Hirin.ai vs Recruit CRM
Recruit CRM is an ATS and CRM built for recruitment agencies, with AI agents that format CVs, write submissions and pitch candidates, and users in 100+ countries, according to its website. Hirin.ai is an AI recruiter built for Indian volume hiring: it screens every applicant on WhatsApp or an AI voice call in Hindi and 22+ Indian languages, runs video interviews and skill tests, and hands your recruiters a ranked shortlist.
Which should you choose?
Both are built with recruitment agencies in mind. The right pick depends on whether your desk's bottleneck is client work or screening.
Choose Hirin.ai if
- Your desk fills high-volume mandates (BPO, BFSI, retail, IT services) and recruiters spend the day on screening calls
- Your candidates reply on WhatsApp, and many prefer Hindi or another Indian language
- You want AI voice screening, one-way video interviews and skill tests built in, not added through partner apps
- You'd rather pay for hiring volume, by UPI or card, than per recruiter in US dollars plus credits
Choose Recruit CRM if
- You run contract staffing and want timesheets with contractor and client portals in the same tool [2]
- You place candidates internationally and post to 3,000+ job boards in 100+ countries [5]
- You want AI agents for CV formatting, client submissions and candidate pitch emails [3]
- A large review base matters to you: 4.9/5 from 478 reviews on Capterra India [7]
Hirin.ai vs Recruit CRM, side by side
Features that matter for hiring in India. Recruit CRM facts come from Recruit CRM's own pages and help centre, with sources at the bottom of the page.
| What matters | Hirin.ai | Recruit CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Indian in-house TA teams and recruitment agencies, especially roles hired again and again (IT, BFSI, BPO and KPO, sales) | Recruitment and staffing agencies (contract, permanent and executive search); also used by in-house teams [1] |
| Pricing model | Based on hiring volume. Every plan includes every feature and there are no per-recruiter seat fees. Pay by UPI Autopay, card or net banking. Ask for a quote | Per user per month: Pro $95, Business $135, Enterprise $215, with up to 17% off on annual billing. WhatsApp, job multiposting, AI sourcing and other features use credits [2] |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 30 days [2] |
| AI screening of applicants | Reads every CV, then pre-screens each applicant on WhatsApp or an AI call and returns a ranked shortlist with the reasons for each score | AI sourcing and candidate matching, plus AI agents that parse CVs into custom fields, format CVs and write submissions and pitch emails [1][3] |
| AI voice screening calls | Yes. Zena calls candidates in English, Hindi and 22+ Indian languages, including Hinglish | Not found natively. An AI meeting notetaker records and transcribes calls [3]; a partner app, CallPilot, offers AI screening calls over WhatsApp and SMS [4] |
| WhatsApp with candidates | Screening chats, interview scheduling and reminders run on WhatsApp | Native WhatsApp messaging with attachments and voice notes in a shared inbox [1]; it uses credits [2] |
| Indian languages | Candidate conversations in English, Hindi and 22+ Indian languages | Candidate-facing languages are not published. The website is offered in nine languages, none of them Indian [1] |
| Video interviews | One-way AI video interviews with proctoring, transcript and scorecard | Not found natively; partner apps such as Honeit and Rune capture interviews and calls [4] |
| Skill tests | Role-based coding, technical and communication tests, auto-scored and proctored | Through partner apps such as Testlify, TestTrick and Xobin [4] |
| Agency features | Every client and mandate on one board, your own CV database searched first, client-ready submission packs | Built for agencies: ATS and CRM, a hiring manager portal, client and contractor portals with Timesheets, and a Candidate Submission Agent [2][3] |
| Job boards | Naukri and foundit, plus your own careers page | Multiposting to 3,000+ boards in 100+ countries, using credits [5][2]. Naukri and foundit were not named on its integrations page [4] |
| Integrations | Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, email, WhatsApp, HackerRank, Mettl and BGV partners. Enterprise adds Keka, Darwinbox, BambooHR, Workday, an API and webhooks | 51 integration partners, including Testlify, Xobin, Honeit and 3CX; open API on Business and Enterprise; an MCP connector for AI assistants [4][2][1] |
| Data and compliance | Built to support India's DPDP Act and GDPR. Every score is logged with its reasons, and recruiters can overrule any of them | ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant, hosted on AWS with the region not stated [6]. A DPDP Act statement was not found [6] |
| Mobile apps | Android and iOS apps | Android and iOS apps [1] |
"Not found" means we could not find the feature on Recruit CRM's public website or help centre on 13 Oct 2026. It may exist on request or in a newer release; check with Recruit CRM directly.
