# hireEZ alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 553 of the 636 answers in the 3 categories where hireEZ holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/hireez/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 65
- Pin: 52
- Manatal: 39
- Gem: 18
- Workable: 15
- GoPerfect: 14

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 51 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #7 of 16 at 4%).

- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 51
- Lessie AI: first choice in 7 of those 51
- Gem: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Loxo: first choice in 4 of those 51
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Wrangle: first choice in 2 of those 51

**Mid-market**: 56 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #5 of 17 at 8%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 9 of those 56
- Pin: first choice in 8 of those 56
- Lessie AI: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 56
- SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Gem: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 38 of those 69
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 69
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Fuel50: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Gloat: first choice in 1 of those 69
- LinkedIn Talent Insights: first choice in 1 of those 69
- LinkedIn Talent Insights / LinkedIn Recruiter enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 69
- LinkedIn Talent Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 69

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 67 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 12 of those 67
- Pin: first choice in 12 of those 67
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Juicebox: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Loxo: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 56 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #6 of 11 at 5%).

- Lever: first choice in 7 of those 56
- Manatal: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Gem: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Pin: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 56
- LinkedIn: first choice in 2 of those 56
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 2 of those 56
- 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 62 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #6 of 6 at 5%).

- Beamery: first choice in 8 of those 62
- SeekOut: first choice in 5 of those 62
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Gem: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Lever: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Avature: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 62
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 62

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ.

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 71
- Pin: first choice in 15 of those 71
- Workable: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Juicebox: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Bullhorn: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name hireEZ (hireEZ is #9 of 13 at 0%).

- GoPerfect: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Workable: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Manatal: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 64
- TheHireHub.AI: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Autonomy Recruit: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 57 of 60 answers did not name hireEZ.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 14 of those 57
- GoPerfect: first choice in 6 of those 57
- HireVue: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 57
- iCIMS: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Gem: first choice in 1 of those 57

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