# SmartRecruiters: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 44 judge labels across 6 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/smartrecruiters

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Applicant tracking systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/applicant-tracking-systems/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 22% | 18 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 13% | 15 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 5 |
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 0% | 110 | 50% | 4 |
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 0% | 88 | 0% | 1 |
| [Talent intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/talent-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 113 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "modern ATS platforms like Greenhouse, Lever, or SmartRecruiters, evaluate whether their native CRM/Marketing add-ons meet 80% of your needs" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Recruitment marketing)
- "Caveat: career page is configured by an implementation team and pricing is quote-only, which is heavier than Teamtailor for mid-market." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Recruitment marketing)
- "For Enterprises: iCIMS, Workday, or SmartRecruiters for robust features and compliance." (Grok 4.20, Applicant tracking syste)
- "Enterprise-grade features with high usability and global localization capabilities." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Applicant tracking syste)

## And against it

- "Geared more toward large enterprises; likely overkill and more expensive for a mid-sized company" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recruiting CRM)
- "Avoid Workday Recruiting and SmartRecruiters unless you have enterprise-level needs" (Kimi K2, Applicant tracking syste)
- "Be wary of mega-enterprise platforms (SmartRecruiters Enterprise, Radancy, etc.) priced at $50K+/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recruitment marketing)
- "worth considering if you're at the upper end of mid-market... before recommending them over Greenhouse" (GPT-5.4 mini, Applicant tracking syste)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SmartRecruiters, from 168 of the 179 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- lever.co: 60
- g2.com: 53
- greenhouse.com: 41
- resources.rework.com: 41
- capterra.com: 38
- leadchangegroup.com: 36
- pin.com: 34
- softwareadvice.com: 34
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 32
- guideflow.com: 31

### Pages cited

- https://lever.co/insights/best-enterprise-applicant-tracking-systems: 24
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/best-applicant-tracking-systems: 22
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-applicant-tracking-system: 21
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/recruiting-ats/best-recruitment-marketing-software-2026: 20
- https://softwareadvice.com/recruitment-marketing-platform: 20
- https://guideflow.com/blog/recruitment-marketing-platforms: 19
- https://matchr.io/blog/top-15-ats-for-recruiters: 18
- https://hrlineup.com/best-enterprise-recruitment-marketing-platforms: 17

## In its own words

What SmartRecruiters's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-Powered Hiring Platform That Delivers Results (https://smartrecruiters.com/)
- For: enterprise organizations—whether you're hiring at scale or managing complex talent acquisition needs; HR and recruiting talent; organizations with at least 50 employees and a significant amount of open job requisitions; corporate hiring (https://smartrecruiters.com/)
- Price stated: Flexible options to meet your unique hiring needs and scale with your business. (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 14995 (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.smartrecruiters.com/recruiting-software/marketplace)
- Certifications: TISAX, CCPA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials
- Customers named: Deloitte, Frasers Group, Asbury Communities, Experian, SAP SuccessFactors, Abano Healthcare, Aspect, Rexel

## What it publishes

Every page smartrecruiters.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1355 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 471 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 60 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 77 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 71 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-09
- glossary or explainer: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-16
- Recent: 2025-09-16 news or press: Redefining talent acquisition smartrecruiters an sap company showcases ai innovation at hr tech 2025 https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/redefining-talent-acquisition-smartrecruiters-an-sap-company-showcases-ai-innovation-at-hr-tech-2025/
- Recent: 2025-09-11 news or press: Sap completes acquisition of smartrecruiters https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/sap-completes-acquisition-of-smartrecruiters/
- Recent: 2025-08-01 news or press: Sap to acquire smartrecruiters https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/sap-to-acquire-smartrecruiters/
- Recent: 2025-06-10 news or press: Smartrecruiters unveils ai powered platform that ends the ats era https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/smartrecruiters-unveils-ai-powered-platform-that-ends-the-ats-era/
- Recent: 2025-06-09 news or press: High volume hiring where speed meets stickiness https://www.smartrecruiters.com/news/high-volume-hiring-where-speed-meets-stickiness/
- Recent: 2025-01-09 template or tool: Roi calculator https://www.smartrecruiters.com/roi-calculator

## 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.