7 best Bullhorn alternatives for recruitment agencies in 2026

What are the seven Bullhorn alternatives, in one line each?

• Kepler — an AI-first recruitment CRM: ask AI Chat, one plan, one published price.
• Tracker — an ATS, CRM and back office for staffing firms in the UK and US.
• Vincere — a modular recruitment CRM and ATS from The Access Group.
• JobAdder — an ATS and CRM with job-board posting and an integrations marketplace.
• Crelate — a recruiting CRM for boutique and mid-size US agencies.
• Loxo — an ATS and CRM sold with a sourcing graph and outreach.
• Spott — an AI-native ATS and CRM with many separate AI features.

Why do agencies look for a Bullhorn alternative?

The reasons are on Bullhorn’s own pages, not on review sites.

• Most plans have no published price. Bullhorn’s pricing page names fifteen plans and add-ons. Starter is USD 99 and Core is USD 165 per user per month, and the rest say “Talk to us” (checked 13 Sep 2026).
• The AI is sold separately. AI search and match, Amplify Chat and call transcription are only on Bullhorn Pro, which is quote-only. Bullhorn’s knowledge base lists AI Assistant Premium, Search and Match and every Amplify skill as separate purchases.
• Common features sit in higher editions. Bullhorn’s entry ATS edition does not include custom fields or unlimited storage. They start at the Bullhorn ATS edition, and custom API integrations start at Front Office Growth.

How do the Bullhorn alternatives compare at a glance?

The price column shows the plan that carries each vendor’s AI, on an annual basis where one is published. Every figure was read on the vendor’s own pricing page on 13 Sep 2026.

How did we evaluate these alternatives?

Every vendor claim comes from that vendor’s own site, pricing page or help centre, read on the date in the sources below. The price shown is the plan that carries the AI, not the cheapest plan, and “not published” means the vendor gives no figure.

Kepler publishes this post and appears first. No entry is scored against another. The rest are ordered closest to Bullhorn first.

What are the best Bullhorn alternatives in 2026?

1. Kepler

Kepler is a recruitment CRM built around AI Chat and one searchable database. You ask in plain English, and AI Chat searches every CV, note, email and call transcript, returns the records it finds and suggests updates for you to approve.

Kepler includes, on one plan:

• Matching that scores every candidate from 0 to 100 against the job, with the line from the CV, call or email behind each criterion
• A notetaker that joins Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet calls and files the summary and transcript
• Emails, calls and messages turned into suggested updates and tasks you approve
• Gmail and Outlook sync, AI email drafting, and one inbox for email and WhatsApp
• Contact enrichment for emails, mobile numbers and LinkedIn URLs
• CV parsing and formatting, a careers site on your own domain and a client portal
• Consent records, campaigns, automations and reporting
• A public API, webhooks and a way for AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to work in your data

Kepler costs USD 99 per user per month billed annually (USD 1,188 a seat a year), or USD 129 monthly. Every feature is included and records and storage are unlimited. AI Chat is included on every plan, monthly and annual, with no add-on or upgrade needed.

Kepler runs the migration for you, free, on every plan. You review fifty of your own records before the full load, it is done in days, and you can export the whole workspace at any time with no exit fee. Kepler’s CV parsing comes from RemakeCV, built by the same team and used by 300+ recruitment agencies.

See Kepler pricing and what Kepler does.

2. Tracker

Tracker (TrackerRMS) is an ATS and CRM for staffing and recruiting firms in the UK and US. It includes a back office with timesheets, invoicing and payroll integrations with QuickBooks, Xero and Sage.

The matched plan is Professional, priced “Contact Sales”. TrackerAI access “varies by tier”. Core is USD 99 and Launch is USD 79 per user billed monthly, with a six-month minimum commitment (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs Tracker, side by side · Tracker review

3. Vincere

Vincere, sold as Access Vincere Evo, is a recruitment CRM and ATS for mid-size UK and APAC agencies. It is built from modules, including TimeTemp for temp work and Engage for candidate sites, with The Access Group’s other products alongside.

Vincere’s AI is not in the licence. The UK pricing page lists the CRM and ATS “from £69 per user per month” and four AI Smart Packs per agency per month, from Base at GBP 25 to Elite at GBP 349. The matched plan is the licence plus the Base pack. Both are “from” prices billed monthly, and the final figure is a tailored quote (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs Vincere, side by side · Vincere review

4. JobAdder

JobAdder is an ATS and CRM for agencies and in-house teams, weighted towards Australia and New Zealand with a UK business. It posts jobs to boards and has a marketplace of integrations.

JobAdder publishes no price for any plan. The matched plan is Recruiter Essential, which lists Adder Intelligence. The pricing page offers a tailored proposal after a demo, and six paid add-ons sit outside every plan (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs JobAdder, side by side · JobAdder review

5. Crelate

Crelate is a recruiting CRM for boutique and mid-size agencies, mostly in the US, with a pipeline interface and an optional module, Crelate Deliver, for contractor work.

The matched plan is Business Plus, priced “Custom”. The Advanced AI Assistant is only on Business Plus. Business is USD 119 per user per month billed annually (USD 149 monthly) and Essentials is USD 85 billed annually. Texting, email campaigns, eSignature and enrichment cost extra on every tier (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs Crelate, side by side · Crelate review

6. Loxo

Loxo is an ATS and CRM for contingency and retained agencies, mostly in the US. It is sold with Loxo’s own sourcing graph, plus Loxo Outreach and Loxo AI Chat.

The matched plan is Professional at USD 199 per user per month billed annually and paid up front, with 2,500 credits per seat per month. Loxo Source and AI Chat are only on Professional. Core is USD 149 billed annually and does not include them (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs Loxo, side by side · Loxo review

7. Spott

Spott describes itself as an AI-native ATS and CRM for recruitment agencies, mostly in Europe. It ships many separate AI features, each with its own setting, and connects to ChatGPT or Claude through an MCP server for work across many records.

The matched plan is Pro at USD 199 per user per month billed annually, or USD 249 monthly. Core is USD 139 annual or USD 169 monthly. AI token spend is included and enrichment credits cost extra (checked 13 Sep 2026).

Kepler vs Spott, side by side · Spott review

Which Bullhorn alternative should you choose?

Answer a few questions about your agency before you look at any product page:

• How do you want to work? Decide whether you want to ask a chat and have it do the searching, or build searches and workflows yourself.
• Is the AI in the price? Check whether search, matching and the chat come with the seat, sit in a separate tier, or run on credits.
• Is the price published? Kepler, Loxo and Spott publish the price of the plan with their AI. The others quote some or all plans.
• Who does the migration? Ask whether the vendor does the work, whether you review a sample first, and whether custom fields and history come across.

Where Kepler fits. Kepler is built for permanent, contingency and retained agencies that want a simple, modern CRM with the AI included. You ask AI Chat instead of searching by hand, every score shows its evidence, and every change waits for your approval. It costs USD 99 per user per month billed annually, with nothing behind a higher tier.