# Lever alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,119 of the 1,246 answers in the 5 categories where Lever holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lever/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Manatal: 76
- Workable: 59
- Breezy HR: 54
- Zoho Recruit: 52
- GoodTime: 51
- Phenom: 51

## Interview scheduling

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- Calendly: first choice in 41 of those 81
- Koalendar: first choice in 13 of those 81
- Cal.com: first choice in 10 of those 81
- Breezy HR: first choice in 5 of those 81
- JazzHR: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 81
- AvaHR: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Recruitee: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #6 of 15 at 8%).

- ModernLoop: first choice in 15 of those 73
- Cal.com: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Calendly: first choice in 8 of those 73
- GoodTime: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Koalendar: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Grayscale: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Jobvite: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- GoodTime: first choice in 43 of those 78
- ModernLoop: first choice in 14 of those 78
- candidate.fyi: first choice in 14 of those 78
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 78
- VidCruiter: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Cal.com: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Calendly: first choice in 1 of those 78

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- Juicebox: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Manatal: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 84
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 6 of those 84
- 100Hires: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #4 of 13 at 8%).

- Gem: first choice in 9 of those 72
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 6 of those 72
- hireEZ: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Manatal: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Pin: first choice in 3 of those 72
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Crelate: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- SeekOut: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Gem: first choice in 8 of those 83
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 7 of those 83
- hireEZ: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Avature: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Beamery: first choice in 4 of those 83
- SAP Ariba: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Coupa Sourcing: first choice in 3 of those 83

## Applicant tracking systems

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #10 of 14 at 0%).

- Breezy HR: first choice in 30 of those 81
- 100Hires: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 10 of those 81
- JazzHR: first choice in 7 of those 81
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Recruitee: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #6 of 17 at 5%).

- Breezy HR: first choice in 8 of those 43
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 43
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 43
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 43
- ApplicantStack: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Dover: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #5 of 10 at 4%).

- Greenhouse: first choice in 10 of those 54
- iCIMS: first choice in 10 of those 54
- Workday Recruiting: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 54
- SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: first choice in 2 of those 54
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Oracle Recruiting: first choice in 1 of those 54

## Recruitment marketing and career sites

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- Manatal: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Teamtailor: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Workable: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 84
- TalentLyft: first choice in 4 of those 84
- inploi: first choice in 3 of those 84
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #11 of 17 at 2%).

- Teamtailor: first choice in 19 of those 75
- Phenom: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Manatal: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 75
- iCIMS Attract: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- Phenom: first choice in 42 of those 84
- iCIMS Attract: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Avature: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Beamery: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Radancy: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 84
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 84

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Lever.

- Manatal: first choice in 25 of those 82
- Workable: first choice in 13 of those 82
- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Hirevire: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 82
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 82
- AI-Recruiter: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Lever (Lever is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Ashby: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Leelu AI: first choice in 2 of those 77
- TheHireHub.AI: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 68 of 70 answers did not name Lever.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 21 of those 68
- HireVue: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Paradox: first choice in 5 of those 68
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 68
- iCIMS: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Skima AI: first choice in 2 of those 68

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