🇬🇧 UK small businesses (1-100 employees)

Recruitment software built for UK small businesses

Hire smarter without hiring an HR team. UK-GDPR compliant, Right-to-Work checks built in, integrates with Reed, Indeed UK, Totaljobs and CV-Library. Published annual plans with monthly-equivalent pricing, no feature gates, and no per-seat pricing surprises.

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✓ Annual commitments · monthly instalments available
✓ UK-GDPR & ICO-ready
✓ Right-to-Work workflows
✓ Reed · Indeed UK · CV-Library
✓ No per-job-slot fees
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Most ATS platforms are built for 100-recruiter US enterprises

If you are a UK SME hiring 5–40 people a year, you do not need a six-figure platform with a dedicated implementation team. You need pricing in your currency, the legal workflows your country actually requires, and integrations with the boards your candidates actually use. Treegarden ships these as defaults, not as enterprise add-ons.

Published annual pricing

Startup, Growth, and Scale plans use annual commitments with monthly-equivalent pricing. No per-seat feature gates and no strategic-implementation upsell.

UK-GDPR built in, not retrofitted

Configurable retention windows (default 6 months for unsuccessful candidates), one-click subject access requests, automated right-to-erasure at consent expiry, ICO-ready audit logs.

Right-to-Work compliance

Capture List A and List B documents in the format the Home Office accepts. Automatic flagging of expiring time-limited permissions. Compliant evidence storage with full audit trail.

UK job board integrations

Direct integrations with Reed, Indeed UK, Totaljobs, CV-Library, Adzuna, plus the Find a Job service on gov.uk. Multi-poster reach across 50+ boards from your Treegarden dashboard.

Built for UK SME hiring patterns

Pipelines built around how UK SMEs actually hire — direct sourcing, agency briefs, employee referrals — not around the 12-stage Greenhouse playbook designed for US tech giants.

UK support hours

Live UK-time support 08:00–18:00 GMT. Real humans in the UK — not a chatbot routed to a midnight call centre and an EST-only support window.

Transparent annual pricing

Three plans. Annual commitments with monthly instalments available. UK-GDPR, Right-to-Work and gov.uk workflow support are included.

Startup
$299 /mo equiv.
Annual commitment; monthly instalments available
  • Up to 5 users
  • Unlimited job posts
  • Reed + Indeed UK
  • UK-GDPR + R2W
  • Email support
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Growth
$499 /mo equiv.
Annual commitment; monthly instalments available
  • Up to 15 users
  • All UK job boards
  • AI candidate ranking
  • Interview scorecards
  • Slack + calendar integrations
  • Live UK chat support
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Scale
$899 /mo equiv.
Annual commitment; monthly instalments available
  • Unlimited users
  • HRIS integration
  • Advanced reporting
  • Custom workflows
  • Dedicated CS contact
  • 5%/yr renewal cap
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Frequently asked questions

How much does recruitment software cost for a UK small business?
UK-focused recruitment software for small businesses ranges from low-cost tools to quote-based enterprise suites depending on team size and workflow depth. Treegarden uses published annual plans with monthly-equivalent pricing: Startup at $299/month equivalent, Growth at $499/month equivalent, and Scale at $899/month equivalent.
Do small businesses in the UK legally need a separate ATS for GDPR?
No, you are not legally required to use an ATS — but you are legally required to handle candidate data lawfully under UK-GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. A spreadsheet with candidate CVs in a shared inbox is technically possible but exposes you to retention violations, missing audit trails for subject access requests, and breach risk. An ATS is the practical compliance solution most ICO guidance assumes you have.
Will the software integrate with Reed, Indeed UK and CV-Library?
Yes. Treegarden ships native integrations with Reed.co.uk, Indeed UK, Totaljobs, CV-Library, Adzuna, and the Find a Job service on gov.uk. You can post one job from Treegarden and have it appear on all your selected boards — no copy-pasting between dashboards.
How does Right-to-Work work in the software?
When a candidate reaches the offer stage, Treegarden prompts you to capture their Right-to-Work documents. The system tells you which list (A or B) the document belongs to and stores the evidence in the format the Home Office accepts during a compliance check. For British and Irish citizens, you can use a certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP) for digital identity verification.
Can I move to a more expensive plan as I grow?
Yes — and you can move at any point in your annual contract without penalty. Your historical candidate data, pipeline configurations, integrations and team accounts all transfer. Most SMEs start on Starter for the first 6–12 months and move to Growth as hiring volume justifies the AI features and additional integrations.
What support is included on the Startup plan?
Startup includes onboarding guidance, help-centre access, and support for getting the first hiring workflows live. Growth and Scale add deeper implementation and success support for larger teams.

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Book a 30-minute UK demo. We will show the pricing model, the UK compliance workflows, and the job-board integrations without hiding the buying path behind vague pricing.

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