Recruitment software for small agencies, priced per seat.
Tempbench is recruitment software for small UK temp and staffing agencies, from a founder on their own to a desk of ten. You sign up yourself, every feature is on every seat, and it costs £12.99 a seat a month plus VAT with no contract. Try it free for 30 days with no card.
What it costs a small desk.
£12.99
a month for one person on their own
£38.97
a month for a desk of three
£64.95
a month for five
All plus VAT. Yearly is £129.90 a seat, ten months' price. Full seat maths
Built for the size you are now.
Small agencies get sold software sized for fifty consultants. You end up paying for modules you do not open and a setup project you do not have time for.
- No sales call
- Sign up, load the sample agency, and see whether it suits you in an afternoon.
- No tiers
- One price. The week planner and the ring round are not held back for a bigger plan.
- No contract
- Monthly, cancel any time. Add a seat when you hire, remove one when someone leaves.
- No lock-in
- Export everything as CSV whenever you like.
Starting out, compared.
The same three approaches, from the side of a new or small agency.
| Question | Spreadsheet and whiteboard | Large recruitment suites | Tempbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price you can see before you call | Yes | Sometimes | Yes, £12.99 a seat a month plus VAT |
| Set up on your own | Yes | Rarely | Yes, with sample data and CSV import |
| Every feature on the first seat | Whatever you build | Often tiered | Yes |
| Minimum term | None | Sometimes 12 months | None on monthly |
| Shared by a growing team | Gets messy fast | Yes | Yes, with owner, admin and user roles |
| Timesheets and payroll | No | Often | No |
Questions from small agencies.
How much should a small agency pay for recruitment software?
Prices vary widely and many vendors only quote after a demo. Tempbench is £12.99 a seat a month plus VAT, with every feature on every seat, so a three-person desk pays £38.97 a month. Compare on the features you will use in your first year, not the longest list.
Do I need a CRM as a one-person agency?
Not on day one. Once you have more candidates than you can remember, a few clients and shifts every week, a CRM stops things slipping: who is free, whose DBS is expiring, what you agreed with the client. One seat of Tempbench is £12.99 a month plus VAT.
Can I set Tempbench up without a sales call?
Yes. Sign up on the website, load the sample agency to see it working, then import your own candidates from a spreadsheet. There is no demo to book and no onboarding fee. If you get stuck, the Help assistant in the app answers questions or passes them to the team.
Try it with your own week.
Load the sample agency in one click or import your spreadsheet. 30 days free, no card needed.