Kula vs Workable (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Workable grades higher than Kula: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Workable grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Workable
Applicant tracking and HR software priced by company size
Which one is for you
Pick Kula if
- Fits if you're a company of up to 50 and want one hiring tool in place of several
- Works for teams that would rather pay by headcount than count recruiter seats
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're tiny: $5,120 a year is the floor, and it's per company
- Watch out: script data on the pricing page holds figures different from the $5,120 shown, so the quote may differ
- Not for you if you want to try it first, since there's no free plan or trial, only a demo and tour
- Skip it if you're above 50 employees and want a price, as larger bands are quoted on a call
- Too light for AI agents today: the vendor lists them as coming soon
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
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAKulaWeak | 2.2GPAWorkableFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$5,120 a year for 1 to 50 employees is about $427 a month, past the $335 where the category's dearest tenth starts. It's a company price, so a team of five pays it all; one person pays the same. | DStandard is $299 a month on yearly billing for up to 20 employees, so that's what a ten-person company pays. It buys unlimited jobs, sourcing, a careers page and the API. That's the top of this category, and texting, video interviews and assessments still cost extra. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. | CNo free plan, but a 15-day trial with Standard's features and no card. Workable Agent, the AI add-on, is left out of the trial. |
| Features | BATS, CRM with data enrichment, AI scoring, scheduling, a notetaker and analytics. The listing names no gap in the core hiring work, though AI agents are only listed as coming soon. | BPosting to 200+ boards, a search of 400M+ profiles, interview kits and scorecards, self-scheduled interviews, calendar sync and EEO reporting. The whole hiring job, with an HR product for records and time off if you want it. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows pipelines, scorecards and integrations to set up. That puts it at C. | CNo App Store rating on record. There's a lot here, from sourcing to pipelines and permissions, so expect some setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with Slack, Zoom, LinkedIn, ADP, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto and Paychex connections. No desktop or phone app, so B. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with LinkedIn, Indeed, Gmail, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Teams and Meet, and the API from Standard up. No desktop app. |
| Best for | an all-in-one ATS priced by company size | posting jobs everywhere and sourcing more |
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: Kula and Workable. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kula starts at $426.67 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Workable starts at $299 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Workable starts $127.67 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Kula for less, and 1 scores higher than Workable 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
- Kula also covers meeting notes, auto-scheduling and reports.
- Workable also covers AI agents, job board posting, skills tests, employee records and time off.
At a glance
| Kula | Workable | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5,120 per year for companies of 1 to 50 employees | $299 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($360 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial with the Standard plan's features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kula.ai | Workable Technology Limited |
| Price read from | kula.ai | workable.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kula
- The pricing page shows a dollar figure only for the 1-50 employee band; larger bands are priced on a call.
- Script data on the pricing page holds figures different from the displayed $5,120, so the quote may differ.
- No free plan or free trial is listed; the page points to a demo and a product tour.
- The vendor lists AI agents as coming soon.
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.
Key features
Kula
- ATS and pipeline management
- Pipelines, scorecards and offers sit in one application, alongside built-in assessments and referral management.
- Sourcing and CRM
- A built-in recruiting CRM with talent pools, email templates, automated outreach and data enrichment for finding candidate emails.
- AI resume scoring
- Candidates are scored against a role and summaries are generated automatically, so reviewers can sort applicants by fit.
- Scheduling and AI notetaker
- Interviews can be scheduled manually or by self-scheduling link, and an AI notetaker produces interview notes and call summaries.
- Analytics
- Prebuilt and custom dashboards cover hiring progress, EEO and diversity reporting, and team performance, with a conversational AI analytics option.
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.
Plans
Kula
1-50 employees$5,120
per year, for companies of 1 to 50 employees
Full platform: ATS, CRM, scheduling, AI notetaker and analytics. Price shown reflects annual billing; other terms are flexible.
Larger companiesCustom
The pricing page offers 51-75, 76-100 and 101-1k+ employee bands; the page text shows a price only for 1-50 and a call for the rest.
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.
Ways to pay less
Kula
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kula or Workable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kula starts at $5,120 per year for companies of 1 to 50 employees, and Workable starts at $299 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($360 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Kula or Workable?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Kula nor Workable has a free plan. Workable has a free trial.
Which platforms do Kula and Workable run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Workable lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.