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Lever vs Greenhouse

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.

Written head to head: Greenhouse vs Lever, with when to choose each side.

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Lever

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Greenhouse

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What it isApplicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotesApplicant tracking system built on structured hiring, sold in Core, Plus and Pro plans on custom quotes
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedLever pricingNot publishedGreenhouse pricing
What it coversNot statedNot stated
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Integrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplaceHundreds of pre-built integrations, an open API, and an MCP server for tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • 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
  • Companies that want a structured interview process with scorecards for every role
  • Hiring teams screening high application volumes for fraud and spam
  • Organizations hiring across regions that need audit logs and granular permissions
Watch out for
  • 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
  • No prices are published; every plan needs a demo and a custom quote
  • Texting, sourcing automation and the BI connector start on Plus; the audit log and developer sandbox need Pro
  • Voice AI is a separate annual subscription priced by headcount
Made byEmploy Inc.Greenhouse Software, 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.

Every tool in applicant tracking and recruiting tools is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.