Recruit CRM vs Bullhorn: which fits your agency?

Recruit CRM publishes a price for every plan, offers a 30-day trial and includes AI matching, a sales pipeline and contractor timesheets on each plan, paid for with credits. Bullhorn publishes two prices, Starter and Core, puts AI search and match and its sales pipeline in the quoted Pro and Max plans, and covers back office in its larger-agency editions.

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Updated October 30, 2026 · from each vendor's own pricing page · Sources

Recruit CRM, Bullhorn and Spectacled at a glance, checked October 30, 2026
At a glance	Recruit CRM	Bullhorn	Spectacled
Free plan or trial	30-day trial	Neither; a demo instead	Free plan, 1 seat
First listed price	$95 a user a month	$99 a user a month	$99 a seat a month, billed annually
AI matching	Every plan, uses credits	Pro and Max (quoted)	Every plan, never metered
Timesheets and invoicing	Every plan, uses credits	Larger-agency editions	Not included

How much do Recruit CRM and Bullhorn cost?

Recruit CRM lists $95, $135 and $215 per user a month. Bullhorn lists $99 for Starter and $165 for Core; Pro and Max are "Talk to us".

Published prices per user per month, in US dollars, checked October 30, 2026
	Recruit CRM	Bullhorn	Spectacled
Entry plan	Pro: $95"For startup recruitment businesses." 100 credits a user a month.	Starter: $99Applicant tracking, résumé parsing, client management, job posting with a career portal	Starter: free1 seat, 5 active jobs, 500 candidates, 100 AI actions a month
Middle plan	Business: $135Marked "Most popular". 200 credits a user a month, open API.	Core: $165Starter, plus the app marketplace (300+ partners), custom fields and workflows, LinkedIn integrations	Professional: $99Billed annually, or $119 month to month. Unlimited jobs, candidates and AI actions.
Top plan	Enterprise: $2152,000 credits a user a month and a named account manager	Pro and Max: "Talk to us"Pro adds the sales pipeline and AI search and match; Max adds agentic AI matching and interview scheduling	Agency: $199Billed annually, or $239 month to month. The Chrome extension, migration, setup and training by our team.
Billing	Monthly or annualA switch on the page says annual saves up to 17%; the page doesn't say which period the listed prices are	Per user per monthPrices exclude applicable sales tax	Annual or month to monthBoth prices published for each plan
Setup	CSV import on every planAssisted migration is listed as paid; costs are discussed before you commit	Free implementationOn Starter, Core and Pro; Max doesn't include free implementation	Self-serve, or done for you on AgencyCandidate CSV import, 500 rows a file, on every plan

Our October 17 check recorded Recruit CRM's $95, $135 and $215 as annual billing, with $109, $159 and $259 month to month. On October 30 the page showed the same three figures without naming the period. Bullhorn's larger-agency editions (Front Office, Bullhorn One, Recruitment Cloud) show "Get a quote". Bullhorn pricing in detail

What does a year cost for 3, 10 or 25 recruiters?

The listed price times seats times twelve. Credits beyond the included amount, paid migration and Bullhorn's quoted plans come on top.

Yearly cost at the listed price, in US dollars, checked October 30, 2026
Plan	Per seat a month	3 seats	10 seats	25 seats
Recruit CRM ProAt the listed price	$95	$3,420	$11,400	$28,500
Recruit CRM BusinessAt the listed price	$135	$4,860	$16,200	$40,500
Recruit CRM EnterpriseAt the listed price	$215	$7,740	$25,800	$64,500
Bullhorn StarterPer user per month	$99	$3,564	$11,880	$29,700
Bullhorn CorePer user per month	$165	$5,940	$19,800	$49,500
Spectacled ProfessionalBilled annually	$99	$3,564	$11,880	$29,700
Spectacled AgencyBilled annually; extension, migration, setup and training included	$199	$7,164	$23,880	$59,700

Example: Recruit CRM Business for 10 recruiters is $135 × 10 × 12 = $16,200 a year. Bullhorn Pro and Max are quoted, so they aren't in the table.

What does each one include for an agency?

Taken from each vendor's own pricing page. Recruit CRM spreads most features across every plan and meters the heavy ones with credits; Bullhorn adds features plan by plan.

Features as each vendor lists them, checked October 30, 2026
	Recruit CRM	Bullhorn	Spectacled
AI matching	Every plan, with creditsAI sourcing and matching use 3 credits per 100 profiles	Pro and MaxAI search and match in Pro; agentic AI matching in Max	Every plan, never meteredAn A–D grade for every candidate, with the reason and a must-have checklist
Sales pipeline	Every planCompanies, contacts and deal pipelines	Pro and MaxRecruitment CRM (sales pipeline)	Every planDeals by stage with a weighted fee forecast
Email and calendar	Two-way sync, every plan1 mailbox a user on Pro, 2 on Business and Enterprise	Outlook and Gmail syncFrom Starter, per its FAQ; the email sidebar in Core	Gmail, both waysGoogle Calendar for scheduling; Outlook not yet
Sourcing extension	Chrome extension, every planCaptures profiles from LinkedIn, Xing, Gmail and Outlook	LinkedIn integrations in CoreRecruiter System Connect and Apply Connect	Chrome extension on AgencyGrades LinkedIn profiles in place; installed by our team
Outreach	Sequences1 on Pro, 1,000 on Business and Enterprise	Multi-step AI outreach in MaxOmni-channel engagement in Max	Email sequences, every planStop when the candidate replies
Timesheets and invoicing	Every plan, with creditsTimesheets and contractor billing at 100 credits per contractor a month; invoicing	Back office editionsBullhorn One adds timesheets, invoicing and billing; middle office is optional and priced separately	Not includedBill and pay rates and markup on each placement, exported to CSV
AI assistants	Recruit CRM MCPListed on every plan	Amplify Chat in Pro"Our staffing LLM"	Claude connector, every plan80 tools; never deletes records or emails anyone but you

Which one fits your agency?

