Recruitment CRM comparison
How Shortlists compares to the alternatives.
Most recruiting CRMs were built for large agencies and adapted — badly — for small ones. Shortlists was built from day one for 1–5 desk agencies. Here's how they stack up.
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vs Bullhorn
→Built in 2005. Priced like it's 2025. Your team of 3 is carrying the cost of a 200-desk operation.
Their price
$199 (est.)/mo
You save
$948/year
vs Vincere
→It started as the modern alternative. Then the Access Group acquisition. Then the add-ons.
Their price
Unbundled
The catch
Add-on packs priced separately
vs Loxo
→Promised to replace everything. Became a $169/month contact list with features you don't use.
Their price
$169/mo
You save
$588/year
vs Recruit with Atlas
→Great AI. Strong product. But demo-gated, with no public pricing and a market aimed above small desks.
Their price
No public pricing
The catch
Pricing behind a demo
vs Spott
→Modern, AI-native, well-funded. And $179/month for the full plan, on an annual contract.
Their price
$179/mo
You save
$708/year
Across all comparisons
Six reasons agencies switch to Shortlists.
Shortlists isn't a better version of what came before. It's a different model — built for how small agencies actually work.
All features in one price — the AI notetaker and contact enrichment are included, not sold as add-ons
Live pipelines and a revenue dashboard in every plan — nothing gated behind a higher tier
BD Radar surfaces business-development signals built for small desks, not enterprise operations
Month-to-month — no annual contracts, no cancellation windows
Free white-glove data migration, handled by the founding team
EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant, privacy-first
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