How much does Gem cost?
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Free trial
- Companies under 30 employees get Gem All-in-One free for six months, then 50% off when…
- Enterprise
- Contact sales
In your favor
- Free trial. Companies under 30 employees get Gem All-in-One free for six months, then 50% off when moving to a paid plan
- Notice before price changes. Fees may be adjusted if headcount moves to a different pricing tier; 30 days' written notice for annual subscriptions, next billing cycle for monthly
How you buy and get started
- Sign up
- Self-serve checkout available for the Startup Program "Get started now"
- Setup
- No-code integrations with a dedicated onboarding team for enterprise "Gem's no-code integrations and dedicated team help you enhance your existing ATS without complex migrations or workflow disruptions."
- When sales steps in
- Gem + Your ATS and All-in-One plans are custom priced by FTE count via sales "Based on your company's FTE count. Startups pricing available — see below."
- Support
- Support Monday through Friday during business hours "Gem Software will provide reasonable support to Customer for the Services from Monday through Friday during Gem Software’s normal business hours."
- Support
- On-shore success and support teams, 96% CSAT claimed "On-shore development, success, and support teams"
What Gem does
Gem offers AI agents for sourcing across 800M+ profiles, application review and ranking, and fraud detection, plus a CRM, built-in ATS, scheduling and analytics. Teams either connect Gem to an existing ATS or use the all-in-one platform, priced by company FTE count.
- Good for
- Talent acquisition teams from startups to large enterprises that want AI sourcing and application review on top of an existing ATS (Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS) or one consolidated recruiting platform.
- Channels
- Email, LinkedIn InMail
- Main product
- Gem AI recruiting platform (AI agents, CRM, ATS, scheduling, analytics)
- Also includes
- AI Sourcing Agent (800M+ profiles), AI App Review Agent, AI Fraud Detection Agent, AI Talent Rediscovery Agent, CRM with automated nurture sequences, Built-in ATS (All-in-One)
- Connects to
- Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, SuccessFactors, LinkedIn
- Public API
- Not stated
- MCP server
- Yes
- AI candidate sourcing
Search 800M+ profiles, surface your best past candidates, and reach anyone with verified contact info.
- AI resume screening
Rank and review every applicant 5x faster, with AI that explains exactly why each candidate fits.
- Candidate matching and ranking
AI-ranked applicant lists so you review the best first
- AI interview agentNot stated
- Automated email outreach
Multi-channel, multi-stage sequences
- Automated interview scheduling
Eliminate scheduling ping-pong with automated interview booking that candidates actually use.
- ATS integrations
Gem integrates natively with Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, and more.
- Built-in ATS
Gem ATS is a full applicant tracking system built for recruiters, not IT admins.
The same 8 checks appear on every tool in AI recruiting software. Each tick quotes the vendor's own site.
Security and your data
| Question | Their answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Trains AI on your data? | Not stated | |
| HIPAA (signs a BAA) | Not stated | |
| SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II | "SOC 2 Type II"security |
| GDPR | GDPR compliant | "meets rigorous enterprise security standards, including SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA compliance."enterprise |
| CCPA | CCPA compliant | "meets rigorous enterprise security standards, including SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA compliance."enterprise |
| PCI | Not stated | |
| ISO 27001 | Not stated | |
| Single sign-on | Not stated | |
| Trust center | Gem Software, Inc.'s Trust Center | "Gem Software, Inc.'s Trust Center"security |
Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Included | Over the allowance | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Startup Program (1-10 FTE, )per/mo | – | $130per month | –1-10 FTE | – | "$270$130" |
| Gem + Your ATS | Quote | – | – | – | "Based on your company's FTE count. Startups pricing available — see below." |
| Gem All-in-One | Quote | – | – | – | "Based on your company's FTE count. Startups pricing available — see below." |
Fine print
- Billing increment
- Not stated
- Billed beyond usage
- Not stated
- Contract
- Usage restricted to the employee headcount range selected at checkout "Customer's usage of the Services is restricted to the employee headcount range selected at checkout."
- Refunds
- Not stated
- Auto renew
- Not stated
- Price change notice
- Fees may be adjusted if headcount moves to a different pricing tier; 30 days' written notice for annual subscriptions, n "For monthly subscriptions, such adjustments will occur at the next billing cycle. For annual or other longer-term subscriptions, Gem Software may adjust the Fees pro-rata for the r"
"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.
About the company
- Legal name
- Gem Software, Inc.
- Address
- 525 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Online since
- Jan 31, 1992 Domain registration date
- Founder
- Steve Bartel, CEO and Co-Founder
- Funding
- Raised $148M total "Gem has raised $148M from leading investors in enterprise software."
- Customers
- "1,200+ talent acquisition teams" their claim
- Backing
- "Backed by Iconiq, Sapphire, Meritech, Greylock, Accel, Y Combinator" their words
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Questions
Is Gem free?
There's no free plan. Free trial: Companies under 30 employees get Gem All-in-One free for six months, then 50% off when moving to a paid plan.
How much does Gem cost?
Paid plans start at $130 per month billed yearly.