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Gem vs Teamtailor

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Gem

Recruitment

Recruiting CRM and AI sourcing tool that layers onto an existing ATS or replaces it

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Teamtailor logo

Teamtailor

Recruitment

Employer branding and ATS combined

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Gem pricing outside the small-startup tier is entirely custom and not published, so mid-size and enterprise buyers cannot benchmark cost before a sales call; Teamtailor no price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
  • They diverge on capability: Gem covers AI sourcing, Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gem and Teamtailor actually diverge.

Attributes where Gem and Teamtailor differ
AttributeGemTeamtailor
Starting priceOn request$99/month
Pricing modelPer user per month, by company size and seat typesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtensionWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Gem

  • AI sourcing
  • Outreach sequences
  • ATS sync or replace
  • Talent rediscovery

Only in Teamtailor

  • Career Site Builder
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Employer Branding
  • Employee Referrals
  • Automation
  • LinkedIn
  • Indeed
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Gem

  • A talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ATS such as Greenhouse or Workdaynot Teamtailor
  • An early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for Gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day onenot Teamtailor
  • A company evaluating whether to consolidate its recruiting stack by moving off a separate ATS entirely onto Gem All-in-Onenot Teamtailor
  • A recruiting team that wants to resurface past applicants already in their data before opening a new external sourcing campaignnot Teamtailor

Teamtailor

  • Applicant tracking with a branded careers sitenot Gem
  • Managing candidate pipelines and recruitment marketing togethernot Gem

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Gem

  • Pricing outside the small-startup tier is entirely custom and not published, so mid-size and enterprise buyers cannot benchmark cost before a sales call
  • Choosing Gem All-in-One as an ATS replacement is a much larger migration decision than adding a sourcing layer, and the sales process does not surface that distinction clearly upfront
  • Seat types (standard versus AI-powered) gate which features a given recruiter can use, so a team can under-provision seats and lose access to sourcing features they assumed were included
  • The startup discount programme has eligibility cutoffs by employee count and age of company, so growing past 30 employees or beyond early stage removes the cheaper pricing path
  • Outreach effectiveness depends on email deliverability and candidate response rates that Gem does not control, so ROI varies by how saturated a company's target talent pool already is with recruiter outreach
  • Switching from Gem back to a standalone ATS after adopting All-in-One means re-migrating hiring pipeline data a second time, which is a cost most buyers do not model at signup

Teamtailor

  • No price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
  • The pricing page lists no feature comparison, so what a given budget buys is not visible before contact

Pricing, plan by plan

Gem

On request
  • Startup (1-10 FTE)$130/month
    • AI sourcing and CRM
    • Analytics
    • Scheduling
  • Gem + Your ATS / All-in-One$undefined/year
    • Custom pricing by FTE count and seat type

Teamtailor

$99/month
  • Teamtailor$99/month
    • Career Site
    • ATS
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Gem if

  • You need ai sourcing.
  • You work on Web, Chrome Extension.
  • You also want outreach sequences.
Gem review

Choose Teamtailor if

  • You need career site builder.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want applicant tracking.
Teamtailor review

Questions people ask

Is Gem or Teamtailor better?
Neither clearly leads. Gem starts at On request and Teamtailor at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gem or Teamtailor?
Gem starts at On request and Teamtailor at $99/month.
Does Gem or Teamtailor run on more platforms?
Gem runs on Web, Chrome Extension. Teamtailor runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Gem best used for?
Gem is most often used for a talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ats such as greenhouse or workday, an early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day one, a company evaluating whether to consolidate its recruiting stack by moving off a separate ats entirely onto gem all-in-one, a recruiting team that wants to resurface past applicants already in their data before opening a new external sourcing campaign. Of those, a talent acquisition team that wants sourcing, outreach and pipeline analytics without replacing an existing ats such as greenhouse or workday and an early-stage startup under 30 employees that qualifies for gem's startup discount programme and wants sourcing tooling from day one are not what Teamtailor is typically brought in for.
What can Gem do that Teamtailor cannot?
Gem covers AI sourcing, Outreach sequences, ATS sync or replace, Talent rediscovery. Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder, Applicant Tracking, Employer Branding, Employee Referrals. Both handle Analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gem: Do we need to replace our ATS to use Gem?

No, Gem can run alongside an existing ATS purely for sourcing and CRM; Gem All-in-One is a separate option that includes its own ATS.

Teamtailor: What does a Teamtailor subscription cost?

Teamtailor does not display pricing on their website. They offer unlimited job postings and unlimited users, but rates depend on your specific needs. Contact support at [email protected] or +46 (0)10 330 22 22 to request a quote.

Source
Gem: Is there a published price for larger teams?

Only the 1-10 employee startup tier has a public price; larger teams are quoted based on FTE count and seat mix.

Teamtailor: Do all plans include customer support?

All Teamtailor users receive customer support, and the platform includes over 250 features across plans. However, detailed plan comparison requires contacting their sales team.

Source
Gem: What is the difference between a standard and AI-powered seat?

Standard seats cover core sourcing, email-finding and ATS sync; AI-powered seats add sourcing agents, application review and fraud detection.

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