Lever report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for teams that court passive candidates
Lever puts applicant tracking and a candidate CRM in one place, so you can keep good people warm before you have a role for them. Its AI screening shows the reasons behind each pick. But it's quote only with no trial, and onboarding is a separate add-on.
Who Lever is for
- Great if you keep in touch with good people long before you have a role for them
- Handy when you want AI screening that explains its picks
- Good for teams already on HiBob, BambooHR or ADP
Who Lever is not for
- Skip it if you want a price or a trial before talking to sales
- Pricey if you want onboarding too, as it's a separately quoted add-on
- Not for you if you want a phone app, as none is on record
Why Lever gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is published: Lever quotes from company size, hiring volume and features after a form, so we can't say what a ten-person company pays. Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are priced on top. With no figure, it's a C.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial on the pricing page. The way in is a demo or a quote.
- BFeaturesTracking and a candidate CRM together, AI screening that shows why it ranked someone first, unlimited interview transcripts and summaries, fraud flags and custom reports. The whole job, with onboarding as an add-on.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record, and getting value from the CRM side means setting up how you nurture candidates.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, linked to LinkedIn, Indeed, BambooHR, HiBob, ADP and Justworks, with a marketplace of more. No phone or desktop app on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lever's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/lever#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/lever.svg" alt="Lever: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Lever stands among hiring and applicant tracking tools
Lever's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 1 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lever’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 14, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 14, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 1 of 14, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14, level with 14
Keep Lever, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Lever you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 9 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Applicant tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Lever’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Lever?
Lever is an applicant tracking system with a candidate relationship manager built in, so sourcing, nurturing passive candidates and moving applicants through interviews happen in one place. It adds AI screening and matching, AI interview transcripts and summaries, fraud signals and reporting. Lever belongs to Employ, which also sells JazzHR and Jobvite, and is priced only by quote.
Lever's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. See every plan
Good for
- Mid-sized and enterprise talent teams that source and nurture passive candidates
- Companies that want AI screening with the reasons shown
- Teams already using HiBob, BambooHR or ADP for HR
Worth knowing
- No prices are published: Lever quotes from company size, hiring volume, features and implementation needs after you fill in a form.
- Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are add-ons priced separately.
- No free trial is offered on the pricing page; the route in is a demo or a quote.
Key features
- ATS and CRM together
- Applicant tracking and candidate relationship management in one system, for sourcing and nurturing as well as hiring.
- AI screening and matching
- Ranks the best-fit candidates first and shows the reasons behind each AI recommendation.
- AI interview transcripts
- Unlimited AI transcripts and summaries of interviews to speed up feedback.
- Fraud signals
- AI flags applications that show patterns of fraud before they reach interviews.
- Reporting
- Ready-made dashboards and custom reports on pipeline health and hiring performance.
- Add-ons
- Candidate Insights, agent-based AI Screening by VONQ on the career site, and an Onboarding module, each quoted separately.
Lever pricing
We could not confirm Lever’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See lever.co for current prices.
Works with
Lever alternatives
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- Lever vs JazzHR
From $1,000/yr
Common questions
Is Lever free?
No. Lever is a paid product.
What platforms does Lever work on?
Lever is available on Web.
Does Lever have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Lever is listed for Web.
Does Lever have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Lever is listed for Web.
Is Lever open source?
Lever is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Lever integrate with?
Lever's listing names LinkedIn, Indeed, BambooHR, HiBob, ADP, Justworks and Verified First. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Lever?
Lever is made by Employ Inc.
What are the alternatives to Lever?
The closest alternatives to Lever in our directory are Greenhouse, Ashby, Workable, JazzHR and Pinpoint. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Lever.
How does Lever compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Lever's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 5. It stands best on features (B, above 1 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Could I make my own version of Lever?
To replace Lever you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 9 of the 14 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher. What you could not make: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.