Recruiting today isn’t just posting job ads and collecting resumes. The best CRMs combine sourcing from networks like LinkedIn, candidate relationship & engagement, communication sync, automation, and ways to manage pipelines and hiring workflows. If you’re choosing a tool in 2025, LinkedIn integration and automation are major differentiators.
Here are several tools that stand out, what they do well, where they may lag, and what kind of recruiting team they are best for.
Recruit CRM
Website: recruitcrm.io
Main Pricing: Around $40-$65 per user/month (depending on plan) for most of the core recruiting + ATS + CRM features. Manatal+2SelectSoftware Reviews+2
What It Offers & LinkedIn Features:
Recruit CRM is built for recruiters & staffing agencies. It includes sourcing tools (resume parsing, job board integrations), candidate tracking pipelines, communication & email automation, and advanced analytics. People Managing People+2Recruit CRM+2
For LinkedIn, it supports:
- Chrome sourcing extension → pull candidate profiles from LinkedIn directly into the CRM. Recruit CRM+1
- Messaging integration so you can see LinkedIn messages / conversations from candidates in the CRM. Recruit CRM+1
- Workflow automation for outreach follow-ups, nurturing, etc. Recruit CRM+1
Pros:
- Very recruiting-centric: handling interviews, candidate feedback, pipelines as well as CRM for client / agency side.
- Strong LinkedIn integration tools (sourcing + messaging) reduce context switching.
- Good analytics & automation so recruiters don’t miss candidate follow-ups.
Cons:
- Some advanced features (e.g. some AI tools, resume builders, SMS or scorecards) are locked behind higher plans. Manatal+1
- Pricing is higher than more basic recruiting CRMs; may be overkill if you're hiring only occasionally.
- Depending on plan, limitations in free job board access or customizations.
Best For:
Recruitment agencies or in-house teams that recruit frequently, need to manage large candidate volumes, want heavier LinkedIn usage (sourcing & messaging), and care about detailed pipelines & analytics. If you switch tools often, or want something lean and cheap, other tools may suffice.
LeadLoft
Website: leadloft.com
Main Pricing: $99/user/month for their core “Unlimited” plan that unlocks outreach, LinkedIn automation, prospecting, etc. LeadLoft+3Software Finder+3LeadLoft+3
What It Offers & LinkedIn Features:
LeadLoft has expanded toward recruiting. Some of its strengths:
- You can prospect candidates via email, LinkedIn, phone, and tasks. They offer a LinkedIn scraper, automation of outreach (including LinkedIn messages) and follow-ups. LeadLoft+2LeadLoft+2
- For recruiting, they have “automated recruiting” features: describing your ideal candidate, then letting the system help find, outreach, and manage them. LeadLoft+1
- Message / conversation sync helps you see LinkedIn messages in your pipeline. Less manual juggling.
Pros:
- Very strong when LinkedIn is a major channel; good tools for automating candidate outreach & maintaining engagement.
- AI-powered prospecting & enrichment reduces manual sourcing.
- Unified pipeline + outreach workflow across channels (LinkedIn + email) is helpful.
Cons:
- Not a “pure” recruiting ATS in every respect (for example, some features like job board multiposting or interview scheduling might be less mature).
- At $99, cost is on the higher side especially for smaller recruiting teams or very light hiring volume.
- LinkedIn’s limitations / rules (invites/messages limits) still apply; automation helps but still constrained by platform policies.
Best For:
Teams who recruit often, especially when many candidates are passive or must be sourced via LinkedIn, and when outreach + follow-ups are important. If you want automation + prospect sourcing + pipeline management in one, this is compelling.
Manatal
Website: manatal.com
Main Pricing: Entry-level around US$15/user/month for basic plans. Manatal+2SelectSoftware Reviews+2
What It Offers & LinkedIn Features:
- ATS + CRM functionality: jobs management, candidate pipelines, job board integrations, etc. People Managing People+2SelectSoftware Reviews+2
- LinkedIn integration: Chrome extension allows you to source candidates via LinkedIn profiles into Manatal. People Managing People+1
- AI recommendations: candidate matching, candidate suggestions based on job descriptions. Helps reduce manual review. SelectSoftware Reviews+1
Pros:
- Very strong value for cost, especially for smaller teams or agencies starting to scale.
- Easy to source from LinkedIn (via extension), build pipelines, track candidates.
- User-friendly UI and lower barrier to entry than large enterprise ATS.
Cons:
- Might lack some advanced recruitment agency features (very heavy customizations, complex reporting, large-scale job board posting) found in costlier options.
- As you scale, you may need to spend more for higher tiers or add-ons.
- Some feature gaps might require third-party tools or additional integrations.
Best For:
Smaller recruitment teams, agencies, or internal talent acquisition functions with modest volume, who still need strong sourcing + candidate pipeline management + LinkedIn sourcing without high cost.
Recruiterflow
Website: [recruiterflow.com] (if exploring)
Main Pricing: Roughly $99/user/month for their base recruiting CRM / ATS plan. People Managing People
LinkedIn / Key Features:
- Pipeline view for candidates, drag & drop stages, task automation. People Managing People
- Integrations with job boards, reminders / follow-ups. Sourcing tools.
- Not as deep LinkedIn messaging integration by default as some tools, but allows sourcing from LinkedIn, candidate nurturing workflows.
Pros:
- Good mix of pipeline management + recruiting-friendly features.
- Solid for agencies or internal recruiters who need structure + automation.
- Balanced feature set; less overwhelming in some cases than heavy enterprise ATS.
Cons:
- Higher cost.
- Some advanced features or integrations may need extra configuration or add-ons.
- LinkedIn messaging sync / automations might be less capable compared to tools built explicitly with strong LinkedIn outreach in mind.
Best For:
Teams which want a strong recruiting CRM + ATS combo, with enough automation to reduce manual work, especially in tracking many roles / candidates, but who also want clarity and structure.
Other Tools & Mentions
- LinkedIn Recruiter (and LinkedIn Recruiter Lite): If your budget allows, nothing else matches LinkedIn itself for passive candidate discovery + network access. But you’ll often need a complementary CRM/ATS to manage pipelines, interviews, and outreach beyond LinkedIn. Manatal
- HireEZ (formerly Hiretual): Great for sourcing candidates across multiple channels (including LinkedIn), AI recommendations, passive search. If roles are niche or talent is hard to find, these tools shine. LeadLoft
Final Thoughts: What to Prioritize & My Top Picks
Here’s what matters most when choosing a recruiting CRM in 2025, especially if LinkedIn use is high:
- Sourcing + LinkedIn integration — ability to import profiles, message / InMail sync, extension to capture data.
- Outreach & engagement automation — follow-ups, reminders, templates, possibly automated messages (when compliant with LinkedIn’s policies).
- Pipeline & ATS features — interview scheduling, feedback, candidate tracking, resume parsing.
- Analytics + reporting — know how fast you fill roles, where leads come from, what outreach is working.
My top overall recommendations given high LinkedIn reliance would be:
- Recruit CRM — most balanced ATS/CRM with solid LinkedIn tools, good pipeline & communication features.
- LeadLoft — best if your recruiting heavily depends on outreach + finding passive candidates via LinkedIn, and you want automation.
- Manatal — best cost/value for smaller teams starting to scale, especially with LinkedIn sourcing via extension.
If you want, I can build a side-by-side cost/feature matrix for recruiting CRMs (for teams of 5, 20, 50) so you can see what your monthly spend might look like.
