JOIN

What JOIN does

JOIN operates a cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and end-to-end recruiting platform serving small and mid-market companies, with enterprise adoption across brands such as Burger King, Zara, Dominos, Tripadvisor, and Radisson Blu. The platform centralizes job ad creation, single-click multiposting to 100+ job boards (LinkedIn, Indeed, Google for Jobs, Monster, XING, StepStone, plus a long tail of regional DACH boards), applicant screening, structured scorecards, candidate assessments (via Testlify), interview scheduling, talent pool management, and collaborative team hiring. Built on Google Cloud (Belgium), AWS SES (Frankfurt), and Cloudflare (US), with supporting tooling from Sentry, Linear, Mailchimp, Front, and Google Workspace, the platform is accessed via join.com and localized in English, German, French, and Spanish.

The company's business model is a hybrid of freemium self-serve acquisition, recurring subscription plans (monthly/annual), and a credits-based consumption layer (Inventory) used for premium services such as job board postings, with non-refundable prepaid credits expiring after 12 months. The go-to-market is product-led growth: SMBs and mid-market employers can sign up directly and start posting jobs for free, then upgrade to paid plans as hiring volume or feature needs scale, supplemented by inside-sales conversion motions. The company claims 100,000+ customers worldwide, 30M+ applications processed, and a 4x faster hiring outcome. No external funding rounds have been disclosed in the source materials, and ownership appears founder-driven, with S. Manoj Harasgama listed as Founder and Shareholder. Legal structure is JOIN Solutions AG (Switzerland, Pfäffikon SZ) with a German operating subsidiary, JOIN Solutions GmbH (Berlin), which also serves as EU GDPR Article 27 representative.

Name

JOIN

Legal name

JOIN Solutions AG

Website

https://join.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JOIN provides a cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and end-to-end recruiting platform serving SMBs, mid-market companies, and select enterprises with job ad creation, one-click multiposting to 100+ job boards, candidate screening, scorecards, assessments, and interview scheduling. Founded in 2017 and used by 100,000+ companies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Applicant Tracking System

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Applicant tracking system
• Recruiting software platform
• Candidate management software
• Job board multiposting
• Talent acquisition software

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Fees: Monthly or annual subscription plans for access to the JOIN platform and its features. Fees are payable in advance and correspond to a subscription period. Services not used during the subscription period expire and are not refunded.
2. Credits System: Companies can purchase credits (Inventory) on the Platform via available payment methods. Credits can be exchanged for specific services such as Job Board postings. Credits must be used within 12 months of purchase and are non-reimbursable.
3. Free Job Posting: Free tier available for basic job posting functionality to attract users into the platform, with premium features available as paid upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JOIN provides a cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruiting platform that lets employers create job ads, publish them to over 100 job boards with a single click, parse and score incoming applications, run structured candidate assessments and hiring scorecards, and schedule interviews collaboratively. It bundles AI-assisted job ad writing, multiposting, assessment, and collaboration tooling into a single subscription aimed at companies of every size, processing 30M+ applications across 100,000+ companies.

Product overview

JOIN is a unified recruiting software platform that helps companies hire faster by attracting, screening, and managing candidates in one tool. The core offering is the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which serves as the central hub for recruitment workflows. This core platform is complemented by feature modules including Job Ad Builder (with AI-assisted job ad creation), Multiposting (for distributing jobs to 100+ job boards), Career Page & Job Widget, Talent Sourcing Extension, Candidate Assessments (with 1,000+ test templates), Hiring Scorecards, Applicant Screening, Interview Scheduling, Candidate Communication, Talent Pool, and Hiring Pipelines. The platform serves over 100,000 companies worldwide and has processed over 30 million applications, with claims of 4x faster hiring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JOIN Recruiting Platform (ATS) Cloud-based Applicant Tracking System that lets employers create job ads, post to 100+ job boards in one click, screen and assess candidates using structured scorecards, and run interviews end-to-end; aimed at SMB through to enterprise hiring teams across all industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x faster hiring
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration35 records

