# NeverApply vs Zoho Recruit (slim)

> NeverApply scores 55.5 (C) to Zoho Recruit's 53.9 (D) for recruiting applications. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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NeverApply scores 55.5 (C) on agent readiness against Zoho Recruit's 53.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zoho Recruit leads on reliability and transparency & trust. Both do recruiting applications.

- NeverApply: C 55.5, rank #870 of 1513 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/neverapply.min.md
- Zoho Recruit: D 53.9, rank #930 of 1513 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoho-recruit.min.md
- NeverApply, good for Agents helping one job seeker search jobs, explain matches, tailor resumes and send applications the person approves one by one, on that person's own NeverApply account. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 57 against 46; Payments & pricing, 45 against 20. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Zoho Recruit, good for Small businesses and staffing agencies on Zoho that want an agent to read and write candidates, job openings, applications and interviews with narrow scopes, and teams that want a free edition with API access. Ahead on Reliability, 56 against 45; Transparency & trust, 77 against 57.

| Category | NeverApply | Zoho Recruit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 56 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 57 | 46 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 64 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 45 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | NeverApply | Zoho Recruit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Kasovy LLC | Zoho |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://neverapply.co/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Price for recruiting applications | $0.19 per transaction | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Kasovy LLC's terms (last updated 18 October 2026, Wyoming law). The public plugin repository of manifests, skills and an icon is MIT, copyright Kasovy LLC | Proprietary service under Zoho's Terms of Service |
| Tools exposed | 15 | none |
| MCP registry | `co.neverapply/neverapply` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-31 | none |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | 2022-03-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | not read yet | 2025-12-22 |
| Customer content may train models | not read yet | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not read yet | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Payments & pricing, NeverApply +25: NeverApply 45 (No x402, MPP or L402 on the pricing page, llms.txt, auth.md or the MCP page; plans are Stripe subscriptions and the terms say MCP tools perform no financial tra…); Zoho Recruit 20 (No x402, MPP or L402 (0).)
- Transparency & trust, Zoho Recruit +20: NeverApply 57 (Closed hosted service under terms (last updated 18 October 2026) naming Kasovy LLC, registered in Wyoming, with Wyoming law and a liability cap of 12 months' fe…); Zoho Recruit 77 (Closed service under the Zoho Terms of Service, last updated 2 March 2022, re-read 4 November (15 of 30).)
- Reliability, Zoho Recruit +11: NeverApply 45 (Hosted reading, for the MCP server at https://neverapply.co/mcp with the Jobs API described.); Zoho Recruit 56 (Graded on the REST API v2, read as a hosted service.)
- Schema & documentation, NeverApply +11: NeverApply 57 (MCP reading, with the Jobs API described.); Zoho Recruit 46 (No OpenAPI description found, and the public repository zoho/recruit-oas has no commits (0 of 25).)