SeekOut alternative and SeekOut pricing for teams that need booked interviews
RecruitingBot is a SeekOut alternative that runs the hiring loop from job post to shortlist for 299 USD a month, or 149 USD per month billed yearly, with two seats and no hiring fees. It handles sourcing, outreach from your own mailbox, screening, skills tests and interview scheduling. SeekOut wins for a large in house sourcing team that lives in search and needs deep diversity filters, analytics and ATS rediscovery.
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Why teams look for a SeekOut alternative
SeekOut gives recruiters a very large search index with 1B+ profiles. Its deep diversity and power filters help specialist sourcers investigate technical, cleared and healthcare talent. For a team that spends its day finding people outside the applicant pool, those strengths matter. A startup founder or small agency may have a different bottleneck after the search results arrive.
Someone still needs to assess interest, screen candidates, check skills and arrange interviews. SeekOut includes AI multi step email campaigns even on Core, so outreach alone is not a reason to dismiss it. The question is how much of the remaining hiring work your subscription covers. Applicant Evaluation and AI Screening costs extra on Sourcing and Sourcing + Integration, and is included only in Full Recruiting Funnel.
Buying requirements also change the comparison. Core is self serve and offers monthly billing, while the higher plans use custom annual contracts. Before switching, separate the need for better search from the need for help completing a role. Our guide to sourcing tools for recruiters explains what to compare when candidate discovery is the main problem.
| Category | Sources | Screens | Outreach | Schedules | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcing database | · | · | · | ||
| AI interviewer | · | · | · | ||
| Success fee service | |||||
| End to end AI recruiter |
SeekOut pricing next to RecruitingBot pricing
SeekOut Sourcing Core, also called Recruit Core, costs 179 USD billed monthly or 149 USD a month paid annually upfront, totaling 1,788 USD a year. These are the figures on the SeekOut pricing page at the time of writing, so confirm them before you budget. Sourcing has per seat pricing that adjusts with volume. Higher plans require a custom annual quote.
Core includes unlimited search, AI search, 30+ filters, email integration and send on behalf. It supports Excel, PDF and ATS export, but ATS export is not an ATS integration. Core excludes SSO, ATS integration, advanced filters and rediscovery. Healthcare search is an add on. Check the tier that actually contains your requirements before comparing its price with another subscription.
RecruitingBot has a flat subscription with seats included and no hiring fees. The RecruitingBot plan limits and billing options show the monthly and yearly rates. These are different allowances, so contact credits, contact reveals, candidate analysis and exports should not be treated as interchangeable units.
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeekOut Sourcing Core | 179 USD | 149 USD per month, 1,788 USD paid upfront | 1B+ profiles, 500 contact credits and 1,000 exports a month, AI multi step campaigns, talent pool insights |
| SeekOut Sourcing | Not offered | Custom per seat quote, adjusts with volume | 750 contacts and 5,000 exports per seat per month, custom and advanced inferred power filters, advanced diversity filters, SSO, dedicated customer success |
| SeekOut Sourcing + Integration | Not offered | Custom quote | ATS rediscovery and silver medalists, unified external plus ATS search, usage reports, messaging analytics, market intelligence |
| SeekOut Full Recruiting Funnel | Not offered | Custom quote | Inbound evaluation, AI screening and sourcing, job specific workflows and rubrics, agentic AI workflows, custom SLAs, white glove implementation |
| RecruitingBot Starter | 299 USD | 149 USD per month | 3 active roles, 1,500 candidates analyzed, 300 contact reveals, 600 outreach emails, 50 skills tests a month, 2 seats, 1 mailbox |
| RecruitingBot Growth | 599 USD | 299 USD per month | 8 active roles, 5,000 candidates analyzed, 800 reveals, 2,000 emails, 200 skills tests, 5 seats, 3 mailboxes, 3 client workspaces |
| RecruitingBot Agency | 999 USD | 499 USD per month | 20 active roles, 12,000 candidates analyzed, 2,000 reveals, 5,000 emails, 600 skills tests, 15 seats, 10 mailboxes, unlimited client workspaces, API and SSO |
What a small team actually pays
SeekOut Core is cheaper on monthly billing for one sourcer who only needs search. With annual billing, its monthly equivalent matches RecruitingBot Starter. That does not make the products equivalent. Core has more contact credits than Starter has contact reveals, while Starter includes screening, skills tests and scheduling. Choose around the work you need done and the allowances you use.
Review sites cite buyer data estimating small team SeekOut contracts around 15,000 to 35,000 USD a year. This is a third party estimate, not a SeekOut list price or a quote for your team. It does not describe the published Core subscription. For a custom plan, request the actual seat count, add ons and annual commitment before calculating savings.
| Setup | SeekOut cost and scope | RecruitingBot cost and scope |
|---|---|---|
| One sourcer who only needs search, monthly billing | Core, 179 USD a month, the cheaper search option | Starter, 299 USD a month, includes the hiring loop |
| Startup comparing entry plans, annual billing | Core, 149 USD per month, 1,788 USD paid upfront | Starter, 149 USD per month billed yearly, 2 seats and 3 active roles |
| Agency comparing team plans | Sourcing, custom annual per seat quote, AI screening costs extra | Growth, 599 USD monthly or 299 USD per month billed yearly, 5 seats and 3 client workspaces |
Feature comparison across the hiring loop
Compare the specific SeekOut tier with the work RecruitingBot handles. Full Recruiting Funnel includes AI screening, so describing all SeekOut plans as search only would be inaccurate. Skills tests and interview scheduling are not specified in the verified SeekOut plan details used here. Confirm those requirements directly rather than assuming they are included or unavailable.
