# VONQ: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/vonq/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job advertising and distribution | 0% | 30 | 0% | 5 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 92 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for International Distribution" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Job advertising)
- "VONQ for global and European reach" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Job advertising)

## And against it

- "can lead to an overwhelming number of unqualified candidates and may not be cost-effective for all types of positions" (Mistral Small, 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.

- Job advertising and distribution: 3% to 0%, −3. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 12 → 30 of 111.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 67 → 92 of 104.

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Talent Attraction Platform (https://vonq.com/)
- For: ATS, HCM, and CRM platforms (https://vonq.com/)
- Price stated: Modular pricing · turn agents on as you need them (https://vonq.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 85 (https://vonq.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, EU AI Act-ready, Warden AI audited, Google Partner, GDPR-compliant, SOC 2 (in progress)
- Customers named: Abacus Umantis, SmartRecruiters, Employ, Manpower, Jobylon

## What it publishes

Every page vonq.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 553 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 82 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- case study: 17 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- webinar or virtual event: 48 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-15
- news or press: 30 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- Recent: 2026-09-24 webinar or virtual event: E recruitment congress 2026 https://www.vonq.com/webinars-and-events/e-recruitment-congress-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-18 case study: How adecco turned candidate volume into hiring momentum https://www.vonq.com/case-studies/how-adecco-turned-candidate-volume-into-hiring-momentum
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Smb hiring technology ats providers https://www.vonq.com/blogs/smb-hiring-technology-ats-providers
- Recent: 2026-09-10 case study: Case study 2026 spring professional https://www.vonq.com/case-study-2026-spring_professional
- Recent: 2026-08-11 webinar or virtual event: The ats roadmap reset why the next hiring advantage is embedded https://www.vonq.com/webinars-and-events/the-ats-roadmap-reset-why-the-next-hiring-advantage-is-embedded
- Recent: 2026-07-23 blog: Why the next ats advantage wont be a feature https://www.vonq.com/blogs/why-the-next-ats-advantage-wont-be-a-feature

## 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.