Talent First vs Valley

BD built for recruitment,
not bolted on to generic B2B.

Valley runs signal-based LinkedIn outreach for any B2B seller. Talent First is built for recruitment desks: it knows what a hiring signal is and who the hiring manager is. Here is how they compare.

Recruitment-specific, not one-size-fits-all.

Side by side

Where the two part ways.

What it is for

Talent First

Recruitment BD: companies hiring in your niche, plus the hiring manager to call.

Valley

Generic B2B LinkedIn outreach driven by intent signals, in your own voice.

Where the leads come from

Talent First

Job aggregation and hiring intent across the whole market, not one channel.

Valley

LinkedIn signals only: profile views, post engagement, website visits.

Recruitment fit

Talent First

Built for recruiters and aware of your ATS.

Valley

Not recruitment-specific. No ATS integration.

Pricing

Talent First

Published. £195 to £695 a month depending on team size.

Valley

$395 to $995 a month depending on accounts and team features.

Trying it

Talent First

A 7-day self-serve trial, no call first.

Valley

No free trial.

Valley details reflect publicly available information, accurate to mid-2026. Pricing reflects each company's published figures.

Giving credit

Where Valley is genuinely strong.

Valley's intent-signal approach is smart, and personalising outreach in your own voice is well done. If you want general-purpose B2B LinkedIn prospecting, it does that job.

Talent First applies the same instinct, intent matters, to recruitment specifically. It reads hiring signals across the market, not just LinkedIn activity, and hands you the hiring manager rather than a generic contact.

Why agencies switch

Three reasons recruiters choose Talent First.

Built for recruitment desks

Talent First understands hiring signals, job aggregation, and hiring-manager identification. It is not a generic seller's tool pointed at recruitment.

More than one channel

Opportunities come from hiring activity across the market, not LinkedIn engagement alone, so you are not limited to who happened to view your profile.

Transparent and self-serve

Published pricing and a 7-day trial you start yourself, with no minimum and no demo gate.

Prospecting that knows it is recruitment.

Start the 7-day trial and see companies hiring in your niche, with the decision-maker attached, scored for your desk.

7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.