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Zoho Recruit

332Judge labels

88First choices

17Negative labels

14 / 14Models named it

9Categories

October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.7, every buyer segment counted.

Best standing

36% in Staffing agency tools for small business buyers

Rank 1 of 136 in the mid-market standingaccepted challenger

0 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 0% of its 25 labels there were negative.

What the models named instead of Zoho Recruit →

By buyer segmentA small-business product: leader at small business, not named at enterprise.

Small business1 of 92

under the label threshold

In staffing agency tools · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading

Standing by category

Every category where a model named Zoho Recruit for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.

Category	Function	Share	Rank	Negative rate	Labels	Quadrant	Since September 2026
Staffing agency platforms	Talent acquisition	22%	1 of 136	0%	25	accepted challenger
Recruitment marketing and career sites	Talent acquisition	10%	2 of 104	0%	15	accepted challenger	▲+10Since September 2026: 2% → 12%, +10 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Applicant tracking systems	Talent acquisition	9%	5 of 65	0%	28	accepted challenger	▼−3Since September 2026: 9% → 6%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
AI recruiting assistants	Talent acquisition	8%	4 of 90	0%	13	accepted challenger	▲+7Since September 2026: 2% → 10%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Recruiting CRM and sourcing	Talent acquisition	6%	5 of 111	0%	11	accepted challenger	=heldSince September 2026: 7% → 6%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Interview scheduling	Talent acquisition	0%	26 of 75	0%	4	under 10 labels · led by Calendly at 20%	newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now.
Talent intelligence	Performance and talent management	0%	23 of 90	0%	4	under 10 labels · led by Pin at 27%	=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
HR AI assistants	Onboarding and employee experience	0%	95 of 142	0%	1	under 10 labels · led by MeBeBot at 21%	=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Job advertising and distribution	Talent acquisition	0%	88 of 111	100%	1	under 10 labels · led by JobTarget at 23%	=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.

Movement

This is the first edition on this tier, so no move can be computed for Zoho Recruit yet. From the next edition this section shows, per buyer segment and per category, whether its share moved by more than the measured noise floor.

By model

How each model treated Zoho Recruit across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.

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Model	First choice	Alternative	Mention	Negative	Labels
Claude Haiku 4.5	3	2	0	0	5
GPT-5.4 mini	1	3	0	1	5
Gemini 3.5 Flash	0	4	0	0	4
Perplexity Sonar	1	6	1	0	8
Grok 4.1 Fast	3	6	3	0	12
Mistral Small	4	2	1	0	7
DeepSeek V4 Flash	1	4	3	0	8
Llama 4 Maverick	1	2	3	0	6
Qwen 3.7 Flash	4	4	1	0	9
Kimi K2	3	6	1	0	10
GLM 4.7 FlashX	2	5	0	0	7
MiniMax M2.5	4	4	1	0	9
GPT-6 Luna	2	2	0	0	4
Muse Glimmer 30B	2	4	2	0	8

By framing

Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.

FramingLabels by classFirst choices

Direct43 labels12

Paraphrase51 labels12

Comparative59 labels9not counted in share

Budget-constrained136 labels62

Scale-constrained13 labels2

Negative30 labels3not counted in share

First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative332 labels in all, every segment counted; 88 of the 100 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.

What the models said for it

Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.

“For most small businesses on a limited budget, Zoho Recruit (free tier), Breezy HR (free + $157/month), and Homebase (free + $25–$50/month) offer the best balance of price and functionality.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · Applicant tracking syste · budget prompt · first choice

“For companies with very limited budgets, Zoho Recruit or Breezy HR are excellent starting points since they offer robust free tiers.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Recruitment marketing · budget prompt · first choice

“I'd suggest starting with Zoho Recruit if you have minimal hiring needs (under 10/year), or Manatal if you need more robust features” MiniMax M2.5 · AI recruiting assistants · budget prompt · first choice

“If you need a system from scratch: Choose Zoho Recruit. It provides the most feature-rich environment for $0–$50/month.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Recruitment marketing · budget prompt · first choice

And against it

Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.

“budget-friendly, but less polished for larger recruiting operations” GPT-5.4 mini · Job advertising · paraphrase prompt · soft negative

Named alongside

The products named in the same answers as Zoho Recruit, over the 332 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Zoho Recruit was named but was not.

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ProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head

Manatal166 of 33242Compare →

Breezy HR111 of 33223Compare →

Workable111 of 33217Compare →

JazzHR108 of 33217Not among the top eight

Recruit CRM66 of 33221Compare →

Bullhorn66 of 3329Compare →

Greenhouse62 of 33214Compare →

100Hires52 of 3325Not among the top eight

Lever43 of 3324Compare →

Pin39 of 33211Compare →

A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.

What carried it into the answer

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zoho Recruit. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.

Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 322 of the 332 answers that named Zoho Recruit and are not a share of its labels.

Domains cited

pin.com169

selectsoftwarereviews.com130

capterra.com127

g2.com108

peoplemanagingpeople.com98

firsthr.app83

jazzhr.com78

lever.co72

metaview.ai68

resources.rework.com67

1,000 of the 1,000 domain citations in answers naming Zoho Recruit came from somebody else's page.

Pages cited

firsthr.app/compare/hiring/staffing-agency-software57

capterra.com/resources/best-applicant-tracking-system54

uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/best-small-business-applicant-tracking-systems52

pin.com/blog/best-applicant-tracking-systems48

jazzhr.com/insights/best-staffing-agency-software47

capterra.com/resources/best-recruiting-software-for-small-business-reviews-analysis46

thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/staffing-agency-software42

assembly.com/blog/staffing-agency-software41

Pages are listed as the models cited them.

