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JazzHR vs Lever

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 21 October 2026.

Compared on
JazzHR

From $83.33/mo

Lever

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What it isATS for small businesses with unlimited users, flat plans from $1,000 a year and AI candidate matchingApplicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotes
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$83.33/mo billed annually (Hero)JazzHR pricingNot publishedLever pricing
What it covers$1,000 billed annually; no monthly option is shown. Job postings start at 3 a month. Standard pricing does not apply to staffing agencies, HR service providers, franchises, multi-location businesses or organizations over 250 employees.Not stated
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrations with payroll, background check, onboarding and HRIS platforms, plus LinkedIn RecruiterIntegrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplace
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Small businesses hiring without a dedicated recruiter
  • Teams that want every hiring manager on the system without per-user fees
  • Posting to free job boards from one dashboard
  • Recruiting teams that source and nurture passive candidates as well as manage applicants
  • Growing and mid-sized companies hiring across several departments or locations
  • Teams that want AI screening and interview summaries inside the ATS
Watch out for
  • Hero is sold on annual billing only and starts at 3 job postings a month
  • AI candidate matching starts on Plus
  • Standard prices do not apply to agencies, franchises, multi-location businesses or companies over 250 employees
  • No prices are published; Lever quotes each account
  • Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are paid add-ons
  • Its pages do not describe a free trial or a free plan
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Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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