What are the best Vincere alternatives?
- Kepler — AI-first CRM where you ask AI Chat, one plan at USD 99.
- JobAdder — ATS and CRM weighted to Australia and New Zealand, with Adder Intelligence.
- Bullhorn — staffing and recruitment platform sold in editions, with Amplify AI.
- Tracker — ATS and CRM for UK and US staffing and recruiting firms.
- Recruit CRM — ATS and CRM for small and mid-size agencies, priced per seat.
- Recruiterflow — agency ATS and CRM built around outbound sequences.
- Spott — AI-native ATS and CRM with many switchable AI features.
Why do agencies look for a Vincere alternative?
Each reason below comes from a Vincere or Access Group page.
- The AI is only in the packs. The licence on its own has no Copilot or candidate scoring. The enrichment agent, chatbots and CRM automation are only in the more expensive Automate and Elite packs.
- A quote built from several parts. The UK pricing page lists the CRM and ATS “from £69 per user per month”, then four Smart Packs per agency per month: Base from GBP 25, Present from GBP 139, Automate from GBP 235 and Elite from GBP 349. The Australian page publishes no figures and lists the implementation fee separately (checked 13 Sep 2026).
- Search and scoring work in batches. Vincere’s documented search is Boolean, and its AI scoring rates up to 25 candidates at once on a 1–5 star scale.
- No meeting notetaker of its own. Vincere’s help centre has you log meetings and calls by hand.
How do the Vincere alternatives compare at a glance?
The price is the tier that carries each vendor’s AI, on annual billing where one is published, read on the vendor’s own pricing page on 13 Sep 2026.
| Tool | What it is | Matched plan | AI in that plan | Publishes pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler | AI-first CRM where you ask AI Chat | One plan, USD 99 per user per month (USD 129 monthly) | Yes, AI Chat on every plan | Yes |
| JobAdder | ATS and CRM, APAC-weighted | Recruiter Essential, not published | Adder Intelligence, not on Recruiter Lite | No |
| Bullhorn | Staffing and recruitment platform | Bullhorn Pro, not published. Starter USD 99, Core USD 165. | Amplify Chat only from Pro, other Amplify skills sold separately | Partly |
| Tracker | ATS and CRM for staffing firms | Professional, not published. Core USD 99, Launch USD 79, billed monthly. | TrackerAI access varies by tier | Partly |
| Recruit CRM | ATS and CRM for small and mid-size agencies | Business USD 135 per user per month (USD 159 monthly) | Fifty AI matches, from Business up | Yes |
| Recruiterflow | ATS and CRM built on sequences | AIRA Plan, not published. Platform USD 119. | AIRA agents only on the AIRA Plan | Partly |
| Spott | AI-native ATS and CRM | Pro USD 199 per user per month (USD 249 monthly) | Yes, with enrichment credits extra | Yes |
How did we evaluate these alternatives?
Every claim about a vendor comes from that vendor’s own site, pricing page or help centre, read on the date in the sources. The price shown is the plan that carries the AI. “Not published” means the vendor gives no figure. Kepler publishes this post and appears first, and no entry is scored against another.
The 7 best Vincere alternatives in 2026
1. Kepler
Kepler is an AI-first recruitment CRM sold on one plan. You ask AI Chat in plain English, and it searches your CVs, notes, emails and call transcripts and updates records once you approve. There is no licence and pack to combine: every feature and the AI come in one seat price.
What Kepler does for an agency:
- searches by meaning and keyword together, so you find people by what they did, not the words you guessed
- scores every candidate from 0 to 100 against a job, using criteria from the job description that you can edit, with the line from the CV, call or email behind each one
- joins Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet calls and files the summary and transcript on the record
- puts email and WhatsApp messages in one inbox and turns them into proposed updates you approve
- gives clients a portal for each job and publishes roles on a careers site under your own domain
Kepler also has contact enrichment, email campaigns, automations, a consent ledger and a public API. Single sign-on is available on the Enterprise plan.
Pricing: USD 99 per user per month billed annually (USD 1,188 per seat per year), or USD 129 monthly, with unlimited records and storage. AI Chat is included on every plan, monthly and annual, with no add-on or upgrade needed. Kepler runs the migration for you, free, in days, and you can export everything at any time with no exit fee.
See Kepler pricing and what Kepler does.
