Avionté vs Firefish
Two recruitment CRMs compared on pricing, features, and fit, so you can shortlist with confidence.
✓Pricing verified against vendor pagesData reviewed October 5, 2026How we research →
By Ramin Assemi, B2B SaaS marketer and former Head of Content at Close.comPublished Updated
Avionté
Front office, payroll and billing in one staffing platform
Best for: US and Canadian staffing agencies, especially high-volume clerical and light-industrial desks, that want payroll in the same system as recruiting
✓Payroll is built in, not bolted on: onboarding with I-9 and E-Verify, time entry, multi-assignment payroll, invoicing and W-2s run in the same system as the CRM and ATS. Avionté says it processes $15B of payroll and 4.6M W-2s a year (vendor site, Oct 2026)
✓Reviewers praise the back office at volume: one moved 600+ workers onto it after QuickBooks couldn't keep up, and others single out time entry, payroll and invoicing as the part that works best (G2, Aug 2026)
✕Nothing is published: no pricing page, no plan names, no trial. A demo is the only way to a number, and G2 reviewers put implementation at three months on average
✕Two systems in practice: customers still log into the newer AviontéBOLD front office and the "Classic" back office separately, and one reviewer was still cleaning up data carried over from Classic years after moving to BOLD (G2, Sep 2025 and Aug 2026)
Firefish
Recruitment CRM with built-in marketing for UK agencies
Best for: UK agencies that treat their website and brand as a candidate channel
✓Recruitment marketing (website CMS, campaigns, engagement tracking) built in
✓Outstanding UK-based support reputation
✕Rigid contract lengths reported by customers
✕Some job board integrations are paid extras
Our verdict
Choose Avionté if…
- ✓You're in high-volume hiring, a segment Firefish doesn't focus on
- ✓You're in contract & temp staffing, a segment Firefish doesn't focus on
- ✓You run temp or contract desks and need pay & bill in the platform
- ✓AI matching and assistance are on your must-have list
Choose Firefish if…
UK agencies that treat their website and brand as a candidate channel. See the feature table below for where it differs from Avionté.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Avionté | Firefish |
|---|---|---|
| ATS + CRM core | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email/inbox sync | ~ | ✓ |
| LinkedIn / Chrome extension | – | ~ |
| Multi-job-board posting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in candidate sourcing | ~ | ~ |
| Workflow automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI matching & assistance | ✓ | ~ |
| Reporting & analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Temp back-office (pay & bill) | ✓ | ~ |
| Open API | ✓ | ~ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
IncludedPartial or paid add-onNot available
What would it cost your team?
| Est. monthly cost, entry tier | 5 seats | 20 seats | 50 seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avionté (official) | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote |
| Firefish (reported) | £400/mo | £1,600/mo | £4,000/mo |
Estimated from each vendor's published entry-tier price as of October 5, 2026; real quotes vary with plan tier, add-on modules, and contract terms. See how we label pricing confidence.
Frequently asked questions
How do Avionté and Firefish pricing compare?
Avionté uses custom quote-based pricing and does not publish list prices (official, reviewed October 5, 2026). Firefish pricing starts at £80/user/mo (reported, reviewed September 22, 2026).
What does Avionté cost?
Avionté uses custom quote-based pricing and does not publish list prices (official, reviewed October 5, 2026). No pricing is published: there are no plan names, seat bands or billing terms anywhere on the site, and every route leads to a demo request, so neither a monthly nor an annual rate can be read. G2's reviewer-reported averages are a three-month implementation and a 7% discount off list, which is all the public record holds on cost. Back office, the Avionté 24/7 mobile app, SimpleVMS and the PIXEL AI assistant are marketed as separate products on one platform, so ask which of them a quote includes (vendor site and G2, Oct 2026).
What does Firefish cost?
Firefish pricing starts at £80/user/mo (reported, reviewed September 22, 2026). Vendor site is quote-led: its pricing page names Basic, Professional and Enterprise plans without prices, plus add-on modules "from £150 per module" with no billing period stated (vendor pricing page, Sep 2026). Capterra reports Basic £80, Professional £90, Enterprise £105 per user/mo (Capterra, Oct 2025). Contract terms not verified; some job board integrations cost extra.
Which is rated higher, Avionté or Firefish?
Firefish is rated higher: 4.4/5 on G2 versus 4.3/5 for Avionté on G2.
Who is Avionté best for, and who is Firefish best for?
Avionté: US and Canadian staffing agencies, especially high-volume clerical and light-industrial desks, that want payroll in the same system as recruiting. Firefish: UK agencies that treat their website and brand as a candidate channel.