Streamline hiring and track rewards in an AI-powered portal built with AI that you customize to fit your company's referral workflow.




Customize your setup with the exact candidate tracking steps your team needs. Add features like bonus dashboards as your processes evolve.






Connect candidate logs, bonus records, and ATS data from multiple tools—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your hiring referrals.
Give employees the right views and dashboard access. Set up secure logins, user groups, and granular permissions for referral statuses in minutes.
Softr apps are mobile-ready. Let employees submit referrals on the go by turning your portal into a downloadable PWA in one click.
Softr apps are mobile-ready. Let employees submit referrals on the go by turning your portal into a downloadable PWA in one click.
Build native automations to handle hire notifications, bonus status updates, and candidate status syncs automatically when records are updated.
Provide separate logins for employees and HR admins, creating personalized dashboards so each user sees only their relevant referral data.
Apply rules for different user roles. Customize who can view candidate details, submit new referrals, or approve bonus payments.
Protect sensitive employee and candidate information. Softr is fully compliant with SOC2 and GDPR regulations for enterprise-grade security.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

Build your employee referral portal in minutes with AI—no manual setup or complex configuration required.

Add features like bonus tracking, automated candidate fit analysis, or hiring notifications as your team grows.

Start with a referral portal, then add employee directories and internal trainings—all in one place.
Co-build with AI
Simply describe what you need. Let Softr handle everything - Interface, database, workflows.
Iterate with AI or visually
Control most critical parts of your app yourself - roles, permissions, security.
Ship the same day
Invite team members or external clients and partners right away. No developer handover.
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build a portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your workflows evolve.




