Recrutei

What Recrutei does

Recrutei (legal entity Peply Tecnologia em Recursos Humanos Ltda) is a Brazilian SaaS company that provides an AI-powered Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to medium and large companies hiring at scale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, the platform combines a visual Kanban hiring funnel, an integrated DISC behavioral assessment (RecruTest), a WhatsApp recruitment chatbot (Recrubot), an AI assistant (Rê) built on OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini for candidate screening, job description generation, and candidate-job matching, plus a curated talent database of over 4 million professionals (Base Recrutei). The product is sold through three annual subscription tiers — Professional, Premium IA, and ULTRA — with pricing tied to simultaneous job slots and gated by CNPJ-based credit risk analysis for enterprise acquisition.

The platform is sold primarily through direct field sales for enterprise accounts and inside sales or self-service for mid-market, supplemented by content marketing, SEO, and a free public job board (Recrutei Empregos) with over 10,000 active vacancies. Named customers include MRV, Sicoob, Aena Aeroportos, Hospital de Amor, Lello, and Consigaz, and the company has been ranked first in the B2B Awards Recruitment & Selection category for four consecutive years, with a 4.8/5 average across 240+ verified reviews on B2B Stack, G2, and Capterra. Recrutei operates exclusively in Brazil, runs on AWS infrastructure (us-east-1 and sa-east-1), is LGPD compliant with ISO 27001-aligned security practices, and has raised a disclosed total of approximately R$10,534 from DOMO.VC and FEA Angels across two rounds (2018 and December 2021), with 11–50 employees and a founder-led leadership team (CEO Paulo Rogério Lázari, CTO Pedro Paulo Silveira, co-founder Matheus Gomes).

Name

Recrutei

Legal name

Peply Tecnologia em Recursos Humanos Ltda

Website

https://recrutei.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Recrutei is a Brazilian SaaS company selling an AI-powered Applicant Tracking System with integrated DISC assessment, WhatsApp chatbot, and a 4-million-profile talent database to medium and large companies hiring at scale in Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Applicant tracking system
• Recruitment software
• AI recruitment platform
• Behavioral assessment software
• Talent acquisition SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Uberlândia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Professional Plan: Entry-level subscription tier providing basic ATS features including Kanban pipeline, candidate filters, feedback tools, and unlimited DISC behavioral assessments. Priced based on simultaneous job slots (minimum 5).
2. SaaS Subscription - Premium IA Plan: Mid-tier subscription with AI assistant (Rê) access, automated email generation, candidate summaries, salary benchmarking, automations, webhook access, Recrutei talent base access (millions of professionals), and email integration.
3. SaaS Subscription - ULTRA Plan: Enterprise tier with AI 24/7 agent, automatic candidate information requests, custom matching algorithms, technical and behavioral analysis, AI-driven candidate suggestions from 3M+ database, mass invitations, custom fields, and personalized matching logic.
4. Job Board Advertising Revenue: Revenue from job portal integrations and distribution across Recrutei's own job board (Recrutei Empregos) with over 10,000 open positions. Employers pay through Recrutei platform subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Recrutei is a Brazilian SaaS Applicant Tracking System (ATS) platform with embedded AI that unifies candidate attraction, screening, interviews, behavioral analysis (DISC), and corporate governance for medium and large companies. The platform includes an AI recruitment assistant (Rê), a WhatsApp chatbot (Recrubot), a 4+ million professional talent database, multi-portal job distribution, and customizable approval workflows, sold via tiered annual subscriptions (Professional, Premium IA, ULTRA).

Product overview

Recrutei is a Brazilian corporate ATS (Applicant Tracking System) platform with embedded AI and corporate governance, designed for medium and large companies that hire at scale. The core product is the Recrutei ATS Platform which unifies attraction, screening, interviews, behavioral analysis, and governance. Key sub-products include Rê (AI assistant) for candidate analysis, pre-interviews, and recommendations; RecruTest (DISC behavioral analysis) for personality assessment; Recrubot (WhatsApp chatbot) for 24/7 candidate engagement; Base Recrutei (talent database) with 4+ million professionals; Smart Meeting for interview transcription; and the public Recrutei Jobs Portal for candidate-facing vacancy listings. The platform offers three plan tiers: Professional (entry-level), Premium IA (AI features), and ULTRA (full AI with enterprise features). Additional offerings include Recrutei Academy for education, a Marketplace for integrations, and free HR tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Recruitest: Behavioral analysis tool based on the DISC methodology, providing profile assessments for candidates in the recruitment process.
• Rê

