Rooster Hire review
A focused ATS for small teams that need pipelines, scheduling, and candidate management.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Rooster Hire is a web-based applicant tracking system for businesses and hiring teams that want a centralized way to manage recruitment. Its scope covers customizable kanban-style pipelines, candidate profiles, communications, hiring tasks, interview scheduling, assessments, pre-recorded video interviews, analytics, and AI-powered candidate scoring. It is a practical fit for small teams that need a structured hiring pipeline without a broad enterprise recruiting platform.
Pricing is straightforward but the plan comparison is limited. The Hire plan costs $50 per month with monthly billing and includes unlimited jobs, unlimited candidates, customizable pipelines, candidate communication, interview scheduling, and unlimited assessments. Hire Plus costs $75 per month with monthly billing and shows the same listed highlights. A 14-day free trial is available, and up to 20 users are included. Teams should compare the two paid tiers carefully before choosing, since the published plan highlights do not identify a feature difference.
Rooster Hire’s strongest fit is for teams that value a focused hiring workflow. Career-page integration, job-board publishing, knockout screening questions, assessments, and pre-recorded video interviews extend the core pipeline beyond basic applicant storage. Calendar integration supports interview scheduling, while Zapier, Google Calendar, Gmail, and WordPress provide connections to selected workflow and publishing tools. The product is less suited to organizations that need a large integration ecosystem or resume parsing. Choose it when centralized candidate management and straightforward automation are the priority; consider an alternative when broader platform coverage or more extensive recruitment integrations matter.
Questions about Rooster Hire
Does Rooster Hire have a free plan? No free plan is listed; paid plans start at $50/mo (Hire).
How much does Rooster Hire cost? Rooster Hire lists 2 paid plans; the lowest is Hire at $50/mo.
Is there a free trial of Rooster Hire? Yes: a 14-day free trial; no card is needed.
What does Rooster Hire run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does Rooster Hire integrate with? 4 integrations: Zapier, Google Calendar, Gmail and WordPress.
Who is Rooster Hire built for? Small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
Rooster Hire pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Customizable pipelines with workflow automations
- Scheduling, assessments, and video interviews in one ATS
- Career-page integration and job-board publishing
- Where it doesn't
- Integration options are limited to four listed services
- Resume parsing is not included among the listed capabilities
- The two monthly plans show the same listed highlights
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