Eploy vs LinkedIn
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to LinkedIn? Here's how Eploy compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Eploy. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
UK talent acquisition platform with ATS and recruitment CRM
Professional networking, hiring, sales, and learning platform.
Headquarters
🇬🇧 GB
🇺🇸 US · 2003
EU data residency
not established
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
Microsoft Teams, RSM InTime, Thomas, Broadbean, idibu +7
Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics
Where each one wins
Eploy
Strengths
- +Intuitive and user-friendly interface for hiring managers and candidates
- +Flexible customization of workflows, emails, templates and company structures
- +Efficient interview scheduling and end-to-end visibility in recruitment
- +Useful reporting dashboards for monitoring KPIs and recruitment metrics
- +Smooth onboarding with rapid implementation and strong vendor collaboration
- +Stable and fast performance handling high volumes of requisitions and candidates
- +Candidate and hiring manager portals that enhance user experience
- +Compliant and efficient integrations like automated background checks
Limitations
- −Outdated and non-intuitive user interface slows new user onboarding
- −Reporting features lack advanced customization options
- −Limited third-party integrations compared to competitors
- −Underdeveloped mobile app with restricted functionality
Strengths
- +Large professional network for sourcing candidates
- +Strong analytics for ad and campaign performance
- +Seamless CRM integrations (Salesforce, Dynamics)
- +Extensive course library for upskilling
Limitations
- −High cost for premium features
- −Complex pricing structure
- −Limited free-tier functionality
- −Data export formats restricted to CSV/PDF
Data residency & compliance
Eploy
LinkedIn
EU data residency
not established
not established
Transfer mechanism
not established
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2
Features
Eploy
- Applicant Tracking System
- Job requisitions and approval workflows, Candidate attraction and sourcing, Configurable hiring workflows, Candidate assessment and scoring
- Offers and Onboarding
- Offer and contract creation, E-signatures for documents, Customizable onboarding workflows, Reference collection and validation
- Analytics
- Unlimited self-service dashboards, Customizable KPIs and metrics, Data visualizations and reporting, Candidate and hiring manager feedback tools
- Employee Engagement
- Employee referral program with portal, Vacancy sharing and promotion, Gamified rewards and bonuses, Adaptable referral program structures
- Recruitment Marketing
- Talent pool and pipeline creation and nurturing, Multi-job board posting (e.g., Broadbean, idibu, LogicMelon), Interaction tracking, Email, SMS, and social marketing campaigns
- Hiring and recruiting
- Candidate search and filtering, Job posting and applicant management, Profile export (PDF/CSV), Team collaboration tools
- Sales prospecting
- Lead and account discovery, Saved leads and accounts, Recommendations engine, Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics integration
- Advertising and marketing
- Campaign creation and management, Audience targeting, Performance and demographic reporting, Conversion tracking
- Learning and development
- Course library (business, tech, creative), Skill assessments, Learning paths, Certification prep
- Data and analytics
- Profile and company insights, Talent pool analytics, Ad performance metrics, Exportable reports (CSV)