Zoho Recruit vs Workable

Compared on	Zoho Recruit Free plan · from $25/user/mo VisitRemove	Workable Free trial · from $299/mo VisitRemove
What it is	ATS and recruitment CRM with a free plan, per-recruiter pricing and Zia AI candidate matching	Applicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits
Free plan	1 active job per recruiter license; candidate management, email management, interview scheduling and 8/5 support; add-ons are not supported	No
Cheapest paid plan	$25/user/mo billed annually (Standard)Zoho Recruit pricing	$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable pricing
What it covers	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.	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.
Free trial	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.	15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable Agent
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrated out of the box with over 200 applications, including Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mailchimp and TestGorilla	270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	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
Watch out for	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	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
Made by	Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	Workable Technology Limited

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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