Recruitee vs Workable: which ATS fits your team in 2026?
Recruitee and Workable both target SMB and growing mid-market hiring teams, but they've moved further apart since last year. Recruitee is now sold as Tellent Recruitee after a 2022 rebrand, and it quietly dropped public pricing in favor of a sales quote. Workable still publishes its price list, now three tiers from $299 to $719 a month, with video interviews and texting priced as add-ons on the cheapest one. Here's what each one actually costs and includes in 2026, and where the screening layer both of them are missing fits in.
Recruitee is a collaborative applicant tracking system built for growing SMB and mid-market teams, with hiring as a team sport: shared candidate visibility, structured feedback, and team-based scorecards. The product is now sold under the name Tellent Recruitee. Its parent company, Tellent, was formed in 2022 when growth equity firm PSG combined Recruitee with the performance tool Javelo and the HR platform kiwiHR, renaming Recruitee to Tellent Recruitee, and in 2025 the group consolidated everything into two products: Tellent Recruitee (the ATS) and Tellent HR (a separate HRIS and performance suite).
Key capabilities:
Custom hiring pipelines and applicant stages
Branded, multi-language career sites and multi-board job posting
Centralized candidate profiles and database
Structured interview feedback and scorecards
AI Screening Assistant and AI Matching Assistant (usage-capped by plan, see pricing below)
Workflow automation, email templates, and self-scheduling
Digital offer letters and eSignatures
Reporting, insights, API, and 200+ integrations
G2 rating: 4.5/5 across 449 reviews (as Tellent Recruitee).
What Workable does
Workable is an all-in-one recruiting and lightweight HR platform. The product bundles ATS, sourcing suite, an AI screening assistant, and HRIS-style features for teams that don't have a dedicated HR stack yet.
Key capabilities:
Candidate sourcing suite with profile database
Applicant tracking system for hiring pipelines
Job board distribution to 200+ boards
AI screening assistant and interview scheduling
Careers page builder and website jobs widget
Employee onboarding and HR information system
Time off management and time tracking
Workable Agent, an AI agent feature new in 2026, billed on usage credits after a free allotment
G2 rating: 4.4/5 across 702 reviews.
Where they differ
The biggest difference isn't features anymore. It's how you buy. Workable still lets you see the price and sign up in an afternoon. Recruitee now asks you to talk to sales first, and it wants a one-year commitment even if you pay monthly. If you want a single platform that also handles onboarding and basic HR, Workable is the broader pick. If you want a focused, collaborative recruiting tool and you're fine with a sales call and a contract, Recruitee is still a capable one.
Recruitee strengths and weaknesses
Strengths:
Reviewers consistently call out the intuitive interface.
Strong collaborative hiring workflows and structured scorecards.
Career page setup and multi-board posting are easy.
Weaknesses:
Pricing is no longer public. You have to talk to sales to get a number.
Minimum commitment is one year, even on the monthly payment option.
The higher-usage AI features (AI Screening Assistant, AI Matching Assistant) are capped or gated by plan, and several add-ons (SSO, texting, WhatsApp Hiring, AgencyHub) cost extra.
Workable strengths and weaknesses
Strengths:
End-to-end recruiting plus light HR in one platform.
Multi-board posting (200+ boards) and resume handling are core strengths.
Public pricing, a 15-day free trial, and no credit card to start.
Weaknesses:
Video interviews and texting are add-ons on the entry Standard plan, not included, at roughly $59 to $109 a month extra.
Some users say Workable adds features that aren't useful for their team.
Some Capterra reviews mention inconsistent customer service.
Recruitee vs Workable: feature breakdown
Feature
Recruitee (Tellent Recruitee)
Workable
Truffle (screening layer)
Category
Collaborative ATS
All-in-one ATS + light HR
Candidate screening
Founded
2015 (Amsterdam); rebranded under Tellent in 2022
2012 (Athens, now HQ'd in London)
2024
Best for
Growing SMB and mid-market teams that want a sales-assisted buy
Included on Premier+; add-on (~$59-109/mo) on Standard
Yes, native, one-way interviews on every plan
Talent assessments
Via integrations
Via integrations
Yes, native (Personality, SJT, Environment Fit), on every plan
Truffle integration
Via Zapier or API
Via Zapier or API
-
Published pricing
No, contact sales for a quote
Yes, $299-$719/month
Yes, from $49/month
Minimum commitment
1 year (even paying monthly)
None disclosed at Standard
None, cancel anytime
Free trial
Yes, no credit card
Yes, 15 days, no credit card
Yes, 7 days, 30 credits, no credit card
Key differentiator
Workable is the more transparent, self-serve buy: public pricing, a real free trial, sign up today. Recruitee is more focused on collaborative recruiting, but getting a price now takes a sales conversation and a year of commitment. Neither one screens candidates beyond resume keywords and basic pipeline stages, which is where a dedicated screening layer earns its place next to either ATS.
