Applicant Tracking Systems
Zoho Recruit: features, pricing and who it fits
Pricing for Zoho Recruit is per recruiter, with a free plan that allows a single active job and paid plans from roughly $25 per user monthly. Separate editions exist for staffing agencies and in-house HR. Teams that already run Zoho CRM or Zoho One get the most from it.
Who Zoho Recruit is for
Best for
- Small teams and agencies that want a per-recruiter price with a free one-job plan
- Companies already running Zoho CRM or Zoho One
Look elsewhere if
- Teams that need published SSO or SCIM details before buying
- Enterprises that want a dedicated enterprise-grade ATS with deep compliance tooling
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Tracking Systems | Strong fit | Strong fit | Workable | Poor fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Zoho Recruit features
- Job multiposting
- Free job boards on Free plan; premium job boards from Standard
- Pipeline and hiring-team collaboration
- Candidate management, email management and talent pipeline; assignment rules from Professional
- Resume parsing and screening
- Resume management from Standard; AI candidate matching, screening and assessments from Professional
- Interview scheduling
- Interview scheduling included even on Free plan; video interviews are a paid add-on
- HRIS and background check integrations
- 50+ integrations from Standard; background checks from Professional
- Careers page and candidate experience
- Candidate portals from Professional; customer portal is a per-license add-on
- Pricing model and real cost
- Per user per month, tiered by active job limit
- Target company size
- G2 reviewers are 81.8% small business
Zoho Recruit pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | per user | 1 active job posting per Zoho pricing page |
| Standard | about $25 annual / $30 monthly | per user per month | 100 active jobs in staffing edition; price from third-party sources, not confirmed by the vendor |
| Professional | about $50 annual / $60 monthly | per user per month | 250 active jobs; AI matching, screening, background checks, advanced security controls |
| Enterprise | about $75 annual / $90 monthly | per user per month | 750 active jobs; custom roles, portals, Blueprint |
Vendor page offers monthly and annual billing (annual saves two months), 15-day trial with full Enterprise access then reverts to Free, 45-day money-back guarantee. The vendor page does not show exact per-user amounts; amounts above are from third-party roundups (pin.com, peoplemanagingpeople.com) and a G2 entry price of $30 per recruiter per month. A Corporate HR edition reportedly has only two paid tiers; verify on zoho.com/recruit/pricing.html.
Prices as published by Zoho Recruit on the date above. Quotes for larger teams often differ, which is what a request on SaaSBid surfaces.
Pros and cons
What users like
- Broad toolset that covers the full recruiting process
- Low price versus enterprise ATS
- Ease of use scored about 8.5 of 10 on G2
Common complaints
- Third-party roundups disagree on job limits and price, so plan details are confusing
- Premium support is a separate paid add-on
Integrations, security and hosting
- Integrations
- 50+ (vendor page, Standard plan), including Zoho CRM, Zoho One
- Implementation
- Jumpstart program (paid) with a dedicated expert; data migration charged separately
Worth knowing before you buy
- Free plan allows only 1 active job posting
- 15-day trial gives full Enterprise access then drops to Free without data loss
- Premium Support (faster response, dedicated account manager), data migration, video interviews and the Customer Portal are paid add-ons
- Zoho sells Staffing Agency and Corporate HR editions with different job limits and tiers
- 45-day money-back guarantee on paid plans per vendor page
