Monster 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 1.8 for Monster, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Monster if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 44% positive)
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Large-scale or hourly hiring option

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 1.8)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
fast deployment and ease of use
intuitive automation and candidate tracking

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Monster	Workable
Visibility score	1.8%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#42	#2
Share of voice	0.4%	7.2%
Mentions this run	2	38
Positive in AI answers	50%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.1%

AI Mode

3.7%

29.4%

Perplexity

1.7%

26.7%

MonsterWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Monster ranked higher

0Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Monster	Workable
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	Perplexity	#5	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Monster	Workable
Pricing model	—	Flat tiers
Entry price	—	$299 / mo
Free plan	—	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	—	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	—	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	1994	2012
Headquarters	Weston, Massachusetts	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	1,001–5,000	201–500
Funding	Growth equity · $58M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	—	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.