About Top Echelon
Top Echelon is a cloud-based recruiting platform combining an Applicant Tracking System (TE Recruit) and a split-placement collaboration network (TE Network) designed specifically for recruiting firms and staffing agencies. It helps agencies manage candidates, clients, job orders, and placements, with AI assistance, automation sequences, and integrations with job boards and verification services.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Unique split-placement network not replicated by competitors
- Highly rated customer support with responsive guidance
- Affordable starting price with comprehensive ATS + CRM features
- Built specifically for staffing and recruiting agencies
- Strong G2 (4.5) and Capterra (4.6) ratings from 500+ reviews
Cons
- Email integration with Outlook/Gmail can be unreliable
- Pricing can rise with additional users and annual increases
- Limited integration ecosystem compared to enterprise ATS platforms
- Interface feels dated to some users coming from modern SaaS tools
Key Features
Applicant Tracking System
Manage candidate pipelines, parse resumes, run advanced searches, and track job orders end-to-end.
Recruitment CRM
Unified contact and company records, custom fields, hotlists, and merge tools for client relationship management.
Smart-TE AI & Automation
AI assistance and automation sequences to streamline outreach, follow-ups, and routine recruiting workflows.
TE Network split-placement
Exclusive collaboration network letting recruiters share job orders and candidates to make split placements.
Email & Calendar Integration
Sync inbound and outbound email, calendar, and communication directly from candidate and client records.
Careers Page & Application Forms
Built-in careers page, custom application forms, and custom domain options for inbound applications.
Job Board Integrations
Post and source from ZipRecruiter and other major boards, plus integrations with ZoomInfo, Checkr, and 16+ partners.
Compliance Tools
GDPR and CCPA compliance features for data handling, candidate privacy, and record retention.
API Access
Developer API on the Professional tier for custom integrations and data workflows.
Pricing
- Billed annually (or $89/mo monthly)
- Resume parsing & pipeline management
- Custom fields, hotlists, advanced search
- Email & calendar integration
- Careers page & browser extension
- Job board integrations
- GDPR/CCPA compliance tools
- 5K emails/month, 10 GB storage
- Monthly backups
- Billed annually (or $110/mo monthly)
- Everything in Standard
- Smart-TE AI and automations
- Sequences & inbound email sync
- Custom application forms
- Custom careers page domain
- API access & org chart
- 10K emails/month, 100 GB storage
- Weekly backups
- Billed annually (startup fee waived)
- Or $150/mo monthly + $350 one-time startup fee
- Access to split-placement network
- Share job orders & candidates with other agencies
- 6% brokerage fee on network placements
Best For
Independent recruiting agencies
Small and mid-size staffing firms managing the full candidate lifecycle from sourcing to placement in a single system.
Split-placement collaboration
Recruiters using TE Network to share job orders and candidates with other agencies and earn split fees on placements.
Executive search firms
Boutique search firms tracking long-cycle searches with custom fields, hotlists, and detailed candidate records.
Contingency and retained recruiters
Agencies running parallel searches with automation sequences and AI to keep candidates and clients engaged.
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