No sourcing specialist required
Plain-English search means the hiring manager or founder runs it directly — the person who best knows what "good" looks like.
Sourcing tools are priced for enterprises. Your hiring isn't.
A founder or a two-person talent team doesn't need ten enterprise seats and an annual contract — you need to find three great people this quarter. Traceroster starts at $49/month, no annual lock-in, with the search-to-hire loop small teams actually run.
The small-team squeeze
Between free-and-slow and enterprise-and-locked-in.
Small teams usually face two options: grind through free channels — job posts, referrals, cold outreach on social — or sign an enterprise sourcing contract where list pricing commonly runs to thousands of dollars per seat per year. The first costs weeks of founder time per hire. The second prices a five-person company out entirely.
The middle exists: self-serve pricing, monthly terms, and search that doesn't require a sourcing specialist to operate. If you can describe the person you need, you can run the search yourself.
Built for how small teams hire
Pay for a month, not a year
Monthly plans from $49. Scale up for a hiring push, scale down after. No annual contract to justify.
An opted-in pool
Every candidate chose to be discoverable, with availability on their profile — less time chasing people who aren't looking.
The full loop in one place
Search, shortlist with your own stages, compare finalists, message candidates — no duct-taping five tools together.
Which plan fits
Start where you are; upgrade when hiring accelerates.
Starter ($49/mo) fits a solo founder or single recruiter: 150 contact reveals, 60 AI search prompts, and 5 shortlists. Growth ($149/mo) adds two more seats, AI compare, CSV export, and team analytics for a small talent team. Team ($299/mo) raises the ceilings for sustained hiring across 5 seats. Every workspace starts with a 7-day free trial.
Frequently asked questions
Is Traceroster a LinkedIn Recruiter replacement for small teams?
For many small-team use cases, yes — plain-English search over an opted-in pool at self-serve pricing. See our honest comparison at /compare/linkedin-recruiter-alternative for where each tool wins.
Do I need recruiting experience to use it?
No. If you can write a sentence describing who you need, you can search. Shortlists and compare keep the rest of the process organized.
What happens if I stop hiring for a while?
Plans are monthly — pause when hiring pauses. Your workspace, shortlists, and conversations are preserved.
Can I add my co-founder or hiring manager?
Growth includes 3 seats and Team includes 5, so the people interviewing can work the same shortlists.
Hire like a bigger team
Start a trial, run a real search for your open role, and see who surfaces before you spend anything.