Fountain vs Gem

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

The short answer

Gem is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 5.1 versus 0.6 for Fountain, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Fountain if…

You need ISO 27001:2022 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

Choose Gem if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.1 vs 0.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (33% vs 0% positive)
Strong option for recruiting teams in 2026
Startup discount on yearly billing

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Fountain	Gem
Visibility score	0.6%	5.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#60	#19
Share of voice	0.4%	1.7%
Mentions this run	2	10
Positive in AI answers	0%	33%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Fountain 0pp · Gem 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Gem leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

8.9%

AI Mode

0.9%

Perplexity

1.9%

5.6%

FountainGem

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Fountain ranked higher

1Gem ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Fountain	Gem
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#14	#10

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Fountain	Gem
Pricing model	—	Per seat
Entry price	—	$130 per seat / mo
Free plan	—	No
Deployment	—	Web application and Chrome extension
Integrations	40+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022	SOC 2 Type II
Support	—	Onshore support, success and development team
Founded	2014	2017
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	—
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series C · $185M raised	Series C · $148M raised
Best for	High-volume employers hiring hourly frontline workers, such as food and beverage, hospitality and on-demand services.	Growing talent acquisition teams, from startups to global enterprises, that want sourcing, ATS and CRM in one platform or AI layered onto an existing ATS.