Symphony Talent vs Yello (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Symphony Talent and Yello share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 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.
Symphony Talent
Recruitment marketing suite with CRM, career sites and ads
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Symphony Talent if
- Fits if you're a large employer that wants career sites, ads and a CRM from one vendor
- Works for teams that need brand and creative work alongside the software
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're a small team, as it's sold to large employers
- Not for you if you want suite prices: only a demo is offered
- Watch out: the site says it's now part of Harver, so branding and plans may change
- Watch out: the monthly assessment prices on the site belong to assessments, not the suite
Pick Yello if
- Fits if you recruit at universities and run career fairs and events
- Works for government employers, since there's a FedRAMP-authorized edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you hire experienced staff, because it's built for campus and early talent
- Not for you if you want a price: the site points to a demo request
- Watch out: the vendor says it won't double a renewal price, but the numbers aren't shown
- Tight if you want a trial, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 1.6GPASymphony TalentWeak | 1.6GPAYelloWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. The assessments page shows card prices, but those belong to a different product. | CNo price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. |
| Features | CCRM, career sites, ads, chatbot, events, referrals and video interviewing. It's marketing-led, and the listing doesn't show an ATS at its core. | CCampus planning, events, sourcing, scheduling and post-offer engagement. It does campus hiring fully, but that's a smaller job than general hiring. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a large suite to configure. That puts it at C. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows events and campus programs to set up. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no separate app on record. One kind of device, so C. | CWeb product whose one listed connection is WayUp. No desktop or phone app on record, so C. |
| Best for | recruitment marketing for large employers | campus and early-talent recruiting |
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: Symphony Talent and Yello. How we grade
Where they differ
- Symphony Talent also covers marketing automation, job board posting, skills tests and chatbots.
- Yello also covers auto-scheduling and workflow automation.
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At a glance
| Symphony Talent | Yello | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Symphony Talent | Yello |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Symphony Talent
- No suite prices are published; the site points to a demo request.
- The assessments page shows monthly card prices, but they belong to the assessments product and not the main suite.
- The site says Symphony Talent is now part of Harver, so roadmap and branding may change.
Yello
- No prices are published; the site points to a demo request.
- It is built for campus recruiting and not for general mid-career hiring.
- The vendor says it will not double a renewal price and will commit to annual price changes by contract.
Key features
Symphony Talent
- Recruitment CRM and career sites
- A candidate relationship tool paired with branded external and internal career sites for attracting and keeping talent.
- Programmatic media
- Job advertising bought programmatically, with recruitment analytics to report on channel performance.
- Chatbot and video interviewing
- A recruitment chatbot for candidate questions and a video interviewing product for early-stage screening.
- Events and referrals
- Tools for running recruitment events and for managing employee referral programs.
- Assessments
- A catalog of candidate skill assessments is sold on its own plans-and-pricing page, separate from the main suite.
- Brand and creative services
- Employer brand, creative and AI search visibility services for talent acquisition teams.
Yello
- Campus Recruiting Agent
- An AI agent that takes on event building, candidate sourcing and interview scheduling so recruiters spend time on candidate conversations.
- Campus planning
- Analytics on recruiting results by school, used to decide which campuses to target against hiring goals.
- Sourcing
- Access to WayUp's database of student and early-career candidates for outreach.
- Campus events
- Tools for promoting and running career fairs and other events, including evaluating candidates on the spot.
- Post-offer engagement
- Keeps incoming hires engaged from pre-boarding onward; the vendor says customers see 27% better conversion and 50% fewer reneges on average.
Plans
Symphony Talent
Pricing could not be confirmed. See symphonytalent.com.
Yello
Pricing could not be confirmed. See yello.co.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Symphony Talent or Yello?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Symphony Talent has no price we could confirm, and Yello has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Symphony Talent or Yello?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Symphony Talent nor Yello has a free plan.
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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.