Greenhouse vs Lever

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of The 11 Best Applicant Tracking Systems. Last verified June 9, 2026.

The short answer

Greenhouse ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #2) for Recruiters and HR managing hiring pipelines. The gold standard for scalable, structured, and data-driven enterprise recruiting.

At a glance

GreenhouseLever
Top 11 rank#1 / The 11 Best Applicant Tracking Systems#2 / The 11 Best Applicant Tracking Systems
Score (out of 9.4)9.39.1
Best forStructured, scalable enterprise hiringProactive sourcing & CRM
Pricing$$$$ (Custom pricing)$$$$ (Custom pricing)
HQNew York, USASan Francisco, USA
Founded20122012

Greenhouse

The gold standard for scalable, structured, and data-driven enterprise recruiting.

www.greenhouse.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Applicant Tracking Systems

Lever

Best-in-class ATS/CRM combo for proactive talent pipeline building.

www.lever.co

See full entry in The 11 Best Applicant Tracking Systems

Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.