Recruit CRM 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 5.6 for Recruit CRM, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose Recruit CRM if…

You want a lower entry price ($95 vs $299)
You need more native integrations (1000+ vs 270+)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Intuitive ATS combined with a powerful CRM

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 5.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 33% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Recruit CRM	Workable
Visibility score	5.6%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#16	#2
Share of voice	1.7%	7.2%
Mentions this run	9	38
Positive in AI answers	33%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Recruit CRM 0pp · Workable 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.7%

34.1%

AI Mode

4.1%

29.4%

Perplexity

11.1%

26.7%

Recruit CRMWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

2Recruit CRM ranked higher

6Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Recruit CRM	Workable
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#2	#3
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#9	#6
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#10	#4
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	AI Mode	#8	#4
What is the typical pricing model for recruiting software?	ChatGPT	#5	#1
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#3	#6
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	Perplexity	#19	#3
Is 100Hires a good recruiting platform?	ChatGPT	#3	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Recruit CRM	Workable
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$95 per seat / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	No · 30-day trial	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-based	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	1000+	270+
Compliance	—	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	24/7 live chat, Named account manager on Enterprise, Help centre, training and webinars	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2017	2012
Headquarters	Norwood, New Jersey, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	201–500	201–500
Funding	Bootstrapped	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Recruitment and staffing agencies, from boutique permanent desks to large contract and executive search operations	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.