ChordOne Sourcing, Spott and Juicebox for recruiting in Japan
Short answer: Spott is a full agency ATS and CRM, and Juicebox is an outbound search engine over a global profile database. ChordOne Sourcing is the sourcing layer for Japan: it works on Japanese job boards and understands Japanese companies. It also runs alongside them.
| ChordOne Sourcing | Spott | Juicebox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Recruiting in Japan: agencies and in-house teams | Recruitment agencies (perm, exec search, temp, contract) | Outbound sourcing from a global profile database |
| Japanese job boards (BizReach, doda X, Recruit Direct Scout) | Chrome extension on each board | Not listed on public pages | Not listed on public pages |
| Japanese company identity | Matched to the legal entity by corporate number | Not listed | Not listed |
| Employer signals | Japan Pension Service headcount, EDINET, TDnet, job postings | Early hiring signals (business development) | Talent Insights (market analytics) |
| Salary estimates | Bands in yen per profile | Not listed | Not listed |
| Semantic search and explainable matching | Yes, with weighted scorecards | Yes, with weighted scorecards | Yes, across 800M+ external profiles |
| Channels | Email; scout messages tracked on each board | Email, WhatsApp, SMS, VoIP, calendar | Email sequences, social and call steps |
| Contact enrichment | Not offered (no purchased personal data) | Paid credits | Included credits by plan |
| Client presentation | Referral summaries, shared shortlists with client feedback | Branded client portal, CV reformatting | Shortlists, ATS export |
| Placement revenue analytics | Referral-to-hire funnel and targets; fees planned | Revenue, fees, teams, drill-downs | Usage analytics |
| Price (public pages, Oct 2026) | Free | From $139 per user / month (annual) | From $99 per seat / month (annual); agents $199 / month |
Based on each company's public product and pricing pages as of October 2026. "Not listed" means we could not find it on their public pages, not that it is impossible. Tell us if anything is out of date.
When to choose which
Choose ChordOne Sourcing
Your candidates are on BizReach, doda X, Recruit Direct Scout and LinkedIn; you place into Japanese and foreign-capital companies; you want employer signals and yen salaries next to every profile; you want to start free.
Choose Spott
You need one system for the whole agency: WhatsApp, SMS and VoIP in one inbox, an AI note taker on calls, fee and revenue analytics across teams, temp and contract workflows, EU hosting.
Choose Juicebox
You need to find people you have never met in a large external database and run always-on agents that shortlist or email them automatically, mainly outside Japanese job boards.
Questions
What is the best recruitment CRM for agencies in Japan?
If your candidates come from BizReach, doda X, Recruit Direct Scout and LinkedIn, choose a tool that works on those boards and understands Japanese company data. ChordOne Sourcing is built for that and is free. If you need WhatsApp, SMS and phone in one inbox and fee analytics across offices, a global agency ATS such as Spott fits better, and the two can be used together.
Is there a Spott alternative for Japan?
ChordOne Sourcing covers the Japan-specific sourcing work that global agency platforms do not list: Japanese job boards, corporate-number company matching, Japanese public-data signals and yen salary estimates. It does not offer WhatsApp, SMS, VoIP or purchased contact data.
Can I use Juicebox and ChordOne Sourcing together?
Yes. Juicebox searches a large external profile database; ChordOne Sourcing records the candidates you work with on Japanese job boards and links Japanese employer data to them. Candidates can be moved by CSV.
Source in Japan, without the spreadsheet.
Install the Chrome extension and open a BizReach or LinkedIn profile. The people you save become candidates, with their employer, salary band and signals already filled in. Free for one recruiter or a whole team.