Where Hirin.ai is different
The first round runs itself
Recruit CRM's AI helps recruiters with client-facing work: formatting CVs, writing submissions and pitching candidates. Hirin.ai works on the step before that. It reads every CV, then screens each applicant on WhatsApp or on an AI voice call with Zena, so your desk starts the day with a ranked shortlist.
Voice, video and tests without extra apps
Recruit CRM relies on partner apps for AI screening calls, interviews and skill tests [4]. In Hirin.ai, Zena's voice screening, one-way AI video interviews and role-based tests are part of the plan.
Made for Indian candidates and budgets
Candidates answer in Hindi, Hinglish or 22+ other Indian languages, and notice period and CTC are fields. Jobs go to Naukri and foundit, and pricing is by hiring volume with no per-user seat fees, paid by UPI Autopay, card or net banking.
The first round in Hirin.ai, screen by screen
Real screens from the Hirin.ai product. Under each one: how Recruit CRM handles the same step, based on its public pages.
Set the screening rules once, and the first round runs itself
In Hirin.ai the first round is a simple workflow you set up once per role. The one in this screenshot starts when a new candidate applies and checks that the resume score is above 55. It then sends an approved WhatsApp template with the screening questions and checks the answers: notice period under one month and expected CTC under 24 LPA.
Candidates who pass are invited to an AI interview straight away. Nobody has to open a spreadsheet or dial a number for that to happen, and it runs at 11 pm as well as at 11 am, which is when many shift workers and job switchers actually reply.
How AI screening works →
Every CV gets a scorecard, with the reasons
Hirin.ai reads each CV against the job and shows why it scored the way it did: the experience the role needs against the candidate's, the education it asks for against theirs, and a tick or a cross for each must-have skill.
A recruiter can see in seconds that this candidate scored 82 out of 100 but has no relational database experience on the CV, and can overrule the score if they know better. Every score is logged with its reasons, so a hiring manager can see how the shortlist was made.
See the AI ATS →
AI interviews candidates can take at any hour
Shortlisted candidates get an interview link. Zena, Hirin.ai's AI interviewer, introduces itself with the company and the role, checks the candidate's camera and microphone, and then runs a one-way video interview with proctoring, a transcript and a scorecard.
For roles where a phone call works better than a video, Zena calls the candidate instead, in English, Hindi, Hinglish or 22+ other Indian languages. That matters most for frontline, BPO, retail and branch roles, where a call in the candidate's own language gets far more answers than an email link.
AI voice screening with Zena →
One fitment score, weighted the way you hire
After the tests and the interview, Hirin.ai brings the results together in one assessment summary. In this example technical skills carry 60% of the weight and soft skills 40%, and the candidate's overall fitment comes out at 82.5%, a Strong Fit.
Proctoring is reported on its own line as a risk level rather than folded into the score, so the recruiter decides what to do about it. Hiring managers open the summary first and the full interview only when they need it.
AI skill assessment →What it costs to run
The licence price is only part of the cost. Here is what to add up for each tool, and a quick way to estimate the recruiter time that goes on first-round calls.
Hirin.ai
- One price based on your hiring volume. Pay by UPI Autopay, card or net banking
- No per-recruiter seat fees, so hiring managers and extra recruiters can join
- WhatsApp screening, AI voice calls, video interviews and skill tests are part of the plan, not separate products
- Enterprise adds HRMS integrations (Keka, Darwinbox, BambooHR, Workday), an API and webhooks
- 14-day free trial on a live role
Recruit CRM: what to add up
- $95 to $215 per user per month, depending on the plan [2]
- Credits for WhatsApp messages, job multiposting, AI sourcing, calling and texting; each plan includes some free credits and more can be bought [2]
- Timesheets, charged per active contractor each month, if you run contract staffing [2]
- Partner apps for AI screening calls, video interviews and skill tests, each with its own pricing [4]
- The open API needs the Business or Enterprise plan [2]
How much recruiter time goes on first-round calls?
