One hub. One API key. Five recruiters. Same output.
This is how connectivity replaces per-seat licensing and cuts your tech spend by 90%. Click any node below to see exactly how each tool connects through the hub.
The full breakdown
Had a call with an agency owner running exactly this setup.
Five recruiters. LinkedIn Recruiter licenses for all of them. Apollo accounts for all of them. Enrichment tools, outreach platforms. All per seat. Per person. Per month.
I asked him one question:
"Why does every recruiter need their own login when an agent only needs one API key?"
He looked at me like I'd spoken another language.
So I walked him through it.
One LinkedIn account connected to the hub. Not five. One Apollo API key. Not five. One enrichment source feeding the whole team through a single connection.
The agent doesn't need a screen. Doesn't need a Chrome extension. Doesn't need to sit there clicking through 25 profiles at a time.
It just needs access.
How one connection serves five desks
His sourcing runs through one LinkedIn connection. His enrichment runs through one API. His outreach fires through one platform.
Five recruiters still get shortlists on their desks every morning. Still get enriched candidate data. Still get leads.
They just don't each need their own set of keys to the building anymore.
The cost of duplicate access
When we added up what he was spending on duplicate access across his team, he went quiet.
Then he said something that stuck with me:
"This isn't just another tool. This is the control tower."
What is connectivity?
That's connectivity. Not another app bolted onto your tech stack. The thing that sits in the middle and makes everything else work together — while cutting the cost of running it all.
Most recruiters stop at ChatGPT prompts. This is what's possible when you keep going.
If you want to understand the broader shift in recruitment tech, read about how the tech stack has changed from 2025 to 2026. And if you're wondering where your data should live in this new setup, start with owning your data.
Common questions
How does one API key replace five recruiter seats?
▼An AI agent doesn't need a screen, a Chrome extension, or a login. It connects to LinkedIn, Apollo, enrichment tools, and outreach platforms through a single API key per service. The hub orchestrates all sourcing and outreach centrally, then delivers shortlists to each recruiter individually.
How much can an agency save with a connected hub model?
▼A typical 5-person agency spending around £6,000/month on per-seat tools can reduce that to approximately £600/month by switching to a hub model with shared API keys. The output remains the same — recruiters still get enriched shortlists and outreach — but the cost of duplicate access is eliminated.
Do recruiters lose any functionality?
▼No. Each recruiter still receives personalised shortlists, enriched candidate data, and outreach sequences. The difference is that the sourcing and enrichment is handled centrally by the hub, rather than each person manually doing it through their own login. They get the same output with less busywork.
Bottom line: £6,000 down to £600. Same output. One hub. That's not optimisation — that's a completely different operating model.
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