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PGreenhouse vs Workable
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Greenhouse if…
- you're in its core audience: recruiters, talent acquisition teams
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Choose Workable if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: recruiters and talent acquisition teams, hr managers
Side by side
Feature Greenhouse Workable
Pricing modelContact for pricingFree trial
Starting price—$299/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt out—
Data retentionKept while legitimate business need exists, then deleted or anonymized.Held while service obligation exists, until account deleted per Customer Terms
Security and compliance—ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA
AI interviews—
Candidate sourcing
Interview self-scheduling
Candidate fraud detection—
Multi-board job posting—
Bias safeguards—
MCP / LLM connector
PlatformsWeb, Chrome, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, API
CategoryHR & RecruitingHR & Recruiting
CompanyGreenhouse Software, Inc.Workable Software Limited
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded—2012
Part of——
Key features
G Greenhouse
- Voice AI structured first-round interviews
- AI Notetaker that maps notes to scorecards
- Real Talent fraud detection and CLEAR ID verification
- Candidate sourcing, CRM and prospecting Chrome plugin
- Interview scheduling with candidate self-scheduling
- Analytics with plain-language AI Chart Builder
- MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
- Hundreds of prebuilt integrations and open API
W Workable
- AI agent that sources passive candidates from 400M+ profiles
- Screens applicants against up to 14 job criteria
- Job posting to 200+ job boards
- Drag-and-drop careers page builder
- Self-service interview scheduling with calendar sync
- Offer letters with e-signatures and background checks
- HRIS with onboarding, time off and payroll preparation
- MCP server and REST API with webhooks
Plans and prices
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Greenhouse
CoreCustom
PlusCustom
ProCustom
Workable
Standard$299/month ($3,588/year) for 1-20 employees
Premier$599/month ($7,188/year) for 1-20 employees
Enterprise$719/month ($8,628/year) for 1-20 employees
AI credits$600 for 5,000 credits; $1,000 for 10,000; $4,750 for 50,000
Strengths and limitations
Greenhouse
- Combines sourcing, interviewing, scheduling and ATS in one platform
- Built-in fraud detection and CLEAR ID verification
- Open API, MCP support and hundreds of prebuilt integrations
- Plans can be upgraded at any time
- No public prices; you need a demo to get a quote
- No free plan or trial listed
- Fraud detection and BI Connector start at the Plus plan
Workable
- 15-day free trial with no credit card required
- Every ATS plan includes 3,000 AI credits
- Recruiting and HR in one system, with iOS and Android apps
- ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II certifications and GDPR/EEO/CCPA tooling
- Free trial does not include the Workable Agent
- Sourcing, screening and engagement agents use paid AI credits
- AI credits expire after 1 year and are non-refundable
- Lowest listed price starts at $299/month
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