Refered

Overview

Refered is a recruiting and employee-referral platform aimed at small and mid-sized businesses. It is best suited to employers that want staff to help source candidates and need a way to administer referral rewards alongside hiring. Its breadth is useful, but the employee-count tiers and per-message SMS charge make fit and usage important to the decision.

Key features

Refered Recruit ATS posts jobs to more than 40 job boards and includes candidate tracking. That gives a smaller hiring team one workflow for job distribution and applicants, but the absence of ATS integrations may rule it out for employers that need their recruiting system connected to other tools.

Employees can submit referrals through a web form, use dashboards, and share jobs through SMS, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. Referral tracking, standard reports, configurable bonuses, and automated reward management help employers follow referrals and handle incentives. The reporting is described as standard, so organizations that depend on more extensive analytics may need another fit.

Paychex syncing can import employee hours and automate referral-bonus calculations, a practical advantage for businesses using that payroll service. An AI Assistant helps create job descriptions. SMS sharing costs $0.01 per message, with possible carrier charges, so frequent text sharing adds a variable expense beyond the subscription.

Refered says it uses SSL, hosts data at DigitalOcean, and does not sell or share platform data. A dedicated account manager is included as a platform feature. These are useful assurances and support, though they do not change the plan economics.

Pricing

Refered is paid software with no free plan, but it offers a 90-day free trial without requiring a credit card. The trial is long enough for a business to evaluate the recruiting and referral workflows before committing.

Starter: $99 a month, billed $99/month, for up to 50 employees. It fits smaller businesses that can stay within the employee cap.

Scale: $199 a month, billed $199/month, for up to 100 employees. It doubles Starter's employee capacity, at twice the monthly price.

Traction: $299 a month, billed $299/month, for up to 250 employees. This is the highest stated tier and suits businesses that need the larger employee allowance.

Custom Plans: custom pricing for businesses with 250+ employees. Larger employers need to request terms rather than choose a published monthly rate.

Each published tier is defined by employee capacity, so the right choice depends on the size of the workforce rather than just the number of recruiters. SMS charges of $0.01 per message, plus possible carrier charges, matter most to employers planning frequent text sharing.

Platforms

Refered supports web access, Windows and Mac, and Android and Apple devices. The mobile experience is web-based and mobile-friendly, which supports access from phones without a separate native mobile workflow being a stated requirement.

Who it's for

Refered is a sensible shortlist option for small and mid-sized businesses that want employee referrals, candidate tracking, and reward administration in one platform. It is particularly relevant for employers using Paychex, since payroll syncing can reduce manual bonus calculations. Businesses that need ATS integrations, extensive reporting, or a free ongoing plan should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

Pro: Job posting to more than 40 boards and candidate tracking sit alongside referral tools, giving smaller employers a combined recruiting and referral workflow.

Pro: Automated reward management and Paychex syncing can reduce manual referral-bonus administration for organizations using that payroll service.

Con: No free plan is offered, and published pricing rises from $99 a month to $299 a month as employee capacity grows.

Con: SMS costs $0.01 per message with possible carrier charges, making high-volume sharing more expensive.

Con: ATS integrations are unavailable and reporting is standard, which may not suit teams with connected-system or deeper analytics needs.

Alternatives

Employee Referral Software is the broader category to explore when comparing referral-focused options.

Jobsoid is a better fit for startups seeking a free starting point: its Beginner plan costs nothing and includes one job posting, one user account, unlimited candidates, and Android and iOS apps. That is a narrower stated allowance than Refered's paid employee-based tiers.

RapidHR is another recruiting option to compare if a 14-day full-platform trial or a lower-cost paid plan better matches your evaluation needs.

HireZapp may suit employers looking for a freemium option with a free plan capped at one active job and 100 credits, with extra credits charged at ₹5 each.

Sprad is worth considering for teams that want a free ATS Core tier with a career site, candidate pipeline management, team roles, and analytics.

Zoho Recruit is an alternative for employers prioritizing a free ATS entry point, with its Free plan limited to one active job.

ERIN is a referral-focused alternative with a free plan capped at three referral hires, which may suit businesses with modest referral volume.

Avature is another paid option to compare.

Boon is a paid alternative with flexible terms intended to scale with an organization's needs.

Verdict

Choose Refered if you are a small or mid-sized business that wants job distribution, candidate tracking, employee referrals, and reward administration in one service—especially if you use Paychex. Look elsewhere if ATS integrations or deeper reporting are essential, or if employee-based monthly pricing and SMS charges do not fit your hiring budget.