The short answer
Kalent suits a recruitment agency, an IT services firm or a staffing company running many mandates, enriching contacts and prospecting new clients. Umamy, a European player, suits the company hiring for its own roles without a dedicated recruiter: the message comes from the manager’s LinkedIn and the price is flat per open role, not per recruiter.
The maths
What changes with Umamy
Kalent sends messages from your own accounts, up to 5 connected: the recruiter signs. With Umamy, the candidate gets a message from their future manager, from their own LinkedIn, after your approval: 1 in 2 people contacted reply.
Kalent sells a yearly licence per recruiter, on quote. With Umamy, the price is public and flat per open role, unlimited seats: your managers get in with no extra licence.
Kalent is built for agencies, IT consultancies and staffing firms, with a business-development agent. Umamy is built for the company that hires: the agents do the search, your team approves, about 1 hour a week.
Three ways to find your talent, in one workspace.
They already hire this way
The comparison, line by line
| Criterion | Kalent | Umamy |
|---|---|---|
| Who messages the candidate | Your own accounts, up to 5 connected: the recruiter signs | Your manager or founder, from their own LinkedIn, after your approval |
| Profile scoring | AI score and summary per profile | Dynamic Fit Score on your scorecard: reasoning and sources shown, recalibrated by your yes and no |
| Timing (who is ready to move) | Not published | Umamy Momentum: dated, sourced signals that say who is ready to move before you write |
| Channels | SMS included; LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp as options, with automatic follow-ups | Your managers’ LinkedIn |
| ATS integrations | 60+ ATS, optional depending on the plan | On top of your ATS and LinkedIn, nothing to migrate; your ATS pool is brought up to date |
| Trial | 7 days, no card, 150 sourcing credits | Try it on one of your open roles, first candidates in 10 minutes |
| Stated target | Agencies, IT services firms, staffing, ATS vendors | Companies hiring for themselves, SMBs and Enterprise |
| Price (date checked) | Not published: yearly licence per recruiter, on quote. Checked 12/11/2026 | From €249 per open role per month, unlimited seats, no placement fee |
Checked on 12 November 2026 on Kalent’s public pages. "Not published" means the public page does not say. Next review: February 2027.
When Kalent remains the right choice
- You hire for clients and run dozens of mandates in parallel.
- You need phone and email enrichment, and to prospect new clients.
- You want an API or a white-label offer for your own software.
In those three cases, Kalent is built for your job. Umamy covers neither client prospecting nor white label: that is not what it is for.
Switching kit
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalent a fit for an SMB?
Kalent names agencies, IT services firms, staffing and ATS vendors as its customers, with a per-recruiter licence and a credit model. An SMB hiring for itself, without a dedicated recruiter, then pays for a licence designed for someone who sources all day.
How much does Kalent cost?
Kalent does not publish prices. Its pricing page, checked 12 November 2026, shows a 7-day trial then yearly per-recruiter licences on quote. Only a quote tells you the real cost.
Can you use Kalent and Umamy together?
Nothing prevents it, but both cover sourcing: you would do the same work twice. The sensible case: an agency on Kalent for its clients, and the client company on Umamy for its own roles.
Do Kalent and Umamy do the same thing?
Both find, rank and contact candidates. The difference is the sender and the model: at Kalent the recruiter signs and the licence is per recruiter; at Umamy the manager signs from their own LinkedIn and the price is flat per open role, unlimited seats.
What about the data?
Both are European companies, based in France. Umamy is based in Paris and sets out its commitments in its Trust Center; nothing goes out without your approval and the action history exports.
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
- Kalent, public site, checked 12 November 2026.
- Kalent, pricing page, checked 12 November 2026.
- FrenchWeb, "Kalent lève 1 million d’euros pour industrialiser le recrutement par l’IA", checked 3 November 2026.
- G2, Capterra, Trustpilot: not enough public reviews of Kalent as of 3 November 2026. No review-based weakness is used on this page.
kalent.ai and kalent.ai/pricing, checked 12 November 2026; FrenchWeb on the funding round, checked 3 November 2026. Coverage and volume figures 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.
