ATS evaluation
What to check in a free ATS
Evaluate a free applicant tracking plan by its limits, core workflow and the point at which you would need to upgrade.
Start with the limits that affect your team
Count how many vacancies you expect to keep open and how many people need recruiter access. Then test the basic process: publishing a job, receiving applications, reviewing candidates and recording notes. Confirm which actions are available on the free plan instead of assuming every advertised feature is included.
Understand the next step before you need it
Draft Free includes 1 open vacancy and 2 recruiter seats, a candidate pipeline, team notes and a company careers page. Pro includes 10 open vacancies and 5 recruiter seats, and adds candidate sharing, workflow automations and bulk candidate emails. Scale includes unlimited open vacancies and 10 recruiter seats.
A free plan is useful when it supports the process you actually run. Revisit the choice as hiring capacity or collaboration requirements change. Compare other vendors using their current plan details; this guide does not rank free products or assert competitor pricing.
A few useful answers.
Where can I explore Draft’s hiring tools?
The features pages walk through candidate review, hiring stages, careers pages and collaboration. Start with the workflow your team needs, then check the plan that includes it.
What is included in each plan?
Draft Free includes 1 open vacancy and 2 recruiter seats, a candidate pipeline, team notes and a company careers page. Pro includes 10 open vacancies and 5 recruiter seats, and adds candidate sharing, workflow automations and bulk candidate emails. Scale includes unlimited open vacancies and 10 recruiter seats.
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