The short answer
Collective.work suits recruiters who search themselves every day, in IT services, agencies or talent teams. Umamy, a European player, suits a company hiring for itself without a dedicated recruiter: agents search and rank on your criteria, the message goes out from the manager’s LinkedIn, and the price is flat per open role, not per seat.
The maths
What changes with Umamy
Collective.work is a search tool: someone has to run the searches, sort and write, within per-plan quotas. Umamy’s agents do that work; your team approves, about 1 hour a week.
Per its site, Collective.work reaches out by email, WhatsApp or its own inbox. With Umamy, the candidate gets a message from their future manager, from their own LinkedIn: 1 in 2 people contacted reply.
Collective.work charges €119 to €169 per seat per month. With Umamy, the price is flat per open role, unlimited seats.
Three ways to find your talent, in one workspace.
They already hire this way
The comparison, line by line
| Criterion | Collective.work | Umamy |
|---|---|---|
| Who messages the candidate | Not stated on the site | Your manager or founder, from their own LinkedIn, after your approval |
| Profile scoring | Per-profile rating by Sherlock | Dynamic Fit Score on your scorecard: reasoning and sources shown, recalibrated by your yes and no |
| Timing (who is ready to move) | Availability signal, Start plan only | Umamy Momentum: dated, sourced signals that say who is ready to move before you write |
| Channels | Email, chat, WhatsApp, SMS, sequences on paid plans | Your managers’ LinkedIn |
| ATS integrations | On the Pro plan | On top of your ATS and LinkedIn, nothing to migrate; your ATS pool is brought up to date |
| Trial | Free plan, limited | Try it on one of your open roles, first candidates in 10 minutes |
| Stated target | IT services, agencies, scale-ups, large companies, staffing | Companies hiring for themselves, SMBs and Enterprise |
| Price (date checked) | €0, then €119 to €169 per seat per month, Pro on quote. Checked 12/11/2026 | From €249 per open role per month, unlimited seats, no placement fee |
Checked on 12 November 2026 on Collective.work’s public pages. Next review: February 2027.
When Collective.work remains the right choice
- One or more recruiters search themselves every day and want a large database and fine filters.
- You source at volume, in IT services or an agency, with multichannel sequences.
- You first want to try a search tool for free.
In those cases, keep Collective.work. An alternative makes sense when the bottleneck is not access to profiles, but time to search and candidate replies.
Switching kit
Frequently asked questions
Is Collective.work a fit for an SMB?
Collective.work names IT services firms, agencies, scale-ups, large companies and staffing as customers. It gives powerful access to profiles, but someone has to run searches, sort and write every week. Without a dedicated recruiter, that time is what is missing.
How much does Collective.work cost?
Free at €0, Basic at €119 a month or €95 yearly, Start at €169 per seat per month or €135 yearly, Pro on quote (checked 12 November 2026).
What is the difference between Collective.work and Umamy?
Collective.work is a search tool you drive, billed per seat with quotas. Umamy does the search and drafts the outreach in your managers’ name, at a flat price per open role, unlimited seats.
Can you use Collective.work and Umamy together?
Yes: a recruiter can keep Collective.work for their own searches and hand Umamy the roles that drag on, with messages signed by managers.
Who sends the messages with Umamy?
Your managers, from their own LinkedIn account, after your approval. 1 in 2 people contacted reply.
How much does Umamy cost?
From €249 per open role per month, unlimited seats, no placement fee. The first role is usually filled within the first month.
How fast can we start?
You describe the role in two lines: the first candidates arrive 10 minutes after the brief. Umamy runs on top of your ATS and your LinkedIn, with nothing to migrate.
Sources
- Collective.work, public site, checked 12 November 2026.
- Collective.work, pricing page, checked 12 November 2026.
collective.work and collective.work/pricing, checked 12 November 2026. Profile volumes are the vendor’s own claims. Umamy makes an agentic hiring workspace. Information on the competitor comes only from its public pages and public reviews, checked on the dates shown. Reviewed every quarter.
