Category
ATS
Rating
4.4/5 (1367 Reviews)
Availability
HQ
Athens, Greece
Pricing
From $189/mo
Free tier
No
Best for
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Capabilities
What is Workable?
Workable is a hiring and HR platform for in-house teams, combining an applicant tracking system with HR management covering onboarding, performance, time off, attendance and employee records in one platform. A job holds the pipeline, budget and approval flow for an internal opening, and it can contain multiple requisitions so that hiring several people against one job still ties each hire to its own authorized requisition. A named Workable Agent searches external profiles and reaches candidates before they apply, while career-site and job board applications continue to feed the pipeline, tilting the product toward outbound discovery. Every Agent score carries written reasoning and a full audit log of the actions taken. The system of record spans candidates through to employees, and Workable is certified to ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and SOC 2 Type II.
What are Workable's key features?
Workable Agent sources, screens, and qualifies candidates inside the ATS around the clock.
Every Agent score includes written reasoning and a full audit log of actions taken.
A requisition and approval workflow manages headcount sign-off before sourcing begins.
Market salary data is available inside the platform to inform job and budget decisions.
Certified to ISO 27001, ISO 27017, and SOC 2 Type II.
How do in-house recruiting teams use Workable?
- You hire someone, then onboard them, manage time off, and track performance, and each step lives in a separate tool.
- Your offer letter process involves a document, a PDF, and an email chain before a new hire signs anything.
- A hiring manager wants to know how a candidate compares to market before approving the offer and pulling that takes a day.
- You are growing into new geographies and your current ATS has no GDPR or CCPA controls, so compliance slows every hire.
Who is Workable best for?
- SMB and mid-market in-house teams wanting ATS, sourcing, HR operations, and an autonomous agent
- People teams that need recruiting and HR in one system from sourcing through onboarding
- Teams that want an AI agent screening inbound applicants with written reasoning behind every score
What are Workable's pros and cons?
Pros
- Published tiered pricing with self-serve plans and a free trial lets teams evaluate cost first.
- Texting, video interviews and assessments are included on the higher plans.
- A passive candidate sourcing database is included in all paid plans alongside the ATS.
- Workable Agent sources, screens and engages candidates autonomously as an optional add-on.
Cons
- Workable Agent is a paid add-on on top of every plan tier rather than included by default.
- A recent reviewer reports AI resume parsing that was previously included being discontinued and re-offered at extra cost.
- There is no client or job order workflow, so it fits internal hiring rather than agency delivery.
What are people saying about Workable?
Reviewers generally rate Workable highly for an interface hiring managers pick up without training and for covering sourcing, scheduling, evaluation and onboarding in one place, with AI resume matching and candidate self-scheduling singled out as the biggest time savers. The recurring criticism is reporting, with some finding the analytics rigid and hard to customise around their own hiring metrics.
Consolidated from 1367 reviews across G2, Capterra · Updated August 14, 2026
How does Workable compare to alternatives?
| Feature | Workable | Ashby | Gem | Loxo | RecruitCRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ATS | ATS | ATS | ATS | ATS |
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| Best for | In-House | In-House | In-House | Agency | Agency |
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