Recuite vs CleverStaff
CleverStaff reads a résumé.
Recuite understands it.
Deeper resume parsing. AI matching that finds the right candidate — not just similar words. And your data is always yours to take.
20+
Structured fields from every CV
4
AI levels working in parallel
$30
Founders Rate, locked forever
Limited offer
143
57/200
Founders Rate — $30/user/mo, locked forever
143 of 200 spots remaining First 200 users only. Switch from CleverStaff — get +3 months free on top.
Keep $30/user/mo for the life of your subscription.
Migration included. Setup in 48 hours.
Claim your spot →Where each wins
Two Ukrainian ATS platforms, two trade-offs
Recuite fits teams who want to find the right person fast. CleverStaff still wins on configurable analytics and years of accumulated team history.
Recuite
Built for teams who want to find the right person — fast
20+ structured fields from any CV
Contacts, full work history, structured skills with levels, CEFR language grades, certificates with verification links, projects, industry experience by sector — not just name and email.
AI matching that explains itself
4-level system: keyword search + semantic AI + ML scoring + fallback. Each candidate gets a 0–100% score with a breakdown by skills, experience, location, and education. You see why, not just who.
Your data is yours — always
Full export in any format, any time, without calling support. No vendor lock-in, no Excel-only limitations.
AI vacancy draft in 25 seconds
Paste any text — a job description, voice notes, or a manager's stream of consciousness. AI fills up to 20 fields of the vacancy form. Edit what matters, skip the rest.
Free plan forever, not a 7-day trial
Up to 2 users, no credit card, no expiry. Start without commitment.
CleverStaff
Mature tooling that long-time users have built around
Self-configurable analytics
Custom funnels, rejection reason analysis, and salary breakdowns that teams have spent years tuning. If it already works for you — that's a real asset.
Years of accumulated candidate history
A multi-year candidate database is a genuine switching cost. We migrate all candidate profiles and vacancies — but email history cannot be transferred (CleverStaff deliberately excludes it from their export).
LinkedIn sourcing — used to be an advantage
LinkedIn blocked CleverStaff's integration. Users now rely on a third-party browser extension as a workaround — this is a risk, not a feature.
Data export: Excel only
When you want to leave, CleverStaff gives you one Excel file. Email history, internal comments, and activity log are not included — by design.
Resume Parsing
We read everything the candidate wrote
Most ATS systems extract a name, email, and a list of jobs. Recuite parses 20+ structured fields — from CEFR language levels to certificate verification links.
When a recruiter uploads a CV, the parser should do one thing: understand it fully and never mix up fields. Structured data means better AI matching, less manual editing, and a candidate profile that's actually usable — not a wall of raw text.
| Feature | Recuite | CleverStaff |
|---|---|---|
| Standard PDF / Word | ✓ Full | ✓ Full |
| Non-standard / unusual formats | ✓ Handled | ⚠ Limited |
| Language levels (CEFR A1–C2) | ✓ | — |
| Skills with proficiency level + years | ✓ | — |
| Certificates with verification links | ✓ | — |
| Projects, recommendations | ✓ | — |
| Industry experience (years per sector) | ✓ | — |
| Total fields extracted | 20+ | ~6–8 |
Contact info
- First name, last name, middle name
- Email address
- Phone number
- City / address
- Date of birth, nationality
- LinkedIn, GitHub, personal site
- Photo (if in the CV)
Work experience
- Company name
- Job title
- Start date, end date
- Work location
- "Current role" flag
- Responsibilities description
- Key achievements
- Technologies used
Education
- University / college name
- Degree (bachelor, master, PhD)
- Field of study
- Graduation date
- GPA / grade average
- Location
Skills
- Flat tag list (Python, Excel...)
- Structured: name + category (hard/soft)
- Proficiency level
- Years of experience per skill
Languages & industries
- Language name
- Level (A1–C2 or native/advanced)
- Industry (IT, retail, banking...)
- Years in industry, primary flag
Certificates, projects, references
- Certificate name + issuing org
- Issue date, expiry date, ID
- Verification link
- Projects: name, role, tech, link
- References: name, title, contact
AI Smart Matching
Not keyword search. AI that finds the right candidate.