Each is a good choice for a different kind of desk. Read the three lists and pick the one that sounds like yours.

Recruit CRM fits if

You want a published price on every plan and a 30-day trial.
You place contractors and want timesheets and contractor billing in the same system.
Your recruiters source from LinkedIn and Xing and work in Outlook or Gmail.
You want a mobile app for iOS and Android.

Bullhorn fits if

You run a larger staffing firm that wants front and back office from one vendor.
Your clients send requisitions through vendor management systems.
You rely on apps from a large marketplace: Bullhorn lists more than 300 partners.
You want implementation included, which Bullhorn lists free on Starter, Core and Pro.

Spectacled fits if

You want every candidate graded A to D with the reason, on every seat, never metered.
Your clients should review shortlists from a link, without logging in.
Your team works in Gmail and you'd like to start on a free plan.
You run staff augmentation and want your bench matched to every new req.

Spectacled doesn't do these yet: Outlook and Microsoft 365, timesheets and invoicing, single sign-on, a mobile app, and import beyond candidate CSVs of 500 rows a file. If you need one of them now, Recruit CRM or Bullhorn is the better fit.

Moving off either one?

Spectacled imports candidates from a CSV export, up to 500 rows a file. Common column names are mapped for you, and anyone already in Spectacled is merged rather than copied. On the Agency plan our team does the whole move.

Import candidates from Bullhorn

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bullhorn-candidates-1.csv — 486 rows detected · 7 columns mapped

CSV column	Maps to	Sample (row 1)
`First Name`	First name	María	486 filled
`Last Name`	Last name	Contreras	486 filled
`Email`	Email	maria.c@example.com	12 empty
`Mobile`	Phone	+57 300 555 0142	451 filled
`Title`	Current title	Staff Engineer	479 filled
`Owner`	— Ignore —	J. Doe

12 warnings12 rows have no email (imported, but can't be invited)

Send portal invite emailsEach imported candidate with an email gets an invitation to the candidate portal.

Recruit CRM and Bullhorn questions

Is Recruit CRM cheaper than Bullhorn?

At the entry plans the listed prices are close: Recruit CRM Pro is $95 per user a month and Bullhorn Starter is $99. Recruit CRM Business is $135 and Bullhorn Core is $165. The bigger difference is what each includes: Recruit CRM lists AI matching, a deal pipeline and timesheets on every plan, paid for with credits, while Bullhorn puts AI search and match and its sales pipeline in Pro and Max, which are quoted.

Do Recruit CRM and Bullhorn have free trials?

Recruit CRM offers a 30-day free trial. Bullhorn's pricing page says it "does not currently offer a free trial" and offers a demo instead. Neither lists a free plan; Spectacled has one, free forever for one seat.

Which one includes AI candidate matching?

Recruit CRM includes AI sourcing and matching on every plan, using 3 credits per 100 profiles from a monthly allowance of 100 to 2,000 credits per user. Bullhorn includes AI search and match in Pro, and agentic AI matching in Max. Spectacled grades every candidate on every plan, including the free one, and grading is never metered.

Which one handles timesheets and invoicing?

Both, in different ways. Recruit CRM lists timesheets and contractor billing on every plan at 100 credits per contractor a month, plus invoicing. Bullhorn covers back office in Bullhorn One and its larger-agency editions, and lists middle office as optional and priced separately. Spectacled doesn't do timesheets or invoicing; it records bill and pay rates on each placement and exports them to CSV.

What does it cost to move my data?

Recruit CRM includes a CSV import tool on every plan and lists assisted migration as paid, with costs discussed before you commit. Bullhorn lists free implementation on Starter, Core and Pro, and its FAQ says Max doesn't include it. On Spectacled's Agency plan our team moves your data, with the scope agreed in writing first.

Do they work with Outlook?

Bullhorn's FAQ lists email and calendar sync for Outlook and Gmail from Starter. Recruit CRM lists two-way email and calendar sync on every plan, and its Chrome extension captures profiles from Outlook and Gmail. Spectacled works with Gmail and Google Calendar; Outlook isn't supported yet.

Sources

Recruit CRM pricing, recruitcrm.io/pricing, checked October 30, 2026 (and October 17, 2026, for the billing periods).
Recruit CRM home page, recruitcrm.io, checked October 30, 2026.
Bullhorn pricing, bullhorn.com/pricing, checked October 30, 2026.
Bullhorn small-agency pricing and FAQ, bullhorn.com/small-agency-software/pricing, checked October 30, 2026.
Spectacled pricing, spectacled.ai/pricing.html, October 30, 2026.

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