Paradox vs Workable

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Paradox

Conversational AI assistant that automates screening, scheduling and onboarding

Contact for pricingVisit site

Workable

Applicant tracking and HR platform with an AI agent that sources and screens

From $299/moVisit site

Choose Paradox if…

you're in its core audience: enterprise talent acquisition teams, frontline and hourly-workforce employers

Choose Workable if…

you want to trial it before paying
you work on iOS, Android, Chrome
you're in its core audience: recruiters and talent acquisition teams, hr managers

Side by side

FeatureP

ParadoxW

Workable

Pricing modelContact for pricingFree trial

Starting price—$299/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Data retention—Held while service obligation exists, until account deleted per Customer Terms

Security and complianceISO 27001, SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA

Candidate sourcing—

Interview self-scheduling

Multi-board job posting—

ATS integrations—

MCP / LLM connector—

PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, API

CategoryHR & RecruitingHR & Recruiting

CompanyParadox, Inc.Workable Software Limited

Based in—United Kingdom

Founded—2012

Part of——

Key features

P Paradox

Applicant screening via chat or text
Self-service interview scheduling for candidates
Offer letter generation and onboarding document delivery
In-person and virtual hiring event automation
Detects and translates 100+ languages
Analytics dashboards with 1,000+ metrics and sFTP export
Integrations with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Indeed
Customizable assistant voice, tone and photo

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

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Paradox

Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.

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

Paradox

Covers the hiring process from apply through onboarding
Integrates with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Indeed, plus an open API
Supports 100+ languages with automatic translation
Published client stories from large employers such as 7-Eleven and Compass Group