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, core feature and distribution channel.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationAWS EMEA SARL provides email delivery service (Amazon SES) for sending product and transactional emails. Place of processing: Germany (Frankfurt - eu-central-1 region).
• Cloudflare Inc.core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationCloudflare provides web application firewall (WAF), CDN, and DDoS protection for JOIN services. Place of processing: United States of America.
• Google Cloudcore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud EMEA Limited provides cloud infrastructure including virtual machines (Compute Engine), managed databases (Cloud SQL/Firestore), object storage (Cloud Storage), networking, and backups. Place of processing: Belgium (europe-west1 region).
• Google Workspacecore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Ireland Limited provides email and productivity suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, Calendar) for internal operations and customer communications. Place of processing: Ireland (EU data regions).
• Testlify Inc.core featureTechnology or IntegrationPre-employment testing platform used to assess candidate skills through online tests and evaluations during the hiring process.
• FrontApp Inc.core featureTechnology or IntegrationCustomer communication platform used to manage shared inboxes, customer support interactions, and email workflows.
• Functional Software Inc. (Sentry)core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationError monitoring and performance tracking for the JOIN application. May process technical data in logs.
• Linear Orbit, Inc.core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationIssue tracking and product management tool used to manage product development, bug tracking, and internal workflows.
• Intuit Inc. (Mailchimp)core featureTechnology or IntegrationEmail platform used to send marketing, product, and transactional emails to users and on behalf of the Controller.
• LinkedIndistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click multiposting to LinkedIn for job distribution to LinkedIn's professional network.
• Indeeddistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click multiposting to Indeed for job distribution.
• Google for Jobsdistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click posting to Google for Jobs for job visibility in Google search results.
• Monsterdistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click multiposting to Monster for job distribution.
• XINGdistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click posting to XING, particularly popular in German-speaking markets.
• StepStonedistribution channelTechnology or IntegrationJob board integration partner. JOIN enables single-click posting to StepStone, a major German job board.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is a global ATS and talent acquisition suite serving SMB through enterprise with multiposting, AI matching, and collaborative hiring - directly competing with JOIN across the same core product categories and customer segments.
• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a leading ATS focused on structured hiring and scorecards, serving primarily mid-market and enterprise customers - direct competitor to JOIN's ATS, scorecards, and collaborative hiring modules.
• Lever: Lever offers ATS + CRM functionality for recruiting teams, with collaborative hiring and analytics - overlapping directly with JOIN's pipeline management, scorecards, and team collaboration features.
• Workable: Workable provides a global ATS with multiposting to 200+ job boards and AI sourcing, targeting SMB and mid-market - directly comparable to JOIN on feature set, customer size, and self-serve GTM motion.
• Recruitee: Recruitee is a European-headquartered collaborative ATS with multiposting, career pages, and scorecards, targeting SMB and mid-market - very similar positioning to JOIN in features and customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Personio: Personio is a leading European all-in-one HR platform with built-in recruiting/ATS functionality for SMBs - overlaps with JOIN on recruiting while offering broader HCM, payroll and people management.
• Workday Recruiting: Workday Recruiting is the talent acquisition module within the Workday HCM suite - competes with JOIN primarily in enterprise accounts with broader HR system requirements.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is an enterprise talent cloud providing ATS, candidate experience, and CRM - established incumbent competing with JOIN especially for larger hiring volumes and employer brand solutions.

Emerging players

• Ashby: Ashby is an all-in-one talent platform combining ATS, sourcing, analytics and scheduling for high-growth tech companies - emerging direct competitor targeting a similar collaborative hiring proposition.
• BambooHR: BambooHR is an SMB-focused HR platform with integrated applicant tracking and hiring functionality - adjacent competitor sharing JOIN's SMB customer base with broader HRIS value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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