CombinatorAll the Flexibility of Notion. Actually Built for Recruiting.
You love Notion's flexibility. But recruiting needs more than databases and templates. Crew gives you a real ATS with AI—without losing the simplicity.
Why Recruiters Switch from Notion
Spending hours building and maintaining templates
You've built an impressive Notion setup for recruiting—but maintaining templates, relations, and formulas is a job in itself.
Crew is purpose-built for recruiting. Pipelines, profiles, and workflows work out of the box—no template maintenance.
No real candidate pipeline management
Notion databases can mimic a pipeline, but they lack stage-based workflows, automated transitions, and recruiting-specific views.
Visual pipelines with drag-and-drop, automated stage transitions, and real-time status tracking built for recruiters.
Can't search candidates the way recruiters need to
Notion's search works for documents, but finding a candidate by partial skills, experience, or past conversations? Not really.
AI-powered search built for recruiting—find candidates by skills, location, experience, or even notes from past calls.
No automation for recruiting workflows
Follow-up reminders, candidate status updates, email sequences—all manual in Notion.
Automated workflows handle follow-ups, pipeline updates, and email sequences without you lifting a finger.
Manual note-taking on every call
Switching between Notion and your call, typing notes, then linking them to the right candidate page—it's tedious.
AI notetaker joins your calls and syncs structured notes to candidate profiles automatically.
No way to share pipelines with clients
Sharing recruitment progress with clients means exporting or giving them access to your entire Notion workspace.
Client Portal lets you share exactly what clients need to see—nothing more, nothing less.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Crew | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Recruiting Essentials | ||
Purpose-Built Candidate ProfilesGeneric database rows | ||
Visual Recruiting PipelineRequires manual Kanban setup | ||
Job Posting & Distribution | ||
Email IntegrationNo native email in Notion | ||
Client Portal | ||
| AI & Search | ||
AI Call Notetaker | ||
AI-Powered Candidate SearchBasic text search only | ||
Smart Candidate Matching | ||
Talent Pool ManagementWould need custom database | ||
| Automation | ||
Automated Follow-Up RemindersNotion has basic reminders only | ||
Email Sequences & Outreach | ||
Pipeline Stage Automation | ||
Auto-Updating Candidate Profiles | ||
| Collaboration & Reporting | ||
Recruiter Activity FeedPage history only | ||
Placement & Pipeline AnalyticsWould need manual charts | ||
Role-Based Permissions | ||
Team Performance Tracking | ||
Key Differentiators
Built for Recruiting, Not Adapted For It
No more building and maintaining custom databases. Crew has candidate profiles, pipelines, outreach, and analytics designed specifically for how recruiters work.
Stop building your ATS and start using one
AI Notetaker That Syncs to Profiles
Crew's AI joins your candidate calls, takes structured notes, and links them directly to the candidate profile. No copy-pasting between apps.
Every conversation captured and searchable forever
Automation That Recruiters Actually Need
Email sequences, follow-up reminders, pipeline stage transitions, and candidate status updates—all automated and purpose-built for recruiting workflows.
Focus on relationships, not admin
Bring Your Notion Data With You
We know you've invested time building your Notion recruiting setup. We'll make sure that work isn't wasted.
Export Your Databases
Export your Notion candidate databases as CSV—we handle all common formats.
Smart Data Mapping
Our import tool maps your Notion properties to Crew fields and cleans up the data automatically.
Productive From Day One
Your candidates, notes, and history are ready to search, organize, and act on immediately.
Most teams import and start working within a day
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready for a Real Recruiting Tool?
Keep the flexibility you love. Add the AI, automation, and pipeline management Notion can't give you.
Free Notion data import included
Ready to boost your productivity?
Crew is the next-gen Talent ATS/CRM built for recruiting agencies and executive search.
