Microdec

What Microdec does

Microdec is a UK-based software company that supplies recruitment CRM software to recruitment agencies. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Brentwood, the company's flagship offering is Microdec Profile, a cloud-based recruitment CRM that manages candidate, client, and back-office recruitment workflows for temporary staffing and permanent placement agencies. The product includes a customer portal (cloud.microdec.com), a mobile application for recruiters configurable by system administrators, and an integration ecosystem spanning CloudCall for telephony, Broadbean for job distribution, Daxtra for resume parsing, and Access Volcanic for recruitment websites and Access Screening for compliance checks.

Microdec was acquired by The Access Group in October 2018 to bolster the parent's recruitment software portfolio. Following the acquisition, Microdec Profile has been repositioned as a maintained legacy product: the customer base is being actively migrated to Access Group's newer platforms, primarily Vincere and Access Recruitment CRM, with dedicated Account Managers managing the transition. Pricing is quote-based and annual, structured as SaaS subscriptions tailored to agency size, sector specialisms, and geographic footprint, and there is no publicly disclosed tier structure. Distribution runs entirely through The Access Group's enterprise field-sales motion and the customer success portal, with no independent Microdec-led go-to-market.

The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Access Group, retains its Microdec PLC legal name, and serves the UK market as its primary geography. Reported scale signals — millions of payroll transactions annually and hundreds of thousands of candidates screened — are attributed to the broader Access recruitment division rather than to Microdec Profile specifically. The entity employs between 51 and 100 people, has no disclosed funding rounds, and has not added new AI/ML capabilities, patents, or third-party validation signals in the input data.

Name

Microdec

Legal name

Microdec PLC

Website

https://microdec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Microdec is a UK-based recruitment CRM software provider, founded in 1983 and now operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Access Group following its October 2018 acquisition. Its Microdec Profile product serves recruitment agencies with candidate and client management and is currently in maintenance mode as customers migrate to Access Group's Vincere and Access Recruitment CRM platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment CRM Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAGAE

Contractor Management Systems (CMS) & Workforce Management

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Contract Staffing & Independent Contractor Management

SECONDARYHDAEAEAJ

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platforms

Keywords

• Recruitment CRM software
• Candidate management software
• Staffing agency software
• Recruitment workflow tools
• Agency back-office software

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software Licensing: SaaS-based subscription model for recruitment CRM software. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to customer size, sector specialisms, and geographical footprint. Access continues to support existing Microdec Profile customers while offering migration paths to newer Access products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Microdec Profile is a cloud-based recruitment CRM platform that helps recruitment agencies manage candidates, clients, and recruitment workflows. The software covers the full front-to-back-office recruitment lifecycle, including candidate attraction, CRM, screening, payroll processing, and performance analytics, and integrates with recruitment websites and third-party screening, telephony, and job-distribution tools.

Product overview

Microdec Profile is a legacy recruitment CRM offering that was acquired by The Access Group in October 2018. The product portfolio consists of a single unified recruitment software platform (Microdec Profile) that provided candidate management, client relationship tracking, and associated recruitment workflows. Following acquisition, Microdec Profile has been sunset/migrated, with existing customers being directed toward Access Group's other recruitment products including Access Recruitment CRM, Vincere, and Access Screening as replacement solutions. The company operated a cloud-based login portal accessible at cloud.microdec.com for existing Profile customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microdec Profile Cloud-based recruitment CRM software providing candidate management, client relationship management, and back-office functionality for recruitment agencies. Includes a customer portal, mobile app, and integrations with Access Volcanic recruitment websites, Access Screening, CloudCall, Broadbean, and Daxtra. Following The Access Group's 2018 acquisition, the product is in maintenance mode with customers being migrated to Access Recruitment CRM or Vincere.

Quantifiable outcome

• Payroll transactions processed for recruitment agencies every year at scale
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Access GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018The Access Group acquired Microdec in October 2018 to expand its portfolio of market-leading recruitment software and continue significant expansion of the recruitment division. Microdec Profile products are now integrated into the Access Recruitment suite.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lever: Lever provides a recruiting CRM and ATS platform serving staffing agencies and corporate talent teams. It overlaps with Microdec Profile on candidate relationship management and pipeline workflows.
• Access Recruitment CRM: Access Recruitment CRM is a sibling product under The Access Group, and is the explicit migration target for Microdec Profile customers. It serves the same UK recruitment agency vertical with an overlapping feature set.
• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is an applicant tracking and recruitment CRM platform widely used by staffing agencies and in-house teams. It competes for the same recruitment workflow software wallet as Microdec Profile.
• Bullhorn: Bullhorn is the leading recruitment CRM/ATS provider for staffing and recruitment agencies globally. It directly competes with Microdec Profile in the UK agency segment and is the most established alternative customers would consider during migration.
• JobAdder: JobAdder provides recruitment CRM and ATS software for staffing agencies in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It targets the same recruitment agency vertical as Microdec Profile with comparable feature sets (candidate management, job distribution, integrations).
• Workable: Workable is an ATS and recruitment CRM platform serving both corporate HR and external staffing agencies. It competes for the same recruitment workflow software spend that Microdec Profile historically captured.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large enterprise talent acquisition platform serving corporate HR and staffing organizations. It overlaps with Microdec's candidate management and CRM functionality, particularly for larger recruitment firms.
• Vincere: Vincere is another Access Group-owned recruitment CRM/ATS and is the alternative migration path offered to Microdec Profile customers. It targets recruitment agencies with similar front-to-back office functionality.

Emerging players

• Crelate: Crelate is a recruiting and staffing CRM focused on agency and search firm workflows. It serves a similar niche to Microdec Profile with comparable candidate and placement tracking functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce (Recruitment / AppExchange): Salesforce is a broad CRM incumbent with a recruitment-focused partner ecosystem on AppExchange (e.g., recruitment apps). Larger recruitment agencies sometimes displace vertical CRMs in favor of Salesforce-based stacks, making it an indirect competitive threat to Microdec.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/microdecplc
• Facebookfacebook.com/microdec.plc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/microdec-plc

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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