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Loxo review

A broad recruiting suite, but the $149-per-seat starting price and custom sourcing tiers make fit and budget the deciding factors.

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The bottom line

Loxo packs recruiting workflows into one system, but sourcing fit and annual pricing deserve scrutiny.

Loxo combines an ATS, recruiting CRM, outreach, business development tools and AI features. According to its pricing page, Core starts at $149 per user/month on an annual plan paid upfront, with unlimited jobs, candidates and companies, plus AI search. Professional adds Loxo Source searches across an 850M+ talent graph and 2,500 monthly credits per seat; its price is custom. A 7-day free trial is listed.

The package may suit firms that want recruiting and client workflows together, but the price is a real commitment and add-on credit prices are not published. One Reddit thread reports sourcing felt average and unintuitive, and raises gaps around retainer-fee tracking and QuickBooks integration. Those are user reports, not confirmed product specifications, so check them against your own workflow before switching.

Good fit if

  • Recruiting firms consolidating ATS and CRM
  • Teams wanting sourcing and AI agents
  • Firms with at least three migration seats

Skip it if

  • Teams needing a low-cost ATS
  • Executive search firms requiring retainer tracking
  • Buyers needing published sourcing-tier prices
Loxo homepage
Loxo homepage, captured Nov 6, 2026

ScoresHow it rates

  • Features8
  • Ease of use6
  • Value for money6
  • Support6
  • User sentiment5

What works

  • Core includes a full ATS and recruiting CRM.
  • Core lists unlimited jobs, candidates and companies.
  • AI search is included on Core.
  • Professional searches an 850M+ talent graph.
  • Free migration is listed for teams of 3+ seats.

What doesn't

  • Core starts at $149/user/month, billed annually upfront.
  • Professional and Enterprise prices are custom.
  • Boost credit add-on prices are not published.
  • One Reddit thread describes sourcing as average and unintuitive.
  • A Reddit thread reports gaps in retainer tracking and QuickBooks integration.

01What Loxo actually does

Loxo combines recruiting software, candidate sourcing and business development in one platform. Its core workflow covers an ATS and recruiting CRM, candidate outreach, talent communities, client pipelines and hiring manager updates. The homepage describes Loxo as a Talent Intelligence Platform and says its talent graph contains 850 million people; that is Loxo’s own figure, not an independent measure of usable coverage in your market.

The platform also includes AI agents for tasks such as sourcing, finding contact details, summarizing candidates and capturing interview notes. Recruiters can run multichannel outreach campaigns and share candidate status through a hiring manager portal. On the sales side, Loxo supports prospecting and client relationship management.

The pitch is consolidation: recruiting teams can manage candidate and client workflows in the same system rather than stitching together separate tools. That breadth may suit agencies, but it does not answer whether Loxo’s sourcing data fits a particular specialty or whether its pricing works for a smaller team.

02Where Loxo is strong

Loxo’s clearest advantage is the range of recruiting work it puts under one roof. Core includes the full ATS and recruiting CRM, AI search, email and calendar sync, and unlimited jobs, candidates and companies, according to the pricing page. For teams replacing existing software, Loxo lists free migration for teams with at least three seats.

Professional adds Loxo Source searches across the 850M+ talent graph, 2,500 credits per seat each month, a full agentic workforce on every seat, three Data Agents under every record and API access. That is a more specific offer for teams that need sourcing and automation, though the plan price is custom. Enterprise includes Professional features plus SSO/SAML, advanced roles and permissions, a dedicated success team and priority support.

The shared system also covers outreach, candidate pipelines and business development CRM, with a hiring manager portal for status sharing. For an agency trying to reduce handoffs between sourcing, ATS, outreach and client management, that combination is the main reason to consider Loxo. Core starts at $149 per user per month on an annual plan, paid up front.

03Where it falls short

Price and sourcing fit need close scrutiny. Core is $149 per user per month with annual plans paid up front; Professional and Enterprise prices are custom, so the public pricing does not show what the broader feature set costs. The free trial is seven days. Professional includes 2,500 credits per seat monthly, while Boost 2× raises that to 5,000 and Boost 5× to 12,500; prices for both add-ons, and custom capacity beyond 5×, are not published.

There are also signs that Loxo may not suit every search practice. In one Reddit thread, an executive search firm described the sourcing tool as average and unintuitive, and said it could not show retainer fees. A commenter in that thread also complained about missing QuickBooks integration. Those are user reports, not a complete feature audit, but they are relevant checks for firms that depend on retainer tracking or accounting integrations.