Recruitee vs Workable: pricing
Recruitee pricing: not published. Three tiers, Start, Advance, and Optimize, each unlocking more of the AI Screening Assistant and AI Matching Assistant usage, referrals, and reporting. Annual billing gets a 20% discount, but the minimum commitment is one year regardless of whether you pay monthly or annually, and agencies are quoted separately. You'll need a sales call to get a number.
Workable pricing: Standard is $299/month, Premier is $599/month, and Enterprise is $719/month, all priced for teams of 1-20 employees and scaling up from there. Video interviews and SMS texting are bundled free starting at Premier, but they're paid add-ons on Standard, roughly $59-109/month extra depending on the module. A 15-day free trial covers the full Standard feature set, no credit card required.
Truffle pricing: from $49/month, credit-based and self-serve. Every feature, including one-way video interviews and assessments, is on every plan, so there's no add-on tier to unlock. No contracts, no per-seat pricing, cancel anytime. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no credit card.
What you get for the price
Workable is the only one of the two that still tells you the number before you talk to anyone. Its trade-off is feature gating: the cheapest tier makes you pay extra for video interviews and texting. Recruitee's trade-off is different: you don't see a price at all until sales gets involved, and then you're locked in for a year.
Pair either ATS with Truffle (from $49/month) for the screening layer neither does natively: AI Match scoring on every resume and response, AI-resistant assessments, and Candidate Shorts, on every plan from day one.
Verdict
Recruitee and Workable suit different buying situations as much as different team shapes.
Pick Recruitee (Tellent Recruitee) if you want a focused, collaborative ATS for a growing SMB or mid-market team, you already have HR tooling elsewhere, and you don't mind a sales call and a one-year commitment to get there.
Pick Workable if you want to see the price up front, start today without a sales call, and get hiring plus lightweight HRIS in one login. Just budget for the video interview and texting add-ons if you start on Standard.
Neither is a screening platform. Truffle handles resume screening, one-way video interviews, and AI-resistant assessments on top of either ATS via Zapier or API, all included from the $49/month Starter plan. If you're comparing recruiting software as a small business without a recruiter on staff, see how the pieces fit together on Truffle's recruitment software for small business page.
An ATS organizes candidates and runs your hiring workflow. Truffle helps you decide which candidates are worth that workflow in the first place.
Truffle plugs into Recruitee or Workable via Zapier or direct API and adds:
Resume screening with rubric-based scoring against your role's criteria, with the reasoning attached, so you're not reading every application by hand. See how this fits a small hiring operation on the recruitment software for small business page.
One-way video interviews on any device, with full transcripts, AI Match scores per response, and 30-second Candidate Shorts, included on every plan instead of gated behind an add-on.
Talent assessments measuring personality (validated IPIP Big Five), situational judgment, and environment fit, built to be harder to game than a resume.
Setup takes about 10 minutes. Send candidates a Position Link, and stage updates sync back to your ATS automatically. AI surfaces the evidence behind every ranking. You make the call.
From $49/month, credit-based, no contract. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no credit card.
Is Recruitee or Workable better for SMB hiring teams?
Workable is the better self-serve pick: public pricing, a 15-day free trial, and sign-up without a sales call. Recruitee (now Tellent Recruitee) is a capable, focused ATS, but pricing is quote-only and it asks for a one-year minimum commitment even on the monthly plan. If a fast, no-call setup matters to you, that alone may decide it.
How much does Recruitee cost compared to Workable?
Recruitee no longer publishes prices; you need a sales quote across its three tiers (Start, Advance, Optimize). Workable publishes its pricing directly: $299/month (Standard), $599/month (Premier), and $719/month (Enterprise), all priced for teams of 1-20 employees before scaling with headcount. Workable's Standard tier also charges extra for video interviews and texting, roughly $59-109/month combined.
Does Workable's built-in screening replace a tool like Truffle?
No. Workable's AI screening assistant ranks candidates against your job description, but it doesn't run one-way video interviews with AI Match scoring, validated personality assessments, situational judgment tests, or generate Candidate Shorts, and on the Standard plan video itself is a paid add-on. Truffle handles those layers on every plan and connects to Workable via Zapier or API.
What ATS does Truffle integrate with natively?
Truffle integrates natively with Greenhouse and Lever. Recruitee, Workable, iCIMS, and SmartRecruiters connect via Zapier or direct API. Native integrations sync candidate identity, interview link, stage updates, notes, tags, and AI Match scores automatically.
What are the G2 ratings for Recruitee and Workable?
Tellent Recruitee has a G2 rating of 4.5/5 across 449 reviews. Workable has a G2 rating of 4.4/5 across 702 reviews. Recruitee scores slightly higher; Workable has the larger review base.
Did Recruitee change its name?
Yes. Recruitee is now sold as Tellent Recruitee, part of the Tellent group formed in 2022 when growth equity firm PSG combined Recruitee with the tools Javelo and kiwiHR. The ATS itself is largely the same product under the new name and ownership.
