Recruitment Software Cost: Prices and Worked Budgets
Compare monthly and annual seat prices, then budget for usage, setup, sourcing tools and exit costs.
A Zoho Recruit alternative. With no daily parsing cap.
Zoho Recruit spreads parsing limits, SMS and the client portal across Standard, Professional and Enterprise. Longlist puts unlimited CV parsing, email sequences and BD deals on Growth.
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Longlist or Zoho Recruit: the short answer
Zoho Recruit costs less per seat, has a free plan and connects to the rest of Zoho, so it fits cost-led agencies that like to configure their own system. Longlist fits agencies that want follow-up sequences, a BD deal board and unlimited parsing ready on the first day. Expect to pay more per seat for that.
Zoho Recruit Staffing Agency edition vs Longlist
We compared Zoho Recruit's staffing-agency plans and plan comparison table with Longlist Growth and Plus, checked October 16, 2026. Zoho prices below are the USD staffing edition.
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| Feature | Recommended |  |
|---|---|---|
| Seat price per month | From $47 Growth $47 annual or $59 monthly; Plus $65 or $79 | From $25 annual / $30 monthly Standard; Professional $50 annual / $60 monthly; Enterprise $75 annual / $90 monthly |
| Free plan | No 14-day trial, no card | Yes One recruiter, no parser or client portal |
| Trial and refund | 14 days / 30 days Trial with no card, then a 30-day refund | 15 days / 45 days Trial with Enterprise features, then a 45-day money-back guarantee |
| CV parsing limit | Unlimited Every plan, including bulk uploads | 250 / 500 / unlimited Per day on Standard, Professional and Enterprise |
| Email sequences that stop on reply | Yes Every plan, sent from your mailbox | Mass email 250–750 emails a day per org, plus autoresponders; no sequences listed |
| BD deal pipeline | Yes Opportunities by value and stage | Not listed Client and contact records; no deal pipeline on the staffing features page |
| Branded CVs for clients | Yes CV packs on every plan | Standard and up Formatted resumes; more options on Enterprise |
| Calling and SMS | Plus Built in, with a cloud number per recruiter | Professional and up SMS gateway and Zoho PhoneBridge |
| Contact lookup | Yes Apollo and Prospeo in the Chrome extension | No Third-party marketplace apps such as SignalHire |
| Client portal | No | Enterprise Clients post jobs and review submissions |
| Job board posting | Careers page Google for Jobs and Careerjet feed | Yes Free and paid boards, plus a Broadbean integration |
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Sources, verified October 2026: Zoho Recruit [1], [2], [3], [4].
Where each product wins
| Choose Longlist if | Stay with Zoho Recruit if |
|---|---|
Your consultants follow up by email sequence and need it to stop when the candidate replies. | You need a free seat, or the lowest published price per recruiter. |
You track client deals by value and stage next to the jobs they turn into. | Clients post jobs and give interview decisions in a portal (Enterprise). |
You parse hundreds of CVs a day and don't want a daily cap. | You already run Zoho Campaigns, Books or Workerly and want them connected. |
You want standard agency stages ready to use without building a blueprint. | You want blueprints, territory management and AI matching from Enterprise. |
THE DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Common reasons agencies outgrow Zoho Recruit
Slow support replies
Reviewers describe support as slow and inconsistent. Longlist Growth comes with 24x6 support, and Plus customers get priority.
A long setup
Reviewers mention a steep learning curve and fiddly automation. Longlist ships with agency stages from Review to Joined.
Features behind higher tiers
Reviewers note lag on large databases and key features held for upper editions. Longlist puts sequences, parsing and CV packs on Growth; Plus adds calling, SMS, WhatsApp and custom dashboards.
Zoho Recruit editions next to Longlist
Zoho Recruit's staffing edition has four tiers, billed monthly or yearly. All prices are USD per user per month.
| Software | Starting price | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Longlist Growth | From $47 annual / $59 monthly | USD per user/month. CRM, ATS, parsing, sequences, CV packs and migration support. See pricing. |
| Longlist Plus | $65 annual / $79 monthly | USD per user/month. Plus includes calling, messaging and custom dashboards alongside the CRM and ATS. See pricing. |
| Zoho Recruit Free | $0 | One recruiter seat; no resume parser or client portal. |
| Zoho Recruit Standard | $25 annual / $30 monthly | Parser at 250 CVs a day, formatted resumes, mass email at 250 a day. |
| Zoho Recruit Professional | $50 annual / $60 monthly | Adds SMS, PhoneBridge, a candidate portal and 500 parses a day. |
| Zoho Recruit Enterprise | $75 annual / $90 monthly | USD per recruiter/month, staffing edition. Client portal is Enterprise-only. |
Sources, verified October 2026: Zoho Recruit [1], [2].
Currencies, billing terms and plan scope are shown separately; confirm the current terms with each provider.
Your Zoho Recruit data comes with you
Send us your Zoho Recruit export and our team maps and imports your candidates, contacts, companies, jobs, placements, notes and files, then checks it with you before you go live. Migration is free.
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Getting your data out of Zoho Recruit
Zoho Recruit has no forced contract, so the backup sets your timetable. We do the import for free.
- 01
Request a data backup
An admin can request a full data backup as a ZIP of CSV files. Standard and Professional include one free backup a month, Enterprise two.
- 02
Export single modules if you need them
Module exports produce CSV files of up to 20,000 records per request, and the download link lasts 48 hours.
- 03
Send resumes and attachments too
Tell us whether your backup includes resume files. We parse each CV into the matching candidate and link contacts to their companies.
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Rebuild workflows as sequences
Blueprints, autoresponders and mass emails won't import. Recreate the follow-ups you still need as Longlist sequences, then cancel at the end of your billing period.
Zoho Recruit is cheaper. What does the extra cost cover?
Zoho Standard is $25 annual / $30 monthly per recruiter. Longlist Growth is $47/user/month billed annually or $59 monthly, and Plus is $65 or $79. Growth includes sequences, a BD pipeline, unlimited parsing and CV packs. See pricing.
Does Longlist have a free plan?
No. You get a 14-day trial without a card, and paid plans carry a 30-day refund.
Can I export everything from Zoho Recruit?
Request the admin data backup, a ZIP of CSV files. Paid editions include one or two free backups a month, and support can run extra ones.
Does Longlist have a client portal?
No. Send clients a branded CV pack by email from your own inbox instead.
We use Zoho Workerly for timesheets. Does Longlist replace it?
No. Longlist doesn't run timesheets or invoicing, so keep Workerly or your payroll tool for that work.
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Recruitment CRM Migration: An Agency Checklist
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