Lever vs SeekOut

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 5.3 for SeekOut, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 5.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 25% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)

Choose SeekOut if…

You need GDPR or CCPA or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or ISO/IEC 23894:2023 coverage
Free trial with unlimited AI-powered profile searches
Strong for sourcing passive talent

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Lever	SeekOut
Visibility score	22.2%	5.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#3	#18
Share of voice	6.3%	1.9%
Mentions this run	34	11
Positive in AI answers	44%	25%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

25%

7.8%

AI Mode

17.4%

3.7%

Perplexity

24.3%

4.4%

LeverSeekOut

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

6Lever ranked higher

2SeekOut ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Lever	SeekOut
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#9
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#11
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#2	#14
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	ChatGPT	#10	#2
Best recruiting platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#5	#8
Best recruiting platform with AI features	Perplexity	#10	#5
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#5	#22
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	Perplexity	#2	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Lever	SeekOut
Pricing model	—	Per seat
Entry price	—	$149 per seat / mo
Free plan	—	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 23894:2023
Support	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299	Help center and trainings, Dedicated customer success on higher plans, Dedicated integration and onboarding, White-glove implementation on the full plan
Founded	2012	2017
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Bellevue, WA, United States
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series D	Series C · $189M raised
Best for	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.	Solo sourcers and teams starting with dedicated recruiting seats, up to enterprises running the full recruiting funnel