# Bullhorn vs Firefish

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Bullhorn

| Attribute | Bullhorn | Firefish |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63 (57% (medium)) | 43.2 (41% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based recruitment management system that combines applicant tracking and customer relationship management with automation, analytics, and AI capabilities, enabling staffing firms to handle client management, candidate sourcing, placements, and back-office operations within a single integrated platform. | A recruitment management platform that enables agencies to organize candidates, jobs, clients, and team workflows in one place, with built-in compliance management, automation, and reporting tools to support permanent, temporary, and contract placement operations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sso_scim":false,"analytics":true,"api_access":"full","agency_mode":true,"assessments":"integration","hris_handoff":true,"dei_reporting":false,"pricing_model":"per_recruiter_seat","recruiting_crm":true,"job_distribution":true,"background_checks":"integration","candidate_sourcing":true,"deployment_archive":"cloud_saas_monolith","interview_scheduling":"none","structured_interviews":false,"vms_vendor_management_system_integration":true,"resume_parsing_and_semantic_candidate_search":true,"linkedin_recruiter_and_job_board_distribution":true}` | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_archive":"cloud_saas_monolith","candidate_sms_texting_and_automated_outreach":true,"resume_parsing_and_semantic_candidate_search":true,"high_volume_light_industrial_shift_scheduling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 350 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Accounting systems"},{"name":"Phone systems"},{"name":"VMS systems"},{"name":"Phone screen recording services"},{"name":"Job boards"},{"name":"Background check providers"},{"name":"Assessment platforms"},{"name":"Communications tools"}]` | `[{"name":"Tempaid"},{"name":"WhatsApp for Business"},{"name":"Twillio"},{"name":"Devyce"},{"name":"Payemoji"},{"name":"Email platforms"},{"name":"Job boards"},{"name":"Calendar systems"},{"name":"Back-office systems"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$99/user/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Core","summary":"$165/user/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":165,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","commitment":"monthly","description":"Complete small agency platform with recruitment CRM, AI search and match, chat, automation, and real-time analytics","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $99/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.bullhorn.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:30:27.127Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"quote","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.firefishsoftware.com/pricing-request","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T15:37:40.347Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | high | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":99,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Staffing Agency Software)

| Capability | Bullhorn | Firefish |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment archive | Cloud saas monolith | Cloud saas monolith |
| Pay rate vs bill rate markup calculator | - | - |
| Split commission tracking for recruiters | - | - |
| Vms vendor management system integration | ✓ | - |
| High volume light industrial shift scheduling | - | ✓ |
| Healthcare travel nurse credential and expiry tracking | - | - |
| Resume parsing and semantic candidate search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linkedin recruiter and job board distribution | ✓ | - |
| Candidate SMS texting and automated outreach | - | ✓ |
| E verify and i9 onboarding compliance | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Per recruiter seat | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:14:35.808Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*