Gem 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 5.1 for Gem, and ranks ahead in 88% of the answers that name both.

Choose Gem if…

You want a lower entry price ($130 vs $299)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Strong option for recruiting teams in 2026
Startup discount on yearly billing

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 5.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 33% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Gem	Workable
Visibility score	5.1%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#19	#2
Share of voice	1.7%	7.2%
Mentions this run	10	38
Positive in AI answers	33%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

8.9%

34.1%

AI Mode

0.9%

29.4%

Perplexity

5.6%

26.7%

GemWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

1Gem ranked higher

7Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Gem	Workable
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#6	#4
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#10	#6
Top recruiting platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#4	#5
Top recruiting platform options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#8	#3
Best recruiting platform for startups	ChatGPT	#5	#3
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#13	#7
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#9	#6
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#20	#9

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Gem	Workable
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$130 per seat / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	No	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Web application and Chrome extension	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Onshore support, success and development team	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2017	2012
Headquarters	—	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series C · $148M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	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.	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.