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Factory vs Greenhouse

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Factory

Software

The autonomy stack for enterprise teams

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Greenhouse

Software

Hiring software for growing companies

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Factory the $100 per month Plus tier only grants about 5 times the usage of the $20 Pro tier, so usage scales sub-linearly with price, as of August 2026.; Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Factory and Greenhouse actually diverge.

Attributes where Factory and Greenhouse differ
AttributeFactoryGreenhouse
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Factory

Nothing recorded that Greenhouse does not also cover.

Only in Greenhouse

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

What people use each for

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

Factory

No use cases recorded yet. See the Factory review.

Greenhouse

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

Where each one falls short

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

Factory

  • The $100 per month Plus tier only grants about 5 times the usage of the $20 Pro tier, so usage scales sub-linearly with price, as of August 2026.

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

Factory

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Factory review.

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Factory if

Nothing in the data separates Factory from Greenhouse on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Factory 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 Factory or Greenhouse better?
Neither clearly leads. Factory 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, Factory or Greenhouse?
Factory starts at On request and Greenhouse at On request.
Does Factory or Greenhouse run on more platforms?
Factory runs on Web. Greenhouse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Factory do that Greenhouse cannot?
Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting.
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