ADP vs Lever

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Lever is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 22.2 versus 2.1 for ADP, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose ADP if…

You need ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 1 Type 2 coverage
Named among strong recruiting or HR system options
Cost-effective candidate sourcing

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 2.1)
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)
Strong talent relationship management (TRM) for nurturing passive candidates
Recommended for startups and scaling tech companies

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ADP	Lever
Visibility score	2.1%	22.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#35	#3
Share of voice	0.7%	6.3%
Mentions this run	4	34
Positive in AI answers	—	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ADP 0pp · Lever 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

5.4%

25%

AI Mode

17.4%

Perplexity

0.9%

24.3%

ADPLever

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

1ADP ranked higher

1Lever ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ADP	Lever
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#7	#15
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#14	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ADP	Lever
Deployment	Cloud-based	—
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001
Support	—	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299
Founded	1949	2012
Headquarters	Roseland, New Jersey	San Francisco, CA
Employees	5,000+	—
Funding	—	Series D
Best for	Midsize businesses using Workforce Now	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.