Ceipal ATS 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 1.4 for Ceipal ATS, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Ceipal ATS if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 44% positive)
You need SOC 2 coverage

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 1.4)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)
Strong talent relationship management (TRM) for nurturing passive candidates

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Ceipal ATS	Lever
Visibility score	1.4%	22.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#50	#3
Share of voice	0.3%	6.3%
Mentions this run	2	34
Positive in AI answers	50%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Ceipal ATS 0pp · Lever 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

4.1%

25%

AI Mode

17.4%

Perplexity

24.3%

Ceipal ATSLever

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Ceipal ATS ranked higher

1Lever ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Ceipal ATS	Lever
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#16	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Ceipal ATS	Lever
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001
Support	Dedicated support	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299
Founded	2015	2012
Headquarters	Rochester, NY	San Francisco, CA
Employees	201–500	—
Funding	Series B	Series D
Best for	Healthcare staffing firms, IT and general staffing firms, and enterprise recruiting teams	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.