# Is Metix AI a recruiting agency, an ATS, or an AI tool?

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Metix AI is a hiring platform with a delivery team behind it, so it does not fit any of those cleanly. Unlike an applicant tracking system, Metix finds and contacts candidates instead of only storing people who apply. Unlike an agency, Metix has no recruiters to manage and charges no placement fee of 20 to 25 percent of first-year cash compensation, the band SHRM publishes. Unlike a self-serve AI tool, Metix puts a human reviewer on quality before candidates reach you.
[How an AI recruiter differs from a sourcing tool](https://metix.ai/compare/ai-sourcing-tool-vs-ai-recruiter)
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