Another Reddit discussion questioned whether sourcing platforms use overlapping people-data sources. Loxo’s 850 million-person graph is a scale claim, not proof of coverage or freshness for your niche. Confirm your must-have integrations, data coverage and total credit costs before switching.

04Loxo pricing: what you'll actually pay

Loxo lists Core at $149 per user/month on an annual plan, paid up front. No monthly-billed price is listed. Core includes the ATS and recruiting CRM, unlimited jobs, candidates and companies, AI search, email and calendar sync, and free migration for teams with three or more seats.

Professional pricing is custom. It adds Loxo Source searches across an 850M+ talent graph, 2,500 credits per seat each month, agent automation and API access. That is a jump in capability, but the price jump from Core cannot be calculated from published figures. Enterprise also has custom annual pricing; it adds SSO/SAML, advanced permissions and dedicated support to Professional.

Credit add-ons cost extra, but Loxo does not publish their prices: Boost 2× provides 5,000 credits per user/month, and Boost 5× provides 12,500. Custom capacity beyond 5× is also unpriced. Loxo lists a 7-day free trial and no free plan.

Full Loxo pricing breakdown →

05Switching to (or from) Loxo

Loxo lists free migration on Core for teams with at least three seats. The published pricing details do not specify what that migration covers, how long it takes, or whether smaller teams can get migration help. Confirm the scope—including notes, attachments, activity history and custom fields—before signing.

The materials we have do not document how to export candidate and client data, what formats are available, or what happens to data after cancellation. Treat portability as unverified and ask for a sample export and the exit process in writing. Reddit posts or comments were not included in the published material, so we can’t responsibly claim what commonly makes users leave or attribute complaints to Reddit. Before moving a team in, check that your current records and workflows can be represented in Loxo—and that you can retrieve them if you switch out.

From the threadsWhat users say

Reddit feedback is critical, especially from one executive-search firm that says Loxo’s sourcing is not intuitive, it cannot show retainer fees, and it lacks a QuickBooks integration. Another recruiter grouped Loxo with tools drawing on the same LinkedIn candidate pool; these are individual reports, not proof of a universal experience.

Sourcing complaints
It’s sourcing tool is average at best compared to what’s out there now it’s not intuitive
r/RecruitmentAgencies · view thread
Retainer tracking gap
There’s no way to show a retainer fee, which is mind blowing for a tool that is marketed towards executive recruiters
r/RecruitmentAgencies · view thread
QuickBooks integration
they don’t have integrations with basic companies like QuickBooks
r/RecruitmentAgencies · view thread
Overlapping candidate pools
Juice box, loxo all do the same thing as recruiter with same people
r/Recruitment · view thread

Questions people ask

What is Loxo?

Loxo describes itself as a recruiting platform that combines sourcing, ATS, CRM, outreach, and AI features. Its listed tools include candidate pipelines, talent communities, multichannel campaigns, client updates, and business development tracking. The homepage says its talent graph includes 850 million people. That describes the product’s scope, not whether every team will need or use each part.

How much does Loxo cost?

According to the pricing page, Core starts at $149 per user per month on an annual plan, paid up front. Professional and Enterprise pricing is custom and not published. The pricing page lists a 7-day free trial. It also lists Boost add-ons with added monthly credits, but their prices are not published.

What sourcing and AI features are included?

The pricing details list AI search in Core. Professional adds Loxo Source searches across an 850M+ talent graph, 2,500 credits per seat each month, a full agentic workforce on every seat, three Data Agents under every record, and API access. Boost 2× and Boost 5× raise monthly credits, but the listed prices are not published.

Is Loxo a good fit for executive search?

It may depend on how your team works. One executive-search firm on Reddit said Loxo was no longer a fit because its sourcing felt average and unintuitive and it could not show retainer fees. That is one firm’s report, not a complete assessment of Loxo’s current capabilities or every executive-search workflow.

Does Loxo integrate with QuickBooks?

The published product details do not confirm whether Loxo currently integrates with QuickBooks. One Reddit post said the firm lacked that integration, but that report may not reflect current availability. If QuickBooks sync is a requirement, confirm it directly with Loxo before choosing a plan or planning a migration.

Sources

  1. Loxo homepage
  2. Loxo pricing page
  3. Reddit: There has to be a Loxo alternative
  4. Reddit: LinkedIn Recruiter at $100k+ is not worth it. Any alternatives?
  5. Reddit: Tell me why we should be paying $$$ for an ATS like Loxo or Lever or Pinpoint instead of Manatal and it's super low cost? Are these systems worth the extra money?
  6. Reddit: Loxo CRM-anyone use it?