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Fetcher
Sourcing platform whose higher plans include Fetcher's own sourcers. Self-serve $115/month covers 300 leads a month, a LinkedIn plugin and email outreach, but not the ATS integration, analytics or CRM. Growth $379 adds those plus 500 sourced candidates and 2,500 applicant reviews a year; Amplify $649 doubles the volumes and adds a dedicated sourcer for roughly four to six roles.
LinkedIn Recruiter
The industry-standard sourcing platform. Access 900M+ LinkedIn profiles with AI-powered search and InMail.
Fetcher vs LinkedIn Recruiter
Decision guidance
**Pick Fetcher if:** - You hire the same roles monthly (SDRs, nurses, developers) - Your team spends 10+ hours per week manually sourcing - You want candidate batches delivered, not search access **Pick LinkedIn Recruiter if:** - You need full control over search filters and Boolean - Roles change frequently or require deep profile research - Your team already knows how to source, just needs reach **Skip both if:** - You're hiring under 5 people per year (use free LinkedIn + referrals) **Verdict:** LinkedIn Recruiter is the search engine; Fetcher is the done-for-you sourcing team.
Summary
LinkedIn Recruiter is the foundational search platform most teams already use. You search 900M+ profiles, filter by skills/titles/location, send InMails, and manage pipelines. It's manual work: you run searches, review profiles, craft outreach. Fetcher automates the front end of that process. You describe a role, Fetcher's team builds searches across multiple databases (including LinkedIn), human-verifies candidates, and delivers batches of 20-50 profiles weekly with contact info and auto-personalized email sequences. You review, approve, and launch outreach. LinkedIn Recruiter gives you control and depth. Boolean strings, saved searches, years of profile history. If you're hiring SDRs in Dallas with 2+ years at SaaS companies under 200 employees, you can build that exact filter. Fetcher abstracts search logic into intake forms. You get less granular control but zero hours spent searching. The real split: LinkedIn Recruiter is for teams who search constantly, need deep candidate research, or hire across unpredictable role types. Fetcher is for teams hiring the same 3-5 roles repeatedly, want to eliminate sourcing hours entirely, and trust a service to interpret requirements. LinkedIn scales with headcount and search volume; most teams pay $8-12K per seat annually. Fetcher starts at $149/user/month but works best when you're filling multiple similar roles, not one-off executive searches.
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| Pricing | Per User (from From $115/month) | Enterprise |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
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