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

Pick SmartRecruiters if

• Fits if you are a large employer wanting an ATS in many languages
• Works for teams on SAP SuccessFactors

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you are a small team, as no self-serve plan is shown
• Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
• Watch out: Winston Chat is an add-on
• Watch out: no free plan or trial

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

SmartRecruiters

• No prices are published: the pricing page only offers a demo and a conversation with an expert.
• Winston Chat, the conversational AI, is described as an add-on to the core platform.
• The vendor says the interface is available in 37 candidate-facing languages and 31 languages for hiring teams.
• The site describes a customer base of large enterprises; smaller teams may find no self-serve plan.

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.

SmartRecruiters

Applicant tracking

Tracks candidate status across workflows, with advanced search, talent pools, saved searches and synced candidate email and messages.

CRM and job distribution

Lists a candidate CRM for sourcing and nurturing talent, plus job distribution and an agency portal for outside recruiters.

Winston AI

Winston is the vendor's AI layer, with a talent matching engine, candidate screening and a hiring agent that handles tasks such as scheduling.

Candidate messaging

Reaches candidates by SMS, WhatsApp and online messaging, and Winston Chat is an add-on for conversational job discovery and applying.

Analytics and sandbox

Includes built-in recruiting analytics and dashboards, and a sandbox environment for testing configuration changes.

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.

SmartRecruiters

Pricing could not be confirmed. See smartrecruiters.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.

SmartRecruiters

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.