CleverStaff's auto-matching pulls irrelevant candidates — teams rebuild the shortlist by hand. Recuite runs 4 AI levels in parallel and tells you exactly why each candidate scored what they did.
FAST
Keyword search
Classic full-text match. Finds exact words from the vacancy in the CV. Fast and accurate when wording matches.
SMART
Semantic AI
AI embeddings turn text into meaning-vectors. "React" ≈ "ReactJS" ≈ "frontend framework". Ukrainian résumé found by English vacancy — and vice versa.
PRECISE
ML scoring
Separate weights for required skills, optional skills, years of experience, seniority level, location (km distance), languages, salary expectations.
ALWAYS ON
Fallback
If ML is unavailable, PostgreSQL full-text search takes over. You never see an empty list — even during maintenance.
Senior React Developer, 5+ years, remote
Skills
95%
Experience
100%
Location
80%
Education
85%
Total score
92%
90–100% priority interview · 75–89% worth reviewing · 60–74% gaps but trainable · Results cached for 7 days, re-run is instant.
Recuite AI matching
- 4-level AI (keyword + semantic + ML + fallback)
- Semantic understanding — synonyms, generalizations
- Cross-language: Ukrainian CV matched to English vacancy
- Explainable score: skills, experience, location, education
- Required vs optional skills weighted separately
- Location matching with km distance (Haversine formula)
- 7-day cache — re-run is instant
- Available on Professional plan and above
CleverStaff matching
- Auto-matching exists, but accuracy is low
- Pulls irrelevant candidates — teams rebuild lists manually
- No explainable score breakdown
- No semantic understanding of synonyms
- No cross-language matching
- Result: feature exists, but most teams don't use it
Side-by-side comparison
Full feature comparison
| Feature | Recuite | CleverStaff |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Forever, 2 users, no credit card | 7-day trial |
| Standard annual price | $36/user/mo | $38/user/mo |
| Founders Rate (first 200 users) | $30/user/mo, locked forever + 3 mo free on migration | No |
| Resume Parsing | ||
| Standard PDF / Word CVs | Yes | Yes |
| Non-standard / unusual formats | Yes | Limited |
| Fields extracted | 20+ structured, grouped by category | ~6–8 basic fields only |
| Language proficiency levels (CEFR) | Yes | No |
| Structured skills (category + level + years) | Yes | No |
| Certificates with verification links | Yes | No |
| Projects + references parsed | Yes | No |
| AI & Smart Matching | ||
| Automatic candidate matching | 4-level AI system | Limited |
| Semantic AI (understands synonyms) | Yes | No |
| Cross-language matching (UA ↔ EN) | Yes | No |
| Explainable score (breakdown by component) | Yes | No |
| AI vacancy draft (any text → filled form) | 25 sec, up to 20 fields, 3 styles | No |
| AI reports (text-to-query) | Yes | No |
| Core Recruiting | ||
| Kanban pipeline | Yes | Yes |
| Duplicate detection | Yes | Yes |
| Talent pools | Yes | Yes |
| Hiring waves (mass recruiting) | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow automation | Visual builder, conditional logic | Yes |
| Bulk operations (select → act on all) | Yes | Yes |
| Decision Center (collaborative scoring) | Yes | No |
| Communication | ||
| Gmail | Yes | Yes |
| Outlook / IMAP (corporate email) | Yes | Gmail only |
| Calendar sync (Google / Microsoft) | Yes | Yes |
| Free hiring manager access per vacancy | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations & Channels | ||
| Work.ua / Robota.ua / Djinni | Yes | Yes |
| Limited | Integration was blocked by LinkedIn | |
| Career portal (branded, SEO) | Yes | Yes |
| REST API + Webhooks | 160+ endpoints, built-in docs | Yes |
| Data & Export | ||
| Full data export (any format) | CSV, Excel — any time, no support call | Excel only |
| Tenant data isolation | Per-tenant DB schema | Shared DB |
| GDPR | Enterprise plan | Yes |
| Analytics | ||
| Built-in dashboards | 30+ dashboards | Custom-configurable |
| Self-configurable analytics (custom funnels) | Yes | CleverStaff's strength |
Pricing
Free plan
Recuite
Forever, 2 users, no credit card
CleverStaff
7-day trial
Standard annual price
Recuite
$36/user/mo
CleverStaff
$38/user/mo
Founders Rate (first 200 users)
Recuite
$30/user/mo, locked forever + 3 mo free on migration
CleverStaff
No
Resume Parsing
Standard PDF / Word CVs
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Non-standard / unusual formats
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Limited
Fields extracted
Recuite
20+ structured, grouped by category
CleverStaff
~6–8 basic fields only
Language proficiency levels (CEFR)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Structured skills (category + level + years)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Certificates with verification links
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Projects + references parsed
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
AI & Smart Matching
Automatic candidate matching
Recuite
4-level AI system
CleverStaff
Limited
Semantic AI (understands synonyms)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Cross-language matching (UA ↔ EN)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Explainable score (breakdown by component)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
AI vacancy draft (any text → filled form)
Recuite
25 sec, up to 20 fields, 3 styles
CleverStaff
No
AI reports (text-to-query)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Core Recruiting
Kanban pipeline
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Duplicate detection
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Talent pools
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Hiring waves (mass recruiting)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Workflow automation
Recuite
Visual builder, conditional logic
CleverStaff
Yes
Bulk operations (select → act on all)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Decision Center (collaborative scoring)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
No
Communication
Gmail
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Outlook / IMAP (corporate email)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Gmail only
Calendar sync (Google / Microsoft)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Free hiring manager access per vacancy
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
Integrations & Channels
Work.ua / Robota.ua / Djinni
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
LinkedIn
Recuite
Limited
CleverStaff
Integration was blocked by LinkedIn
Career portal (branded, SEO)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
Yes
REST API + Webhooks
Recuite
160+ endpoints, built-in docs
CleverStaff
Yes
Data & Export
Full data export (any format)
Recuite
CSV, Excel — any time, no support call
CleverStaff
Excel only
Tenant data isolation
Recuite
Per-tenant DB schema
CleverStaff
Shared DB
GDPR
Recuite
Enterprise plan
CleverStaff
Yes
Analytics
Built-in dashboards
Recuite
30+ dashboards
CleverStaff
Custom-configurable
Self-configurable analytics (custom funnels)
Recuite
Yes
CleverStaff
CleverStaff's strength
Pricing
Pricing, side by side
Both charge per user. Here is what that looks like for a real team.
Recommended
Recuite Professional
Standard price, billed annually
$36/user/mo
Year 1 cost
3 recruiters$1,296
5 recruiters$2,160
10 recruiters$4,320
- Free plan: forever, 2 users
- No credit card required
CleverStaff
Per user, billed annually
$38/user/mo
Year 1 cost
3 recruiters$1,368
5 recruiters$2,280
10 recruiters$4,560
- Free plan: 7-day trial only
Founders Rate
Founders Rate — $30/user/mo, locked forever
First 200 users only. Switch from CleverStaff — +3 months free on top.
Year 1 for 5 recruiters:
$1,350 vs $2,280 at CleverStaff (−41%)
Migration
Migrating from CleverStaff
What actually transfers — and what does not.
What transfers
All candidate profiles
Names, contacts, tags, attached résumé files, and parsed profile data.
Vacancy data
Open and archived positions with their stages and descriptions.
Team settings
Users, roles, and pipeline configuration.
What does NOT transfer
Email correspondence history
CleverStaff does not include this in their export. This is a deliberate limitation on their side — not ours.
Internal notes and comments
Not part of the CleverStaff Excel export — same reason.
Why we tell you this upfront
CleverStaff exports data as a single Excel file. Email history and comments are deliberately excluded — the harder it is to leave, the fewer people do. In Recuite, you can export everything in any format, any time, without calling support. That is by design.
Free migration support
Send us your CleverStaff export file. We import all candidate profiles and have your team operational within 48 hours — without interrupting your current workflow.
- All candidate profiles imported from your export file
- Vacancy structure set up to match your old workflow
- 2-week overlap — run both systems before you decide
- Personal onboarding call with the Recuite team
- Founders Rate: $30/user/mo locked forever
- +3 months free on Professional
Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know before switching.
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