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Achievers vs Greenhouse

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Achievers

Software

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Greenhouse

Software

Hiring software for growing companies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Greenhouse actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Greenhouse differ
AttributeAchieversGreenhouse
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Founded20022012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking
  • Interview scheduling
  • Scorecard system
  • Job board posting
  • Candidate CRM
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Offer management
  • EEO compliance

Both cover

  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Data encryption

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Greenhouse
  • Rewards programnot Greenhouse
  • Engagement measurementnot Greenhouse
  • Culture buildingnot Greenhouse
  • Retention improvementnot Greenhouse

Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking system for structured hiringnot Achievers
  • AI-powered interview notetaking and sourcingnot Achievers

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Greenhouse

  • Core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • Core plan lacks email automation and applicant texting
  • Plus plan lacks resume anonymisation and application limits
  • Plus plan lacks audit logging and developer tools
  • Pricing customised by hiring volume and company size, not published
  • Only Pro tier offers audit logs and developer sandbox

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Greenhouse if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want interview scheduling.
Greenhouse review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Greenhouse better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Greenhouse at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Greenhouse?
Achievers starts at On request and Greenhouse at On request.
Does Achievers or Greenhouse run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Greenhouse is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Greenhouse cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting. Both handle Slack, GDPR, Data encryption.
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