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Applicant tracking systems · October 2026 Edition

Zoho Recruit vs Lever

Zero of fourteen models named Zoho Recruit first on the direct prompt; one named Lever. Zoho Recruit was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Lever by thirteen and Zoho Recruit carries 28 labels and Lever 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Zoho Recruit

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

Lever

accepted challenger

Named in thirteen categories this edition.

First-choice share9%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%2%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2844A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zoho Recruit reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Greenhouse was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Greenhouse vs Zoho Recruit · Greenhouse vs Lever · Breezy HR vs Zoho Recruit

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the applicant tracking systems page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zoho RecruitFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLever
Direct01
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained01
Negative011 against Lever
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zoho Recruit and Lever stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Zoho Recruit Lever first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zoho Recruit on the left and Lever on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zoho Recruit and Lever stood in it.

Lever first, Zoho Recruit not the choice

1 of 14 modelsZoho Recruit was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Greenhouse, Lever alternatives: Bullhorn, Workable

Neither was the first choice, one was named

11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever, Pinpoint, Workable
GPT-5.4 miniGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Gemini 3.5 FlashAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever, Pinpoint, Teamtailor
Perplexity SonarGreenhouse alternatives: Gem, Jobvite, Lever, Workable
Grok 4.1 FastGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Workable
DeepSeek V4 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Qwen 3.7 FlashGreenhouse alternatives: Ashby, Lever
Kimi K2Greenhouse alternatives: Ashby, BambooHR, JazzHR, Lever, Paycor, Workable
GLM 4.7 FlashXGreenhouse alternatives: Lever, Rippling, Workable
GPT-6 LunaAshby alternatives: Greenhouse, Lever
Muse Glimmer 30BGreenhouse alternatives: Lever

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallGreenhouse, Pinpoint alternatives: Ceipal, JazzHR, iCIMS
Llama 4 MaverickGreenhouse alternatives: JazzHR, iCIMS

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Zoho Recruit leads by eighteen points.
Zoho Recruit22%#2 of 11
Lever4%#6 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Zoho Recruit leads by two points.
Zoho Recruit9%#5 of 15
Lever7%#6 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Lever leads at enterprise.
Lever2%#6 of 9
Zoho Recruit0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Zoho Recruit

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“For most small businesses on a limited budget, Zoho Recruit (free tier), Breezy HR (free + $157/month), and Homebase (free + $25–$50/month) offer the best balance of price and functionality.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Lever

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“focus on mid-market fits like Lever (CRM-strong), Greenhouse (structured processes), Workable (affordable scaling)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.