Free applicant tracking system

Start with a free ATS workspace for a focused hiring workload.

Run the core hiring workflow with two operators and five concurrent jobs. No credit card and no trial clock.

At a glance

  • Two operators and five concurrent jobs
  • Candidate records, applications, stages and notes
  • CV parsing, talent pool, interview kits and scorecards
  • Offer approvals, offer builder and onboarding checklists

Plain-language pricing

A Free plan with no trial clock

Free has no subscription fee, credit card or trial clock. It is a plain applicant tracking system for a small recruiting team: up to two operators and five concurrent jobs. Features and limits are governed by the current terms.

A useful trial

Five tasks to test before moving more roles.

An ATS becomes useful when a real role moves through it. Start small, keep the process controlled, and check whether the workspace reduces duplicate tracking without adding another administrative layer.

  1. Define a small pilot

    Choose one opening, list its stages, and name up to two operators — Admins or Recruiters. Agree what a successful test must show before creating the workspace.

  2. Use three sample records

    Add clearly labelled synthetic candidates with a sample CV. Check the parsed profile, the candidate record, and its job association before deciding to move personal data from an existing tracker.

  3. Run the pipeline

    Assign ownership, record next actions, move applications through stages, and see whether active work becomes easier to review.

  4. Record structured feedback

    Every job carries a scorecard, and its interviews inherit it. Have both operators record ratings and written evidence against role-relevant criteria, then compare what they captured.

  5. Review the fit

    Check record quality, follow-up discipline, and the final handoff. Document how to retain or retrieve your records and resolve any unanswered export, deletion, or support questions before expanding.

What Free includes

What a free workspace covers today.

Free is a plain ATS: the core records and handoffs a small team needs to run hiring in one place, with the in-app help assistant on hand for questions about how TiLab works. Judge it on the work it supports now.

  • Jobs and applications

    Create roles, add candidates and CVs, and keep each job-specific application and its stage attached to the candidate record.

  • Candidate records and talent pool

    Organise CVs, parsed profile fields, files, notes, source labels, ownership, stages, and next actions, and keep promising people in the talent pool.

  • Interviews and scorecards

    Use interview kits and scorecards so the operators collect comparable ratings and written evidence for each role.

  • Offers and onboarding

    Route offer approvals, build the offer, and track onboarding checklists on the same hiring record.

Scope in plain language

Know what Free includes before starting.

Free is designed as a plain applicant tracking system for a small workload. Publishing, collaboration, and insight capabilities belong to the paid plans, Basic and Growth, which are coming soon.

What Free includes

A complete core workflow for up to two operators and five concurrent jobs, with no credit card or trial clock.

  • Up to two operators — Admins or Recruiters
  • Up to five concurrent jobs, counting draft, open, and on-hold roles
  • Candidate pipeline, CV parsing, talent pool, interviews, and scorecards
  • Offer approvals, offer builder, and onboarding checklists
  • The in-app help assistant, which is on every plan

Not included on Free

These capabilities are part of the paid plans.

  • Careers page publishing and the MCP connector (Basic and Growth)
  • Analytics, referrals, and case-study assignments (Growth)
  • Hiring Manager and Candidate portals (Growth)
  • Candidate email, scheduling, and calendar integration (Growth)
  • AI features other than the help assistant, including the optional AI Studio add-on for Growth

Common questions

Understand the offer before creating a workspace.

What if we need six concurrent jobs or a third operator?

That goes beyond Free. Basic removes the concurrent-job cap and is billed per operator; Basic and Growth are coming soon. Contact the team about your requirements before making TiLab central to a workload beyond the Free limits.

Is TiLab ATS free forever?

Free has no subscription fee, credit card, or trial clock, for up to two operators and five concurrent jobs. The pricing page and the current terms are the authoritative description of the offer.

Does Free include a careers page or analytics?

No. Free is a plain ATS. Careers page publishing and the MCP connector come with Basic; analytics, the Hiring Manager and Candidate portals, candidate communications, referrals, and case studies come with Growth. See the pricing page for each plan.

Does Free include any AI?

Only the in-app help assistant, which is on every plan and answers questions about how TiLab works. Other AI features, such as Candidate Fit, AI drafting and case-study assessment, are not included on Free; AI Studio is an optional add-on for Growth.

Is the free workspace a read-only demo?

No. It is a working ATS with jobs, candidate records, applications, stages, interview scorecards, offers, and onboarding.

Should a team move every role immediately?

A controlled first role is the better test. Confirm the stages, operators, record quality, and handoffs before making the workspace central to a broader hiring operation.

A worked evaluation

Make a Free-plan evaluation concrete.

A fictional two-person recruiting team has one Operations Coordinator vacancy. Its pilot uses Candidate A, Candidate B, and Candidate C as synthetic records; no customer hiring results are implied.

TiLab candidate pipeline in Kanban view, with Applied, HM Review, Screening and Interview columns of synthetic candidates.
TiLab pipeline, captured September 2026 from a synthetic demo workspace. Names, companies and totals are illustrative, not customer results.
  • Prepare the baseline

    Write down who owns the current tracker, how a new application is reviewed, and where feedback is recorded. Choose three tasks to compare: locating an application, identifying its next step, and reading the decision evidence.

  • Run the same tasks

    Create the sample job and applicants, move each to the appropriate stage, and record a short scorecard. Ask the second operator to find the next action using only the workspace record.

  • Decide within the limits

    Score only the capabilities you observed. Record any required function that Free does not include as a gap. If you already need more than two operators or five concurrent jobs, resolve that constraint before adoption.

The pilot passes when both operators can run the agreed tasks, explain the hiring record, and accept the Free limits. Keep the starting spreadsheet and your exit requirements available while evaluating.

Explore the workflow

Continue with a related guide.

Create a free workspace, run one role through it, and compare the result with the hiring work your team already does. When you need publishing, collaboration, or insight, Basic and Growth are coming soon.

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