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Marvin or Nicoka CABS?
What really sets them apart.

Two all-in-one French suites: everyday AI vs a recruitment ERP. Nicoka CABS ticks 12 of the 14 criteria in our grid. The gap comes down to 4 criteria, and further down we list where Nicoka CABS does better.

For: Agencies, independent recruiters, recruitment collectives and IT services firmsKnown for: its complete scope and its single no-commitment price

Marvin14 / 14
Nicoka CABS12 / 14

IncludedPartialNot availableNot applicableNot publicly documented

Weighted score: a full dot counts 1, a half dot 0.5. A criterion the vendor does not document publicly is left out of both scores.

In short

What you need to know.
Before the cell-by-cell detail.

Nicoka CABS is an all-in-one French suite for recruitment businesses, published by Nicoka (since 2009): ATS, CRM with e-signature, sales management and invoicing, missions and timesheets for IT services firms, unlimited multi-posting, the Ada AI assistant and an MCP connector, all hosted in France. It is the closest competitor to Marvin in scope. The difference lies in everyday AI: at Marvin, interview note-taking, LinkedIn sourcing with profile refresh and timesheet sign-off in the client portal are native.

Why Marvin over Nicoka CABS

What tips the decision.

  1. Native AI interview notes (Suite plan)

    At Nicoka, through partners Noota or Leexi.

  2. Timesheet sign-off by the client in the portal

    Not documented at Nicoka.

  3. Automatic refresh of LinkedIn profiles in the database

    Not documented at Nicoka.

Features

All 17 criteria,
cell by cell.

CriterionMarvinNicoka CABS
ATS & pipeline
Complete ATS (candidate tracking + processes)
Recruiter sales CRM (pipelines + follow-ups + signature)pipelines + follow-ups + signatureYousign / DocuSign built in
Consultant / timesheet / mission management (staffing)V2 — timesheets, contracts, missionsmissions, timesheets, day rate (IT services offer)
Integrated invoicing (placement + day rate)placement + day ratefees and day rate
Sourcing & AI
Multi-posting included (no extra cost)Xtramile included, 89 boards130+ job sites; paid sites on your own contract
AI matching (role → ranked candidates)Scout: 0-100 score against the roleAda AI assistant
Full-text search across CV + notes + LinkedIn + booleanBoolean; notes not documented
Auto LinkedIn refresh on the talent pool100 profiles/day/usernot documented
Intelligent deduplication (LinkedIn + email + phone)duplicates flagged at import
Recruiter productivity
Built-in AI note-taker (transcript + summary)built-in on the candidate recordvia Noota or Leexi
Chrome extension 1-click importLinkedIn, Indeed, HelloWorkLinkedIn, APEC, HelloWork
Multichannel outreach (LinkedIn + email + WhatsApp + sequences)sequences with behavioural triggersLinkedIn, WhatsApp, email, SMS
Auto-generated AI progress reportsgenerated by the Copilotnot documented
Client portal (timesheet sign-off + real-time shortlist)sign-off + shortlist + chatmission shared by link; timesheets not documented
Platform & sovereignty
MCP / open API for custom AI workflowsnative MCPMCP, 70+ tools
Sovereignty (EU hosting, French publisher)Scaleway Paris, French publisherhosted in France, French publisher
Multilingual FR / EN / ESapp languages not published

IncludedPartialNot availableNot applicableNot publicly documented

Depending on your needs

When Nicoka CABS
may suit you better.

  • No commitment, with a 14-day free trial
  • Unlimited multi-posting, with no ad quota per user

Public reviews

Public reviews of Nicoka CABS.

Appvizer: 4.8/5 from 11 reviews (seen 5 October 2026).

Read the reviews at the source

Pricing

What each tool costs.
Public prices, as of the review date.

Marvin

From €129 per user per month excl. VAT (Pro) and €189 (Suite) billed annually; €159 and €239 billed monthly; 12-month commitment

Included with Marvin: multi-posting, AI Copilot, MCP server, missions, timesheets and invoicing; interview notes and Scout sourcing on the Suite plan
Nicoka CABS

€130 / user / month exc. VAT, no commitment, every module included; set-up fee from €500; migration on quote; 14-day free trial

If you switch

We handle the move.
No starting your database over.

  1. Your full database, migrated.

    Candidates, clients, assignmentsFree with annual billing (worth €1,500).

  2. Duplicate cleanup included.

    LinkedIn, email, phonePart of the migration.

  3. Qualiopi-certified training.

    Training for your teamWorth €2,500, eligible for OPCO funding in France.

  4. A dedicated CSM.

    Throughout onboarding

Sources

Where these cells come from.

Last reviewed: 5 October 2026

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