SeekOut vs Zoho

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

The short answer

Zoho is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 20.2 versus 5.3 for SeekOut, and ranks ahead in 67% of the answers that name both.

Choose SeekOut if…

You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or CCPA or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or ISO/IEC 23894:2023 coverage
Free trial with unlimited AI-powered profile searches
Strong for sourcing passive talent

Choose Zoho if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.2 vs 5.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 25% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	SeekOut	Zoho
Visibility score	5.3%	20.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#18	#4
Share of voice	1.9%	4.9%
Mentions this run	11	26
Positive in AI answers	25%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Zoho leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.8%

17.2%

AI Mode

3.7%

21.1%

Perplexity

4.4%

22.2%

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Head to head in AI answers

9 engine answers name both brands

3SeekOut ranked higher

6Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	SeekOut	Zoho
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#12
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#11	#7
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#14	#9
Best recruiting platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#8
Which recruiting platform offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#1	#4
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#8	#6
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#10	#2
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#22	#14
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	Perplexity	#12	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	SeekOut	Zoho
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	$149 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	No · 14-day trial	—
Deployment	Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure	Cloud (SaaS)
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 23894:2023	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Help center and trainings, Dedicated customer success on higher plans, Dedicated integration and onboarding, White-glove implementation on the full plan	—
Founded	2017	1996
Headquarters	Bellevue, WA, United States	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	51–200	5,000+
Funding	Series C · $189M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Solo sourcers and teams starting with dedicated recruiting seats, up to enterprises running the full recruiting funnel	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR