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
11 Ashby US New entry 9 , range 7–19 9#11
9
  • : score 9 · #11
9% 5% First reading
12 JOIN CH New entry 9 , range 7–19 9#12
9
  • : score 9 · #12
11% 3% First reading
13 Homerun NL New entry 5 , range 4–8 5#13
5
  • : score 5 · #13
5% 3% None First reading
14 Flatchr FR New entry 5 , range 4–8 5#14
5
  • : score 5 · #14
6% 2% First reading
15 Softgarden DE New entry 5 , range 4–8 5#15
5
  • : score 5 · #15
6% 2% First reading
16 In-Recruiting IT New entry 4 , range 2–6 4#16
4
  • : score 4 · #16
4% 1% None First reading
17 Welcome to the Jungle FR New entry 3 , range 2–6 3#17
3
  • : score 3 · #17
3% 1% None First reading
18 Pinpoint GB New entry 2 , range 2–4 2#18
2
  • : score 2 · #18
2% 1% First reading
19 d.vinci DE New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#19
2
  • : score 2 · #19
2% 0% None First reading
20 SmartRecruiters US New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#20
2
  • : score 2 · #20
1% 1% 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
Care este cel mai bun sistem de gestionare a candidaților pentru o firmă mică? Romanian Breezy HR
Software de recrutare pentru companii în creștere Romanian Ashby, Recruitee, Teamtailor and Workable, tied
Cum poate o firmă mică să gestioneze candidaturile fără să piardă candidați? Romanian Breezy HR and Recruitee, tied
Cum organizez recrutarea când primim sute de candidaturi? Romanian Greenhouse and Recruitee, tied
Recrutarea prin e-mail și foi de calcul sau un sistem de gestionare a candidaților pentru startup-uri? Romanian Breezy HR and Workable, tied
Agenție de recrutare sau software de recrutare pentru echipe interne, în cazul companiilor în creștere? Romanian Ashby, Greenhouse, Teamtailor and Workable, tied
Alternative la gestionarea candidaților în foi de calcul Romanian Workable
Alternative la publicarea manuală a fiecărui anunț de angajare pe platformele de joburi Romanian Breezy HR and Workable, tied
Sunt singurul recrutor într-o companie cu 100 de angajați. Ce software mă poate ajuta să gestionez recrutarea? Romanian Breezy HR, Recruitee and Workable, tied
Conduc un startup care va angaja zece persoane anul acesta și am nevoie de un proces simplu de recrutare. Romanian Breezy HR

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