SmartRecruiters 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 13.6 for SmartRecruiters, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose SmartRecruiters if…

You need TISAX or CCPA or ISO 27001 or UK Cyber Essentials coverage
Balances consumer-grade candidate experience with enterprise ATS features
Suited to high-growth global enterprises
Modern, collaborative interface

Choose Zoho if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.2 vs 13.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 31% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	SmartRecruiters	Zoho
Visibility score	13.6%	20.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#13	#4
Share of voice	3.7%	4.9%
Mentions this run	21	26
Positive in AI answers	31%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Zoho leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

15%

17.2%

AI Mode

4.8%

21.1%

Perplexity

21.1%

22.2%

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Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

6SmartRecruiters ranked higher

0Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	SmartRecruiters	Zoho
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#11	#12
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#5	#7
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#6	#9
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#6	#7
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#4	#14
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	Perplexity	#4	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	SmartRecruiters	Zoho
Deployment	SaaS	Cloud (SaaS)
Compliance	TISAX, CCPA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, UK Cyber Essentials	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Community & Help Center, Developer Documentation	—
Founded	2010	1996
Headquarters	San Francisco, California	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	501–1,000	5,000+
Funding	Series E · $205M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Corporate employers with at least 50 employees and a significant number of open job requisitions	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR