JOIN vs Tellent Recruitee (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, JOIN grades higher than Tellent Recruitee: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
JOIN grades higher on value for money. Tellent Recruitee grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
JOIN
Multiposting and applicant management priced per open job
Tellent Recruitee
Applicant tracking system with a careers site builder, by quote
Which one is for you
Pick JOIN if
- Fits if you hire one to five roles and want unlimited users
- Works for teams that post to many boards from one place
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you keep many roles open, as price follows each active job
- Skip it if you need custom screening questions or the API on Standard, as they are Advanced
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT and the page shows euros by default
- Watch out: Enterprise starts from 15 open roles and is quoted by sales
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
| 2.6GPAJOINGood | 2.4GPATellent RecruiteeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$17 per job a month billed annually, $20 monthly, against a category cheaper quarter that starts at $69. Unlimited users on Standard. Advanced is $34 per job. | 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 | CA 14-day free trial of Advanced with up to 5 active jobs, and the page does not say whether a card is needed. | 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 | CMultiposting, a branded career page, messaging and interview booking. Screening questions, interviewer pools and the API are on Advanced only. | 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 write the ads and set up the career page. | CNo App Store rating on record, and you'll build the careers site and your pipelines before it earns its keep. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier, Make and an API on Advanced. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with LinkedIn, Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, BambooHR, Zapier and Make linked. No desktop app. |
| Best for | one job ad posted to many boards, priced per job | 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: JOIN and Tellent Recruitee. How we grade
Where they differ
- Tellent Recruitee also covers workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| JOIN | Tellent Recruitee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $17 per job / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Advanced with up to 5 active jobs. | 18-day free trial of the Advance plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | JOIN | Tellent |
| Price read from | join.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
JOIN
- Price follows the number of active jobs, so cost rises with each open role.
- Prices exclude VAT, and the page shows euros by default; the US dollar figures come from its currency selector.
- Custom screening questions, API access and Zapier or Make need Advanced.
- Enterprise is quoted by sales and starts from 15 open roles.
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
JOIN
- One ad, many job boards
- A single job ad is published to multiple boards at once, and every application lands in one inbox.
- Job Studio
- AI-assisted job ad writing, included on the Standard plan.
- Branded career page
- Each company gets a career page, and candidates can book interview slots themselves.
- Centralised messaging
- Messages with candidates are kept in the tool, and unlimited users can be added at no extra cost.
- Screening and interviewer pools
- Advanced adds custom screening questions and pools of interviewers who can be assigned to a job.
- Zapier, Make and API
- Advanced includes Zapier, Make and API access, plus candidate export.
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
JOIN
Standard$17
per job / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
One job ad posted to many boards, unlimited users, AI job ads, a branded career page and interview booking.
Advanced$34
per job / month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
Adds custom screening questions, interviewer pools, Zapier and Make, API access, candidate export and chat support.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume pricing from 15 open roles, with custom integrations, an uptime SLA and a dedicated account manager.
Tellent Recruitee
Pricing could not be confirmed. See recruitee.com.
Ways to pay less
JOIN
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly billing as 2 months free: $17 per job a month on Standard against $20 billed monthly.
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, JOIN or Tellent Recruitee?
As of Nov 12, 2026, JOIN starts at $17 per job / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and Tellent Recruitee has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, JOIN or Tellent Recruitee?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither JOIN nor Tellent Recruitee has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do JOIN and Tellent Recruitee run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, 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.