Greenhouse vs Lever
Both are quote-based and licensed against your employee headcount rather than recruiter seats, so the decision turns on your European setup. Greenhouse offers an EU hosting silo in Frankfurt and application forms in 18 languages. Lever offers an EU data centre and says its product is not optimised for languages other than English.
Which purchase scenario matches your team?
Hiring in several European languages
Compare Greenhouse’s per-post application languages with how Lever’s English-first product presents your candidate pages and messages. Publish a sample job in each language you hire in.
EU hosting as a requirement
Both document EU hosting, and neither says how an account is assigned to a region. Ask each for written confirmation of your region and of any sub-processors outside the EU.
Integrations built in-house
Greenhouse’s Harvest API v3 uses OAuth client credentials. Lever offers API keys and webhooks, with audit events as an add-on. Map the endpoints your integration needs before choosing.
The facts side by side
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| Requirement |  Greenhouse Recruiting software |  Lever Recruiting software |
|---|---|---|
Greenhouse runs on AWS with US, EU, and APAC silos. The EU silo uses Frankfurt (eu-central-1) and Ireland (eu-west-1) for disaster recovery. The security overview does not say how accounts are assigned to a silo. Confirm your account's silo and any processing outside the EU.support.greenhouse.io (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The help centre says some Lever environments are hosted on an EU data centre and use a separate EU login address. It does not explain how the region is chosen. Confirm whether your account will be EU-hosted and where sub-processors handle your data.help.lever.co (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
On Core, Plus, and Pro, each job post's application language can be set to one of 18 languages, including English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. The job name, description, and custom questions must be written in the target language yourself. Greenhouse suggests a separate job board for each language you post in regularly.support.greenhouse.io (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | Lever accepts text in any language and lets you write job postings, forms, and email templates in any language. It says the product is not optimised for languages other than English, and the navigation and much of the interface are in English. Confirm how candidate-facing pages and messages appear in your languages.help.lever.co (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The Harvest API is available on Core, Plus, and Pro and can read and change data such as candidates, jobs, and offers. Version 3 uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials; the help centre gives 31 August 2026 as the end date for v1 and v2, so integrations need to run on v3.support.greenhouse.io (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The documented API covers opportunities, applications, postings, interviews, feedback, offers, requisitions, users, and webhooks. Access uses an API key created in Settings or OAuth for partner integrations, and audit events are an add-on. Confirm access to confidential records and how the API works on an EU-hosted account.hire.lever.co (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
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The master subscription agreement bases subscription fees on the customer's employee headcount, including affiliates given access, unless the order form says otherwise, rather than on a number of recruiting users. Confirm any user caps in your order form.greenhouse.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | Lever's terms licence the service against an Employee Limit on the order form, meaning your total headcount when the order is signed, rather than a stated number of recruiting users. On multi-year terms, Lever can raise fees at each anniversary if headcount exceeds that limit. Confirm in your order form whether any user cap applies.lever.co (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
Greenhouse sells three tiers, Core, Plus, and Pro, each building on the previous one. The pricing page shows no prices and says cost depends on the tier, hiring volume, and organisational complexity. Confirm the full quote and any add-ons.greenhouse.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | Pricing is available on request and scales with team size and hiring needs. The pricing page lists the core hiring platform and optional add-ons, including onboarding, with no prices shown. Confirm which add-ons are in the quote.lever.co (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 |
Compare complete quotes, not entry prices
Request the same active-job count, hiring-manager access, languages, integrations, and implementation work from both vendors. Use written quotes to separate first-year costs from recurring annual costs.
Compare your quoted costsQuestions for both demos
- Which region will host our account, and where is that set in the contract?
- What is the full annual quote at our headcount, including add-ons?
- Are open jobs or recruiting users limited in the package you are quoting?
- How do our candidate pages, forms, and emails appear in each of our languages?
Before you decide
See setup and everyday use with your own hiring process in both demos, and get the full annual cost, data-processing details, and contract terms in writing.