Systems of record for managing candidates and hiring pipelines: applicant tracking systems, recruitment CRMs and the all-in-one platforms that combine both.
Underneath the whole process rather than at one stage of it. Almost everything in this category is full-funnel by design, which is also why it is the hardest category to change your mind about later.
If you are comparing core systems tools for 2026, the hard part is telling near-identical products apart. Below: what each one lists, what it costs where that is public, and where our information comes from.
Updated April 2026 · 4 tools in the catalogue
Decide where candidates, roles and — for an agency — clients and placements are going to live.
This category runs alongside the whole process rather than occupying one step of it.
| # | Tool | Pricing | Free Plan | Best for | Key Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper | Pricing on requestfrom Custom pricing | No | Scale-ups hiring at volume without a recruiting ops team | Applicant tracking with pipeline and hiring workflow | Details |
| 2 | Curriculo | Pricing on requestfrom Free; Pro from $100/month (currently $50 early-bird) | Yes | Startup founders hiring their first 10 to 200 employees | AI resume screening with a 0-100 fit score and a written reasoning paragraph | Details |
| 3 | HappyFleet | Pricing on requestfrom From $499/month (150 AI interviews) | No | Frontline employers in logistics, warehousing, healthcare, hospitality and retail | AI voice screening in 10+ languages with candidate language choice | Details |
| 4 | PeopleLensAI | Pricing on requestfrom €255/month + €250 setup fee | No | Growing European in-house recruitment teams | AI intake meetings and role alignment | Details |
4 tools in the catalogue
System of record
CooperAI hiring platform combining an ATS with sourcing, screening and interview agents, aimed at volume and operational hiring. Multiposting and automatic application review are core; pricing is tailored to team size and hiring volume with no public rate card.
Agents work on the same candidate record the ATS keeps
No published prices, so it cannot be shortlisted without a sales call
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System of record
CurriculoAI-native applicant tracking system for startups hiring their first 10 to 200 people, scoring candidates on a 0-100 fit scale with written reasoning and exposing the ATS to Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients through 25 tools behind ats:read and ats:write scopes. Currently in beta.
MCP server makes the ATS operable from Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients
The product is in beta
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System of record
HappyFleetAI voice screening with a bundled ATS, built for frontline hiring in logistics, warehousing, healthcare, hospitality, facilities, security and retail. The AI recruiter runs scored role-specific phone screens in ten-plus languages with transcripts and recordings kept for review, and qualified candidates flow into HappyFleet's own pipeline. Users and jobs are unlimited; interview volume is the meter.
Unlimited users and jobs, so cost tracks interviews rather than headcount
Entry tier assumes 150 interviews a month; no smaller or per-interview option
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System of record
PeopleLensAIEuropean AI hiring intelligence platform spanning role alignment, applicant tracking, semantic candidate search, structured interviews, transcription, summaries and decision support. Standard EUR 255/month + EUR 250 setup; Pro EUR 635 + EUR 400 setup; Enterprise EUR 1,268 + EUR 695 setup.
Role alignment, candidate workflow, interview evidence and decision support live in one product
Volume tiers create meaningful price steps as hiring activity grows
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