Loxo vs Recruit CRM (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Loxo and Recruit CRM share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Recruit CRM starts cheaper, at $95 a month for each person against $149 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Loxo grades higher on value for money. Recruit CRM 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.
Loxo
AI-native ATS, CRM and sourcing for recruiting firms
Recruit CRM
ATS and client CRM for recruitment agencies, with AI agents
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.2GPALoxoFair | 2.2GPARecruit CRMFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$149 a user a month annual, the start of the dearer quarter, against a middle of $85. Professional and Enterprise are quoted. | 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 | CA 7-day free trial of Professional with no card, and no free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day free trial. The listing doesn't say whether the trial needs a card. |
| Features | 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. | 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 rating on record. An ATS with an agent workforce to set up. | CNo App Store rating on record, and credits for sourcing, posting and texting take some working out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with MCP and API on higher plans. | 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 | AI-led ATS and CRM for recruiting 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: Loxo and Recruit CRM. How we grade
Price against what you get
Loxo starts at $149 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Recruit CRM starts at $95 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Recruit CRM scores higher and starts $54 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Loxo for less, and none scores higher than Recruit CRM 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
- Loxo also covers reports.
- Recruit CRM also covers workflow automation, time tracking and job board posting.
At a glance
| Loxo | Recruit CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $149 per user / month, billed annually | $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Professional platform, no credit card | 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Loxo | Workforce Cloud Tech, Inc. |
| Price read from | loxo.co | recruitcrm.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Loxo
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, Loxo or Recruit CRM?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Recruit CRM is cheaper to start with: $95 a month for each person, against $149 a month for each person for Loxo. Loxo starts at $149 per user / month, billed annually, and Recruit CRM starts at $95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Loxo or Recruit CRM?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Loxo nor Recruit CRM has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Loxo and Recruit CRM run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Recruit CRM lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and a browser extension. 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.