ApplicantStack vs Breezy HR (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Breezy HR: it is second in our ranking of hiring and applicant tracking tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ApplicantStack grades higher on value for money. Breezy HR grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ApplicantStack
Low-cost applicant tracking with optional onboarding
Breezy HR
Flat-priced applicant tracking with a free one-job plan
Which one is for you
Pick ApplicantStack if
- Fits if you hire a few roles at a time and want to keep costs low
- Works for small teams that want onboarding in the same system at the top plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hire often: Starter allows 1 active job and Growth 3
- Pricey if you want unlimited jobs, which start at Recruit, $109.99 a month
- Watch out: candidate texting, including premium texting, costs extra
- Watch out: every plan includes 1 admin and 5 hiring manager seats, and extra seats are on Recruit and Bundle only
- Tight if you want billing terms, as the page doesn't say whether prices are monthly or yearly
Pick Breezy HR if
- Fits if your whole team wants to log in without paying per seat
- Works for US employers that need EEOC and OFCCP reports
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you hire slowly on the free plan, as it only shows candidates from the last 30 days and one job at a time
- Pricey if you need assessment links and offer approvals, which start on Business at $439 a month
- Skip it if you want to get your data out, as export is only on the quoted Custom Pro plan
- Watch out: Breezy Intelligence AI runs on credits from $30 per 100,000, texting is from $41 a month and Onboard $49
- Not for you if you want the API without a sales call, since it's an option on Custom Pro only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAApplicantStackFair | 2.6GPABreezy HRGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$29.99 a month for 1 active job, under 60% of the cheaper quarter of hiring tools ($60). Unlimited jobs start at Recruit, $109.99, a little over the middle ($83). | CStartup is $157 a month on yearly billing ($189 monthly), and since users are unlimited, that's what a ten-person company pays. It buys unlimited jobs, screening questions, stage automations and self-scheduling. That's level with the dearer quarter of this category. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day free trial, and the page doesn't say a card is needed. There's no free plan. | CThe free Bootstrap plan gives unlimited users one open job at a time, with a careers site and 50+ job boards. But it only shows candidates added in the last 30 days, which a slow hire will run into. There's a 14-day trial with no card too. |
| Features | CJob posting, candidate scoring, interviews, texting and onboarding on the top bundle. But Starter and Growth limit active jobs to 1 and 3, and texting costs extra. | BCareers site, 50+ job boards, screening questions, stage automations and video interviews, then scorecards, reference checks and offers with approvals on higher plans. That's the whole hiring job, though the API and data export sit on a quoted plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up jobs, scoring and your job-board links before it's useful. | B4.6 from 344 App Store ratings. You'll still set up a careers site and your pipeline stages before the first applicant lands. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it posts to Indeed, LinkedIn, Google for Jobs, ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor, and links to Criteria. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Google Workspace and Office 365 linked. No desktop app, and API access is only an option on the quoted Custom Pro plan. |
| Best for | low-cost applicant tracking for a few open jobs | small teams hiring on one flat price |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ApplicantStack and Breezy HR. How we grade
Price against what you get
ApplicantStack starts at $29.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Breezy HR starts at $157 a month and scores 3.0.
Breezy HR scores higher, and starts $127.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 2 score higher than ApplicantStack for less, and none scores higher than Breezy HR for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ApplicantStack also covers employee records and sMS marketing.
- Breezy HR also covers workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| ApplicantStack | Breezy HR | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29.99 per month | $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Bootstrap: unlimited users and one active position or candidate pool at a time, with a careers site, 50+ job boards and resume parsing; only candidates added in the last 30 days. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day trial with every feature, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Swipeclock | Breezy HR, Inc. |
| Price read from | applicantstack.com | marketing.breezy.hr |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ApplicantStack
- Starter and Growth cap you at 1 and 3 active jobs; Recruit is the first with unlimited jobs.
- Candidate texting, including premium texting, costs extra.
- Every plan includes 1 admin seat and 5 hiring manager seats; extra seats are only on Recruit and Bundle.
- The page does not say whether prices are billed monthly or yearly.
Breezy HR
- Bootstrap allows one active job at a time and only shows candidates added in the last 30 days.
- Breezy Intelligence AI runs on credits from $30 per 100,000; texting starts at $41 a month and Onboard at $49 a month.
- API access, advanced reporting and data export/import are only offered on the quoted Custom Pro plan.
- Assessment links such as HackerRank and Criteria, HRIS links and offer approvals start on Business at $439 a month billed annually.
Key features
ApplicantStack
- Job posting
- Posts to the major job boards and social media, with a branded careers page.
- Candidate scoring
- Questionnaires, prescreen and knock-out questions, and candidate stages and process tracking.
- Interviews and feedback
- Schedule interviews and hire as a team with standardized feedback.
- Texting
- Candidate texting is offered for an additional fee, with a premium option.
- Onboarding
- On the Bundle: new-hire checklists, W-4 and I-9 forms, e-signatures and payroll records.
Breezy HR
- Careers site and job boards
- A branded, multilingual careers site and referral site on every plan, with jobs sent to 50+ job boards and a custom domain from Startup.
- Screening and automations
- Questionnaires that screen applicants, bulk actions and stage actions that send messages or schedule interviews when a candidate moves.
- Video interviews
- Built-in browser video meetings or Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, plus one-way video answers; recording comes with Business.
- Breezy Intelligence
- AI candidate evaluation, interaction summaries and resume auditing, paid for with credits on any plan.
- Reference checks and offers
- Automated reference checks and e-signatures from Growth; offer documents with approvals from Business.
- Compliance reporting
- EEOC and OFCCP tracking, GDPR consent tools and EU data centers for EU and UK customers.
Plans
ApplicantStack
Starter$29.99
per month
1 active job at a time, 1 admin seat and 5 hiring manager seats.
Growth$49.99
per month
Up to 3 active jobs, with the same 1 admin and 5 hiring manager seats.
Recruit$109.99
per month
Unlimited active jobs; extra admin and hiring manager seats can be added.
Bundle$159.99
per month
Recruit plus onboarding: HR checklists, new hire forms, e-signatures and a new hire portal.
Breezy HR
Bootstrap$0
Free for one active job or candidate pool at a time, with unlimited users and access to candidates from the last 30 days.
Startup$157
per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
Unlimited positions and users, questionnaires, stage automations, self-scheduling, one-way video, EEOC reports, mobile apps and background checks.
Growth$273
per month, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)
Adds reference checks, interview guides, scorecards, employee referrals, e-signatures, an agency portal and several pipelines.
Business$439
per month, billed annually ($529 billed monthly)
Adds multi-path questionnaires, assessment and HRIS links, nurture campaigns, custom roles, offer approvals and priority support.
Custom ProCustom
Everything in Business with a dedicated account manager, and API access, advanced reporting and data export as options.
Ways to pay less
ApplicantStack
No public discounts listed.
Breezy HR
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual pricing
Breezy's pricing page says annual pricing includes 2 months free: Startup is $157 a month billed annually against $189 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ApplicantStack or Breezy HR?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ApplicantStack is cheaper to start with: $29.99 a month, against $157 a month for Breezy HR. ApplicantStack starts at $29.99 per month, and Breezy HR starts at $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, ApplicantStack or Breezy HR?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Breezy HR has a free plan. ApplicantStack does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do ApplicantStack and Breezy HR run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Breezy HR lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.