Products and services

• Recrutei ATS Platform Unified applicant tracking system with embedded AI and corporate governance that integrates candidate attraction, screening, interviews, behavioral analysis, and approval workflows for medium and large Brazilian companies that hire at scale.
• Rê (AI Assistant) AI recruitment assistant specialized in candidate screening, conducting pre-interviews, evaluating technical and behavioral fit, generating job descriptions, suggesting interview questions, creating email templates, and providing salary benchmarking. Built on ChatGPT technology refined for HR processes and available in Premium IA and ULTRA plans.
• RecruTest (DISC Behavioral Analysis) Behavioral profile analysis based on DISC methodology using 28 questions to identify 16 possible behavioral profiles including general tendencies in introversion, communication, and pressure reaction. Unlimitly available in all paid plans and offered as a freemium entry tool.
• Recrubot (WhatsApp Chatbot) AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot that engages candidates 24/7, conducts automated conversations, schedules interviews, and qualifies candidates directly in the WhatsApp channel they already use. Reduces candidate response time by 92% with average response under 1 minute.
• Base Recrutei (Talent Database) Candidate database with 4+ million professionals for talent searches. Companies can search, access, and build their own talent pools from received CVs even without active vacancies, with mass invitation capabilities available in the ULTRA plan.
• Recrutei Jobs Portal / Multi-Portal Job Distribution Job portal with customizable career pages featuring company branding, testimonials, videos, and values, combined with multi-portal capability for publishing to multiple job boards (Indeed, Jooble, Engenha, Careerjet) simultaneously with 1-click posting.
• Smart Meeting (Interview Transcription) Automatic transcription feature for interviews with AI-powered analysis and summary generation, enabling recording and analysis of interview content for improved decision-making.
• Recrutei Employment Portal (Recrutei Empregos) Public job board portal where candidates can search and apply to thousands of vacancies across Brazil, access talent banks, and register profiles for recruiter visibility. Operates with 10,000+ open positions as a candidate-facing acquisition channel for the platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42% reduction in time-to-hire in first quarter of enterprise operation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IndeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationJob portal integration allowing one-click posting of positions to Indeed from Recrutei ATS platform, expanding candidate reach for Brazilian employers.
• JooblecoreTechnology or IntegrationJob aggregator integration for multi-portal job distribution, enabling Recrutei users to post to Jooble's network of job sites across Brazil.
• Google (Gemini)coreTechnology or IntegrationAI provider powering intelligent features in Recrutei ATS including resume analysis, text processing, and media analysis. Data from Google integrations is isolated from AI processing by design.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI provider powering Rê assistant functionality using ChatGPT technology specifically refined for recruitment and selection use cases.
• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkflow automation integration allowing Recrutei to connect with 5,000+ apps for data transfer and automated workflows without coding.
• PlugacoreTechnology or IntegrationBrazilian workflow automation platform integration for connecting Recrutei with popular business tools used by local companies.
• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Sheets for email communication management, interview scheduling, and data synchronization. Complies with Google API Limited Use policy.
• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider hosting Recrutei data in us-east-1 (US) and sa-east-1 (Brazil) regions via AWS RDS, ensuring data security and regional compliance.
• LinkedIncoreTechnology or IntegrationChrome extension for capturing candidate profile data from LinkedIn directly into Recrutei ATS. Imports name, work experience, and education automatically.
• WhatsAppcoreTechnology or IntegrationMessaging platform integration for Recrubot chatbot enabling 24/7 automated candidate communication, scheduling, and qualification via WhatsApp.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gupy: Brazil's largest AI-powered recruitment and selection platform, offering ATS, behavioral assessments, and AI matching to enterprise employers across Brazil — directly competing with Recrutei in the same horizontal ATS/recruitment SaaS category.
• Lever: Combined ATS + CRM recruiting platform built for mid-market and enterprise; directly comparable technology stack and target buyer to Recrutei's Premium IA and ULTRA enterprise tiers.
• SmartRecruiters: Global enterprise Talent Acquisition Suite covering ATS, CRM, and AI matching — competes with Recrutei for multinational employers and large Brazilian enterprise contracts.
• Kenoby: Brazilian ATS and recruitment marketing platform serving mid-market and enterprise customers with multi-channel job posting and candidate CRM — direct overlap with Recrutei's ATS and multi-portal distribution features.
• Workable: Mid-market ATS with AI screening and a wide job-distribution network — comparable to Recrutei's Professional and Premium IA plans targeting growth-stage and mid-market hiring teams.
• Greenhouse: Global enterprise ATS with structured hiring workflows, integrations, and AI-assisted sourcing — the international benchmark Recrutei competes against for multinational and large Brazilian enterprise accounts.

Broad incumbents

• iCIMS: Large enterprise Talent Cloud platform — broader offering than Recrutei but competes for the same large-enterprise hiring governance, compliance, and high-volume recruitment use cases Recrutei serves MRV and Sicoob on.
• Workday Recruiting: Workday HCM's integrated recruiting module — incumbent enterprise HCM vendor that Recrutei displaces or coexists with in large enterprises seeking a more AI-native, Brazil-localized ATS experience.
• BambooHR: SMB-focused HRIS/HR platform with light recruiting add-ons — broader HR tech incumbent whose recruitment features compete at the lower end of Recrutei's mid-market segment.

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: AI-first Talent Intelligence Platform with matching and behavioral signals — emerging direct adjacency to Recrutei's Rê AI assistant and Base Recrutei talent database, representing the AI-native recruiting competitor profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/recruteibr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recruteibr

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 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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