What EmployeeReferrals.com does

EmployeeReferrals.com is a privately held SaaS company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Lehi, Utah, that sells an employee referral software platform to enterprise and mid-market HR and talent acquisition teams. The platform enables organizations to launch branded referral portals, automate ATS/HRIS/payroll workflows across 25+ integrated systems (Oracle, Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Taleo, SuccessFactors, and others), engage employees through gamification (leaderboards, badges, contests), automated social sharing (AutoShare to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), personalized email campaigns (Engage), mobile access via a progressive web app, and AI-driven candidate screening and job recommendations. The product is modular, with a core platform plus add-on modules (Mobile, Engage, AutoShare, Gamification, ATS Integrations, Branded Portal, Analytics Dashboard, Duplicate Prevention, Reward Management).

The company monetizes primarily through annual enterprise SaaS subscriptions priced on a quote basis by organizational size, features, and integration complexity, supplemented by professional services for implementation and customization. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales with prominent "Request Demo" CTAs, complemented by content marketing (blog, case studies), an RPO/agency partner program, and ATS/HRIS vendor co-sell arrangements. Distribution is global with a strong concentration of named enterprise customers across healthcare (Memorial Health, Kettering Health, Premier Pediatric Research Hospital, regional health systems), manufacturing (Cleveland Cliffs, Pride Industries), education (Learning Care Group), retail/automotive (Pilot Flying J), and technology (Siemens Digital Industries Software). The company claims 100,000+ referred candidates hired, 1M+ candidates referred, and 50M+ connections matched on the platform, with reported client outcomes of 3x-50x referral volume increases, 60% hiring cost reductions, 50% admin time reductions, and 70% longer tenure for referred hires. EmployeeReferrals.com has raised $12M in total disclosed funding (2013 Series 1, 2015 Series 2) and remains privately held with 11-50 employees.

Name

EmployeeReferrals.com

Legal name

Employee Referrals

Website

https://employeereferrals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EmployeeReferrals.com is a privately held Utah-based SaaS company that provides an employee referral platform with ATS/HRIS integrations, gamification, social sharing, and AI-assisted screening to enterprise and mid-market HR teams across healthcare, manufacturing, education, retail, and technology verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employee Referral Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll, HR & Benefits Referral Networks (FSAEAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

Keywords

• Employee referral software
• Talent acquisition platform
• Recruitment automation tools
• ATS integration software
• HR technology solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Draper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Platform: Core revenue derived from annual subscription licensing for the employee referral software platform. Pricing is quote-based and varies by organization size, features required, and number of employees. Implementation and support included in enterprise contracts.
2. Professional Services: Implementation services, customization, and ongoing customer support provided alongside the software platform for enterprise clients requiring hands-on setup and integration assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EmployeeReferrals.com operates a SaaS platform that enables organizations to launch branded employee referral programs, automate ATS/HRIS/payroll workflows, and track every referral from submission to bonus payout. The platform combines gamification, social sharing, mobile access, and AI-driven screening to drive employee participation, with documented outcomes of 3x-50x increases in referral volume and 60% reductions in hiring costs for clients.

Product overview

EmployeeReferrals.com is a comprehensive employee referral software platform offered as a unified system with modular add-on capabilities. The core EmployeeReferrals.com Platform serves as the central hub for managing the entire referral lifecycle, supplemented by specialized modules including Mobile App (progressive web app), Engage (automated engagement campaigns), Auto Share (scheduled social media posting), Gamification (leaderboards, badges, rewards), and ATS Integrations (25+ pre-built connectors). The platform also includes a LinkedIn search integration feature that pre-fills candidate searches. The architecture is designed so that clients can activate individual modules based on their needs, with all components sharing a unified referral database and analytics layer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EmployeeReferrals.com Platform
• Engage
• Auto Share
• Gamification
• Mobile App
• ATS Integrations

Quantifiable outcome

• 11x better conversion rate for employee referrals compared to inbound applicants
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration30 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle Recruiting integration enables seamless job flow and referral data synchronization. The partnership allows organizations using Oracle to generate more referrals, increase employee participation, automate administration, and improve hiring outcomes.
• TaleocoreTechnology or IntegrationTaleo integration allows organizations to maintain Taleo as their recruiting system of record while EmployeeReferrals.com generates referrals and employee engagement. Jobs flow from Taleo into the referral platform; referrals flow back into Taleo.
• WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkday integration pulls in employee data for automated engagement based on location and title, and sends referral bonus payments to payroll.
• iCIMScoreTechnology or IntegrationiCIMS integration for ATS functionality, pulling in open jobs and pushing referral candidates into the hiring pipeline.
• GreenhousecoreTechnology or IntegrationGreenhouse integration enables seamless referral tracking and candidate management within the platform ecosystem.
• OktacoreTechnology or IntegrationSSO integration through Okta enables simplified access to the referral platform for enterprise organizations.
• OneLogincoreTechnology or IntegrationSSO integration through OneLogin for enterprise authentication and access management.
• Ping IdentitycoreTechnology or IntegrationSSO integration through Ping Identity for enterprise authentication and security.
• Microsoft Active DirectorycoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Active Directory for enterprise authentication and employee data synchronization.
• RPO/Agency PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment Process Outsourcing providers and staffing agencies partner to offer the platform to their clients, generating additional revenue per account and improving client retention by providing world-leading employee referral software.

Scale indicators30 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teamable: Teamable offers a referral-based sourcing platform that leverages employee networks to identify candidates. It overlaps with EmployeeReferrals.com on referral workflows and ATS integration, with additional sourcing automation.
• ERIN: ERIN is a direct competitor offering employee referral program software with similar gamification, rewards, and ATS integration capabilities. It is a same-category best-of-breed referral platform targeting HR and recruiting teams.
• Boon: Boon (now Boon AI) provides employee referral and internal mobility software with AI-driven matching. It competes head-to-head with EmployeeReferrals.com in the enterprise referral management category.
• RolePoint (Harver): RolePoint, now part of Harver, is a long-standing employee referral platform. It is a direct same-category competitor historically positioned against EmployeeReferrals.com for enterprise referral programs.

Broad incumbents

• iCIMS: iCIMS is a major enterprise ATS/TA suite that includes referral program features alongside broader recruiting functionality. As an integration partner and broad incumbent, it competes with EmployeeReferrals.com at the suite-versus-best-of-breed boundary.
• Workday: Workday is a dominant enterprise HCM and talent acquisition suite with native employee referral capabilities. As a core integration partner and incumbent, Workday represents the largest competitive threat via suite consolidation.
• SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is an enterprise ATS that includes referral functionality within its broader talent acquisition platform. It is both an integration partner and a broad incumbent competitor in mid-market and enterprise HR tech.
• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a leading enterprise ATS that offers native referral module functionality as part of its broader talent acquisition suite. It is both an integration partner and a competitive incumbent, with the suite positioning threatening EmployeeReferrals.com's standalone value.

Emerging players

• Gem: Gem is a sourcing and outbound recruiting platform with referral program support that competes for the same HR/recruiting budget. It is an emerging player intersecting with EmployeeReferrals.com's referral workflows, particularly in tech recruiting.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is a talent intelligence platform using AI to match candidates to roles at scale, partially overlapping with referral-based sourcing. It represents an emerging adjacent player that could absorb referral use cases within broader talent intelligence workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmployReferrals
• Facebookfacebook.com/Employeereferralscom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/employeereferrals-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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