Loxo vs Spark Hire

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

The short answer

Spark Hire is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 2.6 versus 1.9 for Loxo, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Loxo if…

You want a lower entry price ($149 vs $335)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
7-day free trial

Choose Spark Hire if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (2.6 vs 1.9)
You need SOC 2 Type II or GDPR or EEO compliance coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat
Recommended as best overall for lean or early-stage startups

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Loxo	Spark Hire
Visibility score	1.9%	2.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#40	#32
Share of voice	0.9%	0.6%
Mentions this run	5	3
Positive in AI answers	17%	—

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Loxo 0pp · Spark Hire 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Spark Hire leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.3%

3.1%

AI Mode

1.3%

3.7%

Perplexity

3.1%

0.9%

LoxoSpark Hire

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Loxo ranked higher

0Spark Hire ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Loxo	Spark Hire
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#11	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Loxo	Spark Hire
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$149 per seat / mo	$335 / mo
Free plan	No · 7-day trial	No
Integrations	100+	100+
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, EEO compliance
Support	Dedicated success team and priority support on Enterprise plans, Free migration for Core teams of 3+ seats, with guided self-serve tooling below that	24x6 support at no charge, Live training and onboarding, Dedicated customer success team
Founded	2012	2010
Headquarters	Austin, Texas	Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Employees	51–200	51–200
Funding	Growth investment led by Tritium Partners · $115M raised	Venture round with Stage 2 Capital as an investor
Best for	Scaling recruiting firms, including executive search, recruiting, staffing and RPO firms, and in-house talent teams	Small and medium organizations of about 50 to 500 employees with lean HR or talent acquisition teams