The Crelate Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Crelate in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Crelate
The Insider’s Guide
Applicant tracking and recruiting CRM for staffing and search firms
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among hiring and applicant tracking tools, read from Crelate’s own pages.
Made by Crelate, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Crelate’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Crelate’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 30 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade
Crelate is a recruiting platform that combines an applicant tracking system, a recruiting CRM, a job portal, resume parsing and sourcing tools. It is aimed at staffing firms, search firms and in-house recruiting teams, and includes AI assistants for sourcing and data upkeep.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Crelate, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Recruiting software with portals and workflows to configure.
- 1
Best for ATS and CRM for staffing and search firms
Email campaigns, texting, eSignature and enrichment cost extra.
- 2
Paid plans start at $85 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $85 per user / month, billed annually.
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Applicant tracking and CRM
One system holds candidates, client contacts and placements, with full-text and Boolean search and resume parsing.
- 6
Job portal and job distribution
A branded job portal with custom application forms. The comparison table lists free job board distribution at 50 postings per user.
- 7
Client and team portals
Clients and hiring managers get a portal to review candidates. User limits per portal differ by plan, from 10 to 100 users.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 30 of 48
That is against the other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Crelate 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.
Crelate at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $85 per user / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Crelate, Inc.
- Category
- Hiring & Applicant Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for ATS and CRM for staffing and search firms
Crelate is an applicant tracker and recruiting CRM for staffing and search firms, from $85 a user a month billed annually. Essentials is capped at 2 users and 20k contacts and is bought through sales. Email campaigns, texting, eSignature and enrichment cost extra.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $85 a user a month annual on Essentials and $119 on Business, against a category middle of $85 and a dearer quarter from $149. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free trial is offered, but its length and whether a card is needed are not stated. |
| Features | C | ATS, CRM, job portal, AI assistant and API. Email campaigns, texting and eSignature carry extra fees, and webhooks are not shown on Business. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Recruiting software with portals and workflows to configure. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Indeed, Dice, Zapier, Outlook and Gmail links. No desktop app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Crelate is for
- Fits if you run a small search firm and want ATS and CRM in one
- Works for agencies that want a mobile app as well as the web
Who it is not for
- Tight if you are bigger than 2 users, as Essentials stops there with 20k contacts
- Pricey if you send email campaigns or texts, as they cost extra
- Watch out: Business Plus has no published price
- Watch out: the page does not say if the $119 Business price is annual or monthly
Good to know
Good for
- Staffing and search firms that need an ATS and a CRM together
- Teams that want client portals for hiring managers
Worth knowing
- Essentials covers up to 2 users and 20k contacts, and is bought through sales.
- Email campaigns, text messaging, eSignature and contact enrichment carry an additional fee, per the plan table.
- Business Plus has no published price, and webhooks are not shown on the Business plan.
- The page does not say whether the $119 Business price is the annual or the monthly rate.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$85
A month to start, for each person
Crelate is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $85 per user / month, billed annually.
A free trial is offered, but its length and whether a card is needed are not stated.
Essentials
$85
per user / month, billed annually
Applicant tracking, recruiting CRM, job portal and resume parsing for up to 2 users and 20k contacts. Contact sales to buy.
Business
$119
per user / month, annual or monthly
Adds the AI Assistant, client and team portals, reports and analytics, email connections and technical support.
Business Plus
Custom
Adds advanced AI Assistant, premium client portals, automation and sequences, full API and more storage. Billed annually.
Platform
Custom
Usage-based pricing on a user or site license, quoted by sales.
Trying it first
Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
Read from crelate.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Applicant tracking and recruiting CRM for staffing and search firms. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, applicant tracking, job board posting.
ATS, CRM, job portal, AI assistant and API.
- Applicant tracking and CRM
- One system holds candidates, client contacts and placements, with full-text and Boolean search and resume parsing.
- Job portal and job distribution
- A branded job portal with custom application forms. The comparison table lists free job board distribution at 50 postings per user.
- Client and team portals
- Clients and hiring managers get a portal to review candidates. User limits per portal differ by plan, from 10 to 100 users.
- AI assistants
- An AI Assistant is on Business, with Discover Agent for finding talent, Insights Agent and Data Quality Agents listed as options.
- Mobile recruiting
- The plan table lists mobile recruiting on iOS and Android on every plan.
- API and webhooks
- The plan table lists API access at 60 requests per minute on Business and 120 on higher plans; webhooks are not shown on Business.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Indeed
- Dice
- CareerBuilder
- RingCentral
- Zapier
- Outlook
- Gmail
Crelate is made by Crelate, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
30/48
Other hiring and applicant tracking tools it is graded above
Crelate's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 30 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 16 of 48) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $85 a month for each person, against a middle price of $84.17 for the category: 13 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 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. Crelate’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 48
- CFree plan and trialAbove 31 of 48
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 48
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 48
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 16 of 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 26 hiring and applicant tracking tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Crelate is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Crelate 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 costs $1,020 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Indeed, Dice and CareerBuilder among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Crelate’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Bullhorn, Recruit CRM, Loxo, JobAdder and Top Echelon
The 5 tools Crelate is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Bullhorn
From $99/mo
ATS, CRM and AI recruiting software for staffing agencies.
- Only Crelate lists iOS and Android apps.
- Bullhorn also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 2.2GPA
Recruit CRM
Free trial · from $95/mo
ATS and client CRM for recruitment agencies, with AI agents.
- Only Recruit CRM lists a browser extension.
- Recruit CRM also covers workflow automation, time tracking and AI agents.
- 2.2GPA
Loxo
Free trial · from $149/mo
AI-native ATS, CRM and sourcing for recruiting firms.
- Only Crelate lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Loxo lists a browser extension.
- Crelate also covers job board posting.
- 1.8GPA
JobAdder
Paid
Recruitment CRM and applicant tracking for agencies and in-house teams.
- Only Crelate lists iOS and Android apps.
- JobAdder also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 2.4GPA
Top Echelon
Free trial · from $79/mo
ATS and recruiting CRM for recruiting agencies and staffing firms.
- Only Crelate lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Top Echelon lists a browser extension.
- Top Echelon also covers workflow automation and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Crelate free?
No, Crelate is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
How much does Crelate cost?
Crelate lists 4 plans. Essentials: $85 per user / month, billed annually.
What platforms does Crelate work on?
Crelate is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Crelate have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Crelate is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Crelate have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Crelate is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Crelate open source?
Crelate is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Crelate have an API?
Yes. Crelate offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Crelate integrate with?
Crelate's listing names Indeed, Dice, CareerBuilder, RingCentral, Zapier, Outlook and Gmail.
Who makes Crelate?
Crelate is made by Crelate, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Crelate?
The closest alternatives to Crelate in our directory are Bullhorn, Recruit CRM, Loxo, JobAdder and Top Echelon.
How does Crelate compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Crelate's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 30 of the 48 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 8.
Is Crelate good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Crelate C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $85 a month for each person, against a middle price of $84.17 for the category: 13 of the 25 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Crelate?
To replace Crelate you would be making jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Crelate’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Crelate's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Crelate, Inc. Prices change, so check crelate.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Crelate, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/crelate
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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