Recruitee alternatives (2026): what it costs and the one-year contract

Recruitee publishes no pricing, bills on your company headcount and requires a one-year minimum commitment. Here is what that means before you book the demo, and where Recruitee is still the better tool.

Last updated 29 August 2026. Competitor pricing and plan limits are re-verified against each vendor’s own pages.

Recruitee does not publish a price. All three plans — Start, Advance and Optimize — show no numbers, and every plan card leads to a demo request.

Recruitee states that subscriptions are tiered on the plan, the number of employees at your organisation, and the billing period. That means a large company hiring occasionally is billed as though it hires constantly, and the entry Start plan caps at 5 active job posts.

Recruitee also states that contracts carry a minimum commitment of one year. ofper is free, has no contract and no job cap — but Recruitee has a branded careers site builder, workflow automations, SSO and an API, none of which ofper has.

Why people leave Recruitee

The quote-only model is the first friction point. There is no way to sanity-check the budget before a sales conversation, which is a real barrier for a small team evaluating options.

Headcount-based pricing lands badly on companies with a large workforce and low hiring volume — a manufacturer or a retailer filling a handful of roles a year pays on the size of the whole company.

The one-year minimum commitment turns a tool choice into an annual budget decision, and the 18-day trial locks your data when it ends.

Reviewers on Capterra, where Recruitee holds 4.4 from 194 reviews, most sharply raise difficulty retrieving data when leaving.

Recruitee pricing

How it is priced: Quote-only. Recruitee states that subscriptions are tiered on the plan, the number of employees at your organisation, and the billing period — so the bill is driven by company headcount rather than by recruiters or jobs. verified 29 August 2026

Startper company, by headcount: No price published. Capped at 5 active job posts; no automations, no knockout questions, no candidate self-scheduling. (quote only — every plan card ends in Get a demo) verified 29 August 2026
Advanceper company, by headcount: No price published. Unlimited job posts; adds automations, knockout questions, self-scheduling and offer letters. (quote only) verified 29 August 2026
Optimizeper company, by headcount: No price published. Adds SSO, API support, BI integrations and a dedicated customer success manager. (quote only) verified 29 August 2026

Recruitee costs beyond the subscription

Recruitee states that contracts have a minimum commitment of one year. Monthly payment is available, but a monthly contract is not. verified 29 August 2026
SSO, SMS, WhatsApp, Journeys, AgencyHub, HRIS and BI integrations are add-ons, and AI matching is metered — the Advance plan includes 3 AI matching searches per month. (add-on prices are not published) verified 29 August 2026

Recruitee free plan vs ofper

Recruitee free plan

Recruitee has no free plan. It offers an 18-day trial with no card required, and contracts carry a minimum commitment of one year. verified 29 August 2026

ofper

Free

Unlimited active jobs
Unlimited candidates
Unlimited team members
No credit card, no trial period

Recruitee and ofper compared

Recruitee compared with ofper. Capability rows, not a score.
Capability	Recruitee	ofper
Price	Not published, quote only	Free, published
Free plan	No, 18-day trial	Yes
Minimum contract	One year	None
Active job posts	5 on Start, unlimited above	Unlimited
Priced on total company headcount	Yes	No
Branded multi-page careers site	Yes	No
Workflow automation and referrals	Yes	No
SSO, API and BI integrations	Optimize plan	No
JobPosting structured data	Yes	Yes
Kanban hiring pipeline	Yes	Yes
Screening questions with knockouts	Advance and above	Yes
Candidate self-scheduling	Advance and above	Yes
Offer letters	Advance and above	Yes
Reporting and analytics	Yes	No

Where Recruitee wins and where ofper wins

Where Recruitee beats ofper

Recruitee has a multi-page careers site builder with a branded URL and custom job fields. ofper's public company page is a fixed layout with no branding controls and no custom domain.
Recruitee includes workflow automations, referrals, structured evaluation forms and requisition approvals. ofper has none of these.
Recruitee offers SSO, API support, a sandbox environment and BI integrations on its top tier. ofper has no API, no SSO and no integrations.
Recruitee publishes job postings with structured data for Google for Jobs, the same as ofper — this is not a point of difference between them.
Recruitee has advanced reporting. ofper has no reporting at all.

Where ofper wins

ofper publishes its price, which is zero. Recruitee publishes no price on any plan and every plan card leads to a demo request.
ofper has no contract. Recruitee requires a minimum commitment of one year.
ofper does not price on company headcount, so a large company that hires occasionally is not charged as though it hires constantly. Recruitee's entry plan also caps at 5 active job posts.
ofper has no trial that expires. Recruitee's 18-day trial locks your data when it ends.

Choose Recruitee instead if…

You need a branded, multi-page careers site — ofper's public page is a fixed layout you cannot restyle.
Hiring workflow automation, referrals or requisition approvals matter to your process.
You need SSO, an API or BI integrations.

Questions, answered straight

How much does Recruitee cost?

Recruitee does not publish pricing. Its pricing page shows three plans with no numbers and a demo request on each. Recruitee states that subscriptions are tiered on the plan chosen, the number of employees at your organisation, and the billing period, with a 20% discount for paying annually. Checked on 29 August 2026.

Does Recruitee have a free plan?

No. Recruitee offers an 18-day trial with no card required, and states that contracts have a minimum commitment of one year. Monthly payment is available but a monthly contract is not.

How many jobs can I post on Recruitee?

The entry Start plan is limited to 5 active job posts. The Advance and Optimize plans allow unlimited job posts.

What is a free alternative to Recruitee?

ofper is a free applicant tracking system with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members, no contract and no trial period. Recruitee remains the better choice if you need a branded multi-page careers site, workflow automations, SSO or an API — ofper has none of those.

Can I move my Recruitee data into ofper?

Only by hand. ofper has no CSV import, so candidates are added manually or by uploading a resume, which pre-fills the form from text extracted in your browser. For a large pipeline this is real work, and it is worth planning before you switch.