You imagine it. Kleap builds it.
Describe what you want to create. AI builds the design, features and logic, then develops the project further with your feedback.
- Your idea
- A working app
- Your next improvements
AI ATS Builder
An ATS for Startups That Scales With Your First Hires
Describe your hiring and Kleap's AI builds a lightweight applicant tracking system — pipeline, job posts, scorecards, and team feedback — without enterprise bloat. Free to start.
You create. Kleap handles the technical side.
Describe the website or app you imagine. Kleap helps you build it, publish it and keep improving it, with tools to monitor how it works and fix issues.
Data and accounts come with the territory.
Database, authentication and forms: build a client portal or an app with the data and access it needs.
- Database
- User sign-in
- Access and roles
Your tools, inside your app.
Add Stripe, business tools and integrations. Connect your accounts and keys to fit the project to the way you work.
- Stripe
- Business tools
- Integrations
A Guardian after launch.
The Guardian spots website issues and helps you fix them with AI. Return to your project in the chat to make the corrections.
- Broken links and 404 errors
- Page and SEO issues
- Fixes with AI
Everything to go live.
Publish with hosting, connect your domain and follow your activity with analytics and the Search Console integration.
- Hosting
- Your domain
- Analytics and Search Console
Your project keeps moving with you.
Keep your code, connect GitHub and work with AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT. AI assistance and human support on paid plans help you along the way.
- Your code
- Claude and ChatGPT
- AI and human support
Minutes
to a working ATS
0
per-recruiter fees
Free
to start building
Build vs. buy
Custom ATS vs. off-the-shelf
Early-stage teams outgrow the hiring spreadsheet fast — everyone interviews, feedback lives in DMs, and strong candidates stall while the team is heads-down shipping.
Fit
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
You force your hiring process into their fixed stages and forms.
Kleap custom ATS
Built to your exact hiring flow — your pipeline stages, your scorecards, your fields.
Data
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Candidate data is locked inside their cloud.
Kleap custom ATS
Your candidate records live in your own per-app database — exportable anytime.
Cost
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Per-recruiter or per-job pricing that climbs as you scale hiring.
Kleap custom ATS
Flat — add every recruiter and hiring manager, no per-seat tax.
Changes
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Wait for their roadmap, or pay for a higher tier to unlock a field.
Kleap custom ATS
Ask the AI in plain language and the pipeline changes in minutes.
Lock-in
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Exporting your candidate history is painful the day you switch.
Kleap custom ATS
Export the code and your data to GitHub anytime — no lock-in.
Skip the $25k custom-ATS build — the AI builds it.
A custom ATS is one of the internal tools you can make with Kleap's AI internal tool builder. Add sign-in so only signed-in users can open it; ask Kleap to limit access to your team's accounts and test it with a second account before sharing.
Ownership
Your ATS, your data
It's a real app that belongs to you. the code, the database, and the domain. not a rented seat in someone else's platform.
You own the code
Your ATS is a real app you can export to GitHub. not a config trapped inside someone else's platform.
Your own database
Records live in your app's own database, not pooled in a vendor's cloud with everyone else's.
Your own domain
Publish on your custom domain so it's your ATS, on your brand. not a subdomain of theirs.
No per-seat lock-in
Add your whole team without per-seat pricing, and leave anytime with your data intact.
Playbook
Built around how startups really hire
An ATS for a startup should make hiring organized without the enterprise weight — or the enterprise price. Early teams hire across roles with everyone pitching in on interviews, and a spreadsheet stops working fast. Describe how your team hires and the AI builds a right-sized ATS around your pipeline, scorecards, and shared feedback.
Keep it simple applied → screen → interview → offer, and add stages only when you actually need them.
Team scorecards let the whole team leave structured feedback so hiring stays evidence-based, not vibes.
One pipeline per role track each open role's candidates so parallel hiring doesn't turn into chaos.
Résumés and notes store them on the candidate so context survives as interviewers rotate.
Reminders so fast-moving candidates don't stall while the team is heads-down building.
Referral pipeline early hires come from the network, so track employee referrals as their own source.
Take-home and work-sample attach the exercise and reviewer notes to the candidate for a fair, fast read.
Scales with you start lightweight and add stages, roles, and interviewers as headcount grows, no per-seat bill.
Built for the details
What an ATS for startups actually tracks
The records, fields, and stages a generic template leaves out — built in from your first prompt.
