Greenhouse vs Workday

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

The short answer

Greenhouse is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 38.5 versus 18.3 for Workday, and ranks ahead in 40% of the answers that name both.

Choose Greenhouse if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (38.5 vs 18.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (56% vs 29% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27701:2019 or ISO 42001:2023 or GDPR or CCPA/CPRA or PCI DSS coverage
Strong structured hiring and interview scorecards

Choose Workday if…

You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (self-certified) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong for large enterprise HCM and workforce management
Seamless integration within broader HR and finance ecosystem

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Greenhouse	Workday
Visibility score	38.5%	18.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#1	#6
Share of voice	8.1%	4%
Mentions this run	43	21
Positive in AI answers	56%	29%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Greenhouse 0pp · Workday 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Greenhouse leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

43.5%

22.6%

AI Mode

33.5%

23.1%

Perplexity

38.3%

9.1%

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Head to head in AI answers

20 engine answers name both brands

8Greenhouse ranked higher

12Workday ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Greenhouse	Workday
What is a recruiting platform and when does a company need one?	ChatGPT	#2	#4
What is the difference between a recruiting platform and applicant tracking system?	ChatGPT	#3	#2
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#14	#6
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	AI Mode	#2	#1
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	Perplexity	#10	#2
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#1	#14
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#1	#18
Best recruiting platform for enterprise	ChatGPT	#4	#3
Best recruiting platform for enterprise	AI Mode	#4	#1
Best recruiting platform for enterprise	Perplexity	#1	#4
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#1	#4
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#1	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Greenhouse	Workday
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	Contact sales	—
Free plan	No	—
Deployment	—	Cloud-only subscription SaaS with no on-premise edition; Workday ships updates twice a year.
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 42001:2023, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PCI DSS	SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (self-certified)
Founded	2012	2005
Headquarters	New York City, NY, United States	Pleasanton, California
Employees	501–1,000	5,000+
Funding	Series D · $110M raised	Series B
Best for	Employers that want structured, automated hiring across sourcing, interviews and the ATS, from early-stage companies to global enterprises	—