Dover vs Workable

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

The short answer

Workable is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 30.1 versus 3.6 for Dover, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Dover if…

You want a free plan to start
free hiring software
optional fractional recruiters for hands-on help
suitable for multiple open positions without cost

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 3.6)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
fast deployment and ease of use

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Dover	Workable
Visibility score	3.6%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#23	#2
Share of voice	0.7%	7.2%
Mentions this run	4	38
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

Dover 0pp · Workable 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.1%

AI Mode

29.4%

Perplexity

5.7%

26.7%

DoverWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

1Dover ranked higher

1Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Dover	Workable
Best recruiting platform for startups	ChatGPT	#6	#3
Best recruiting platform for startups	Perplexity	#2	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Dover	Workable
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $199 / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	—	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Help center, Onboarding and premium support call with the Dover team on Premium	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2019	2012
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series A · $23M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Founding teams hiring their first hires on the free plan, and growing businesses that need the Premium ATS	Companies of any size that care about time-to-value and ease of use and want a system that is fast to implement and easy to adopt, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.