Gem pricing is hard to find online.

So we wrote this blog to inform you on the available plans, differences in plans and the latest pricing indications.

We'll answer these questions for you:

• Which Gem plans are there?
• What does Gem cost?
• When should I pay for Gem?
• What are my alternatives?

Which Gem plans are there?

Plans are simple and based on pricing per seat. In this blog we'll focus on the available plans and pricing for Gem.

What does Gem cost?

Try to google Gem pricing and chances are very small you find a reliable answer to your question.

Gem intentionally keeps pricing vague because they have a sales driven process with market and account based pricing strategies.

We can however give an indication of prices for 2024 based on the latest offered prices and validation with our recruiter network.

Take into account that prices can vary per geography, company size and industry.

These are some of the latest Gem pricing indications (averages, rounded off):

• $3,600-$4,000 per seat per year, billed annually
• A seat is one user using Gem

When should I pay for Gem?

Most recruiters and companies who pay for Gem do so because they want an outbound email tool that integrates with their Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Most Gem users are bigger companies with a very rich ATS system with candidates that they want to engage and nurture.

What most people don’t know however is that there are a lot more affordable solutions in the market that do what Gem does and a lot more.

What are my alternatives?

If you don't want to pay the indicated fees for Gem, there are plenty of alternatives.

Many engines provide the same outreach capabilities with better personalisation options and also talent search capabilities.

This is your alternative to recruiting on Gem without paying the Gem fee:

Use an alternative solution to Gem

There are talent engagement engines specifically made for engaging with existing candidates but that can also find new profiles across platforms.

An example is HeroHunt.ai which finds 1 billion profiles worldwide across LinkedIn, GitHub and Stack Overflow and lets you reach out automatically with personalized messages at scale to these candidates.