HR & Recruiting · head to head
Freshteam vs Lever

Lever
Recruitment & ATS
Talent acquisition suite built for collaboration
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Freshteam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Freshteam freshworks HRMS (formerly Freshteam) paid tiers as captured 19 February 2023 combined a per-employee monthly charge ($1.20 to $2.40+/employee/month) with a separate flat platform fee ($71 to $119+/month), on top of a $0 free tier; Lever customized pricing requires sales contact, no public pricing
- They diverge on capability: Freshteam covers Onboarding, Lever covers Candidate CRM.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Freshteam and Lever actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Freshteam
- Onboarding
- Time Off
- Employee Directory
- Time Tracking
- Documents
- Org Chart
- Freshdesk
- Freshsales
Only in Lever
- Candidate CRM
- Sourcing
- Interview Management
- Analytics
- Offer Management
- Indeed
- Workday
Both cover
- Applicant Tracking
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Freshteam
No use cases recorded yet. See the Freshteam review.
Lever
- Applicant tracking from sourcing through offernot Freshteam
- Building and nurturing talent pipelines of passive candidatesnot Freshteam
- Automating interview scheduling, follow-ups and offer lettersnot Freshteam
- Reporting on hiring performance across sourcesnot Freshteam
- Screening at volume with AI ranking and recommendationsnot Freshteam
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Freshteam
- Freshworks HRMS (formerly Freshteam) paid tiers as captured 19 February 2023 combined a per-employee monthly charge ($1.20 to $2.40+/employee/month) with a separate flat platform fee ($71 to $119+/month), on top of a $0 free tier
Lever
- Customized pricing requires sales contact, no public pricing
- Premium features like advanced CRM functionality require additional fees
- Implementation requires some technical configuration
Pricing, plan by plan
Freshteam
Free- FreeFree
- 50 Employees
- Basic ATS
- Time Off
- Growth$1.2/month
- All Free features
- Onboarding
- Time Tracking
- Pro$2.4/month
- All Growth features
- Custom Reports
- Advanced Workflows
Lever
On request- LeverTRM$undefined/month
- ATS
- CRM
- Sourcing
- LeverTRM for Enterprise$undefined/month
- All LeverTRM features
- Advanced Security
- Dedicated Support
Which should you pick?
Choose Freshteam if
- You need onboarding.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want time off.
Questions people ask
- Is Freshteam or Lever better?
- Neither clearly leads. Freshteam starts at Free and Lever at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Freshteam or Lever?
- Freshteam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Freshteam and On request for Lever.
- Does Freshteam or Lever run on more platforms?
- Freshteam runs on Web, Ios, Android. Lever runs on Web.
- Can I use Freshteam for free?
- Yes. Freshteam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lever starts at On request.
- What can Freshteam do that Lever cannot?
- Freshteam covers Onboarding, Time Off, Employee Directory, Time Tracking. Lever covers Candidate CRM, Sourcing, Interview Management, Analytics. Both handle Applicant Tracking, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Lever: What is Lever used for?
Lever is modern recruiting software that centralizes recruiting into a single system for sourcing candidates, managing applications, scheduling interviews, collaborating with hiring managers, automating workflows, and measuring hiring performance.
SourceLever: Does Lever include both ATS and CRM?
Yes. Lever integrates comprehensive Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) functionalities within a single offering called LeverTRM, with features like AI-powered screening and interview transcripts.
SourceLever: What integrations does Lever support?
Lever integrates with 300+ tools including Slack for notifications, Zoom for interviews, calendar applications for scheduling, background check services, job boards, and leading HRIS platforms for talent management workflows.
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