Where Zoho Recruit is strong
Zoho Recruit has a real free edition and paid editions priced per recruiter license, and it serves both in-house HR teams and staffing agencies. It connects to the rest of the Zoho suite, and it has an MCP server with setup guides for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and VS Code.
Where Evander works differently
Zoho Recruit limits active jobs per recruiter license: 1 on Free, 10 on Standard and 20 on Enterprise, and AI candidate matching is on Enterprise. Evander has unlimited jobs and teammates on every plan, including Free, and scores applicants against your brief on every plan.
- One sentence to a live job. Describe the role and Evander writes the post, sets up stages and scorecards and publishes it to your careers page.
- Every applicant screened, with evidence. You write a brief with must-haves and bonuses; each application is checked against it and every check links to the resume. A person makes every decision.
- Automations in plain English. "When someone moves to onsite, send a booking link and remind interviewers after 24 hours" becomes a workflow anyone can read and edit.
- Your assistant can do everything you can. Every action is an MCP tool for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor; sensitive actions wait for your approval.
Where Zoho Recruit is ahead
For a company already on Zoho CRM, Zoho People or Zoho Mail, Zoho Recruit fits into what is there. It also has staffing-agency features that Evander does not. Evander launched in 2026 and is invite-only, so it has a shorter track record.
Pricing
Zoho Recruit: Free, Standard and Enterprise editions, priced per recruiter license. Active jobs per license: 1, 10 and 20.
Evander: Free plan. Startup $79–299/month billed yearly ($99–379 monthly) for up to 100 people; Growth from $449/month for 101–500. Priced by company size; unlimited jobs and teammates. See Evander pricing and ATS pricing compared.
The verdict
Choose Zoho Recruit if you already run on Zoho, have one recruiter and one or two open roles, and want the lowest entry price. Choose Evander if several people take part in hiring and you want unlimited jobs and AI screening without counting licenses.
Questions
How much does Zoho Recruit cost?
Free, Standard and Enterprise editions, priced per recruiter license. Active jobs per license: 1, 10 and 20.
Does Zoho Recruit have a free plan?
Yes: 1 active job per recruiter. Free trial: 15 days of Enterprise. Evander has a free plan with unlimited jobs and teammates and 50 AI resume scorings a month.
Does Zoho Recruit have an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes. Evander: Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval.