Kantalop and Cinode compared
Both are built for consultancies and come from Sweden. Cinode also covers CRM and partner management, spread across several plans and add-ons. Kantalop focuses on CVs, structured skills data, matching and resource planning across employees and external talent. Here is how they differ, based on what each company publishes.
2,000 SEKKantalop
4,766–5,480 SEKCinode
a month for 20 users, with matching and resource planning included. Kantalop Consultancy against Cinode Business billed annually or monthly.
Checked against public sources on 29 October 2026.
Side by side
- Focus
- KantalopCVs, skills data, Role Match and resource planning for consultancies, staffing and recruitment.
- CinodeA platform for consultancies in four plans, Free, Skills, Business and Partner, with features spread across them.
- Pricing
- KantalopPublished: 100 SEK per user and month for consultancies, 10 SEK per stored external profile and month for agencies. A personal plan is free.
- CinodeFree for up to ten users with one CV each. Paid plans (Skills, Business, Partner) are priced per band of users. For 16 to 20 users: 2,333, 5,480 and 7,999 SEK per month billed monthly, or 2,029, 4,766 and 6,966 SEK billed annually.
- Example: 20 users
- Kantalop2,000 SEK per month on Consultancy, with CVs, skills data, Role Match and resource planning included.
- Cinode4,766 SEK per month on Business billed annually, or 5,480 SEK billed monthly. Business is the plan that adds resource planning and matching to Skills, and it also includes CRM.
- Trial
- Kantalop14 days free on paid plans, no card needed.
- Cinode14-day premium trial.
- CVs
- KantalopFour branded layouts, editing in the document, AI tailoring to a role, translation, anonymization, PDF and DOCX, links with expiry and staffing links with an access code.
- CinodeA template with your logo and colors from the Free plan. Export to PDF and Word, more templates and built-in AI support need the Skills plan.
- Skills data
- KantalopEvery skill, job title and employer on a CV is linked automatically to shared skills, occupations and organizations, so variants, translations and bundles count together.
- CinodeSkills inventory and skill sets. Development plans, certifications and your own skill catalog need Skills+.
- Matching
- KantalopRole Match ranks people against a role description, explains each match and reads start date and extent from the brief.
- CinodeMatching on skills, availability and ambition in the Business plan. AI MailMatch is a paid add-on.
- Resource planning
- KantalopTimeline with drag and drop, capacity with Swedish public holidays and absences, utilization, bench and booked revenue, and availability in matching.
- CinodeResource planning, project planning and utilization and capacity reports in the Business plan.
- External talent
- KantalopFreelancer and candidate profiles priced per stored profile, bulk CV import, retention periods, notifications and opt-outs for GDPR.
- CinodePartner and subcontractor management in the Partner plan. Cinode Network, where firms present themselves and answer requests, from the Free plan.
- CRM and sales
- KantalopNot a CRM. Kantalop works alongside the one you have.
- CinodeCRM, pipelines and revenue forecasts in the Business plan. AI Notetaker is a paid add-on.
- AI assistants
- KantalopMCP connection for ChatGPT and Claude.
- CinodeMCP for AI chat and automation in the Skills plan.
- Add-ons
- KantalopEverything in the plan is included, with no add-ons. External profiles cost 10 SEK per profile a month.
- CinodeSix add-ons on top of the plans: Recruit, AI MailMatch, AI Notetaker, MailAssignment, SSO, and mail, calendar and contact sync. Their prices are not published.
Which fits you
Cinode may fit better if
- you want CRM and sales pipelines in the same system as your CVs
- you work with partner firms and subcontractors in a shared network
Kantalop may fit better if
- your daily work is CVs and matching people to roles
- you manage freelancers and candidates as well as employees
- you want skills data that stays structured without upkeep
- you want a simple price per user, with external profiles priced on their own
Where Kantalop is different
Less per license, more included
Matching, skills data and resource planning are all part of the Consultancy plan at 100 SEK per user and month. There is no higher tier to unlock them.
Write in the CV itself
Edit directly in the document and see every change in its place. AI suggestions for a role show up where they apply, and you choose which to keep.
Skills that sort themselves
“Agile”, “Agila metoder” and “Agile/Scrum” are linked to the same skill as soon as a CV is added, and C, C# and C++ stay apart. Nobody maintains a list.
External talent with GDPR built in
Import freelancer CVs in bulk, pay per stored profile, and let Kantalop handle retention periods, notifications and removal requests.
Sources
Details about Cinode, including which plan each feature needs, come from Cinode’s own website and pricing page. Products change, so check their site for the latest. Spotted something out of date? Email support@kantalop.com and we’ll fix it.
See Kantalop with your own CVs
Bring a few CVs and a role you are staffing. We’ll show you how Kantalop structures them and finds the right people.