ApplicantStack review (2026): is it worth $29.99 a month?
Low-cost applicant tracking with optional onboarding
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ApplicantStack report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for low-cost applicant tracking for a few open jobs
ApplicantStack is applicant tracking from $29.99 a month, with job posting, scoring, interviews and optional onboarding. The cheap plans cap you at 1 or 3 active jobs, and unlimited jobs start at $109.99.
Who ApplicantStack is for
- Fits if you hire a few roles at a time and want to keep costs low
- Works for small teams that want onboarding in the same system at the top plan
Who ApplicantStack is not for
- Tight if you hire often: Starter allows 1 active job and Growth 3
- Pricey if you want unlimited jobs, which start at Recruit, $109.99 a month
- Watch out: candidate texting, including premium texting, costs extra
- Watch out: every plan includes 1 admin and 5 hiring manager seats, and extra seats are on Recruit and Bundle only
- Tight if you want billing terms, as the page doesn't say whether prices are monthly or yearly
Why ApplicantStack gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$29.99 a month for 1 active job, under 60% of the cheaper quarter of hiring tools ($60). Unlimited jobs start at Recruit, $109.99, a little over the middle ($83).
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day free trial, and the page doesn't say a card is needed. There's no free plan.
- CFeaturesJob posting, candidate scoring, interviews, texting and onboarding on the top bundle. But Starter and Growth limit active jobs to 1 and 3, and texting costs extra.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You set up jobs, scoring and your job-board links before it's useful.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it posts to Indeed, LinkedIn, Google for Jobs, ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor, and links to Criteria.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ApplicantStack's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/applicantstack#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/applicantstack.svg" alt="ApplicantStack: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where ApplicantStack stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools
ApplicantStack's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 41 of 48) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29.99 a month, against a middle price of $84.17 for the category: 3 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 49 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. ApplicantStack’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 41 of 48, level with 5
- CFree plan and trialAbove 31 of 48, level with 14
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 48, level with 31
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 48, level with 47
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 16 of 48, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 26 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep ApplicantStack, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace ApplicantStack you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 39 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. It costs $359.88 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking and employee records: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- It plugs into other products, Indeed, LinkedIn and Google for Jobs among them.
What this rests on. ApplicantStack’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is ApplicantStack?
ApplicantStack is an applicant tracking system sold by active job count. It posts jobs to boards and social media, scores candidates with questionnaires, schedules interviews and collects team feedback. A bundle adds new-hire onboarding with forms, e-signatures and a portal.
Worth knowing
- Starter and Growth cap you at 1 and 3 active jobs; Recruit is the first with unlimited jobs.
- Candidate texting, including premium texting, costs extra.
- Every plan includes 1 admin seat and 5 hiring manager seats; extra seats are only on Recruit and Bundle.
- The page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or yearly.
Key features
- Job posting
- Posts to the major job boards and social media, with a branded careers page.
- Candidate scoring
- Questionnaires, prescreen and knock-out questions, and candidate stages and process tracking.
- Interviews and feedback
- Schedule interviews and hire as a team with standardized feedback.
- Texting
- Candidate texting is offered for an additional fee, with a premium option.
- Onboarding
- On the Bundle: new-hire checklists, W-4 and I-9 forms, e-signatures and payroll records.
ApplicantStack pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, ApplicantStack is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29.99 per month.
- Starts at
- $29.99 per month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29.99per month | 1 active job at a time, 1 admin seat and 5 hiring manager seats. |
| Growth | $49.99per month | Up to 3 active jobs, with the same 1 admin and 5 hiring manager seats. |
| Recruit | $109.99per month | Unlimited active jobs; extra admin and hiring manager seats can be added. |
| Bundle | $159.99per month | Recruit plus onboarding: HR checklists, new hire forms, e-signatures and a new hire portal. |
Read from applicantstack.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ApplicantStack before you buy.
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Common questions
Does ApplicantStack have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. ApplicantStack is listed for Web.
Does ApplicantStack have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. ApplicantStack is listed for Web.
Is ApplicantStack open source?
ApplicantStack is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.