Recruitment CRM Under $132 / $66 Per User

A 3-to-10 seat UK agency can run a capable recruitment CRM for under about $132 per user a month, and a basic one for under about $66. Giig is the main option in the lower band. Shortlists at $120 and Vincere Core at about $126 sit in the upper band. Spott Core starts just above it at $139 per user a month on annual billing. The cheapest headline price is not always the one you pay, because several plans cap the number of users or put the AI on a higher tier.

Key takeaways

• The two price marks in this guide work out at about $132 and $66 per user a month. Every figure below is in US dollars.

• Under about $66 per user, the realistic option for a team is Giig, whose paid tiers run from about $17 to about $65 per user a month on annual billing, plus VAT.

• Between $66 and $132, the field includes Shortlists ($120) and Vincere Core (about $126 for two to seven users). Spott Core starts above this band at $139 on annual billing.

• Seat limits matter as much as price. Bullhorn's Starter plan, at about $106, covers one or two users only, so a three-seat agency starts on Core at about $159.

• If you are tied into a contract elsewhere, Shortlists costs $40 per user a month until that term ends.

What roughly $66 and $132 per user a month buy in a UK recruitment CRM in 2026

The two marks in the title convert to about $132 and $66 per user a month at the exchange rate used throughout this guide, and from here on everything is in US dollars. A price band is a useful starting filter, but three details decide whether a plan really fits a small agency. The first is the seat limit, because some entry plans stop at two users and others at seven. The second is where the AI sits, since matching and call notes are often on a higher tier than the headline price. The third is the billing cycle, because annual prepayment ties up more cash on a five-person desk than on a fifty-person one.

Several vendors in this guide publish UK prices in pounds, so we have converted those at a dated rate, and most business prices exclude VAT. For a fuller view of how pricing models differ across the market, see how recruiting CRM pricing works.

Recruitment CRMs under about $66 per user: Giig's paid tiers and the Shortlists bridge rate

Source: Giig UK pricing page, checked 6 October 2026. Published in pounds sterling and converted at the XE mid-market rate of 1.3227 on 30 September 2026, rounded.

The figures above are annual rates. Giig says annual billing saves up to 17%, so on monthly billing the Giig AI tier is likely to sit above $66. What none of Giig's tiers lists is a call notetaker, daily hiring-signal scanning or a client portal, which a growing desk may end up buying separately.

The other figure in this band is temporary. If you are part-way through a contract with another vendor, Shortlists charges $40 per user a month until that contract ends, so you are not paying full price for two systems at once.

Recruitment CRMs between $66 and $132 per user, and the seat limits that decide which price applies

This is the band most 3-to-10 seat agencies end up shopping in. The prices sit close together, so the seat limit, billing cycle and inclusions do more to separate them than the headline number.

Sources are each vendor's own pricing page, checked 30 September to 6 October 2026. Vincere and Bullhorn UK publish in pounds sterling; converted at the XE mid-market rate of 1.3227 on 30 September 2026, rounded.

Two details stand out. Bullhorn Starter is one of the cheapest plans in the table, but it is closed to an agency with three or more recruiters. Vincere's plans meet at seven users, inside the 3-to-10 range, so a growing agency should ask for the Pro quote before it hires. Our Vincere comparison covers that boundary in more detail.

The plans also differ in what the price includes. Spott Core includes an AI notetaker and AI matching. Vincere builds AI into every plan and adds timesheets for temp work. Shortlists includes BD Radar, a call notetaker, a client portal and 40 contact enrichment credits per user a month.

Recruitment CRMs that cost more than $132 per user or are priced by quote

Several well-known tools sit above the upper mark once a small agency picks the plan it would really use. Bullhorn Core, the first plan open to three or more users, is about $159 per user a month, and Bullhorn's AI search and recruitment CRM sit on the quote-only Pro tier. You can read what Bullhorn costs a UK agency in our full breakdown.

Loxo Core starts at $149 per user a month, billed annually and paid up front, and Loxo labels that figure a limited-time offer for new customers. There is more on Loxo's annual billing terms in our pricing guide. Spott Core also sits above the upper mark, at $139 per user a month on annual billing and $169 on monthly billing. Firefish, JobAdder and Recruit with Atlas do not publish prices, so you will need a quote to compare them.

What a five-seat agency pays a year for a recruitment CRM at each price point

Per-seat prices look close until you multiply them out. Here is a year's licence cost for five users on the plan each tool would put that agency on, before VAT.

Licence cost only, excluding VAT, add-ons and usage credits. Prices published in pounds converted at 1.3227, 30 September 2026, rounded.

Shortlists and Vincere are within about $340 of each other over a year at five seats. Spott Core costs about $800 more than Vincere and $1,140 more than Shortlists on annual billing, so price becomes a more meaningful difference alongside billing terms and inclusions. A tool that looks cheap per seat can still cost more overall once you add the separate tools it leaves out, a pattern we cover in the cost of stacking separate tools.

Which recruitment CRM price band fits which kind of small UK agency

Price only narrows the field once you know what your desk needs. The table below matches the most common small-agency situations to the band and tools worth trialling first.

Whichever row fits, trial at least two tools on your own candidate records before committing. A CRM that saves your team an hour a day on admin is worth more than the difference between any two plans in the upper band.

Where Shortlists sits in the upper price band and what its single $120 price includes

Shortlists is one plan at $120 per user a month, built only for 3-to-10 seat UK agencies doing permanent recruiting. It is month to month with 30 days notice, so no annual sum leaves the account up front. You can see everything the Shortlists plan includes on one page.

The difference from the rest of this band is BD. BD Radar scans every day for funding rounds, senior hires and leavers and ranks the companies worth calling, so you can get to the hiring manager before the job is posted. The notetaker writes each call to the record, and plain-English search finds candidates without Boolean strings. Shortlists does not handle temp desks, timesheets or shift scheduling. Moving across is low-risk: The Shortlists team runs free data migration, and every account starts with a 7-day trial. We respect the craft, so the software takes the admin and your recruiters keep the judgement that wins placements.

Frequently asked questions

Pick the recruitment CRM band that fits your desk, then test it on your own records

Start with your seat count and desk type, rule out any plan that caps users below where you will be next year, and compare what each finalist includes. Shortlists is built for 3-to-10 seat UK agencies and used by 55+ of them.

• Try it free for 7-days and see how your records sit in it before you commit to anything.

• Book a Demo and we will map the migration around your existing term.