Allsorter, HireAra and iReformat all solve the same problem: turning a raw candidate CV into a branded, client-ready document. They solve it for different buyers. HireAra is the presentation and analytics platform with published prices. Allsorter is the security-first tool that runs inside your ATS. iReformat is the Bullhorn-native option for staffing agencies.
The short answer: choose HireAra for candidate presentation and CRM write-back, Allsorter for ISO 27001 and ATS-native workflow, and iReformat if Bullhorn is where your recruiters already work.
This guide compares all three on the things that actually decide the purchase, using facts published on each vendor's own site. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess. We also explain, honestly, where each of them beats us.
Key takeaways
- Pick HireAra if you want published pricing and candidate presentation beyond the PDF. It is the only one of the three that publishes a rate card, starting at 180 pounds per month plus VAT.
- Pick Allsorter if security and procurement come first. It is ISO 27001 certified and Cyber Essentials Plus, keeps input data a maximum of seven days, and runs inside your ATS. Pricing is quote-only with a minimum team of five.
- Pick iReformat if your desk lives inside Bullhorn. Its native Bullhorn integration is the main draw, and it offers a free trial with no card. Pricing is not published.
- Two of the three will not tell you the price without a call. If a published per-CV rate and a card-free trial matter to you, none of these three is the natural fit.
Allsorter vs HireAra vs iReformat, side by side
| Tool | Pricing | Free trial | ATS integration | Published security | Templates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HireAra | From 180 pounds/mo (plus VAT), billed by annual candidate volume. No per-CV rate. | None. Offers live onboarding instead. | Bullhorn, Vincere, Mercury, Salesforce, JobAdder. Two-way CRM sync. | ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, GDPR. States it does not train AI on your candidate data. | Managed. 5, 20 or 50 by tier. |
| Allsorter | Not published. Quote-only. Elite plan needs a team of 5 or more. | 14 days, 50 uploads, unlimited users. Arranged via sales, not self-serve. | Runs inside Bullhorn, Bullhorn for Salesforce, JobAdder, Salesforce, Tracker, Vincere, Mercury. | ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, AWS EU-West, 7-day input retention, named DPO. | Managed. Built for you. |
| iReformat | Not published. Custom quote by volume, book a call. | Yes, no credit card. Number of resumes not stated. | Native Bullhorn integration. | Claims SOC 2, plus encryption and automatic data deletion. | Uses your existing template. No self-service builder. |
| RefineCV | $0.40/CV pay as you go (no minimum), or $0.25/CV on Pro ($50/mo, 200 CVs). | 10 CVs, no card, never expire. | Fewer named ATS integrations than the three above. | GDPR compliant, TLS 1.2+ and AES-256, EU data residency, no AI training on candidate data. ISO 27001 not published. | Self-service builder, plus free done-for-you builds on any paid plan. |
This comparison is published by RefineCV, and we include our own product in the table above. We rank the three named tools on their own merits and name the places they beat us, including deeper ATS integrations and ISO 27001 certification that we do not publish.
Why the choice matters
These three are not interchangeable, and the differences are mostly commercial rather than technical. All three produce a good branded CV. What separates them is how you buy, what you can test before you buy, and whether the tool sits inside the system your recruiters already use.
The biggest practical split is pricing transparency. HireAra publishes a rate card. Allsorter and iReformat both require a call before you learn what you will pay. That is not a criticism of the products, it is a purchasing reality worth knowing before you book three demos.
The second split is what you can try. iReformat offers a free trial with no credit card, though it does not state how many resumes you get. Allsorter publishes a 14-day trial covering 50 uploads with unlimited users, but it is arranged through its sales team rather than self-serve. HireAra states plainly that it does not run trials, preferring live onboarding instead.
The three tools
HireAra: best for candidate presentation and published pricing
HireAra is a UK-based CV formatting and candidate presentation tool, now part of The Access Group. It goes past the branded PDF: you also get trackable share links, candidate websites with video intros, and engagement analytics showing what the client actually opened. Two-way CRM sync pushes consultant edits back into your ATS. It is the only one of these three that publishes a rate card, and it includes unlimited users on every paid tier. The trade-off is the commitment: the entry plan is a fixed 180 pounds per month plus VAT against an annual candidate limit, with no per-CV option and no free trial.
