vsMarvin Recruiter vs Atlas
Contract desk with timesheets and invoicing vs an AI-first recruitment CRM
Target : Recruitment agencies, including contract desks
Marvin
Atlas
Weighted score: ✅ = 1, 🟡 = 0.5, ➖ not counted. A criterion the vendor does not document publicly is left out of both scores.
In summary
Atlas is an AI-first recruitment platform for agencies. Its Memory captures emails, calls, WhatsApp and meeting notes, an AI note taker records interviews, AI sourcing runs unlimited searches and a Claude connector exposes its data. Its contract dashboard tracks margin, starters, runners and finishers. Atlas publishes Basic (£105) and Premium (£135) per user per month, every plan with a 12-month commitment. Marvin adds what a day-rate contract desk needs after the placement: half-day timesheets, client sign-off without an account and the day-rate invoice. Marvin does not run PAYE or RTI payroll, decide IR35 status or handle hourly timesheets.
Why Marvin against Atlas
The decisive strengths that tip a decision.
Half-day timesheets signed by the client without an account, then invoiced at the day rate — Atlas’s product pages list neither timesheets nor invoicing
Contractor self-service space: assignments, monthly timesheet, expenses, invoices
Placement fee invoices, split into instalments if needed
Feature — Marvin vs Atlas
Honest functional audit — every cell is sourced from the competitor's official site and public reviews.
What Atlas does better
We're not telling a one-sided story. Here's where Atlas keeps an edge.
Memory that syncs emails, calls, WhatsApp and meeting notes into one record
AI sourcing with unlimited searches, and contact enrichment on Premium
Contract dashboard with margin, starters, runners and finishers
Pricing — what's included
Marvin Recruiter
Pro £129, Suite £169 / user / month billed annually (£149 and £199 billed monthly); 12-month commitment, including when paid monthly
Included with Marvin
Pro: Desk (ATS, CRM, outreach, missions and timesheets, invoicing) and Career (career site). Suite adds Scout (AI sourcing), Note (AI interview notes) and Board (client portal).
Atlas
Basic £105, Premium £135 / user / month; 12-month commitment, 12 months for the price of 10 if paid yearly
Migration & onboarding handled for you
Painless switch — no data loss, no rebuilding your database.
Full database transfer (candidates, clients, missions)
Deduplication clean-up included (LinkedIn + email + phone)
Dedicated CSM throughout onboarding
Let's talk about your goals
30 minutes to understand your challenges and show you how Marvin can transform your day-to-day.