SeekOut 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 5.3 for SeekOut, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose SeekOut if…

You want a lower entry price ($149 vs $299)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or CCPA or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or ISO/IEC 23894:2023 coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
Free trial with unlimited AI-powered profile searches

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 5.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 25% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	SeekOut	Workable
Visibility score	5.3%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#18	#2
Share of voice	1.9%	7.2%
Mentions this run	11	38
Positive in AI answers	25%	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.8%

34.1%

AI Mode

3.7%

29.4%

Perplexity

4.4%

26.7%

SeekOutWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

0SeekOut ranked higher

8Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	SeekOut	Workable
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#4
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#11	#6
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#14	#7
Best recruiting platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#8	#1
Best recruiting platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#1
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#10	#6
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#22	#9
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	Perplexity	#12	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	SeekOut	Workable
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$149 per seat / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	No · 14-day trial	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	270+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 23894:2023	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Help center and trainings, Dedicated customer success on higher plans, Dedicated integration and onboarding, White-glove implementation on the full plan	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2017	2012
Headquarters	Bellevue, WA, United States	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series C · $189M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Solo sourcers and teams starting with dedicated recruiting seats, up to enterprises running the full recruiting funnel	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.