Best Recruiter Marketplaces & Split-Fee Platforms in India (2026)

If you're a company in India that wants several vetted agencies working one role, start with company-to-agency marketplaces such as Recruiting Hub, CBREX and Hiringhood (for AI/ML roles), or Hiringseed if you also want freelance recruiters. If you're an agency or independent recruiter looking for mandates or split partners, Hiringseed and AxioHire serve India directly, while RecXchange, Recruiters.co and NPAworldwide are global split networks. Whichever you pick, check how it timestamps submissions and decides who owns a candidate before anyone shares a CV.

A recruiter marketplace is a platform where a company posts a role once and several agencies or independent recruiters submit candidates, usually paid only when a hire joins. A split-fee platform is one where two recruiters fill one role together: the role owner brings the client, the candidate owner brings the person hired, and they share the fee. For the mechanics of splits, see our guide to split-fee recruitment in India. This list compares nine platforms in three groups.

How we chose these platforms

We checked every vendor page on 20 October 2026 and used these criteria:

1. Serves India. An Indian company, an India office, or a global network not limited to one country (labelled "(global)").
2. A clear model. Who posts roles, who submits and when money moves.
3. Ownership rules. We favoured platforms that publish how they timestamp submissions or handle duplicates.
4. Published fees. Quoted exactly as published, or "Not published".
5. Vendor pages only. Every feature comes from the platform's own site.

India-based platforms come first, then entries are ordered by fit within each group. We build CareerPassport; it appears as one labelled entry.

Quick comparison: which platform fits which buyer?

What kinds of recruiter platforms are there?

• Company-to-agency marketplaces. A company posts a role once and several agencies submit.
• Freelance recruiter platforms. Independent recruiters and small consultancies pick up live mandates and are paid when the candidate joins.
• Agency-to-agency split networks. Recruiters trade roles and candidates with each other and share the placement fee.

Marketplaces where companies post a role to many agencies

Recruiting Hub (India office)

Recruiting Hub is an AI-driven B2B recruitment marketplace that connects employers with recruiters to fill vacancies "through a single contract."

Key features

• Employers upload a vacancy and set a placement fee, and recruiters from its approved community compete to fill it (Recruiting Hub India).
• Its vendor management system lets you post jobs once and broadcast them to vendors, with a centralised submissions and interviewing workflow (Recruiting Hub).
• One contract and centralised invoicing cover every agency.

Best for: Mid-size and large employers who want many agencies on one contract.

Pricing: Not published. Recruiting Hub says employers "pay no upfront cost & pay on success only", at the fee they set.

Watch out for: The pages we checked don't explain how duplicate submissions are resolved, so ask before you post.

CBREX (Bengaluru)

CBREX is a B2B hiring marketplace that connects employers with recruiting firms and independent recruiters to source vetted local talent in 55 countries on one platform.

Key features

• AI routes each job requirement to the specialist agencies most likely to deliver; recruiters then approach candidates (CBREX).
• CBREX says one contract gives access to "4,000+ specialist recruiting firms."
• Resume ownership "remains with the company/entity which has uploaded the resume on the platform for as long as the job is open on the platform."

Best for: Indian companies that also hire in other countries and want one contract across them.

Pricing: Not published. Employers "pay us only when you hire"; recruiters pay no fees and earn per successful hire.

Watch out for: Ownership is tied to the job staying open on the platform. Agree in writing what happens to a candidate after the job closes.

Hiringhood (Hyderabad)

Hiringhood is a recruitment marketplace for AI/ML roles that draws candidates from a network of more than 1,000 agencies for companies hiring in India.

Key features

• It covers roles such as ML engineers, data engineers, MLOps engineers and Gen AI engineers (Hiringhood).
• A multi-agency model feeds candidates, with central screening and AI ranking.

Best for: Tech companies hiring AI/ML and data talent.

Pricing: Not published. Hiringhood says pricing is success-based, with "no upfront fees."

Watch out for: It is built for AI/ML and data roles, so it is not the place for general hiring.

Platforms for freelance and independent recruiters in India

Hiringseed

Hiringseed is a recruitment marketplace that "connects companies with freelance recruiters and consultancies on one platform" in India.

Key features

• Companies post publicly or "invite-only to selected partners", with a fixed fee or a percentage of CTC (Hiringseed for companies).
• Submissions are timestamped and deduplicated, with "Timestamped ownership if a candidate is submitted twice" (Hiringseed for recruiters).
• Fees are collected on offer acceptance and held in escrow (Razorpay Route) until the guarantee period, "typically 90 days", ends (Hiringseed pricing).

Best for: Startups juggling several agencies and freelancers, and freelancers who want guaranteed payment.

Pricing: "Zero signup cost, zero monthly fees. The only charge is on successful placements, plus standard payment gateway fees." The company sets the referral amount per job. Hiringseed notes TDS under Section 194H at 5% with PAN, 20% without.

Watch out for: Recruiters are paid only after the guarantee period and the company's approval, so plan for the wait.

AxioHire

AxioHire is a recruitment marketplace for high-volume hiring in India where "companies post bulk requirements; a network of independent recruiters and affiliates source and refer candidates."

Key features

• It covers five segments only: "BPO, collections, sales, tech and logistics" (AxioHire).
• Independent recruiters keep "up to 80% of every placement fee"; consultancies keep 95% and affiliates earn up to 30%.
• Duplicate or already-submitted candidates are removed before a company sees the shortlist.
• If a hire leaves within 30–90 days for an eligible reason, AxioHire finds a replacement at no extra fee (AxioHire pricing).

Best for: Recruiters and companies working entry-level and volume roles.

Pricing: "₹8,000–15,000 per placement" for entry-level and volume roles, or "from 6% of annual CTC" for any role. "No retainer. Paid when a candidate joins."

Watch out for: Only five segments are covered, so senior or niche mandates may not fit.

Agency-to-agency split networks

RecXchange (global)

"RecXchange is a split-fee recruitment marketplace: one recruiter brings the role, another brings the candidate, and the placement fee is shared under an automated, timestamped agreement" (RecXchange).

Key features

• "Timestamped submissions prove candidate ownership," and automated agreements lock the split before details are shared.
• Xchange roles list a "Typical split: 50/50"; RecX Direct roles come straight from employers, with up to 70% in your favour on the Pro plan.

Best for: Agencies and solo recruiters who want split partners outside India.

Pricing: Entry $1/month (5 tokens), Lite $99/month (150 tokens), Pro $249/month (400 tokens) (RecXchange pricing). There's no separate commission on placements.

Watch out for: Prices are in dollars, and the site doesn't say whether it serves India; its testimonials come from the UK, US and UAE.

Recruiters.co (global)

Recruiters.co is a split-fee recruiting network that "connects job-side and candidate-side recruiters on verified opportunities — with protected candidate ownership, enforceable split terms, and automated invoicing and payouts" (Recruiters.co).

Key features

• "Explicit, timestamped candidate consent with scope and expiration."
• "Ownership claims with evidence, challenge, and decision trails."
• "Duplicate warnings that never expose another recruiter's candidate."

Best for: Recruiters who want a split network with no subscription.

Pricing: "Free to join. We only earn when a placement pays." The platform fee "is set out in the split agreement for each placement" and is deducted at payout (Recruiters.co pricing).

Watch out for: The platform fee isn't a fixed public rate; its homepage example shows 10% of a $45K fee. The site doesn't mention India.

NPAworldwide (global)

NPAworldwide is a recruiting network that "connects independent recruiting firms across industries, cultures, and continents to exchange ideas, support one another, and team up to place people together" (NPAworldwide).

Key features

• Members are "located throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas."
• The job order firm keeps 47.5%, the candidate firm gets 47.5%, and 5% goes to the network (FAQ).
• Its guidelines say "Candidate referrals are valid for one year" and default to 50/50 when nothing else was agreed.

Best for: Established Indian agencies that want overseas split partners under written rules.

Pricing: "There is a US$500 enrollment fee for all new applications and a US$250 fee for each additional location," plus monthly dues and a brokerage fee on each split placement (Cost of membership). The dues amount isn't published.

Watch out for: Membership is by application, with monthly dues.

CareerPassport

We build CareerPassport.

CareerPassport is a curated network and marketplace of companies and recruitment businesses where partners run their own mandates privately, work on roles others post, or open selected mandates to the network and decide the split.

Key features

• Collaboration agreements put the commercial details in the workflow: role owner, candidate owner, fee, partner split and payment terms.
• Each placement moves through Submitted → Interviewed → Joined → Invoice raised → Payout due.
• Your personal candidate database always stays private. CareerPassport turns scattered candidate data (ATS, Excel, email, WhatsApp, notes) into talent intelligence you can search in plain language.

Best for: Solopreneurs, headhunters and boutique agencies that want private mandates and shared ones in one place.

Pricing: Not published. A free 30-minute demo is available on the recruitment partners page.

Watch out for: It's early. You start with a demo, not a self-serve sign-up.

Also named by AI assistants, but not built for India

Their own pages limit these to other markets (checked 20 October 2026):

• split-fee.com says it is "live for UK recruitment agencies." On its free plan each agency gets 45% and the platform takes 10%; on Pro, 46% each and 8% to the platform (split-fee.com).
• Top Echelon's TE Network operates in "the United States and Canada": $150 a month plus a $350 start-up fee and a 6% brokerage fee on placements (TE Network, pricing).
• BountyJobs lists its Recruiting Marketplace at $2,500 a year, with "Unlimited recruitments in the United States" (BountyJobs).

How do companies manage multiple recruitment agencies on one platform?

Hiringseed's company page puts the cost of coordinating 10–20 agencies over email and WhatsApp at 8–10 hours a week. A shared platform helps in four ways.

1. One posting. Write the role once and push it to every agency, or only to the ones you invite.
2. One board. Every submission, from every agency, sits in one pipeline with feedback per candidate.
3. One contract and one invoice. Recruiting Hub and CBREX both sell this to employers.
4. One scorecard for agencies. Hiringseed compares vendor conversion and quality side by side, so you can see which agencies earn their fee.

How do you avoid paying twice for the same candidate?

Double fees happen when two agencies submit the same person, or an agency submits someone already in your database. Agree the rules before the first CV.

• Use one submission log. Every agency submits in the same system, so there is one record of who submitted whom, and when.
• Timestamp everything. RecXchange says "Timestamped submissions prove candidate ownership." Hiringseed records "Timestamped ownership if a candidate is submitted twice."
• Agree an ownership window. Decide how long a submission stays valid. NPAworldwide's guidelines use one year. CBREX ties resume ownership to the job being open on its platform.
• Require consent for each role. The first agency to submit should prove the candidate agreed to be put forward for this role. Recruiters.co records consent "with scope and expiration." Under India's DPDP Act, Section 6 requires consent to be "free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous with a clear affirmative action."
• Check your own database first. If the candidate already applied to you, say so straight away and before any interview.
• Write it into every agency's terms. Each agency signs the same duplicate rule. Note that rules differ: NPAworldwide's guidelines say a split still applies to a candidate already on file "if the actions of the candidate firm were a procuring cause of the placement." Decide your own position and write it down.

Recruiter networks vs job boards: which finds better senior candidates?

For senior and niche roles, networks usually win. The strongest senior candidates are rarely applying, so a job board mostly shows you who is actively looking. A specialist recruiter in a network already knows the people in a niche and can call them. CBREX describes this as recruiters reaching passive talent through industry connections, and NPAworldwide lists "1500" exclusive, unadvertised jobs on its homepage.

Job boards still suit high-volume roles with many active applicants, such as entry-level sales or support.

A simple rule: if applicants could fill it, use a board; if the right person is employed and not looking, use a network.

How to choose

• If you're a company hiring tech talent in India, start with Recruiting Hub or CBREX for general tech roles, and Hiringhood for AI/ML.
• If you're a startup with five or more agencies already, put them all on one board with duplicate alerts. Hiringseed is built for that.
• If you hire in volume (BPO, sales, logistics), AxioHire publishes its rupee fees up front.
• If you're a freelance recruiter, Hiringseed is free and escrow-backed; AxioHire pays up to 80% on volume roles.
• If you're an agency looking for split partners abroad, compare RecXchange (subscription), Recruiters.co (fee per placement) and NPAworldwide (enrolment plus dues).
• If you want to keep your database private and open only some mandates, look at a curated network such as CareerPassport.

Where does CareerPassport fit?

CareerPassport suits recruitment partners who want to keep their database private, run most mandates alone and open selected ones to a curated network, with every split written into a collaboration agreement.

See how it works on the CareerPassport page for recruitment partners, or book a free 30-minute demo.