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RefOpen
by RefOpen
What RefOpen is
RefOpen is a web-based applicant tracking system that organizes hiring by role. Each position has a candidate pipeline with stages, bulk moves, ratings, notes, and an audit trail. Candidate records include profiles, skills, and attached resumes. A dashboard highlights unopened candidates, applicants without activity for more than a week, roles nearing closure, and postings live for a week without applicants. Employers can publish jobs for free, receive applications, and let verified employees refer candidates. Hiring teams can share shortlists, while candidate moves record who acted and when. Desktop use presents one column per stage; phone use provides a filtered list. RefOpen targets small teams, founders, and recruitment agencies, including agencies handling separate client mandates. Its Free Applicant Tracking System costs nothing, with no seat licence, posting fee, applicant charge, posting cap, or candidate limit. RefOpen was founded in 2024.
Who it suits
RefOpen suits small teams, founders, and recruitment agencies that need role-based pipelines, shared shortlists, and free job posting.
What it does well
- Role-based pipelines with stages and bulk moves
- Candidate profiles include skills and resumes
- Dashboard flags inactive hiring activity
- Free job publishing and employee referrals
- No posting cap or candidate limit
What to know first
- Web platform only
- No free trial
- Bulk posting requires contacting partnerships
- Enterprise arrangements require contacting partnerships
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free Applicant Tracking System | No seat licence · no per-posting fee · no per-applicant charge · no job posting cap · no candidate limit | Free |
As refopen.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
RefOpen provides a free, web-based ATS with pipeline controls, candidate records, and referral-enabled job posting. Its straightforward setup and uncapped free plan suit smaller hiring operations and agencies.
Facts from RefOpen's own pages
- Bulk and enterprise
- The page directs employers seeking bulk posting or an enterprise arrangement to [email protected]. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Candidate profiles
- Each candidate arrives with a profile, skills, and resume attached. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Company background
- RefOpen says it was founded in 2024; the about page describes it as an employee referral platform combined with AI career tools. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The dashboard surfaces unopened candidates, applicants with no activity for over a week, roles about to close, and postings live for a week without applicants. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2024 · refopen.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · refopen.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Job posting
- Employers can publish jobs for free on the same platform, where candidates can apply and verified employees can refer candidates. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The page says there is no posting cap or candidate limit that requires a plan change. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile use
- The ATS page describes a column-per-stage pipeline on desktop and a filtered list on a phone. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Pipeline features
- The pipeline includes stages, bulk candidate moves, ratings, notes, and an audit trail. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- RefOpen provides an applicant tracking system with a candidate pipeline for each role. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The page says users can create an account and publish a role without a demo, payment card, implementation project, or scheduled data migration. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The about page lists [email protected] for support. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The ATS is aimed at small teams, founders, and recruitment agencies, including agencies managing separate client mandates. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Teams
- A hiring team can share a shortlist, and candidate moves record who made them and when. · refopen.com, 12 Oct 2026
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