# Dover: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/dover

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Applicant tracking systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/applicant-tracking-systems/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 2 |
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 0% | 37 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "For an in-house team on a tight budget, I'd start with Dover's free ATS." (GPT-6 Luna, Applicant tracking syste)
- "Best for Startups: Dover - Offers free ATS and sourcing tools" (MiniMax M2.5, Recruiting CRM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Dover, from 13 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 6
- dover.com: 6 (its own site)
- 100hires.com: 4
- leadchangegroup.com: 4
- lever.co: 4
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 4
- sourcingtools.org: 4
- technologyadvice.com: 4
- workinsiders.com: 4
- collective.work: 3

### Pages cited

- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 3
- https://technologyadvice.com/recruiting-software: 3
- https://100hires.com/best-applicant-tracking-system-small-business.html: 2
- https://100hires.com/candidate-sourcing.html: 2
- https://adp.com/spark/articles/2026/09/9-cost-effective-ways-to-source-candidates-for-your-small-business.aspx: 2
- https://candidate-sourcing.recruitcrm.io/: 2
- https://capterra.com/resources/best-applicant-tracking-system: 2
- https://collective.work/en/blog/9-best-affordable-ai-recruiting-tools-for-small-teams-and-startups-2026: 2

## In its own words

What Dover's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A free applicant tracking system for startups and recruiters (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- For: startups and recruiters (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Price stated: Free ATS; Premium ATS $199 per month (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Free plan or trial: Free ATS (https://www.dover.com/ats)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.dover.com/pricing); 100 (https://www.dover.com/integrations) (pages disagree)
- Customers named: Somethings, Memora Health, OthersideAI, Descript, Benchling, Section4, Finary, Archive Resale

## What it publishes

Every page dover.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12741 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 247 pages, 14 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 53 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- glossary or explainer: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Candidate pre apply audit startup https://www.dover.com/blog/candidate-pre-apply-audit-startup
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Recruiting metrics for startups https://www.dover.com/blog/recruiting-metrics-for-startups
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs contrario https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-contrario
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs recruiter com https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-recruiter-com
- Recent: 2026-09-16 comparison: Dover vs recruitifi https://www.dover.com/compare/dover-vs-recruitifi
- Recent: 2026-09-05 blog: Product update august 2026 https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-august-2026

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.