Recruitee vs 7shifts Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Start
- 5 active job posts
- CareersHub (single-page, no-code careers site)
- Multi-job board posting
- Team collaboration tools
- Candidate management with pipeline automation
- AI-powered email and feedback writing
- Email and calendar sync
- Standard reporting and analytics
- Mobile app
- 200+ integrations via marketplace
- Unlimited data storage
- Live chat and localized support
- API access
Advance
Popular- Unlimited job posts
- CareersHub (multi-page, branded URL)
- Multi-location and multi-language support
- ReferralsHub: employee referrals
- AI-powered Screening Assistant (100 credits/month)
- AI-powered Matching Assistant (3 searches/month)
- AI-powered job translations
- Knockout questions
- Workflow automations
- Candidate self-scheduling
- Structured evaluation forms
- Offer letter generation
- Up to 3 custom job fields
- Advanced reporting - custom reports and dashboards
Optimize
- SSO
- Onboarding support
- Dedicated CSM
- AI-powered Screening Assistant (full functionality)
- AI-powered Matching Assistant (65 searches/month)
- Conditional workflow automations
- Fairness tools to promote unbiased hiring
- Requisition approval workflows for controlled job posting
- Unlimited custom fields on jobs and requisitions for detailed tracking
- API support
- Testing environment
- Business Intelligence (BI) integrations for advanced reporting and analytics
Comp
- Basic scheduling
- One-way announcements
- Availability and time off requests
Essentials
- Advanced scheduling
- Team messaging and communication tools
- Basic time clocking
- Customizable permission settings
Pro
Popular- Track accruals and balances for PTO
- Labor compliance and labor cost tools
- Advanced time clocking tools
- Manager Log Book
Premium
- 7shifts Payroll
- Tip Management
- Task Management
- Permission templates for faster profile creation
- Advanced hourly labor forecast
- Advanced labor recommendations
- Advanced operational insights and reporting
- Employee Training
Recruitee vs 7shifts FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- One or both use custom pricing, so it depends on your specific needs.
- Can I use either one for free?
- 7shifts has a free plan. Recruitee doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Recruitee uses custom pricing, while 7shifts goes with flat-rate. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Recruitee: Sitting in the mid-market ATS space alongside Greenhouse and Lever, Recruitee is probably not the cheapest option (that's Breezy or Workable at entry level) but likely pitches below Greenhouse on price while competing on ease of use — targeting ops-minded HR teams at 50–500 employees. 7shifts: They're mid-market — not the cheapest (free tools like basic Square scheduling exist) but well below enterprise workforce platforms. At $44.99–$149.99/location, they're squarely targeting independent restaurants and small chains who've outgrown pen-and-paper but can't justify an HCM suite.
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