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JazzHR vs Workable 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

Workable

Free trial · from $299/mo

Lever

See pricing

What it isATS for small businesses with unlimited users, flat plans from $1,000 a year and AI candidate matchingApplicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on creditsApplicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotes
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$83.33/mo billed annually (Hero)JazzHR pricing$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable 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.Recruiting only, for companies with 1 to 20 employees ($3,588 billed yearly). The price rises with company size: for 21 to 50 employees Standard is $500 a month, or $419 billed annually. Unlimited active jobs, subject to fair usage limits.Not stated
Free trialNone stated15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable AgentNone stated
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrations with payroll, background check, onboarding and HRIS platforms, plus LinkedIn Recruiter270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP serverIntegrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplace
Open sourceNoNoNo
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
  • Small and mid-sized employers that want job posting, screening and scheduling in one tool
  • Advertising jobs widely without managing each job board
  • Adding HR records, time off and onboarding alongside hiring
  • 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
  • Prices are set by company size; the published $299 and $360 figures are for 1 to 20 employees, recruiting only
  • Premier and Enterprise are sold on annual billing only
  • Texting, video interviews and assessments cost extra on Standard
  • 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
Made byEmploy Inc.Workable Technology LimitedEmploy Inc.

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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