# Interview scheduling for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "interview scheduling software" and as "recruiting coordination tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/interview-scheduling/enterprise/

**Standing:** GoodTime leads with 55% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 55 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoodTime | 55% | 3% | 63 |
| 2 | Calendly | 9% | 59% | 51 |
| 3 | Greenhouse | 7% | 23% | 31 |
| 4 | Workday Recruiting | 5% | 0% | 11 |
| 5 | ModernLoop | 4% | 3% | 38 |
| 6 | candidate.fyi | 4% | 0% | 20 |
| 7 | Cal.com | 2% | 33% | 15 |
| 8 | HireVue | 2% | 33% | 18 |
| 9 | Prelude | 2% | 29% | 17 |
| 10 | Paradox | 0% | 6% | 32 |
| 11 | Ashby | 0% | 0% | 14 |
| 12 | VidCruiter | 0% | 7% | 15 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: GoodTime; alternatives HireVue, candidate.fyi
- GPT-5.4 mini: Rooster, candidate.fyi; alternatives Pinpoint
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: GoodTime, ModernLoop; alternatives Ashby, Cal.com, Chili Piper, Paradox
- Perplexity Sonar: GoodTime; alternatives Gem Scheduling, Paradox
- Grok 4.1 Fast: GoodTime; alternatives Calendly, Chili Piper, ModernLoop, Paradox
- Mistral Small: GoodTime; alternatives Calendly, HireVue, VidCruiter
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: GoodTime; alternatives Calendly Recruiting, ModernLoop
- Llama 4 Maverick: GoodTime
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Calendly, GoodTime; alternatives Greenhouse, Lever, Paradox
- Kimi K2: GoodTime; alternatives Calendly, ModernLoop, Paradox
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: GoodTime; alternatives Calendly, Greenhouse, Lever
- MiniMax M2.5: GoodTime, HireVue; alternatives Cal.com, Sapia.ai
- GPT-6 Luna: GoodTime; alternatives Greenhouse, ModernLoop
- Muse Glimmer 30B: GoodTime

## Sources the answers cite

78 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- cal.com: 48 answers, 61 citations
- goodtime.io: 45 answers, 77 citations
- lever.co: 41 answers, 51 citations
- sapia.ai: 33 answers, 35 citations
- calendly.com: 26 answers, 40 citations
- intervue.io: 26 answers, 26 citations
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 24 answers, 25 citations
- pin.com: 22 answers, 25 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://cal.com/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software (42 answers)
- https://lever.co/insights/best-interview-scheduling-software (34 answers)
- https://goodtime.io/blog/talent-operations/best-interview-scheduling-software (32 answers)
- https://sapia.ai/resources/blog/automated-interview-scheduler-top-platforms (32 answers)
- https://intervue.io/blog/best-interview-scheduling-software (25 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-interview-scheduling-software (20 answers)
- https://metaview.ai/resources/blog/automated-interview-scheduling-tools (19 answers)
- https://agiled.app/blog/best-scheduling-software-for-recruiters (18 answers)
- https://virtosoftware.com/team/interview-scheduling-software (18 answers)
- https://joveo.com/blog/top-interview-scheduling-tools (17 answers)

## Warned against

- Calendly: 30 of 51 labels negative. "The primary categories of interview scheduling tools that large enterprises should avoid or approach with heavy caution... General-Purpose "Link-Sharing" Schedulers Examples: *Calendly..." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Bookings: 6 of 9 labels negative. "avoid or be very cautious with: Consumer-grade link schedulers such as Calendly, Cal.com, Doodle, and Microsoft Bookings" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- Google Calendar: 5 of 5 labels negative. "General Consumer Booking Tools (e.g., Calendly, Google Calendar) ... dangerous choices for enterprise-scale recruiting" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- HireVue: 6 of 18 labels negative. "High minimums (~$35,000/year) with pricing that escalates significantly" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: GoodTime at 51%.

- candidate.fyi: 21% to 4%, −17. Cleared the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 6 of 72.
- Calendly: 0% to 8%, +8. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 57 → 3 of 72.
- GoodTime: 56% to 51%, −5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 72, unchanged.
- ModernLoop: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 5 of 72.
- Cal.com: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 9 of 72.
- Prelude: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 38 → 11 of 72.
- HireVue: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 12 of 72.
- Greenhouse: 7% to 8%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 3 → 2 of 72.
- Workday Recruiting: 7% to 6%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 4 of 72, unchanged.
- Paradox: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 9 → 15 of 72.
- VidCruiter: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 10 → 16 of 72.
- Ashby: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 12 → 17 of 72.

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.