2. JobAdder
JobAdder is an ATS and CRM for agencies and in-house teams, weighted to Australia and New Zealand with a UK business. It posts jobs to many boards, SEEK among them, and ships its AI as Adder Intelligence.
Pricing: JobAdder publishes no price for any plan. Adder Intelligence starts at Recruiter Essential and is not on Recruiter Lite. Essential is quoted as 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
3. Bullhorn
Bullhorn is a staffing and recruitment platform: an ATS and CRM sold in editions, with AI under the Amplify name and a Marketplace of pre-integrated partners.
Pricing: Starter is USD 99 and Core USD 165 per user per month, excluding VAT. AI search and match, Amplify Chat and AI call transcription are only on Bullhorn Pro, which is quoted. Bullhorn’s knowledge base lists each further Amplify skill as a separate purchase (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Kepler vs Bullhorn, side by side · Bullhorn review
4. Tracker
Tracker (TrackerRMS) is an ATS and CRM for staffing and recruiting firms in the UK and US. The Sequencer, AutoAction, Watchdogs and the REST API are only on its Professional plan.
Pricing: Professional is “Contact Sales”, and TrackerAI access “varies by tier”. Core is USD 99 and Launch USD 79 per user billed monthly, with a six-month minimum commitment (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Kepler vs Tracker, side by side · Tracker review
5. Recruit CRM
Recruit CRM is an ATS and CRM for small and mid-size agencies, priced per seat. Its AI comes as task-level helpers, alongside calling, contact enrichment and AI sourcing.
Pricing: AI matching and open API access start on Business, at USD 135 per user per month billed annually or USD 159 monthly, with fifty AI matches. Pro is USD 95 annually and Enterprise USD 215. Done-for-you migration is paid, priced by data volume (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Kepler vs Recruit CRM, side by side · Recruit CRM review
6. Recruiterflow
Recruiterflow is an ATS and CRM for boutique and mid-size agencies built around outbound sequences across email, calls and SMS. Its AI is a set of AIRA agents: notetaker, matchmaker, field updates and more.
Pricing: the AIRA agents are only on the AIRA Plan, which is “Let’s chat custom pricing”. The Platform Plan is USD 119 per user per month billed annually, or USD 149 monthly, without them. White-glove migration is paid, over six to eight weeks (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Kepler vs Recruiterflow, side by side · Recruiterflow review
7. Spott
Spott is an AI-native ATS and CRM for recruitment agencies, weighted to the EU. It ships many separate AI features, each with its own switch, and sends work across records to ChatGPT or Claude through an MCP server.
Pricing: automations, sequences, a marketing suite and enrichment are only on Pro, at USD 199 per user per month billed annually or USD 249 monthly. Core is USD 139. AI usage is included and enrichment credits cost extra (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Which Vincere alternative should you choose?
Four questions narrow this list faster than a feature grid:
- How do you want to find people? Run your hardest real search in every demo, using something a candidate said rather than a tagged skill.
- Is the AI in the seat price? Kepler, Recruit CRM Business and Spott Pro publish a price with the AI inside. Elsewhere it sits in a quoted tier, an edition or a pack.
- What does the AI return? A star rating, a match count, or a score with the evidence behind it.
- Who runs the migration, and for how much? Ask for the figure before you sign.
Where Kepler fits. Kepler is built for an agency that wants a simple CRM with the AI included and nothing to assemble. You ask AI Chat, it reads every CV, note, email and call transcript you hold, and it costs USD 99 per user per month billed annually with the migration done for you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kepler a good Vincere alternative?
Yes, for an agency that wants a simple, AI-first CRM at one price. You ask AI Chat in plain English and it searches your CVs, notes, emails and call transcripts and proposes updates you approve. Kepler scores every candidate from 0 to 100 against the job. The notetaker, inbox, client portal, campaigns and API come in the same USD 99 seat, with no per-agency pack on top, and the migration is done for you.
How much does Vincere cost?
Kepler is USD 99 per user per month billed annually, for comparison. Vincere’s like-for-like plan is the UK licence from GBP 69 per user per month plus the Base Smart Pack from GBP 25 per agency per month, the cheapest pack with Copilot and candidate scoring. Both are “from” prices billed monthly. The enrichment agent and CRM automation are only in the Automate pack, from GBP 235 per agency per month, or Elite. The Australian page publishes no figures (checked 13 Sep 2026).
Can you migrate from Vincere to Kepler?