An employee referral portal is a secure space where your staff can log in to submit job candidates, track the status of their referrals, and view available rewards. It keeps all recruitment leads in one place, so HR teams don't have to rely on scattered emails or manual spreadsheets. This makes it easier to stay organized and provide a transparent, rewarding experience for both employees and the hiring team.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building business software. It makes it easy to build an employee referral portal that matches your company's specific hiring process. You can describe your needs to the AI Co-Builder to instantly generate your referral database, submission pages, and logic—already connected and secure.
You don't need to code anything. You can start by generating with AI, using an HR template, or building from scratch. Everything runs on Softr Databases, the native, relational database built into the platform, or you can connect external tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, or your existing ATS like HubSpot. You have full control to adjust the layout visually, decide who can see referral bonuses, and brand it to match your corporate identity. It's quick to get up and running, simple to update as your hiring needs change, and flexible enough to grow with your workforce.
You can include a wide range of features in your employee referral portal, depending on what your recruitment workflow looks like. A great referral app usually mixes classic functional blocks with AI-powered intelligence:
- AI-Powered Intelligence – Use Ask AI to let employees query open roles conversationally, or set up Database AI Agents to automatically summarize candidate resumes or check for role alignment.
- Vibe Coding Blocks – Build custom UI elements—like a dynamic 'Referral Bonus Calculator'—using the AI Code block to vibe code exactly what your team needs.
- Softr Workflows – Build native automations (like an instant Slack notification to HR when a new referral is submitted) that trigger whenever a record is updated.
- User Portals & Logins – Securely manage access so employees can only see the status of candidates they referred and their own pending rewards.
- Forms & Data Collection – Capture candidate information with custom referral forms, resume file uploads, and conditional logic for different department requirements.
- Dashboards & Charts – Visualize your referral program performance and hiring pipeline metrics with real-time charts showing top referrers.
- Lists & Advanced Filtering – Display and manage job openings with searchable tables, department tags, and detailed job description views.
Everything is built using Softr's drag-and-drop blocks, so you can create these features without writing code. Need something more custom for your HR tech stack? Use the Vibe Coding block to generate a tailored component with AI. And if your bonus structure change, it's easy to update the portal later.
Vibe coding is all about moving fast and using AI to build exactly what your HR team needs. You can "vibe code" an employee referral portal in Softr by simply describing your requirements—like 'an app where staff can upload resumes and track interview stages'—to the AI Co-Builder. Softr then generates a production-ready app on top of a stable, secure foundation.
Unlike other tools that just generate raw, fragile code, Softr handles the "boring 80%"—like employee authentication, database logic for candidate records, and permission security—natively. This means you get the speed of vibe coding without the "Day Two" headaches of managing raw recruiter code. You describe it, Softr builds it, and it’s ready for your employees to start referring talent instantly.
Yes. You can manage multiple departments or regional hiring teams in a single portal. Each employee only sees the job openings and referral rewards relevant to their location or division, based on their login and role. This is useful for large enterprises or growing companies with diverse hiring needs across different business units.
Yes, you can. You don't need to bring your candidate data or job listings from somewhere else to start building with Softr. If you're starting your recruitment program from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which is built into the platform and integrates perfectly with any referral application you build.
But if you already have candidate profiles in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, or SQL databases, you can connect those too. You can also use the REST API connector to sync with your existing Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Either way, you have full control over how your job openings and referral statuses are structured and displayed.
Softr Databases is the recommended native, relational data source for Softr. It is built explicitly for business apps, offering the highest performance for candidate tracking, instant automation triggers for HR notifications, and a lightning-fast experience because the data is native to the platform.
If you already have your hiring data elsewhere, Softr also connects to 17+ external data sources. You can connect to Airtable, Google Sheets, SmartSuite, and more. You can even integrate multiple data sources into the same app—so your portal could pull in job listings from Google Sheets and store referral bonus details in Softr Databases at once. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, so any updates to a candidate's interview stage stay in sync automatically.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how your team experiences the referral portal. You can customize the layout, navigation, and 'Submit a Referral' forms to match your internal branding. Each page or block can be shown or hidden based on the user's department, so employees only see job openings relevant to their expertise.
You can also set up different user roles, such as Employee, Hiring Manager, or HR Admin—and define exactly what each role can view or edit. For example, employees can only see their own successful referrals, while HR Admins can manage the entire candidate pipeline. You can also create personalized dashboards by filtering data based on the logged-in user's unique referral ID.
This level of customization is especially useful when you're managing referral bonuses across multiple departments. It helps keep the experience clean, secure, and tailored to every member of your staff.
Yes, you can fully white-label your employee referral portal in Softr. You can use your company logo, brand colors, fonts, and a custom internal domain (e.g., referrals.yourcompany.com) to make the portal feel like a natural part of your internal toolset. You can also remove all Softr branding, so your employees only see your company's identity throughout the submission and tracking process.
Yes, you can. Softr gives you a lot of flexibility to control both the design and layout of your internal referral system. You can adjust colors, fonts, and page structure to match your employee brand. You can also choose how job listings are displayed, decide where to place the feedback forms, and set what different employees see when they log in.
To display your hiring data, you can add different types of blocks depending on what you need:
- Table blocks – to show structured lists of open roles or candidate statuses
- List or Card blocks – to highlight featured job openings or employee testimonials
- Detail View – to show expanded job descriptions or referral bonus terms
- Forms – for capturing candidate resumes and contact info
- Charts – to show lead-to-hire conversion rates for your program
- Calendar blocks – to display upcoming hiring events or referral deadlines
If your bonus policy or design needs change later, it's easy to go back and make updates right in the visual builder.
Softr is built with security in mind. All candidate and employee data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest, and your referral portals are hosted on secure, reliable infrastructure. Softr apps also give you full control over who can see sensitive applicant data. You can set up role-based permissions, manage users directly within your database, set visibility rules for salaries, and apply global restrictions to protect PII (Personally Identifiable Information) across your entire app.
For apps using Softr Databases, your data is stored in Softr's secure environment, with all data hosted in Europe (Germany) and SOC 2 Type II compliance. For apps connected to external sources like Airtable or SQL, Softr doesn't store your candidate data—it just displays it in real time based on your specific HR access settings. Since employees are logging in, you're always in control of who can view or edit referral records.
It is fully production-ready. Unlike many AI tools that just "vibe code"—generating fragile, custom code that is hard to maintain or secure—Softr builds your employee referral portal on top of a stable, business-grade foundation.
We handle the "boring 80%" (like SSO for employees, secure hosting, and granular candidate permissions) natively, so your HR team doesn't have to. This solves the "Day Two" problem of AI: you get the speed of instant generation without the headache of managing raw, unreliable code. Your portal is secure, scalable, and ready for your global workforce to use from day one.
Softr is the first AI-native platform for building business software. Unlike pure "vibe coding" tools that generate fragile candidate forms, or traditional no-code tools that require complex manual setup, Softr's AI Co-Builder creates HR apps on top of a secure, production-ready foundation.
What sets it apart is the hybrid advantage: you can use AI to generate your referral database, submission forms, and stage tracking logic in minutes, then use visual controls for precise editing. You get the speed of AI with the reliability of business-grade infrastructure (enterprise authentication, roles, and permissions) already built-in. It's designed for HR teams who want to move from a referral program concept to a live tool on day one.
Yes. Softr supports powerful native workflows and a wide range of integrations so you can connect your referral portal to the rest of your HR stack. You can automate tasks using Softr Workflows, like triggering an email to an employee when their candidate reaches a new hiring milestone, or sync with tools like Slack or Intercom. Softr also supports REST API and webhooks for more advanced recruitment workflows.
Whether you need to send candidate data to your primary ATS, trigger gift card rewards via automation, or display salary data from other tools, you can build it into your referral portal without writing code.
Describe what you need. Softr's AI builds your portal in minutes—no dev time needed.