Spark Hire 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 2.6 for Spark Hire, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Spark Hire if…

You need GDPR or EEO compliance coverage
Recommended as best overall for lean or early-stage startups

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 2.6)
You want a lower entry price ($299 vs $335)
You need more native integrations (270+ vs 100+)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 3 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Spark Hire	Workable
Visibility score	2.6%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#32	#2
Share of voice	0.6%	7.2%
Mentions this run	3	38
Positive in AI answers	—	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Spark Hire 0pp · Workable 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.1%

34.1%

AI Mode

3.7%

29.4%

Perplexity

0.9%

26.7%

Spark HireWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

1Spark Hire ranked higher

1Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Spark Hire	Workable
Best recruiting platform for startups	AI Mode	#1	#2
Which recruiting tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#12	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Spark Hire	Workable
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	$335 / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	No	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	100+	270+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, EEO compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	24x6 support at no charge, Live training and onboarding, Dedicated customer success team	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2010	2012
Headquarters	Highland Park, Illinois, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Venture round with Stage 2 Capital as an investor	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	Small and medium organizations of about 50 to 500 employees with lean HR or talent acquisition teams	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.