A simpler, cheaper alternative to Gem
Gem combines sourcing, a recruiting CRM and an ATS for startups and enterprises. Zliptal gives you scoring and sourcing in one product with flat pricing and unlimited team members.
- Flat price, no AI seats
- Sourcing built in on Max
- Unlimited team members
Zliptal vs Gem compared
What each product includes, based on public pricing and product pages checked in November 2026.
Pricing
Zliptal
$39/month (Pro) or $59/month (Max). Flat, published, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
Gem
Custom, by employee count. Listed from $130/month on a yearly plan for 1 to 10 employees.
Free trial
Zliptal
No free trial. Monthly billing, cancel any time.
Gem
No trial. Companies under 30 employees get a free period.
Built for
Zliptal
Founders and small, fast-hiring teams
Gem
Startups to enterprise that want sourcing, CRM and ATS together
Applicant tracking and job board
Zliptal
Job board, your own pipeline stages, team notes and Google Calendar interviews.
Gem
All-in-One plan with its own ATS.
AI scoring of every applicant
Zliptal
Every applicant scored against the job, with a written summary, strengths and concerns.
Gem
AI Application Review Agent scores and ranks inbound applications.
Talent sourcing
Zliptal
TalentGPT: describe who you want in plain English and get matches with a transparent score (Max).
Gem
Sourcing agent searching 800M+ profiles.
Recruiting CRM
Zliptal
Outreach from the sourcing screen (Max). No separate nurture CRM.
Gem
Recruiting CRM included.
Analytics
Zliptal
Pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires.
Gem
Analytics included.
Time to set up
Zliptal
Live the same day. Publish a job and your careers page without a developer.
Gem
Sales-led; AI features need paid seats.
Enterprise depth (scorecards, approvals, integrations)
Zliptal
No interview kits, scorecards, approval chains or integration marketplace yet.
Gem
Panel and multi-day interview scheduling.
Plans and prices change often. Check Gem’s own site before you decide.
Zliptal vs Gem: your questions
Why teams choose Zliptal over Gem, and when they should not.
Gem is a powerful sourcing and CRM platform, priced by company size and with its AI features on paid seats. Zliptal is deliberately smaller: AI scoring on every applicant, talent sourcing on Max and a careers page, for a flat $39 or $59 a month.
Gem prices by employee count and shows a listed starting price for the smallest companies, with higher tiers by quote and AI features limited to AI-Powered seats. Zliptal is $39/month on Pro and $59/month on Max, with unlimited team members and no seat tiers.
Zliptal is lighter. Gem is a sales-led platform that you assemble around sourcing, CRM and scheduling. Zliptal gives you a pipeline, a careers page and AI scoring that run from your first job.
Zliptal includes its own sourcing on Max, so most small teams do not need both. If you keep Gem for outbound, Zliptal can still be your system for jobs, applicants and scoring.
Stay with Gem if outbound sourcing at scale is your main motion, you need its 800M+ profile search, or you need advanced interview scheduling. Zliptal's TalentGPT is a more compact tool for smaller sourcing needs.
Yes. There is no self-serve import yet, so the simplest path is to start new roles in Zliptal and let Gem finish the roles already in progress. Email us and we will help you get set up.
Everything you need to hire, in one place
An applicant tracking system with a job board, analytics, video application forms, talent sourcing, a careers site and referrals.
Applicant tracking and job board
Publish a job to your own board, then move every applicant through one pipeline of your own stages, with team notes and an AI match score on each.
Analytics
See pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires, so you know where hiring slows down.
Video application forms
Ask for a recorded video answer, a file upload or a link in your application form, and see the person before the first call.
Talent sourcing (TalentGPT)
Max planDescribe who you want in plain English, get matching candidates with a transparent match score, and reach out from the same screen.
Careers website
A careers page in your brand color, with your own headline and every open role, live without a developer.
Candidate referrals
Max planShare a referral link for any open role, see who applied through it and track each referrer’s reward.
Ready to switch from Gem?
Create your Zliptal workspace and publish your first job today. Plans start at $39/month, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
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