Yes. Kepler runs the migration for you, free, on every plan. You send a Vincere export plus any loose CVs and spreadsheets (Vincere also offers a REST API for pulling data). Kepler rebuilds custom fields, carries activity, stages and history across, and shows you fifty of your own records before the full load. It is done in days.
Which Vincere alternatives publish their pricing?
Kepler (USD 99 per user per month billed annually), Recruit CRM (Business USD 135) and Spott (Pro USD 199) publish the price of the tier with their AI. Bullhorn publishes Starter and Core but quotes Pro. Tracker publishes Core and Launch but quotes Professional. Recruiterflow publishes its Platform Plan but quotes the AIRA Plan. JobAdder publishes no figure. All checked 13 Sep 2026.
Is Vincere still Vincere after The Access Group acquisition?
Yes, under a new name. It is sold as Access Vincere Evo, the module names (Vincere Core, TimeTemp, Engage, Portals, Intelligence and Vinneo) are still in use, and the help centre remains at help.vincere.io.
Which alternative is closest to Vincere for an APAC agency?
Kepler suits an APAC agency that wants to get more from its own database. It searches CVs, notes, emails and call transcripts in plain English and publishes roles on a careers site under the agency’s own domain, at USD 99 per user per month billed annually. JobAdder shares Vincere’s regional weighting, posts to SEEK and publishes a SEEK Talent Search Connect integration.
Sources
Every claim about another vendor on this page comes from that vendor's own public material. Where a vendor does not publish something — pricing is the usual one — this post says so rather than estimating.
- The Access Group — Vincere pricing (UK) CRM and ATS “from £69 per user per month”. Smart Packs Base £25, Present £139, Automate £235, Elite £349 per agency per month, all “from” and monthly. Copilot and candidate scoring in every pack. Enrichment agent, chatbots and CRM automation in Automate and Elite only. Tailored quote.
- The Access Group — Vincere pricing (Australia) Publishes no figures. Setup costs and a per-user monthly fee as separate lines.
- The Access Group — Access Vincere Evo Product name after the acquisition.
- Vincere help centre — AI-powered recruitment toolkit AI candidate scoring on a 1–5 star scale, up to 25 candidates at once.
- Vincere help centre — Advanced Search Boolean operators, Search Resume option, wildcards and fuzzy matching.
- Vincere help centre — Track and log meetings and call notes Meetings and calls logged manually into a description field.
- Vincere help centre — Understanding and requesting API keys Vincere REST API keys are requested from Vincere.
- JobAdder — Pricing No figure for any plan. Recruiter Essential lists Adder Intelligence and Recruiter Lite does not. Six add-ons.
- JobAdder — Job boards Job board posting, SEEK among the boards.
- JobAdder — Platform features SEEK Talent Search Connect.
- Bullhorn — staffing software pricing for small agencies USD 99 Starter and USD 165 Core. Pro and Max “Talk to us”. Pro feature list. Prices exclude VAT.
- Bullhorn knowledge base — Bullhorn AI Products Amplify skills as separate purchases requiring the Amplify edition.
- Bullhorn Marketplace Pre-integrated technology partners.
- Tracker — plans Launch USD 79 and Core USD 99 billed monthly. Professional and Enterprise “Contact Sales”. Professional feature list. TrackerAI access varies by tier. Six-month minimum.
- Recruit CRM — pricing Pro USD 95 / 109. Business USD 135 / 159 with fifty AI matches and open API access. Enterprise USD 215 / 259. Paid migration by data volume.
- Recruit CRM — features Calling, enrichment, AI sourcing and the AI helpers.
- Recruiterflow — pricing Platform Plan USD 119 annual / USD 149 monthly. AIRA Plan “Let’s chat custom pricing”. Paid white-glove migration, 6–8 weeks.
- Recruiterflow — sequences Email, calls and SMS in one sequence.
- Spott — pricing Core USD 139 annual / USD 169 monthly. Pro USD 199 annual / USD 249 monthly. AI token spend included, enrichment credits extra.
- Spott product documentation AI feature switches and the MCP server.
- Kepler pricing USD 99 per user per month billed annually (USD 1,188 per seat per year), USD 129 monthly, one plan, unlimited records, free migration, full export with no exit fee.
Kepler is a recruitment CRM and this post is published by Kepler, so read it as an interested party's account. We have tried to describe Vincere as its own team would recognise it, and every factual claim is sourced above. If something here is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will correct it.