Use your own numbers. This counts only the first screening call, not interviews or follow-ups.
Teams hiring with Hirin.ai
Results reported by Hirin.ai customers. Each card links to the full story.
For 19 clients, run from one board with AI reading every CV. Name withheld at the agency's request.
38 → 22 daysMatangi IndustriesAverage time to hire after moving the first round to WhatsApp and AI voice screening, for a new business unit.
75% fewerGrowExxRecruiter hours on screening and scheduling for developer roles. GrowExx builds Hirin.ai and runs its own hiring on it.
67 rolesA real estate developerAcross sites, sales and head office on one hiring line, with AI screening and live analytics.
Trying Hirin.ai alongside Recruit CRM
You don't have to switch everything at once. Most teams start with one or two live roles.
- Export from Recruit CRMExport your candidates, contacts and jobs as a spreadsheet.
- Bring your CVs into Hirin.aiPast applicants become a searchable talent pool, so the next mandate starts with people you already know.
- Run one volume mandate side by sidePick a mandate with many applicants and let Hirin.ai screen it while your desk keeps its current process.
- Compare and decideCompare time to shortlist and recruiter hours on that mandate during the 14-day trial.
Hirin.ai vs Recruit CRM: questions
Is Hirin.ai a good Recruit CRM alternative for Indian agencies?
It is if your desk's biggest cost is screening: Hirin.ai pre-screens every applicant on WhatsApp or an AI voice call in Hindi and 22+ Indian languages and hands you a ranked shortlist. If you mainly need an agency CRM with timesheets and international job posting, Recruit CRM is built for that.
Does Recruit CRM have AI voice screening?
We did not find native AI voice screening on Recruit CRM's website (checked 13 Oct 2026). It offers an AI meeting notetaker that records and transcribes calls, and lists a partner app, CallPilot, that runs AI screening calls over WhatsApp and SMS.
How much does Recruit CRM cost?
Recruit CRM lists Pro at $95, Business at $135 and Enterprise at $215 per user per month (checked 13 Oct 2026), and features such as WhatsApp messaging, job multiposting and AI sourcing use credits. Hirin.ai prices by hiring volume, with no per-user seat fees.
Does Recruit CRM post jobs to Naukri?
Recruit CRM multiposts to 3,000+ job boards, but Naukri and foundit were not named on its integrations page (checked 13 Oct 2026). Hirin.ai works with Naukri and foundit, plus your own careers page.
Does Hirin.ai replace Recruit CRM?
It can. Hirin.ai has its own ATS, talent pool, agency desk with clients and mandates, career page and offers. Agencies that rely on Recruit CRM's timesheets and contractor portals may keep it for that and run high-volume screening on Hirin.ai.
How long does it take to set up Hirin.ai?
Most teams start with one or two live mandates, and a first role can be set up in minutes. Export your candidates from Recruit CRM and bring them in as a talent pool.
Is candidate data safe with Hirin.ai?
Hirin.ai is built to support India's DPDP Act and GDPR. Every AI score is stored with the reasons behind it, and recruiters can overrule any score, so a person always makes the hiring decision.
How did you compare Hirin.ai and Recruit CRM?
We read Recruit CRM's public website, pricing page and help centre on 13 Oct 2026 and linked every Recruit CRM fact to the page it came from. "Not found" means we could not find a feature publicly, not that it cannot exist. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
How we compared
- We read Recruit CRM's public website, pricing page and help centre on 13 Oct 2026, and every Recruit CRM fact links to the page it came from.
- "Not found" means we looked and could not find it publicly. It does not mean the feature cannot exist.
- Hirin.ai facts come from Hirin.ai's own product pages, and the screenshots are from the Hirin.ai product.
- We say where Recruit CRM is the better choice, and we re-check these pages every quarter. Next check: January 2027.
Sources
Recruit CRM information comes from these public pages. Hirin.ai information comes from Hirin.ai's own product pages.
- Recruit CRM home page (audience, AI, WhatsApp, languages) · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Recruit CRM pricing, credits and plan features · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Recruit CRM AI agents · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Recruit CRM integration partners · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Recruit CRM enterprise features (job multiposting) · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Recruit CRM data security · checked 13 Oct 2026
- Capterra India: Recruit CRM · checked 13 Oct 2026
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