Candidates. résumés, notes, referral source, and stage, kept lightweight.
Open roles. each with its own small pipeline as you hire in parallel.
Scorecards. team feedback so early hires aren't decided on vibes.
Work samples. take-home exercises and reviewer notes attached to the candidate.
Illustrative preview
A real app, not a spreadsheet
Your ATS runs like software your team already knows. a clean dashboard with your records and your stages. This is an illustration; the AI shapes the real layout around how you work.
- Your data and your fields. nothing generic
- Live on the web, on any device
- Refine it by chatting. no config screens
Capabilities
Everything an ATS needs
The core building blocks, ready out of the box.
Candidate pipeline
Stages you define, applied to offer.
Job postings
Open roles, each with its own pipeline.
Resume/CV storage
Every résumé attached and searchable.
Interview scheduling
Rounds, times, and interviewers tracked.
Scorecards
Structured feedback from every interviewer.
Team collaboration
The right access for recruiters and managers.
Connects to your stack
Tell the AI which tools to wire in and it builds the integration . no waiting on a marketplace for a connector that doesn't exist.
GmailGoogle CalendarSlackLinkedInZapierGoogle Sheetsand more
Process
How it works
Describe it, refine it, publish it. No schema design, no setup phase before you start.
Step 1
Describe how you hire
Tell Kleap your roles, stages, and what you screen for — plain language, no schema design.
Step 2
Kleap builds the ATS
The AI turns your description into a working ATS with a pipeline, résumé storage, scheduling, and scorecards.
Step 3
Refine and publish
Keep chatting to adjust anything, then publish. Your ATS is a real app you can share with the hiring team.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why not just use a spreadsheet to track candidates?
A spreadsheet breaks the moment two people hire at once — no stages, no scorecards, no reminders. A custom ATS gives you a real pipeline and shared feedback without the enterprise price.
Is a custom ATS overkill for a small team?
No — because you build only what you need. Kleap creates a lightweight ATS around your actual pipeline, and it scales as you hire without a per-seat bill.
Can the whole team leave feedback?
Yes. Scorecards let every interviewer add structured feedback on a candidate, so decisions are based on evidence instead of whoever remembers the call.
How is it different from a Notion or Airtable board?
A Notion or Airtable board has no real stages, scorecards, or reminders and breaks the moment two people hire at once. A custom ATS is a real pipeline you own — still lightweight, no enterprise weight.
Will it scale as we grow past our first hires?
Yes. Start with a simple pipeline and add stages, roles, and interviewers as headcount grows — without a per-seat bill or migrating to a heavier tool later.
Can Kleap really build an ATS for startups?
Yes. An ATS for Startups That Scales With Your First Hires works by turning a plain-language description of how you hire into a working ATS — the pipeline, résumé storage, scorecards, and scheduling that fit startups, not a rigid template.
How much does it cost to build an applicant tracking system?
A traditional custom ATS build with a dev agency can cost tens of thousands of dollars. With Kleap you describe how you hire and the AI builds it — free to start, so you skip the agency invoice.
Is it free to start?
Yes. You can describe your hiring flow, generate a working ATS, preview it live, and keep refining it in chat for free. Advanced options like a custom domain and the enterprise build service are paid.
Do I need to design a database or write code?
No. You describe your pipeline and scorecards in your own words and Kleap builds the app. You refine it by chatting — no schema design, no code.
What if I want experts to build and run it for me?
That's Kleap Enterprise. Our team scopes, builds, and maintains the ATS for you with custom integrations, SSO, dedicated support, an SLA, and a custom plan. Use the enterprise form on this page to start.
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Describe your desk and Kleap's AI builds a staffing ATS — candidate pool, client job orders, submissions, and placements — around how you actually fill roles. Free to start.
ATS for Nonprofits
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Kleap Enterprise
Want experts to build and run it for you?
Skip the DIY and let Kleap's team scope, build, and maintain your ATS end-to-end. with custom integrations, dedicated support, an SLA, and a plan priced to your organization.
- Dedicated build team that scopes, ships, and iterates the ATS for you
- Custom integrations with the tools your team already runs on
- SSO, role-based access, and workspace governance for IT
- Priority support with an SLA and a named point of contact
- Migration and onboarding help so your data lands clean
- Custom enterprise plans priced to your team and usage
Describe your ATS. Watch Kleap build it.
Tell Kleap how you hire and get a working, shareable ATS in minutes. Free to start.