Clinch
Clinch is a recruitment marketing platform and CRM that helps organizations attract and engage candidates before they apply.
What Clinch is
Clinch is a recruitment marketing platform and CRM that helps organizations attract and engage candidates before they apply. Its no-code career-site CMS supports SEO-oriented job listings, targeted landing pages, and custom microsites. Recruiters can organize talent pools by sorting, tagging, and sharing candidates, while automated email and SMS workflows, job alerts, and incomplete-application reminders support ongoing engagement. Employee Connections gives jobseekers ways to interact with employees through live Q&As, virtual events, and FAQs. Text Engage uses QR codes or keywords to start conversations and route interested candidates into the CRM. The suite includes candidate-journey analytics, dashboards, and career-site heat maps. Clinch describes its platform as ATS agnostic and lists integrations including Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and iCIMS; its API supports candidate data export and profile updates. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Clinch is offered via web and API. Pricing is available on request.
Good
- No-code CMS supports landing pages and custom microsites.
- Automated SMS, email, alerts, and reminders engage candidates.
- Employee Connections offers live Q&As and virtual events.
- API supports candidate data export and profile updates.
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request.
- Access is through web and API platforms.
Who it suits
Clinch is aimed at recruiters, employer brand managers, and talent acquisition leaders. Its features are relevant to teams hiring at high volume.
Verdict
Clinch combines career-site publishing, candidate CRM workflows, engagement tools, and analytics. Teams should ask for pricing and confirm that their ATS is supported.
Plans and prices
From Clinch's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Clinch Recruitment Marketing Suite | Priced on request | Pricing available through a sales call |
The facts
Each one read from Clinch's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI features
- Clinch describes AI-powered candidate experiences and says its AI features are included at no extra cost for customers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Analytics
- The suite includes candidate-journey analytics, dashboards, and career-site heat mapping.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API
- Clinch says its API lets customers export candidate data and update candidate information or add data to CRM profiles.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Candidate engagement
- Automated SMS and email workflows, job alerts, and incomplete-application reminders help nurture candidates.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Career sites
- Its no-code career site CMS supports SEO-optimized job listings, targeted landing pages, and custom microsites.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Employee Connections
- Employee Connections lets organizations share employee-generated content and connect jobseekers with employees through live Q&As, virtual events, and FAQs.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Clinch describes itself as ATS agnostic and lists Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Taleo, Kenexa, SuccessFactors, Newton, Amris, and Lumesse among supported ATS platforms.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Clinch is a recruitment marketing platform and CRM that helps organizations attract, engage, and convert candidates before they apply.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Clinch says its services and data are hosted on AWS, production changes are logged through AWS CloudTrail, and production access uses two-factor authentication and need-based approval.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security testing
- Clinch says it regularly engages independent third parties for security and penetration testing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Clinch advertises all-inclusive customer support and 24/7 support, with implementation support included for customers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Talent CRM
- The CRM supports talent pools and recruiter-led workflows to sort, tag, and share candidates.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Target users
- Clinch presents the suite for recruiters, employer brand managers, and talent acquisition leaders, including teams hiring at high volume.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Text Engage
- Text Engage uses QR codes or keywords to start candidate conversations and route interested jobseekers into the CRM.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Irelandchecked 28 Sep 2026
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