The most visible applicant tracking systems in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Workable

46Heralded Score, range 42–49

Most cited source

youtube.com

86citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Recruitee

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Workable New entry 46 , range 42–49 46#1
46
  • : score 46 · #1
44% 21% First reading
2 Breezy HR US New entry 37 , range 34–41 37#2
37
  • : score 37 · #2
27% 17% First reading
3 Recruitee NL New entry 35 , range 32–38 35#3
35
  • : score 35 · #3
27% 11% First reading
4 Teamtailor SE New entry 34 , range 32–37 34#4
34
  • : score 34 · #4
25% 12% First reading
5 Greenhouse US New entry 30 , range 21–33 30#5
30
  • : score 30 · #5
21% 6% First reading
6 Personio DE New entry 25 , range 14–32 25#6
25
  • : score 25 · #6
16% 7% First reading
7 BambooHR US New entry 11 , range 8–23 11#7
11
  • : score 11 · #7
11% 4% First reading
8 Lever US New entry 11 , range 8–23 11#8
11
  • : score 11 · #8
13% 2% First reading
9 JazzHR US New entry 10 , range 7–21 10#9
10
  • : score 10 · #9
10% 5% First reading
10 Factorial ES New entry 9 , range 7–20 9#10
9
  • : score 9 · #10
10% 5% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 youtube.com Social 12.4% 3 of 4 37 Not read
2 linkedin.com Social 6.2% 3 of 4 30 Not read
3 sparkhire.com Vendor site 6.9% 4 of 4 4 9
4 capterra.com Review site 5.7% 3 of 4 4 5
5 peoplemanagingpeople.com Media 6.0% 4 of 4 8 9
6 reddit.com Community 5.0% 3 of 4 18 Not read
7 zapier.com Vendor site 5.2% 4 of 4 2 8
8 cipd.org Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 8 Not read
9 europa.eu Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 11 Not read
10 indeed.com Directory 2.6% 2 of 4 13 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Was ist das beste Bewerbermanagementsystem für kleine Unternehmen? German Personio
Recruiting-Software für wachsende Unternehmen German JOIN, Personio, Recruitee and Softgarden, tied
Wie kann ein kleines Unternehmen Bewerbungen verwalten, ohne Bewerber zu verlieren? German No brand recommended
Wie organisiere ich den Bewerbungsprozess, wenn wir Hunderte Bewerbungen erhalten? German No brand recommended
Bewerbungen per E-Mail und Tabellen verwalten oder ein Bewerbermanagementsystem für Start-ups nutzen? German Personio
Personalvermittlungsagentur oder interne Recruiting-Software für wachsende Unternehmen? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, Bewerber in Tabellen zu verwalten? German d.vinci and Personio, tied
Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, jede Stellenanzeige manuell auf Jobbörsen zu veröffentlichen? German JOIN and Softgarden, tied
Ich bin die einzige Person im Recruiting eines Unternehmens mit 100 Mitarbeitenden. Welche Software hilft mir, den Einstellungsprozess zu verwalten? German Personio
Ich leite ein Start-up, das dieses Jahr zehn Mitarbeitende einstellen möchte, und brauche einen einfachen Recruiting-Prozess. German JOIN, Personio and Recruitee, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured