HR · head to head
Recruiterbox vs Sesame HR
Sesame HR
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Spanish HR and time recording platform built around the legal obligation to record daily working hours
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Recruiterbox pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes; Sesame HR there is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
- They diverge on capability: Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking, Sesame HR covers Time and attendance.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Recruiterbox and Sesame HR actually diverge.
| Attribute | Recruiterbox | Sesame HR |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $250/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
| Founded | 2011 | Unknown |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR).
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 Recruiterbox
- Applicant Tracking
- Job Posting
- Candidate Management
- Team Collaboration
- Interview Scheduling
- Reporting
- Indeed
Only in Sesame HR
- Time and attendance
- Legal time reports
- Shift planning
- Absence management
- Document management
- Expenses
- Performance
- Payroll export
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Recruiterbox
- Applicant tracking system for recruiting and hiringnot Sesame HR
- Workflow automation and candidate management for recruitment teamsnot Sesame HR
Sesame HR
- A Spanish employer that must produce daily working time records for a labour inspectionnot Recruiterbox
- A company with shift workers across several sites that needs rota planning and real clock-in data in one placenot Recruiterbox
- A business whose gestoria wants clean hours and absence data each month instead of emailed spreadsheetsnot Recruiterbox
- A Latin American subsidiary of a Spanish group standardising on the same attendance systemnot Recruiterbox
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Recruiterbox
- Pricing not publicly displayed; requires contacting sales for quotes
- Limited integration marketplace compared to competitors
- Web-based only; no dedicated mobile app
- Smaller feature set for enterprise-level hiring compared to larger ATS platforms
Sesame HR
- There is no payroll calculation, so the payroll relationship stays with an external gestoria or payroll system and Sesame is only feeding it data.
- The product is built around Spanish and Latin American regulation, so a buyer employing in northern Europe gets attendance tracking without the local statutory logic that made the product valuable in the first place.
- Modules beyond time and attendance are noticeably shallower, and companies expecting the performance or recruitment features to replace dedicated tools are usually disappointed.
- Support, documentation and legal templates are Spanish-first, and English-language material lags behind, which slows adoption in mixed-language organisations.
- Pricing is per employee per month across module tiers, so a company that only wants compliant time recording still pays a headcount-scaled fee for a suite it uses a fraction of.
Pricing, plan by plan
Recruiterbox
$250/month- Trakstar Hire$250/month
- Unlimited Jobs
- Job Board Posting
- Candidate Tracking
Sesame HR
On request- Sesame HR$undefined/year
- Priced per employee per month with module-based tiers
- Time and attendance in the base tier
- Shift planning, performance and expenses as higher tiers or add-ons
Which should you pick?
Choose Sesame HR if
- You need time and attendance.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want legal time reports.
Questions people ask
- Is Recruiterbox or Sesame HR better?
- Neither clearly leads. Recruiterbox starts at $250/month and Sesame HR at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Recruiterbox or Sesame HR?
- Recruiterbox starts at $250/month and Sesame HR at On request.
- Does Recruiterbox or Sesame HR run on more platforms?
- Recruiterbox runs on Web. Sesame HR runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Recruiterbox best used for?
- Recruiterbox is most often used for applicant tracking system for recruiting and hiring, workflow automation and candidate management for recruitment teams. Of those, applicant tracking system for recruiting and hiring and workflow automation and candidate management for recruitment teams are not what Sesame HR is typically brought in for.
- What can Recruiterbox do that Sesame HR cannot?
- Recruiterbox covers Applicant Tracking, Job Posting, Candidate Management, Team Collaboration. Sesame HR covers Time and attendance, Legal time reports, Shift planning, Absence management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Recruiterbox: What is Recruiterbox (now Trakstar Hire)?
Recruiterbox was rebranded as Trakstar Hire in 2021. It is a web-based applicant tracking system for managing recruitment, with features for job posting, candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, and collaborative hiring.
SourceSesame HR: Why is time recording mandatory in Spain?
Royal Decree-Law 8/2019 requires every employer to record daily start and finish times for all employees and to retain those records for four years for labour inspection.
Recruiterbox: Does Trakstar Hire integrate with other tools?
Yes, Trakstar Hire integrates with Slack for notifications, LinkedIn for candidate sourcing, and Google Workspace. Recruiters receive notifications in Slack when candidates move through stages or when interviews are scheduled.
SourceSesame HR: Does Sesame HR run payroll?
No. It exports hours, absences and variable pay to a gestoria or payroll system such as A3 or Sage.
Recruiterbox: How many candidates can Trakstar Hire manage?
Trakstar Hire (formerly Recruiterbox) processes over 300,000 applicants added monthly, interviews over 1 million candidates annually, and handles 5,000+ new hires monthly.
SourceSesame HR: Does it work outside Spain?
It is used across Latin America and Portugal. Outside those markets you get the tooling without the country-specific legal logic.
Sesame HR: Can it handle shift workers across multiple sites?
Yes. Kiosk and QR clock-in with geolocation is designed for exactly that, and rota planning sits on top of the same data.
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