What Happens When You Reach Candidate Limits on Start Plan

This article explains what happens when you reach the candidate limit on the Start plan and what actions you can take. Learn about plan limits, what you can still do, and your options for upgrading or managing candidates.

Start plan limits

Reaching the candidate limit

When you approach 100 candidates:

1. Warning notification appears when close to limit
2. At 100 candidates, you cannot add more
3. New applications are blocked

What you can still do

With 100 candidates:

• View and manage existing candidates
• Move candidates through the pipeline
• Send emails to existing candidates
• Disqualify candidates
• Export candidate data

What gets blocked

At the limit:

• Adding new candidates manually
• Importing candidates
• Receiving new applications (your job is moved to draft)

Solutions

Option 1: Upgrade your plan

Move to the Advanced or Pro plan for unlimited candidates:

1. Go to Settings > Billing
2. Select a higher plan
3. Limits are removed immediately

Option 2: Delete candidates

Remove candidates you no longer need:

1. Go to Candidates page
2. Select candidates to delete
3. Use the bulk delete action
4. This frees up space for new candidates

Note: Deleted candidates cannot be recovered.

Option 3: Export and clean up

1. Export all candidate data to CSV
2. Archive records externally
3. Delete older candidates from 100Hires
4. Keep only active candidates

Job limit impact

At 3 active jobs:

• You cannot create new jobs
• You can make jobs inactive or draft to free up slots
• Inactive jobs don't count toward the limit

Best practices for Start plan

Manage actively

• Disqualify rejected candidates promptly
• Delete old, inactive candidates regularly
• Keep only relevant candidates in your system

Plan upgrades

• Monitor your candidate count in the dashboard
• Upgrade before hitting limits during active hiring
• Consider annual billing to save on costs

Know when to upgrade

Upgrade if:

• You are hiring for multiple positions
• You need team access
• You want automation features
• Your candidate volume exceeds 100

Checking your usage

1. Go to Settings > Billing
2. View your current plan details
3. See how many candidates you've used vs. your limit

Updated on: 27/12/2025