Hired vs Lever

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

The short answer

Lever is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 22.2 versus 3.3 for Hired, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Hired if…

No clear advantage in the published data.

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 3.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 0% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Hired	Lever
Visibility score	3.3%	22.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#25	#3
Share of voice	0.7%	6.3%
Mentions this run	3	34
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

Hired 0pp · Lever 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

25%

AI Mode

6.3%

17.4%

Perplexity

3.7%

24.3%

HiredLever

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Hired ranked higher

0Lever ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Hired	Lever
What should a recruiting platform integrate with?	Perplexity	#1	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Hired	Lever
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001
Support	—	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299
Founded	—	2012
Headquarters	Jacksonville, Florida, USA (parent LHH)	San Francisco, CA
Employees	5,000+	—
Funding	Series D · $133M raised	Series D
Best for	Employers hiring tech and sales talent	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.