Search and answers

Where Zoho Recruit stands in Google search beside where it stands in the models' answers.

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In search

Google, US estimates

Position for “staffing agency platform”

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not in the top ten

Position for “staffing agency platforms”

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not in the top ten

Searches for its name, Google: 2,900 a month (“zoho recruit”)
AI search demand for its name, est.: 46 a month
Its company's site: zoho.com shared with Zoho's other products; the figures are the site's
Organic visits to its site: about 1,216,894 a month
Searches its site ranks for: 86,394 · 6,226 in the top three
Sites linking to it: 126,341
Paid Google search: 62 searches its ads show for, about 875 clicks and $51,031 a month (estimate)

Ads on GoogleDetailLess

119+ ads · 101 text, 9 image, 9 video · 119 shown in the last 30 days

First shown October 2021, as Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., verified. Ads started 2025-10 to 2026-09: 20 in the year, 99 before. 1 more by other advertisers linking to it.

On Google's pages: 1 2 3 4

In answers

This edition

Share of first choices

22%

rank 1 of 136 in staffing agency tools

First choices

across its categories

Named in: 332 answers
Its own site cited: in 322 of the answers that named it

Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.

Names read as Zoho Recruit

What the judge wrote, as written, with how often. The vendor table decides that these count as Zoho Recruit; a claim can dispute any of them.

Zoho Recruit (Forever Free Plan) 1

Follow Zoho Recruit

An email the morning each edition publishes: where this product moved, where it held, and by how much against the noise floor. One address, confirmed by a click; a stop link in every email.

Already following? Everything you follow, with a stop for each.

The company

Zoho is the company behind Zoho Recruit.

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On record

Company records

Also from Zoho: Zoho Analytics, Zoho Bookings, Zoho CRM, Zoho Cliq, Zoho Connect, Zoho Desk, Zoho Desk + Zoho People, Zoho Learn and 5 more

In its own words

Stated by the vendor, not checked

Positioning: All-in-one recruitment software for HR teams and staffing agencies
zoho.com/recruit
For: HR teams and staffing agencies
zoho.com/recruit
Price stated: flexible, per-user pricing plans zoho.com/recruit
Free plan or trial: Start your 15-day free trial zoho.com/recruit
Integrations claimed: 200 zoho.com/recruit
Certifications: HIPAA
Hosting: US
Customers named: CareerUpSriLankan AirlinesStellantisBoschITCDeloitteVinfastThe Recruiting Pros
Not stated on the pages read: Starting price

What Zoho Recruit's own pages state, read September 28, 2026: zoho.com/recruit, zoho.com/recruit/customers, zoho.com/recruit/userguide, zoho.com/recruit/healthcare, zoho.com/recruit/spark-hire.html. A claimed page can correct any of them.

Is this your product?

Claim this page

Claiming is free and changes nothing in the data. A claimed page shows a verified contact who is told when each edition publishes and when Zoho Recruit's standing changes by more than the noise floor; the right to propose corrections to the vendor table, meaning names the judge wrote that should or should not read as Zoho Recruit, applied by version and listed in the change log; and a one-line description supplied by the vendor and marked as such.

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A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for Zoho Recruit by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:

where Zoho Recruit is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
who was chosen in the answers that did not name Zoho Recruit, and every reason the record gives;
a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.

Badges

Wins only: a badge exists where Zoho Recruit is ranked in a category's top three this edition. Three sizes, one file each, light and dark; the code is under each.

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Staffing agency platforms

AI models recommend Zoho Recruit first in Staffing agency platforms this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.

Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges

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<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--staffing-agency-platforms-wide.svg" alt="AI models' first choice in Staffing agency platforms, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="320" height="104"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Staffing agency platforms standing, where the claim can be checked.

Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides

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<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--staffing-agency-platforms-square.svg" alt="AI models' first choice in Staffing agency platforms, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="240" height="240"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Staffing agency platforms standing, where the claim can be checked.

Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer

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<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/staffing-agency-platforms/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--staffing-agency-platforms-compact.svg" alt="AI models' first choice in Staffing agency platforms, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="200" height="56"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Staffing agency platforms standing, where the claim can be checked.

Recruitment marketing and career sites

Zoho Recruit is among the products AI models recommend first in Recruitment marketing and career sites this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of October 2026.

Wide · 320 × 104 Website, beside other badges

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<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites-wide.svg" alt="Among AI models' top three in Recruitment marketing and career sites, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="320" height="104"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Recruitment marketing and career sites standing, where the claim can be checked.

Square · 240 × 240 LinkedIn, slides

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<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites-square.svg" alt="Among AI models' top three in Recruitment marketing and career sites, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="240" height="240"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Recruitment marketing and career sites standing, where the claim can be checked.

Compact · 200 × 56 Email signature, footer

Show the code

<a href="https://hr-ai-index.com/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/"><img src="https://hr-ai-index.com/badges/2026-10/zoho-recruit--recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites-compact.svg" alt="Among AI models' top three in Recruitment marketing and career sites, October 2026 Edition, HR AI Recommendation Index" width="200" height="56"></a>

Copy the code as it is. The link is part of the badge: it points at the Recruitment marketing and career sites standing, where the claim can be checked.

Badges read on light and dark pages. Alt text carries the claim, the category, the edition and the index, so it stays a citation where the image does not load.