Lever vs Textio

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 0.3 for Textio, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Lever if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.2 vs 0.3)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Combines applicant tracking with candidate relationship management (CRM)
Strong talent relationship management (TRM) for nurturing passive candidates

Choose Textio if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Inclusive job language

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Lever	Textio
Visibility score	22.2%	0.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#3	#64
Share of voice	6.3%	0.2%
Mentions this run	34	1
Positive in AI answers	44%	—

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Lever leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

25%

AI Mode

17.4%

Perplexity

24.3%

0.9%

LeverTextio

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Lever ranked higher

0Textio ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Lever	Textio
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#21

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Lever	Textio
Deployment	—	Cloud
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Customer Support, Phone (888) 885-5299	1:1 support from the Textio Customer Success team, Textio Support Center, Textio U certification training
Founded	2012	2014
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, Washington, United States
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series D	Unattributed VC round
Best for	Small, mid-sized and enterprise talent acquisition teams that need to scale hiring efficiently across departments or locations.	High-growth companies that want to recruit and give managers feedback with AI guidance