# Dossy Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Dossy Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Dossy

## What is Dossy?

Software solution that helps businesses by automating reference checking.

## What is Dossy used for?

[Reference Check](https://www.capterra.com/reference-check-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 9 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$99

Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Dossy

4.9 (9)

VS.

[4.8 (18)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181402/Checkmate/reviews/)

Starting Price

$99

Per Month

Starting Price

$17

Per Feature, One Time

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

5.0 (9)

Ease Of Use

4.9 (18)

Value For Money

5.0 (8)

Value For Money

5.0 (17)

Customer Service

5.0 (9)

Customer Service

4.9 (17)

## Dossy alternatives

[4.7 (468)](https://www.capterra.com/p/190447/RefNow/reviews/)

Starting price

$12.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

Highest Rated

[4.9 (49)](https://www.capterra.com/p/183558/Vitay/reviews/)

Starting price

$699.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (125)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127883/VidCruiter/reviews/)

Starting price

$5000.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (130)](https://www.capterra.com/p/141052/HR-Avatar-Pre-Employment-Tests/reviews/)

Starting price

$50.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

92%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/185610/Dossy/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Alerts/Notifications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Bulk Reference Request

Ability to request multiple references in the same batch

Candidate Scoring

Assign a qualitative score to a candidate

Customizable Reports

Alter the layout and content of reports

Data Import/Export

Import and export data to and from software applications

Dossy 17 features

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Ability to request multiple references in the same batch

Assign a qualitative score to a candidate

Alter the layout and content of reports

Import and export data to and from software applications

Reminders sent via email

The method of requesting and completing tasks or providing/accessing information

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Process used by hiring managers to get more information about a candidate by contacting previous employers

Ability of the software to take the manual effort out of the process of requesting and collecting references

Log and store the source of contacts/leads

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Create and manage surveys

Repository of pre-built questionnaires that can be used as is

Features

4.9 (9)

4.9

Based on 9 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

5.0 (8)

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$99.00

Per Month

Value for money

5.0 (8)

5.0

Based on 8 reviews

## Integrations

[

JobAdder](https://www.capterra.com/p/135918/JobAdder/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (9)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

5.0 (9)

5.0

Based on 9 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.9

Based on 9 reviews

Filter by rating

5(8)

4(1)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AD

Adam D.

Director of Strategic Sales & Operations

Telecommunications

### "Saved us a bucket load of time and money."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 30, 2019

Easy sign up and the onboarding plus support from the Dossy team was exceptional. We really appreciate it when the new features are announced, we hear about them and are trained which enables us to work the features in to our recruitment processes. The forms are great, easy to build. Just a great product.

Pros

Easy to use, great user experience and the features that keep on getting integrated and trickling through to our us. The ease of use has really made our internal recruitment processes streamlined.

Cons

Tough one to think of, compared to the others we've tried, I can't really say we dislike anything.

Switched from

[Xref](https://www.capterra.com/p/157672/xref/)

Time for a change.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

EC

Elliott C.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Staffing and Recruiting

### "Fantastic product for time efficiency, this is the future of HR!"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 13, 2019

The benefit of time is the biggest positive. Once you've set up templates, which are fully customizable it does all the work for you. This will be the future of reference checking in the not too distant future.

Pros

The efficiency of the product is excellent. It has personally saved me hours of follow up's and taking verbal references as well as generating me new leads!

Cons

A couple of hiccups as any new software does, however, the customer support team is quick to rectify and build on the software to make it more efficient in the future. They are also great at taking on feedback.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AD

Anh D.

Hiring

Consumer Goods

### "Fantastic user experience and simple to use"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 13, 2019

Very positive. I would recommend that recruiters use something like this to save their time on check references.

Pros

Many softwares out there are very hard to use because they have so many unnecessary features which make the UI convoluted. Dossy has a very simple interface, yet enough functionality, for me to get my job done.

Cons

The phone validation step seems to be a bit inconvenient. But I think that is required to make sure the candidate can't fake their own references.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

NH

Nicolas H.

Founder & CEO

Education Management

### "Dossy saves me time! Great reference checking software. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 13, 2019

Pros

Dossy helps automate the reference checking process, removing the hassle of having to constantly call referees.

Cons

That it doesn't integrate with JobAdder.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MW

Matt W.

Founder

Computer Software

### "Solves the problem of chasing down referees"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 13, 2019

Pros

It just does it in the background. I was sick of trying to phone referees.

Cons

Doesn't integrate with Hubspot, which is the CRM I use.

Alternatives considered

[Xref](https://www.capterra.com/p/157672/xref/)

Reasons for choosing Dossy

Way cheaper than Xref. Seems to do the same thing

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Recruitment Resourcer | Construction

Construction

### "Everyone NEEDS to use this!!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 7, 2019

With Dossy, the entire reference check process is completely automated. The fact that a third-party software provides unfiltered, unbiased and honest references is worth the investment.

Pros

Dossy makes the process of conducting a reference check quick and easy. With an easy-to-use user-interface and constant reminders given to all involved parties, Dossy automates what can be a time-consuming process. The whole process is completed with a few clicks, and the end result of unfiltered, unbiased and honest reference checks makes the investment into Dossy all the worthwhile.

Cons

Absolutely nothing - perfect software - perfect solution!

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

KK

Kristen K.

Recruiter

Construction

### "Amazing Software - Fast-tracks the process & very reliable!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 7, 2019

Pros

Dossy makes it so quick and easy to do reference checks throughout the recruitment process. It is always reassuring to my clients that the words are straight from the referees and is a true representation of the candidate. From a referee perspective they love being able to fill out the questionnaire at a time it is suited to them, meaning they can provide as much detail as they can, rather than receiving a call at an inconvenient time and rushing through the call.

Cons

Nothing not to like, all positive experiences from me.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SA

Stephanie A.

Recruiter

Human Resources

### "Couldn't do my job without Dossy!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 7, 2019

I've been in recruitment for some time now and have only just started using Dossy however it's made my life so much easier and allows my clients to have unfiltered feedback. I would highly recommend Dossy to any industry professional!

Pros

I love Dossy because it's a third party, impartial and completely unbiased approach to conducting reference checks on candidates, which makes my job so much easier! The system itself is very easy to use and my candidates and referees find it simple and straightforward and easy to navigate.

Cons

I'm completely blown away by the system and have no dislikes

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RD

Ryan D.

Director

Staffing and Recruiting

### "Fast, efficient and easy to use. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 7, 2019

Reduce admin and turn around times getting reference checks completed.

Pros

I loved how easy it was to use this product. It is a super efficient and cost-effective solution for streamlining the reference checking process. We've managed to save an incredible amount of time wasted chasing both candidates and potential referees. I liked the questionnaire editor, and how clean and easy to use. The lead capture feature is also handy at bringing in pontential candidate/client leads

Cons

Doesn't integrate with Bullhorn but this is coming in

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/185610/Dossy/reviews/)

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