Handshake 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 1.1 for Handshake, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Handshake if…

You need 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 Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 1.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 0% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 3 coverage
fast deployment and ease of use

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Handshake	Workable
Visibility score	1.1%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#53	#2
Share of voice	0.2%	7.2%
Mentions this run	1	38
Positive in AI answers	0%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.1%

34.1%

AI Mode

29.4%

Perplexity

26.7%

HandshakeWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Handshake ranked higher

0Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Handshake	Workable
Where can I sign up for a recruiting platform?	ChatGPT	#2	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Handshake	Workable
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$299 / mo
Free plan	—	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP, UK Cyber Essentials, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, FERPA	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Phone support, Support team	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2014	2012
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	501–1,000	201–500
Funding	Series F · $434M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	College students, recent graduates and early-career job seekers, and the employers hiring them.	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.