Allsorter: best for security-conscious agencies inside an ATS
Allsorter is a UK-based tool built to run inside your existing ATS, so recruiters reformat without leaving Bullhorn, Salesforce, JobAdder, Tracker, Vincere or Mercury. Its security posture is the strongest published of the three: ISO 27001 certified, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, AWS EU-West storage, encryption, MFA, role-based access, a named Data Protection Officer, and input data kept a maximum of seven days. It also includes redaction for prospecting and a side-by-side quality check against the original. Pricing is quote-only, the Elite plan requires a team of at least five, and templates are built for you rather than self-service.
iReformat: best for agencies running on Bullhorn
iReformat is built specifically for staffing agencies, and its native Bullhorn integration is the reason most buyers look at it. AI parsing pulls 50+ data points and returns a client-ready document in seconds using your existing template. Team seats are unlimited with no per-user fee, and there is a genuine free trial with no credit card, though the number of resumes is not stated. It claims SOC 2 compliance with encryption and automatic data deletion. The main limit is commercial transparency: pricing is not published, so you cannot compare it against the others without a call.
Pros and cons of each
HireAra
Pros
- Publishes its pricing, unlike the other two.
- Candidate websites, video intros, trackable links and engagement analytics.
- Two-way CRM sync writes consultant edits back to your ATS.
- ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials certified, and states it does not use candidate data for AI training.
- Unlimited users on every paid tier.
Cons
- No free trial and no card-free test.
- Entry commitment is 180 pounds per month plus VAT, billed against an annual candidate limit.
- No pay-as-you-go, so low-volume agencies pay for capacity they may not use.
- Templates are counted by tier (5, 20 or 50) rather than a free self-service builder.
Allsorter
Pros
- Deep native ATS integration across six named systems.
- The strongest published security of the three: ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.
- Input data kept a maximum of seven days, with a named Data Protection Officer.
- Built-in redaction for prospecting anonymised CVs.
- Side-by-side review against the original before you export.
Cons
- No pricing published at all. Every plan is quote-only.
- Minimum team of five for the Elite plan.
- The 14-day trial is arranged through sales, not self-serve, and card requirement is not stated.
- Templates are managed for you, not a builder you control.
- Input and export file formats are not listed publicly.
iReformat
Pros
- Native Bullhorn integration, so reformatting happens where recruiters already work.
- Free trial with no credit card.
- Unlimited team seats with no per-user fee.
- Purpose-built for staffing agencies, parsing 50+ data points.
- Claims SOC 2 compliance, encryption and automatic data deletion.
Cons
- No published pricing. Custom quote by volume after a call.
- Fewer input formats than the broadest tools in the category.
- No self-service template builder. Setup uses your existing template.
- Anonymisation, translation and post-format editing are not published features.
How to choose between them
Start with your ATS
If your recruiters live inside Bullhorn all day, iReformat and Allsorter both put formatting in that workflow. If you use JobAdder, Vincere, Mercury or Salesforce, Allsorter and HireAra name those systems. If your team works from email and shared drives rather than deep inside a CRM, ATS depth matters far less than price and speed.
Decide whether you need a price before a call
Only HireAra publishes what you will pay. If your buying process needs a number for a budget conversation before you book demos, that is a real advantage. If you are comfortable running a procurement cycle, the quote-only vendors are worth the call.
Check what compliance actually requires
If your clients or your own compliance team ask for ISO 27001, Allsorter and HireAra both publish it and iReformat does not. If nobody has ever asked you for a certificate, do not pay a premium for one.
Match the pricing model to your volume shape
HireAra and Allsorter are commitments sized to annual volume. That suits steady, predictable throughput. If your volume is lumpy, with quiet months and sudden large requisitions, a per-CV rate with no minimum fits better than paying for capacity you do not use.