| Stage | SeekOut | RecruitingBot |
|---|---|---|
| Sourcing | 1B+ profiles, AI search, deep diversity and power filters on higher tiers | Public professional profiles, the open web, your own database and a hosted apply page |
| Job post and rubric | Job specific workflows and rubrics on Full Recruiting Funnel | Drafts the job description and a weighted scoring rubric from the role intake |
| Outreach | Core includes email integration, send on behalf and AI multi step campaigns | Personal sequences from your own Gmail or Outlook mailbox |
| Screening | Paid add on for Sourcing and Sourcing + Integration, included in Full Recruiting Funnel | Knockout questions and candidate scoring against your rubric |
| Skills tests | Not specified in the verified plan details | Short auto scored skills tests with plan allowances |
| Interview scheduling | Not specified in the verified plan details | Books interviews into a connected Google or Microsoft 365 calendar |
| ATS rediscovery | Sourcing + Integration includes unified external and ATS search | CSV import on every plan, Greenhouse, Lever and Workable import on Growth and Agency |
| Pricing model | Published Core price, custom per seat Sourcing pricing that adjusts with volume | Flat subscription with seats and usage allowances included |
| Contract | Core offers monthly or annual billing, higher tiers are annual | Monthly or yearly subscription |
Who should stay on SeekOut
Stay on SeekOut if a large in house sourcing team needs broad search coverage, diversity analytics and ATS rediscovery. Its index and specialist filters support technical, cleared and healthcare sourcing. Healthcare search costs extra, so include that add on in your evaluation. Enterprise features such as SSO and dedicated customer success also belong in the decision.
Core can be the right choice for an individual recruiter who wants search and campaigns without an annual commitment. At 179 USD monthly it costs less than RecruitingBot Starter on monthly billing. Keep it if your existing screening and scheduling process works and the extra workflow coverage would go unused.
- 01 Choose SeekOut for specialist sourcing, deep filters and enterprise search requirements.
- 02 Choose RecruitingBot when the same small team owns sourcing, screening, tests and interview scheduling.
- 03 Compare a real SeekOut quote with the RecruitingBot tier that fits your role, contact and mailbox needs.
How switching from SeekOut works
Start with a live role and a candidate list you are allowed to export. Core includes Excel, PDF and ATS export, but that does not promise a direct RecruitingBot connection. RecruitingBot accepts CSV imports on every plan, so check the export format and prepare a CSV before importing. Review how AI candidate screening works while setting the rubric.
- Create the workspace and connect the mailbox you use for candidate outreach.
- Add the role, then review the job description and weighted scoring rubric before using them.
- Prepare your exported candidate data as a CSV and import it for scoring against the role.
- Approve the outreach sequence. RecruitingBot handles follow ups, replies, screening, skills tests and interview scheduling.
- Review the ranked shortlist and the evidence behind each score. A person approves every shortlist.
How to evaluate the other alternatives
For US startups and small agencies, the useful comparison is the process a recruiter actually runs. Review the same role requirements across tools, inspect the evidence behind candidate matches and check what happens after a reply. Do not count a sourced profile as a screened candidate or a booked interview.
Compare Juicebox pricing and workflow coverage and hireEZ pricing and sourcing tradeoffs if search remains your priority. Our Fetcher pricing and alternative guide adds another comparison, while the best AI recruiting software guide helps you assess coverage across the hiring process.
Questions buyers ask
Anything else goes to support@recruitingbot.com or the help panel inside your dashboard.
How much does SeekOut cost?
SeekOut Core costs 179 USD billed monthly or 149 USD a month paid annually upfront, totaling 1,788 USD a year. Sourcing, Sourcing + Integration and Full Recruiting Funnel have custom annual pricing. Sourcing uses per seat pricing that adjusts with volume. Confirm screening and healthcare add ons in your quote.
Is SeekOut worth the money?
Yes, if specialist search is your main bottleneck and you use its large index, deep filters or ATS rediscovery on the appropriate plan. Core costs less than RecruitingBot Starter on monthly billing. Teams needing screening, skills tests and scheduling should compare the complete workflow and the relevant add ons.
What is better than SeekOut?
RecruitingBot is a better fit when a small team needs sourcing through screening, skills tests and booked interviews under a flat subscription. SeekOut is stronger for large sourcing teams needing deep diversity filters and ATS rediscovery. Choose around your bottleneck, then compare the appropriate plan limits and contract terms.
Does SeekOut have a free trial?
Yes. SeekOut Sourcing Core offers a 14 day free trial with no credit card required. Core targets individual recruiters getting started and includes search and AI multi step campaigns. Evaluate it against a real role, then check whether its contact credits, export limits and excluded enterprise features fit your process.
Is SeekOut better than LinkedIn Recruiter?
They have different strengths. SeekOut offers a wider profile index and deep diversity filters, while LinkedIn Recruiter provides InMail to its own network. Compare candidate relevance and how you contact people for your roles. RecruitingBot fits teams that also want outreach, screening, skills tests and interview scheduling in the same workflow.
Who are SeekOut competitors?
SeekOut competitors include hireEZ, Juicebox, Fetcher, Gem and LinkedIn Recruiter. Compare them against the sourcing and engagement work your team needs rather than treating every subscription as equivalent. RecruitingBot is another option for teams that want the hiring loop covered from job post and rubric through screening and interview scheduling.
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