Workable vs SmartRecruiters
Both suit teams that expect hiring to grow. Workable advertises unlimited jobs and users on employee-count tiers and lists US East hosting. SmartRecruiters lists unlimited job postings, bases fees on employee count, and hosts in Frankfurt by default.
Which purchase scenario matches your team?
EU data residency matters
SmartRecruiters names Frankfurt as its default hosting location. Workable’s sub-processor list names US East hosting. Ask both which processing happens outside the EU.
Hiring in several languages
Workable’s Language Kit adds one extra language on Standard and up to nine on Premier and Enterprise. SmartRecruiters lets each job carry ads with their own language codes. Test candidate messages in each language.
Planning the budget
SmartRecruiters shows a starting price for Essential and quotes the other tiers. Workable sizes its packages by employee count. Compare full quotes at your headcount.
The facts side by side
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| Requirement |  Workable Recruiting software |  SmartRecruiters Recruiting software |
|---|---|---|
The subprocessor list identifies AWS and Google Cloud hosting facilities in US East, and MongoDB storage in US East. Confirm your account configuration, attachments, backups, and feature-specific processing; this is not an EU-only hosting statement.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The sub-processor list gives Frankfurt, Germany, as the default hosting location unless the order form names another. AWS hosting is listed in Frankfurt, Ohio, or Sydney. Some sub-processors process data in the United States, including SendGrid email, Twilio SMS, and some optional services, so processing is not EU-only. Confirm your hosting region and which optional services you will use.smartrecruiters.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
Language Kit documentation says Standard permits one extra language, while Premier and Enterprise permit up to nine additional languages. It covers hosted career pages, application forms, and candidate messages. Confirm your required languages and entitlement despite the pricing page's broader language summary.help.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The developer documentation lets each job carry several job ads, up to 100 per job, and each ad has its own language code. The code list includes the major EU languages, such as German, French, Swedish, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, and Danish. Confirm career-site page and candidate-message translations separately.developers.smartrecruiters.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The careers-page API guide applies to all plans. A Super Admin creates a scoped token: r_jobs retrieves job listings, while w_candidates is also needed for applications submitted through your own site. Custom implementation requires development work.help.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The Customer API includes a Job API for importing and exporting jobs, a Candidate API for reading and updating candidates, and a Posting API for building custom career sites. Customers authenticate their own integrations with API keys, while productised apps use OAuth 2.0. Confirm whether your tier includes API access.developers.smartrecruiters.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
Unlimited active jobs are advertised for Standard, Premier, and Enterprise, subject to fair usage limits. Confirm the limit for your expected hiring volume.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | SmartRecruiters lists unlimited job postings among the capabilities of a full SmartRecruiters instance. The pricing page sets job-distribution volumes (to job boards) by tier but gives no cap on active jobs. Confirm in your order form that active jobs are unlimited on your tier.smartrecruiters.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
The help-centre plan guide describes the Standard and Premier recruiting packages as including unlimited active jobs and users, sized for your company; Enterprise includes everything in Premier. Plan cost depends on the company size selected. Confirm any fair-use terms and role permissions for your hiring team.help.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | The standard terms base subscription fees on the customer's total employee count set in the order form, with growth reported at each anniversary, rather than on a number of recruiting users. Confirm any user caps in your order form.smartrecruiters.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | |
Standard, Premier, and Enterprise packages have employee-count tiers. The pricing page distinguishes optional tools on Standard from tools included in higher plans; confirm the package, billing period, and full quote.workable.com (opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 2026 | Four tiers are listed: Essential, Professional, High Volume, and Complete. Essential shows a starting price, while the other tiers are quote-based, and SMS and job-distribution volumes rise by tier. Confirm the billing period and any add-ons in your quote.smartrecruiters.com (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 tier fits our hiring volume, and what does the full quote include?
- Where will our candidate data be hosted, and which services process it elsewhere?
- How many candidate-facing languages does our package include?
- Is API access included in our tier?
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.