Insist on testing with real CVs
Formatting quality is easy to claim and easy to check. Run the same five messy candidate CVs through whichever tools you shortlist, including a scanned PDF and a two-column design. Judge the output, not the demo.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Allsorter or HireAra?
It depends on what you are buying. HireAra is better if you want published pricing, candidate presentation features like trackable links and candidate websites, and two-way CRM sync. Allsorter is better if security and procurement come first, since it publishes ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus, keeps input data a maximum of seven days, and runs natively inside six named ATS systems. Both are UK-based and both certify to ISO 27001.
How much do Allsorter, HireAra and iReformat cost?
Only HireAra publishes pricing: Starter at 180 pounds per month plus VAT for 1,500 candidates a year, Scale at 450 pounds per month for 5,000, and Professional at 950 pounds per month for 12,000. Allsorter and iReformat do not publish any pricing and both require a call for a custom quote. Allsorter states its Elite plan needs a team of at least five.
Which of these has a free trial?
iReformat is the only one of the three with a self-serve free trial that needs no credit card, though it does not state how many resumes are included. Allsorter publishes a 14-day trial covering 50 uploads with unlimited users, but it is arranged through its sales team rather than self-serve, and it does not state whether a card is required. HireAra states it does not offer trials and provides live onboarding instead.
Which one integrates with Bullhorn?
All three name Bullhorn. iReformat is built around a native Bullhorn integration as its headline feature. Allsorter runs inside Bullhorn and Bullhorn for Salesforce, plus JobAdder, Salesforce, Tracker, Vincere and Mercury. HireAra names Bullhorn, Vincere, Mercury, Salesforce and JobAdder, with two-way CRM sync live on Bullhorn, Vincere and ARCRM.
Is there a cheaper alternative to these three?
RefineCV publishes a lower rate than any of the three: $0.40 per CV pay as you go with no minimum, or $0.25 per CV on Pro at $50 per month for 200 CVs. It also gives you 10 free CVs with no credit card. The honest trade-off is that Allsorter, HireAra and iReformat all publish deeper named ATS integrations, and Allsorter and HireAra both hold ISO 27001, which RefineCV does not publish.
Which should a small recruitment agency choose?
Small agencies are the hardest fit for these three. Allsorter requires a team of at least five, HireAra starts at a fixed 180 pounds per month with no trial, and iReformat will not quote without a call. If you are a small team that wants to test on real CVs and pay only for what you format, a per-CV tool with a card-free trial is a better starting point.
The bottom line
All three of these tools will give you a branded, client-ready CV. The decision is rarely about output quality, it is about how you buy and what you can test.
HireAra is the pick if you want to know the price up front and you value candidate presentation beyond the document itself. Allsorter is the pick if your clients or compliance team need ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus, and your recruiters want to stay inside the ATS. iReformat is the pick if Bullhorn is your operating system and you want to trial before you talk to sales.
If none of those describes you, the common gap is worth naming: two of the three will not publish a price, and two of the three will not let you test with your own CVs before a sales conversation.
If a published per-CV price and a real card-free trial are what you are missing, RefineCV is built for that gap. Format your first 10 CVs free, then pay $0.40 per CV with no minimum or $0.25 per CV on Pro. See the full roundup of CV formatting software, or go head to head with Allsorter, HireAra and iReformat.
Want a price without a sales call?
RefineCV publishes its rate and lets you test on real candidate CVs first. Start free with 10 CVs, no credit card, then $0.40 per CV or $50 a month for 200.
Related reading: resume formatting software for staffing agencies, what to look for in a CV formatting company, and the real cost of reformatting CVs by hand.
Sources
- HireAra: pricing tiers, candidate presentation features, CRM sync, ATS list, security certifications and trial policy, from hireara.ai and hireara.ai/pricing.
- Allsorter: ATS integrations, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus, data retention, plan structure and minimum team size, from allsorter.com.
- iReformat: Bullhorn integration, free trial, input formats, parsing scope and compliance claims, from ireformat.com.
- RefineCV pricing: published per-CV and subscription rates.