Breezy HR vs Spark Hire (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 1.4.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Breezy HR grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Breezy HR
Flat-priced applicant tracking with a free one-job plan
Spark Hire
One-way video interviews and an applicant tracking system
Which one is for you
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
Pick Spark Hire if
- Fits if you're a small or mid-sized organization that wants video screening and an ATS together
- Works for teams with many hiring managers, since every plan has unlimited users
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're small: $249 a month for video alone, $335 for the ATS
- Tight if you want month-to-month, because the ATS is sold only on annual contracts or longer
- Watch out: the behavioral assessment starts at Growth, $499, and API access costs extra
- Not for you if you want a trial, since none is listed
- Watch out: prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale up from there
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABreezy HRGood | 1.4GPASpark HireWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DVideo interviews from $249 a month and Recruit Pro from $335, against a category where the dearest tenth starts at $335. The ATS prices are for companies up to 50 employees and rise with headcount. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. |
| Features | 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. | CVideo interviews, ATS, AI resume review, scheduling and reports. The assessment starts at Growth and API access is an add-on, which the listing names as gaps. |
| Ease of use | B4.6 from 344 App Store ratings. You'll still set up a careers site and your pipeline stages before the first applicant lands. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a pipeline and screening questions to build. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb product with no integrations or apps on record. One kind of device, so C. |
| Best for | small teams hiring on one flat price | one-way video interviews with an ATS on top |
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: Breezy HR and Spark Hire. How we grade
Price against what you get
Breezy HR starts at $157 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Spark Hire starts at $249 a month and scores 2.0.
Breezy HR scores higher and starts $92 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, none scores higher than Breezy HR for less, and 30 score higher than Spark Hire 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
- Breezy HR also covers workflow automation.
- Spark Hire also covers auto-scheduling and skills tests.
At a glance
| Breezy HR | Spark Hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) | $249 per month for video interviews |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day trial with every feature, no credit card needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Breezy HR, Inc. | Spark Hire |
| Price read from | marketing.breezy.hr | sparkhire.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Spark Hire
- The ATS is sold only on an annual contract or longer; it cannot be bought month to month.
- Recruit prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale with headcount above that.
- Pro does not include the predictive behavioral assessment, which starts at Growth.
- API access is a paid add-on; the standalone behavioral assessment also starts at $249 per month.
Key features
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.
Spark Hire
- One-way video interviews
- Candidates record answers on their own time, and the product adds AI summaries and transcripts of video interviews on the ATS plans.
- Applicant tracking
- Job posting to multiple boards, a careers page, resume parsing and search, referral programs and customizable hiring workflows.
- AI resume review
- Resumes are scored by AI, within a yearly cap of reviews that rises by plan, alongside AI-suggested screening questions.
- Behavioral assessment
- A predictive behavioral assessment, included in Recruit Growth and Enterprise and also sold on its own.
- Scheduling and reporting
- Interviewer availability syncs so candidates can book directly, and reports show where candidates stall in each stage.
Plans
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.
Spark Hire
Video Interviews$249
per month, starting price, monthly or annual terms
Unlimited one-way video interviews; price varies with company size and billing term.
Recruit Pro$335
per month, starting price, billed annually
ATS for companies of up to 50 employees, with video interviews, reference checks and 6,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit Growth$499
per month, starting price, billed annually
Adds the behavioral assessment and advanced workflows and insights; 24,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit EnterpriseCustom
Enterprise security and control, 36,000 AI resume reviews a year, sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Spark Hire
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Breezy HR or Spark Hire?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Breezy HR is cheaper to start with: $157 a month, against $249 a month for Spark Hire. Breezy HR starts at $157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly), and Spark Hire starts at $249 per month for video interviews.
Which has a free plan, Breezy HR or Spark Hire?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Breezy HR has a free plan. Spark Hire does not.
Which platforms do Breezy HR and Spark Hire run on?
As of Nov 13, 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.