Avery vs LinkedIn Recruiter Professional
The default seat in most European agencies. This comparison exists because you already pay for it, not because we expect you to cancel it tomorrow.
Side by side
On the work, not the marketing
| Feature | | LinkedIn Recruiter Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic search in plain language | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly Keyword search plus filters, with AI features arriving. |
| Match reasoning you can read | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Market intelligence per role | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly Talent Insights is a separate product. |
| Email outreach from your own inbox | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| LinkedIn message drafts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes Messaging is native here: it's their channel. |
| Sends LinkedIn InMails for you | ✕ No No, on purpose: LinkedIn bans automation. We draft; you send from your own account. | ✓ Yes InMail is native here, and it's theirs alone. |
| Talent Hub with ATS import | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly Projects live inside the seat; no ATS import of your history. |
| EU data residency, GDPR in writing | ✓ Yes | ? Check their current docs |
✓ yes ✕ no ◐ partly ? we won't guess: check their current docs
The honest verdict
Choose with your eyes open
Choose LinkedIn Recruiter Professional if
You want the network itself: it's irreplaceable, and most Avery customers keep a seat.
Choose Avery if
You want the sourcing-to-placement work done, with an asset that compounds for you. On doing the work, that's Avery: we don't compete on channel access.
FAQ
Asked, answered
Can Avery send LinkedIn messages or InMails?
No, and no vendor legitimately can: LinkedIn blocks automation and bans accounts that attempt it. Avery drafts the LinkedIn message; you send it from your own account. Email outreach, by contrast, is fully automated from your own inbox.
Should I cancel LinkedIn Recruiter if I use Avery?
Most customers keep it. LinkedIn is the network; Avery is the recruiter doing the work around it. The honest comparison is on the work, not the channel.
Can I run Avery and LinkedIn Recruiter side by side?
Yes, and most customers do. You search and shortlist in Avery, read why each candidate matched, and when LinkedIn is the right channel Avery writes the message for you to send from your own account. Email outreach runs automatically from your own inbox, so the two tools never compete for the same channel.
Can I bring my existing candidate history into Avery?
Yes, through your ATS: Avery imports and exports both ways with Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Ashby, Teamtailor, Recruitee and 50+ more, and imported candidates become searchable in the Talent Hub with your notes attached. Work that lives only inside a Recruiter project stays inside that seat, which is the practical argument for keeping your history in a system you own.
What does Avery cost, and am I locked in?
You can search the market on the free plan without a card. Solo is €299 per month, currently €199 per month as a launch discount: self-serve, cancel anytime, no sales call. Team and Max are scoped on a call because they include setup and implementation, so we quote them instead of publishing a list.