Lever vs Workable
talent acquisition head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Annual subscription, quote-based by seats and headcount | Subscription (tiered) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday | Xero |
| Vendor | Lever (Employ, Inc.) | Workable |
Our take
Where Lever leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 12 of the 28 capabilities where they differ (led by email / sms nurture campaigns and ai interview transcription / notetaking).
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Workable leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 16 of the 28 capabilities where they differ (led by candidate rediscovery / silver medalists and resume parsing).
- Stated Xero integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 28 capabilities (of 44 in the talent acquisition taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Email / SMS nurture campaignsCandidate CRM & Nurture | Core strength Email sequencing and nurture-campaign performance tracking | Not evidenced |
| Candidate rediscovery / silver medalistsCandidate CRM & Nurture | Not evidenced | Core strength Candidate resurrection from past applicant pool |
| Resume parsingAI Screening & Matching | Not evidenced | Core strength Intelligent resume parsing |
| Autonomous AI sourcing / outreach agentAI Screening & Matching | Not evidenced | Core strength AI agent for candidate sourcing and outreach (Workable Agent) |
| Candidate skills assessments / testingAI Screening & Matching | Not evidenced | Core strength Science-backed candidate assessments |
| Candidate self-schedulingInterview Scheduling & Collaboration | Not evidenced | Core strength Candidate self-service interview scheduling |
| AI interview transcription / notetakingInterview Scheduling & Collaboration | Core strength AI interview transcripts and auto-generated interview scorecards | Not evidenced |
| Hiring-team feedback collaborationInterview Scheduling & Collaboration | Core strength Hiring-manager and panel collaboration; consolidated candidate notes | Not evidenced |
| EEO / OFCCP / DEI compliance reportingOffers, Screening & Compliance | Core strength DEI and EEO compliance reporting, including bias-detection and pay-equity tracking | Not evidenced |
| Offer approval workflowsOffers, Screening & Compliance | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| New-hire paperwork & e-signatureOnboarding & HRIS Handoff | Not evidenced | Core strength Fillable document templates with e-signature |
| Time-to-fill / time-to-hire reportingAnalytics & Reporting | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| DEI / diversity pipeline analyticsAnalytics & Reporting | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Multi job-board posting & syndicationSourcing & Job Distribution | Partial Career site and requisition posting; multi-board syndication scope not detailed | Core strength Job posting and distribution to 200+ job boards |
| Premium / programmatic job advertisingSourcing & Job Distribution | Not evidenced | Supported Automated social media job promotion |
| Bias-reduction / anonymized screeningAI Screening & Matching | Not evidenced | Supported Anonymized screening for bias reduction |
| Video interviewing (live or one-way)Interview Scheduling & Collaboration | Not evidenced | Supported One-way video interviews |
| Background check integrationOffers, Screening & Compliance | Supported I-9 and background-check workflow integrations | Not evidenced |
| I-9 / W-4 (or local equivalent) digital captureOnboarding & HRIS Handoff | Supported I-9 workflow integrations | Not evidenced |
| Prebuilt integration marketplacePlatform & Integrations | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Branded career site builderSourcing & Job Distribution | Supported | Core strength No-code careers page builder |
| Employee referral program managementSourcing & Job Distribution | Supported Referral tracking | Core strength Employee referral program with gamification |
| AI candidate-to-job matching / rankingAI Screening & Matching | Supported AI-generated candidate fit scores with stated justification | Core strength AI-powered candidate recommendations |
| AI-assisted screening & shortlistingAI Screening & Matching | Supported | Core strength AI-assisted applicant screening and scoring |
| Onboarding task checklists & workflowsOnboarding & HRIS Handoff | Supported Onboarding automation add-on | Core strength Centralized onboarding portal; role-specific onboarding task templates |
| New-hire data sync into HRIS/payrollOnboarding & HRIS Handoff | Partial Documented via a customer's custom-built Workday integration, not a standard product feature | Not evidenced Workable is itself the combined ATS/HRIS system of record, not a sync target |
| Role- & location-specific onboardingOnboarding & HRIS Handoff | Not evidenced | Partial Role-specific templates documented; location/jurisdiction variation not detailed |
| Hiring funnel / pipeline analyticsAnalytics & Reporting | Core strength Time-to-fill, cost-per-hire and pipeline-conversion dashboards | Supported Pre-built and custom recruiting/HR reports |
Both grade identically on the other 16 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Lever, Workable.
Lever vs Workable — FAQs
Is Lever or Workable better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: Lever lists Workday; Workable lists Xero.
Which is cheaper, Lever or Workable?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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