# SmartRecruiters: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 37 judge labels across 6 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/smartrecruiters/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 3% | 10 | 6% | 16 |
| Job advertising and distribution | 2% | 18 | 0% | 1 |
| Applicant tracking systems | 0% | 16 | 7% | 14 |
| AI recruiting assistants | 0% | 34 | 0% | 3 |
| Recruiting CRM and sourcing | 0% | 41 | 0% | 2 |
| Staffing agency platforms | 0% | 81 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters are strong picks for mid-market to enterprise companies" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Recruitment marketing)
- "Best overall for mid-sized B2B teams: SmartRecruiters" (GPT-5.4 mini, Job advertising)
- "SmartRecruiters (Frequently #1 for mid-market)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Recruitment marketing)
- "Its job distribution engine and career site builder are best-in-class. If you're open to switching ATS, this is a top contender for mid-market." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Recruitment marketing)

## And against it

- "Over-engineered enterprise solutions (iCIMS, SmartRecruiters) - likely too complex/expensive" (Kimi K2, Applicant tracking syste)
- "Rigid reporting and limited customization options ... Slow performance and bugs" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recruitment marketing)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 3%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 28 → 10 of 104.
- Recruiting CRM and sourcing: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 41 of 111.
- Job advertising and distribution: 3% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 14 → 18 of 111.
- Applicant tracking systems: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 12 → 16 of 65.
- AI recruiting assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 34 of 90, unchanged.
- Staffing agency platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 81 of 136.

## In its own words

What SmartRecruiters's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-Powered Hiring Platform That Delivers Results (https://smartrecruiters.com/)
- For: enterprise organizations—whether you're hiring at scale or managing complex talent acquisition needs; HR and recruiting talent; organizations with at least 50 employees and a significant amount of open job requisitions; corporate hiring (https://smartrecruiters.com/)
- Price stated: Flexible options to meet your unique hiring needs and scale with your business. (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 14995 (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/recruiting-software/marketplace)
- Certifications: TISAX, CCPA, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO-27001, UK Cyber Essentials, certified partners
- Customers named: Deloitte, Frasers Group, Asbury Communities, Experian, SAP SuccessFactors, Abano Healthcare, Aspect, Rexel

## What it publishes

Every page smartrecruiters.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1355 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 471 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 60 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 77 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 71 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-09
- glossary or explainer: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-16
- Recent: 2025-09-16 news or press: Redefining talent acquisition smartrecruiters an sap company showcases ai innovation at hr tech 2025 https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/redefining-talent-acquisition-smartrecruiters-an-sap-company-showcases-ai-innovation-at-hr-tech-2025/
- Recent: 2025-09-11 news or press: Sap completes acquisition of smartrecruiters https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/sap-completes-acquisition-of-smartrecruiters/
- Recent: 2025-08-01 news or press: Sap to acquire smartrecruiters https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/sap-to-acquire-smartrecruiters/
- Recent: 2025-06-10 news or press: Smartrecruiters unveils ai powered platform that ends the ats era https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/smartrecruiters-unveils-ai-powered-platform-that-ends-the-ats-era/
- Recent: 2025-06-09 news or press: High volume hiring where speed meets stickiness https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/high-volume-hiring-where-speed-meets-stickiness/
- Recent: 2025-01-09 template or tool: Roi calculator https://www.smartrecruiters.com/roi-calculator

## 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.