CATS review

CATS is a long-running recruiting CRM and ATS that keeps pricing simple: one plan at $89 per user per month, shown on the pricing page as reduced from $110. That plan includes a customizable careers page or embeddable jobs widget, a meeting scheduler, SMS texting for the US and Canada, two-way calendar and email sync, a recruiting browser extension, custom access levels and sponsored job postings. CATS sells separate editions for small business hiring and professional recruiters, and describes the recruiter edition as a fully customizable CRM and recruiting platform. It ranks ninth because the pricing page documents far less AI matching, automation and client portal functionality than Recruit CRM, Manatal or Crelate at similar or lower prices, and moving your data in costs $500. For a small North American agency that mainly wants texting and a clean pipeline, it is still a fair price.

Who it is for

Small US and Canadian agencies that want a simple per-user price and SMS built in.

Price

$89 per user per month (listed down from $110).

$89 /user/month $110/user/month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Customizable careers page or embeddable jobs widget
• SMS texting for the US and Canada
• Two-way calendar and email sync with a meeting scheduler
• Recruiting browser extension
• Custom access levels and sponsored job postings

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One published plan, so pricing is easy to compare
• Strength: Texting included rather than sold as an add-on
• Strength: Self-serve free trial
• Weakness: Data migration costs $500
• Weakness: Pricing page lists few AI or automation features
• Weakness: SMS is limited to the US and Canada

Key facts

• Price: $89 per user per month
• SMS coverage: US and Canada
• Data migration: $500
• Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Where it ranks

CATS is No. 8 in our Best CRM for Recruiters verdict.