Fountain vs Workable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Fountain if

• Fits if you hire hourly or frontline staff in volume, like restaurants or retail
• Works for firms that want hiring and shift scheduling in one tool

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
• Not for you if you hire for professional-services roles, which isn't its stated focus
• Watch out: separate products are listed, and which you get depends on the quote
• Skip it if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed

Pick Workable if

• Fits if you want one job post sent to 200+ boards at once
• Works for US employers that need EEO and OFCCP reporting

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're a small team, as Standard is $299 a month even at ten people
• Tight if you want video interviews or tests on Standard, at $109 and $59 a month extra, plus $89 for texting
• Skip it if you want HR thrown in, as Workable HR is $99 a month on its own
• Watch out: Workable Agent runs on AI credits, 3,000 free and then $600 for 5,000, and the trial leaves it out
• Watch out: Premier and Enterprise are billed annually only, and prices rise with headcount

Fountain

• No prices are published: the pricing page leads to a demo request form and says pricing is tailored to the product suite.
• The site lists separate products (Source, CRM, ATS, Onboarding, Shift & Scheduling), and which ones a customer gets depends on the quote.
• The vendor describes the audience as frontline and hourly employers; professional-services hiring is not its stated focus.

Workable

• Texting ($89), video interviews ($109) and assessments ($59 a month, billed annually, up to 20 employees) are add-ons on Standard; Premier includes them.
• Premier and Enterprise are billed annually only, and companies with more than 1,000 employees get a quote.
• Workable HR costs extra: $99 a month on its own, or $359 bundled with Standard recruiting, for up to 20 employees billed annually.
• Workable Agent uses AI credits: 1 per screen, 2 per sourced candidate, 10 per chat. 3,000 are free, then 5,000 cost $600; the trial excludes it.

Fountain

Sourcing

Finds and engages frontline applicants around the clock, according to the vendor.

CRM for rehiring

Keeps past applicants and former workers on file so they can be contacted when a role opens again.

Applicant tracking

Takes candidates from application to offer, including interview scheduling and automated offers.

Onboarding

Collects forms and handles first-day steps for new hires, with an AI support agent for questions before day one.

Shift and scheduling

A scheduling product aimed at filling open shifts before gaps appear.

AI recruiter and Cue

An AI recruiter screens candidates, and the Cue assistant takes plain-language requests such as hiring ten associates or filling weekend shifts.

Workable

Job distribution and careers page

Posts to 200+ job boards, builds a careers page and jobs widget, and links Indeed Easy Apply and Apply with LinkedIn.

Candidate sourcing

Searches 400M+ candidate profiles, resurfaces past applicants and adds LinkedIn profiles through a Chrome extension.

Interviews and evaluation

Interview kits and scorecards, self-scheduled and multi-part interviews, two-way Gmail and Microsoft 365 calendar sync, and Zoom, Teams and Meet links.

Workable Agent

An AI add-on that screens applicants against an ideal candidate profile, finds passive candidates and chats with them, charged in AI credits.

Compliance tools

GDPR automation, candidate data retention rules and EEO, OFCCP and CCPA reporting on every plan.

Workable HR

An optional HR product with employee records, onboarding, e-signatures, time off, time tracking and payroll reports.

Fountain

Pricing could not be confirmed. See fountain.com.

Workable

• Standard$299

  per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($360 monthly)

  Sourcing suite, ATS with unlimited active jobs, careers page, reports and API. Price rises with company size: $669 a month at 51 to 100 employees.

• Premier$599

  per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually only

  Adds texting, video interviews, assessments, referrals, a hiring plan, 9 languages, SSO and priority support. $1,229 a month at 51 to 100 employees.

• Enterprise$719

  per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually only

  Adds the custom report builder and extra permission sets to Premier. $1,469 a month at 51 to 100 employees; over 1,000 employees is quoted.

Fountain

No public discounts listed.

Workable

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Workable's pricing page says annual billing saves 20%: Standard recruiting for up to 20 employees is $299 a month billed annually against $360 billed monthly.