# hireEZ alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 647 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where hireEZ holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/hireez/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Eightfold AI: 80
- Manatal: 68
- Pin: 39
- Workable: 24
- Zoho Recruit: 23
- Gem: 18

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #8 of 16 at 2%).

- Pin: first choice in 8 of those 62
- Loxo: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 62
- SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #3 of 13 at 10%).

- Pin: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Gem: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 70
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Arya: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #10 of 15 at 0%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 44 of those 76
- Gloat: first choice in 3 of those 76
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 76
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Brightfield: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 76

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 17 of those 74
- Pin: first choice in 14 of those 74
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 7 of those 74
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 74
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #4 of 10 at 8%).

- Manatal: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Lever: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 65
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Freshteam: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #7 of 12 at 4%).

- Beamery: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Gem: first choice in 5 of those 68
- iCIMS: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 68
- SeekOut: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 68
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 2 of those 68

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 23 of those 81
- Workable: first choice in 10 of those 81
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Hirevire: first choice in 3 of those 81
- AvaHR: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Juicebox: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #12 of 15 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Workable: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Humanly: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Breezy HR: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name hireEZ.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 22 of those 79
- HireVue: first choice in 4 of those 79
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 79
- GoPerfect: first choice in 2 of those 79
- HiredScore: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Noon AI: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 79

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