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Alternatives to Pilot
24 recruitment tools sit alongside Pilot in this directory. Below is what separates each from Pilot on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Pilot starts at
- On request
Why people look past Pilot
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Pilot entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Pilot carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Pilot publishes 10 tiers, from Free up to $5250/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Pilot pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Manage HR, IT, and Finance in one place
- Publishes an entry price of $8/month, where Pilot does not.
- 2 tiers to Pilot's 10.
All-in-one recruiting software
- Publishes an entry price of $400/month, where Pilot does not.
- 1 tier to Pilot's 10.
Talent acquisition suite built for collaboration
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Pilot's 10.
Talent acquisition suite for hiring success
- Publishes an entry price of $14995/year, where Pilot does not.
- 4 tiers to Pilot's 10.
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- Can be used without paying; Pilot cannot.
- Sold on a Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Pilot's 10.
Job search app aggregating listings, owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Glassdoor
- Can be used without paying; Pilot cannot.
- Sold on a Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Pilot's 10.
Every Pilot alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot (this page) | On request | Subscription | 10 | |
| RipplingManage HR, IT, and Finance in one place | $8/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Pilot |
| AshbyAll-in-one recruiting software | $400/month | - | 1 | vs Pilot |
| LeverTalent acquisition suite built for collaboration | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Pilot |
| SmartRecruitersTalent acquisition suite for hiring success | $14995/year | Subscription | 4 | vs Pilot |
| Glassdoor | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting products | 1 | vs Pilot |
| Indeed | Free | Free for job seekers, employers pay for sponsored listings | 1 | vs Pilot |
| Metaview | Free, then $100/month | Per user per month, per agent | 4 | vs Pilot |
| Gem | On request | Per user per month, by company size and seat type | 2 | vs Pilot |
| Codility | On request | Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier | 3 | vs Pilot |
| Findem | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| HackerRank | On request | Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter | 3 | vs Pilot |
| ZipRecruiter | On request | Per active job slot per month, quoted individually | 3 | vs Pilot |
| Fetcher | On request | Per user per month, tiered by lead volume and sourcer support | 4 | vs Pilot |
| hireEZ | On request | Quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replaced | 2 | vs Pilot |
| Karat | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| Oracle Taleo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| SeekOut | On request | Per user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote | 2 | vs Pilot |
| Checkr | On request | Per report, plus pass-through court and database fees | 3 | vs Pilot |
| Occupop | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| Recruitee | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Pilot |
| BrightHire | On request | Quote | 4 | vs Pilot |
| Comeet | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| Bullhorn | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
| JobAdder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Pilot |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Pilot badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Pilot is most often brought in for small business bookkeeping and accounting, tax preparation and filing, cfo consulting for startups, payroll and hr administration. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Pilot is broadly right and the question is cost, the Pilot pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Recruitment category lists everything the directory holds, and best recruitment tools ranks them.
Pilot runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Pilot alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Pilot?
- 24 other recruitment tools are listed in this directory, led by Rippling, Ashby, Lever, SmartRecruiters. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Pilot?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Glassdoor, Indeed, Metaview.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Pilot?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Pilot?
- Pilot is most often brought in for small business bookkeeping and accounting, tax preparation and filing, cfo consulting for startups, payroll and hr administration. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Pilot?
- None of the recruitment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Pilot alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Recruitment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Pilot against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Pilot covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every recruitment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Recruitment category, 24 tools beside Pilot. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.