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Cleyo vs SourceWhaleThe SourceWhale alternative for recruitment agencies

Cleyo shows you which companies are hiring right now, finds the decision maker and sends the email and LinkedIn campaign from your own accounts, so winning new clients becomes a routine, not a backlog. In SourceWhale, LinkedIn steps are manual to-dos and prices sit behind a demo. Cleyo sends LinkedIn for you and you can start a 30-day free trial today.

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Why recruiters choose Cleyo over SourceWhale

Built for winning clients, not sourcing candidates

Cleyo is built around winning clients. Signals shows the companies hiring right now from live job ads, how long each role has been open, and the funding, headcount growth and leadership changes that tell you why now is the moment to call.

The decision maker, found for you

People Search finds the founder or team lead behind each hire from a 400M+ people database, with a verified work email and LinkedIn, ready to drop into a campaign.

🏦Fintech CTOs hiring React engineers

  1. Connection request · Day 1

    Saw your hiring push in Dublin

    Scheduled
  2. Then wait 1 day

    Intro email · Day 2

    5 senior React devs for your team

    Scheduled
  3. Then wait 3 days

    InMail · Day 5

    Pre-vetted shortlist for your team

    Draft

LinkedIn that sends itself

SourceWhale's LinkedIn steps are manual to-dos. Cleyo sends connection requests, messages and InMails automatically in the same sequence as your emails, or hands them to you as to-dos if you prefer.

Cleyo vs SourceWhale, feature by feature

Feature comparison of Cleyo and SourceWhale
FeatureCleyoSourceWhale
Finding who to write to
Companies hiring right nowYesPartly
Other buying signalsYesNo
Decision makers with verified emailsYesYes
Researched company listsYesPartly
Candidate sourcingNoYes
Outreach
Email sequences from your own mailboxYesYes
LinkedIn stepsYesPartly
AI-written messagesYesYes
Sends in the prospect's working hoursYesPartly
Calls, SMS and WhatsAppNoYes
Replies and follow-up
Sequence stops on replyYesYes
One inbox for email and LinkedInYesPartly
AI reply draftsYesYes
AI notetakerYesYes
Platform
CRMYesYes
ATS integrationsPartlyYes
Browser extensionYesYes
Works inside Claude (MCP)YesYes
Security certificationsPartlyYes
YesBuilt inPartlyPartly, or through another toolNoNot offered, or not on their public site
FAQ

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What is the main difference between Cleyo and SourceWhale?

Cleyo is a business development platform built for one outcome: winning new clients for your agency. It shows the companies hiring right now from live job ads, finds the decision maker with a verified email and LinkedIn, and sends email and LinkedIn steps automatically from your own accounts. In SourceWhale, LinkedIn steps are to-dos you complete by hand.

Is Cleyo a SourceWhale alternative?

Yes, for winning new clients. Cleyo gives you hiring signals, decision makers, campaigns across email and LinkedIn and one inbox for every reply, with drafts from the Reply Agent. You can see the price and start a free trial without booking a demo.

How much does SourceWhale cost compared to Cleyo?

SourceWhale does not publish prices; its pricing page asks you to book a demo, and its data credit prices are not published either. Cleyo is €99 per seat per month on Growth or €199 on Agency (€84 and €169 billed yearly). You can try the full Agency plan free for 30 days with 1,000 credits and no card, and you are covered by a 90-day money-back guarantee.

Does SourceWhale automate LinkedIn?

According to SourceWhale's outreach page, LinkedIn actions are recruiter to-dos inside a campaign that you complete yourself. Cleyo sends LinkedIn connection requests, messages and InMails automatically in the same sequence as your emails, or gives them to you as to-dos in Hybrid mode if you prefer.

Can I use Cleyo with my ATS?

Cleyo has a live two-way sync with Loxo, and Bullhorn, Vincere, Recruit CRM, JobAdder and Manatal are on the way. Until your ATS is connected, Cleyo's own CRM keeps every prospect and conversation, with Smart Lists that fill themselves.

Do Cleyo and SourceWhale work with Claude?

Cleyo does, on Agency and during the free trial. Its Claude connector lets you search for hiring companies, build and review campaigns and read your inbox from Claude, and it never sends anything on its own.

How we checked

Everything on this page about SourceWhale comes from their public website. Where we could not confirm something there, we left it out rather than guess. Products change, so check sourcewhale.com for the latest. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at support@cleyo.io and we will fix it.

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