# Lever: how AI models rank it, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 152 judge labels across 13 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/lever/ ## Standing by category | Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | |---|---|---|---|---| | Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 15% | 2 | 0% | 17 | | Interview scheduling | 11% | 3 | 9% | 34 | | Applicant tracking systems | 7% | 6 | 2% | 44 | | Staffing agency platforms | 5% | 6 | 10% | 10 | | Talent intelligence | 2% | 15 | 0% | 4 | | Job advertising and distribution | 2% | 11 | 0% | 2 | | Recruitment marketing and career sites | 2% | 16 | 7% | 14 | | AI recruiting assistants | 0% | 18 | 20% | 20 | | Employee onboarding | 0% | 23 | 0% | 3 | | Candidate assessment | 0% | 72 | 0% | 1 | | HR AI assistants | 0% | 126 | 100% | 1 | | Pay equity | 0% | 58 | 0% | 1 | | Technical hiring assessments | 0% | 37 | 0% | 1 | ## What the models said for it - "If you want a single platform that handles both active applicants and passive candidates with strong nurturing and automation: Go with Lever or Ashby." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Staffing agency tools) - "Lever stands out as a top choice because it integrates sourcing, nurturing, and applicant tracking into a single system" (Mistral Small, Recruiting CRM) - "focus on mid-market fits like Lever (CRM-strong), Greenhouse (structured processes), Workable (affordable scaling)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Applicant tracking syste) - "Lever - Best for mid-market to enterprise teams hiring at scale... AI-native recruiting platform with scheduling" (Llama 4 Maverick, Interview scheduling) ## And against it - "Avoid full ATS suites like Lever/Greenhouse unless free tiers suffice, as they're pricier for scale." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Interview scheduling) - "Class-action attorneys have launched broad investigations into popular tools like Greenhouse, Lever by Employ, and Ashby." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI recruiting assistants) - "better suited to internal hiring than external or high-volume staffing, so they can be a poor fit for agencies" (Perplexity Sonar, Staffing agency tools) - "their native scheduling tools are decent for simple 1:1s, but they lack advanced interviewer load balancing" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Interview scheduling) ## Movement since September 2026 Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise. - Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 20% to 15%, −10. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 → 2 of 111. - Staffing agency platforms: 0% to 5%, +6. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 6 of 136. - Interview scheduling: 8% to 11%, +3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 6 → 3 of 75. - Talent intelligence: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 30 → 15 of 90. - Job advertising and distribution: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 11 of 111. - Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 36 → 16 of 104. - Applicant tracking systems: 7% to 7%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 4 → 6 of 65. - AI recruiting assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 24 → 18 of 90. - Employee onboarding: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 41 → 23 of 87. - Candidate assessment: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 72 of 118. - HR AI assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 126 of 142. - Pay equity: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 58 of 73. - Technical hiring assessments: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 37 of 71. ## In its own words What Lever's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index. - Positioning: Modern recruiting software that combines ATS and CRM capabilities to help scaling teams nurture talent relationships and hire efficiently. (https://lever.co/) - For: small, mid-sized and enterprise organizations that need to scale hiring efficiently (https://lever.co/) - Price stated: Lever offers customized pricing based on your company size, hiring volume, feature needs, and implementation requirements. Pricing varies depending on the products, integrations, and support level selected. To receive pricing tailored to your organization, request a demo with Lever. (https://lever.co/) - Certifications: SOC 2 Type II certified, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001 - Hosting: US-West2, EU-Central1 - Customers named: NextGen Federal Systems, Enablecomp, Bisnow, Emma Sleep GmbH, Talend, Lucidworks, Royal Ambulance, DREAM Charter Schools ## What it publishes Every page lever.co exposes, read 2026-09-29: 662 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days: - blog: 328 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09 - case study: 24 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06 - comparison: 19 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26 - template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated - glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-01-21 - Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Ai candidate screening https://www.lever.co/blog/ai-candidate-screening - Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: Ai resume screening https://www.lever.co/blog/ai-resume-screening - Recent: 2026-08-26 comparison: Best lever alternatives https://www.lever.co/insights/best-lever-alternatives - Recent: 2026-08-24 comparison: Best icims alternatives https://www.lever.co/insights/best-icims-alternatives - Recent: 2026-08-14 comparison: Best linkedin recruiter alternatives https://www.lever.co/insights/best-linkedin-recruiter-alternatives - Recent: 2026-08-13 comparison: Bots vs bots what happens when candidates and employers both use ai https://www.lever.co/blog/bots-vs-bots-what-happens-when-candidates-and-employers-both-use-ai ## 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.