actions and document storage.
- AI fit matching
- From Plus, AI compares resumes with the job description and ranks the candidates who fit best.
- Structured interviews
- Interview guides, evaluation templates, video interview links and a recruiting calendar synced with Google Calendar or Outlook.
- Automation and email
- Email templates and scheduled emails on every plan, with configurable task automation and workflow helpers from Plus.
- Offers and reporting
- Source and timing reports from Plus; offer letters with e-signatures and a custom report builder on Pro.
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
JazzHR
Hero$1,000
per year, billed annually ($110 a month billed monthly)
Job postings starting at 3 a month, the applicant tracker, email templates, LinkedIn Recruiter link and premium job listings to buy.
Plus$3,480
per year, billed annually ($350 a month billed monthly)
Up to 200 active jobs, AI candidate matching, structured interviews and assessments, task automation and standard reports.
Pro$5,508
per year, billed annually ($549 a month billed monthly)
Adds offers and e-signatures, advanced visual reporting, a custom report builder, workflow reports and all-access support.
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
JazzHR
- Annual discount
Save up to 24% by paying yearly
JazzHR's pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 24%: Plus is $3,480 a year billed annually against $350 a month 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, JazzHR or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Recooty is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $83.33 a month when paid by the year for JazzHR. JazzHR starts at $1,000 per year, billed annually ($110 a month billed monthly), and Recooty starts at $79 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, JazzHR or Recooty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither JazzHR nor Recooty has a free plan. Recooty has a free trial.
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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.