Handshake vs Wellfound

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

The short answer

Wellfound is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 2.1 versus 1.1 for Handshake, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Handshake if…

You need SOC 2 Type II or TX-RAMP or UK Cyber Essentials or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or FERPA coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)

Choose Wellfound if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (2.1 vs 1.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 0% positive)
strong for reaching startup-interested candidates
free tier

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Handshake	Wellfound
Visibility score	1.1%	2.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#53	#36
Share of voice	0.2%	0.3%
Mentions this run	1	2
Positive in AI answers	0%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Handshake 0pp · Wellfound 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Wellfound leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.1%

3.7%

AI Mode

Perplexity

2.6%

HandshakeWellfound

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Handshake ranked higher

1Wellfound ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Handshake	Wellfound
Where can I sign up for a recruiting platform?	ChatGPT	#2	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Handshake	Wellfound
Deployment	—	Browser-based
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP, UK Cyber Essentials, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, FERPA	—
Support	Phone support, Support team	—
Founded	2014	—
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	New York City, NY
Employees	501–1,000	51–200
Funding	Series F · $434M raised	Corporate spinout
Best for	College students, recent graduates and early-career job seekers, and the employers hiring them.	Startups hiring at every stage, from a first engineering hire to scaling whole teams, and candidates who want to work at high-growth companies.