Workable vs Zoho Recruit

Compared on	Workable Free trial · from $299/mo VisitRemove	Zoho Recruit Free plan · from $25/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Applicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits	ATS and recruitment CRM with a free plan, per-recruiter pricing and Zia AI candidate matching
Free plan	No	1 active job per recruiter license; candidate management, email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support; add-ons are not supported
Cheapest paid plan	$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable pricing	$25/user/mo billed annually (Standard)Zoho Recruit pricing
What it covers	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.	Per recruiter license, with 10 active jobs per license. Local taxes are added. Hiring manager and employee licenses are sold separately in packs of 10.
Free trial	15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable Agent	15-day free trial of Enterprise features, no credit card needed; the account then moves to the free plan. Paid plans have a 45-day money-back guarantee.
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server	Integrated out of the box with over 200 applications, including Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	Small teams hiring for one role that want a free ATS Staffing agencies that need client and candidate portals Companies already using other Zoho apps
Watch out for	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	Active job limits apply per recruiter license: 1 on Free, 10 on Standard, 20 on Enterprise AI candidate matching, portals and recruitment automation need Enterprise Add-ons are not available on the Free plan
Made by	Workable Technology Limited	Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

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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