Zoho Recruit
Per-recruiter ATS and recruitment CRM with a free one-job plan
Our verdict
Third of our top three hiring and applicant tracking tools
For: Recruiters who want phone apps at a low price per seat
Zoho Recruit posts jobs to a careers site, 75+ job boards and social media, tracks applicants in pipelines and keeps a candidate CRM, on the web, iPhone and Android. The free plan allows 1 active job per recruiter license, and Standard is $25 a recruiter a month billed annually ($30 monthly) for 10 active jobs, a branded careers site and premium boards. It is third because, for one recruiter, Manatal holds more jobs for less, hiring manager licenses come only in packs of 10, AI matching and automation need Enterprise at $50, and there is no App Store rating on record.
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Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for low-cost hiring for teams already on Zoho
Zoho Recruit is a cheap, capable tracker for in-house teams and staffing agencies alike, with portals for hiring managers, clients and candidates. There's a free plan for one job and a 15-day trial. Just watch the per-licence caps: 10 active jobs per recruiter on Standard.
Who Zoho Recruit is for
- Great if you already run other Zoho apps and want hiring to match
- Handy when you're a staffing agency that needs client and vendor portals
- Good for one-person HR teams on a tight budget
Who Zoho Recruit is not for
- Tight if one recruiter handles more than 10 open jobs on Standard
- Pricey if every manager needs a login, as those licences come in packs of 10
- Skip it if you want AI matching on the cheaper plan, as that's Enterprise at $50
Why Zoho Recruit gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStandard is $25 a recruiter a month on yearly billing ($30 monthly), so a ten-person company with one recruiter pays $25 for 10 active jobs, a branded careers site and premium boards. That's in the cheaper quarter, but hiring managers need licences sold in packs of 10.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan with 1 active job per recruiter licence, candidate and email management and interview scheduling. The branded careers site and premium boards start on Standard. The 15-day trial needs no card and drops you onto the free plan.
- BFeaturesPosting to a careers site, 75+ job boards and social media, a candidate CRM, Blueprints and workflows, portals for managers, clients and candidates, and AI matching. The whole job, though AI and automation need Enterprise.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record, and Blueprints, portals and licence packs take some learning.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with 200+ integrations such as Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zoho's own pages on 18 October 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/zoho-recruit#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/zoho-recruit.svg" alt="Zoho Recruit: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Zoho Recruit stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools
Zoho Recruit's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 12 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 13 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 1 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zoho Recruit’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 13 of 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 14, level with 7
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 14, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14, level with 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 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 Zoho Recruit, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Zoho Recruit 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 2.6 is higher than 12 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking and reports: 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.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A library of tested questions with scores to compare candidates by.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Zoho Recruit’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 Zoho Recruit?
Zoho Recruit is an applicant tracking system and candidate CRM from Zoho, used by in-house HR teams and by staffing agencies. It posts jobs to a careers site, 75+ job boards and social media, automates hiring steps with Blueprints and workflows, and gives hiring managers, clients, vendors and candidates portals of their own. Plans are priced per recruiter, with a free plan for one job.
Zoho Recruit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Small HR teams that want a free or low-cost ATS
- Staffing agencies that need client and vendor portals
- Teams hiring for several roles at once on a per-recruiter budget
Worth knowing
- Active jobs are capped per recruiter license: 1 on Free, 10 on Standard and 20 on Enterprise.
- Hiring manager and employee licenses are sold only in packs of 10, and video interviews are charged per job opening.
- AI candidate matching, automation, custom reports and Teams or Meet links need Enterprise.
Key features
- Job distribution
- Publishes openings to a customizable careers site, 75+ free, paid and premium job boards, and social media.
- ATS and candidate CRM
- Tracks applicants through hiring pipelines and keeps a candidate relationship database for future roles.
- Blueprints and workflows
- Automates candidate emails, offer approvals and other steps with Blueprints, workflows and custom functions on Enterprise.
- Portals
- Separate portals for hiring managers, clients, vendors and candidates; the vendor portal and employee licenses are paid add-ons.
- AI help
- AI drafts job descriptions, emails and assessments and, on Enterprise, matches candidates to openings.
- 200+ integrations
- Connects out of the box with over 200 apps, such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla.
Zoho Recruit pricing
- Starts at
- $25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Forever Free: 1 active job per recruiter license, with candidate and email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support. No add-ons.
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial of Enterprise features, no credit card required; it then drops to the free plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 active job per recruiter license, candidate and email management and interview scheduling. |
| Standard | $25per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) | 10 active jobs per recruiter license, sourcing, premium job boards, a branded careers site, referrals, assessments, reports and 50+ integrations. |
| Enterprise | $50per recruiter / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly) | 20 active jobs per license, AI candidate matching, candidate and staffing portals, Blueprint, automation, custom reports, SMS and Teams/Meet. |
Read from zoho.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zoho Recruit before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 16% with yearly billing
Zoho Recruit's pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 16%: Standard is $25 per recruiter a month billed annually against $30 billed monthly.
Stated on zoho.com
Works with
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Mailchimp
- TestGorilla
Zoho Recruit alternatives
- Zoho Recruit vs Manatal
Free trial · from $15/mo
- Zoho Recruit vs Recruit CRM
Free trial · from $95/mo
- Zoho Recruit vs Breezy HR
Free plan · from $157/mo
- Zoho Recruit vs Workable
Free trial · from $299/mo
- Zoho Recruit vs Zoho People
Free plan · from $3/mo
Common questions
Is Zoho Recruit free?
Zoho Recruit has a free plan. Forever Free: 1 active job per recruiter license, with candidate and email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support. No add-ons. Paid plans start at $25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
How much does Zoho Recruit cost?
Zoho Recruit lists 3 plans. Free: $0. Standard: $25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly). Enterprise: $50 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly). Prices were read from zoho.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Zoho Recruit work on?
Zoho Recruit is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zoho Recruit offer any discounts?
Zoho Recruit publicly lists the following: Save up to 16% with yearly billing.
Does Zoho Recruit have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Zoho Recruit is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zoho Recruit have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Zoho Recruit is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Zoho Recruit open source?
Zoho Recruit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Zoho Recruit integrate with?
Zoho Recruit's listing names Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Zoho Recruit have a free trial?
Yes. 15-day free trial of Enterprise features, no credit card required; it then drops to the free plan.
Who makes Zoho Recruit?
Zoho Recruit is made by Zoho Corporation.
What are the alternatives to Zoho Recruit?
The closest alternatives to Zoho Recruit in our directory are Manatal, Recruit CRM, Breezy HR, Workable and Zoho People. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Zoho Recruit.
How does Zoho Recruit compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Zoho Recruit's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 12 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 1. It stands best on value for money (B, above 13 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Is Zoho Recruit good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zoho Recruit B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $89.17 for the category: 1 of the 9 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Could I make my own version of Zoho Recruit?
To replace Zoho Recruit 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 2.6 is higher than 12 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade. It costs $300 a year. What you could not make: Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board. Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. A library of tested questions with scores to compare candidates by. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.