Covey

Covey is an AI-native recruiting platform that pairs sourcing and a recruiting CRM with its Scout agents - Scout Inbound for automated application screening and Scout Outbound for AI passive-candidate sourcing. It targets lean teams wanting an affordable alternative to Gem or SeekOut, with entry pricing around $125-$150 per seat/month.

Covey is a San Francisco-based recruiting platform that blends AI sourcing, a recruiting CRM, automated outreach sequencing and analytics into a single workflow. Its aim is to let talent teams operate leaner - finding, engaging and tracking candidates without stitching together several point tools. Covey frequently markets itself as an alternative to established recruiting-CRM and sourcing platforms such as Gem and SeekOut. The standout element is Covey Scout, offered in two flavors. Scout Inbound uses AI to automatically screen and rank inbound job applications against role criteria, while Scout Outbound acts as an AI sourcing agent that identifies and engages passive candidates matching a target profile. Around these agents sit a CRM for pipeline tracking, unlimited email finding, multi-touch sequences and analytics. Covey raised a seed round (reported around $10M, in 2022) and has kept pricing relatively accessible for the category, with entry plans in the roughly $125-$150 per seat/month range. It is a smaller, more focused vendor than the largest players, so buyers should weigh depth of data and integrations against price and confirm which capabilities are bundled at each tier.