# Dover: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/dover/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant tracking systems | 2% | 11 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Dover is one of the strongest free options available... Dover gives you unlimited jobs and seats for free." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Applicant tracking syste)
- "Fully free ATS designed for small teams/startups... Top pick in reviews for UX" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Applicant tracking syste)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Applicant tracking systems: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 11 of 65.

## In its own words

What Dover's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A free applicant tracking system for startups and recruiters (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- For: startups and recruiters (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Price stated: Free ATS; Premium ATS $199 per month (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Free plan or trial: Free ATS (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.dover.com/pricing); 100 (https://www.dover.com/integrations) (pages disagree)
- Customers named: Somethings, Memora Health, OthersideAI, Descript, Benchling, Section4, Finary, Archive Resale

## What it publishes

Every page dover.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12741 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 247 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 53 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- glossary or explainer: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Candidate pre apply audit startup https://www.dover.com/blog/candidate-pre-apply-audit-startup
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Recruiting metrics for startups https://www.dover.com/blog/recruiting-metrics-for-startups
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs contrario https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-contrario
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs recruiter com https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-recruiter-com
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs recruitifi https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-recruitifi
- Recent: 2026-09-05 blog: Product update august 2026 https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-august-2026

## 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.