Talent SummonerBullhorn Pricing in 2026: What It Publishes and What It Quotes
Bullhorn's small-agency page lists Starter at $99 and Core at $165 per user a month. Pro, Max and larger plans are quoted. Year-one cost, Nov 2026.
By Derek Chau · Published · in Tools & Pricing
Bullhorn's small-agency page prints two prices: Starter at $99 and Core at $165 per user a month. Pro, Max and every larger-agency plan are quoted by sales.
We build Talent Summoner, which is not an ATS or CRM and does not replace Bullhorn: you paste a brief for one Role and get a ranked shortlist with the reasoning behind each match. Your first Role is free, with no card.
Run a desk that lives in an applicant tracking system (ATS) every day? Bullhorn is built for staffing agencies, so skip to the cost table.
Fill a few searches a year and need candidates, not a system of record? Read on.
Bullhorn pricing at a glance
Prices are what each vendor publishes, read on 4 November 2026, in US dollars.
| Plan | Price as published | Billing | What the page lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99 per user a month | Per user a month, no term stated | ATS, resume parsing, client management, career portal, free implementation |
| Core | $165 per user a month | Per user a month, no term stated | Everything in Starter, 300+ marketplace partners, custom workflows, LinkedIn integrations |
| Pro | None: "Talk to us" | Its FAQ: per user a month, no term stated | Everything in Core, recruitment CRM, Amplify AI search and match |
| Max | None: "Talk to us" | Its FAQ: per user a month, no term stated | Everything in Pro, agentic screening and outreach; no free implementation |
| Larger agencies, AI and automation, Recruitment Cloud | None: "Get a quote" | Not stated | Front Office, Bullhorn One, Digital Workers, Salesforce-based plans |
| Talent Summoner | Its own /pricing page: $299/mo Unlimited for 4 people (+$59 each), $59/mo Pro, $29 per Role | Monthly, or one-time per Role | Ranked shortlist per Role; first Role free |
Starter and Core each show a "Get a quote" button beside the price, and the page says prices exclude sales tax. Bullhorn says it offers no free trial, only a demo.
What a small agency pays in a year
The table is our arithmetic: Bullhorn's monthly price times 12. The pages we read state no minimum term, discount or later price, so we do not project one.
Pro and Max cannot be costed because Bullhorn publishes no figure for them.
Bullhorn's page data lists Starter for 1 to 2 users and Core from 3 users, though its plan cards do not say so. Confirm this in a quote, because its FAQ says you can add users "without changing plans".
| Setup | Basis | 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Bullhorn Starter, 1 recruiter | $99 × 12 | $1,188 |
| Bullhorn Starter, 2 recruiters | $99 × 2 × 12 | $2,376 |
| Bullhorn Core, 3 recruiters | $165 × 3 × 12 | $5,940 |
| Bullhorn Core, 5 recruiters | $165 × 5 × 12 | $9,900 |
| Bullhorn Pro or Max | Quote only | Not published |
| Talent Summoner Unlimited | $299 × 12, 4 people, every open role, fair use | $3,588 |
| Talent Summoner Pro | $59 × 12, 10 Roles a month; unused Roles do not carry over | $708 |
| Talent Summoner, 4 Roles a year | Free Role, $4 at the paywall, then 2 × $29; then $79 + $29 | $62 in year one, $108 after |
Three recruiters on Core plus Talent Summoner Pro would be $6,648 a year ($5,940 + $708). On Bullhorn's small-agency plans, AI search and match starts at Bullhorn Pro, which is quoted.
What Bullhorn does not publish
- Pro and Max: the page says "Talk to us" and prints no price.
- Larger agencies: Front Office, Bullhorn One, AI and Automation products and Recruitment Cloud all say "Get a quote".
- Contract term: the pages do not say whether Starter or Core can be bought month to month.
- Optional extras: Onboarding and Middle Office are priced separately and are not required to use the platform.
- A free trial: Bullhorn says it does not offer one.
Check any figure in a quote against the page before signing, because Bullhorn can change it.
When Bullhorn is worth it
Bullhorn fits an agency when the database is the business. Its pricing page names these features by plan:
- Starter: an ATS with resume parsing, client management and a career portal;
- Core: 300+ marketplace partners and LinkedIn integrations;
- Pro: a recruitment CRM for your sales pipeline, plus AI search and match;
- Bullhorn One, for larger firms: timesheets, invoicing and pay-and-bill automation.
If you place weekly and need clients, candidates and pipeline in one record, pay for the seat. Talent Summoner will not do that work.
Where Talent Summoner fits next to Bullhorn
You describe a Role in plain English. It searches LinkedIn, GitHub and other public sources, ranks the people it finds against your must-haves, and explains each match.
Sourcing every week? Unlimited is $299 a month for every open role for up to 4 people ($59 per extra person), under fair use.
For an agency that wins an odd search outside its usual niche, one Role can be a lighter step than adding a seat.
Pro is $59 a month for 10 Roles, with extra Roles at $15, and unused Roles do not carry over. Otherwise it is $29 for one Role or $79 for three, and Roles bought one-time stay valid for 24 months.
Trade-offs, stated plainly: no InMail, no always-on pipeline, and no ATS integration today, so you add shortlisted people to Bullhorn yourself. Outreach goes from your own Gmail, Outlook or LinkedIn after you review each message and confirm the send.
FAQ
How much does Bullhorn cost?
Bullhorn's small-agency page lists Starter at $99 and Core at $165 per user a month. Pro, Max and larger-agency plans have no published price.
Does Bullhorn have a free trial?
Bullhorn's pricing page says it does not currently offer a free trial and points to a demo instead. Its Starter price is $99 per user a month.
Is Bullhorn an ATS or a sourcing tool?
Bullhorn describes Starter as a complete applicant tracking system, and Pro adds a recruitment CRM and AI search and match. Talent Summoner sources and ranks candidates, with no ATS or CRM.
Can Talent Summoner replace Bullhorn?
No: Talent Summoner has no ATS or CRM, and it does not integrate with Bullhorn today. Its own prices are $299 a month for Unlimited (up to 4 people, $59 per extra person), $59 a month for 10 Roles or $29 per Role, after a free first Role.
What does Bullhorn cost for 3 recruiters?
At the published prices, 3 recruiters on Core cost $5,940 a year if paid at the monthly rate for 12 months. Bullhorn's page data lists Starter for 1 to 2 users only, and this total is our arithmetic, not a quote.
Want to see a ranked shortlist first? Run one Talent Summoner search free on a live brief.
For another vendor price breakdown, see our Loxo pricing guide or hireEZ pricing guide. For ATS questions to ask any vendor, see ATS pricing questions for a founder.
Every Bullhorn figure above was read on 4 November 2026 from bullhorn.com/pricing and bullhorn.com/small-agency-software/pricing (raw HTML). Talent Summoner prices were checked the same day against talentsummoner.com/pricing; the $4 second Role is shown at the paywall only, not on /pricing. Totals are our arithmetic. Bullhorn can change its prices at any time, and we re-verify this page quarterly.