The Modern Recruitment Tech Stack

Australian recruitment agencies typically use 4-8 separate software tools to run their business, costing A$400-700 per consultant per month. Running several disconnected tools fragments data across systems. The trend in 2026 is toward consolidation into fewer, more integrated platforms.

Core components of a recruitment tech stack:

  • CRM / ATS — manages client relationships, job orders, and candidate pipelines (A$100-200/user/mo)
  • Contact enrichment — finds email addresses and phone numbers for prospects and candidates (A$50-100/mo)
  • Email platform — sends outreach campaigns with personalisation, A/B testing, and deliverability tools (A$30-80/mo)
  • Phone dialler — click-to-call with recording, transcription, and CRM integration (A$30-50/mo)
  • Job board access — SEEK, Indeed, and LinkedIn subscriptions for sourcing and posting (A$100-300/mo)
  • E-signature — digital signing for terms of business and contractor agreements (A$25-40/mo)
  • Scheduling — meeting booking links for client and candidate interviews (A$15-25/mo)

The Problem with Tool Sprawl

Measure repetitive work and handover friction in your own workflow. Consolidation can reduce copying between tools, but its effect depends on which integrations and tasks you use.

Consolidation: All-in-One vs Best-of-Breed

When evaluating whether to consolidate your tech stack:

  • Calculate total current cost — add up every subscription per user, including enrichment credits, to get your real per-consultant cost
  • Map data flows — identify where you manually export or re-enter data between tools
  • Assess feature coverage — check whether a consolidated platform covers at least 80% of what you use each tool for
  • Consider AU-specific needs — ASIC data, SEEK integration, +61 phone numbers, and AUD pricing are non-negotiable for Australian agencies

Kolvera consolidates CRM, enrichment, email campaigns, dialler integration, e-signatures, scheduling, and job board scraping into a single platform starting at A$79/month, replacing A$400-600 per user in separate tool subscriptions.