Softwr

Technology · head to head

Greenhouse vs Vagrant

Greenhouse logo

Greenhouse

Technology

Hiring software for growing companies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Vagrant logo

Vagrant

Cloud & Infrastructure

Development environments made easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Vagrant has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups; Vagrant vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
  • They diverge on capability: Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Vagrant covers Box management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Greenhouse and Vagrant actually diverge.

Attributes where Greenhouse and Vagrant differ
AttributeGreenhouseVagrant
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiLinux, Windows, Mac
CategoryTechnologyCloud & Infrastructure
Founded20122010

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 Greenhouse

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

Only in Vagrant

  • Box management
  • Provider support
  • Multi-machine setups
  • Provisioners
  • Networking
  • Synced folders
  • Snapshots
  • Plugins

What people use each for

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

Greenhouse

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

Vagrant

  • Reproducible local development environments defined in a Vagrantfilenot Greenhouse
  • Provisioning identical VMs across VirtualBox, VMware and Hyper-V for a teamnot Greenhouse
  • Sandboxing multi-machine setups on a developer laptopnot Greenhouse

Where each one falls short

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

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

Vagrant

  • Vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
  • The Additional Use Grant forbids offering Vagrant to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis in a paid product that competes with IBM's paid versions of Vagrant
  • Each version converts to the MPL 2.0 Change License only four years after that version is first published
  • Uses that fall outside the Additional Use Grant require a separately negotiated licence from the licensor

Pricing, plan by plan

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

Vagrant

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Development environment provisioning
    • Multiple providers
    • Provisioner support

Which should you pick?

Choose Greenhouse if

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

Choose Vagrant if

  • You need box management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Mac.
  • You also want provider support.
Vagrant review

Questions people ask

Is Greenhouse or Vagrant better?
Neither clearly leads. Greenhouse starts at On request and Vagrant at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Greenhouse or Vagrant?
Vagrant has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Greenhouse and Free for Vagrant.
Does Greenhouse or Vagrant run on more platforms?
Greenhouse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Vagrant runs on Linux, Windows, Mac.
Can I use Vagrant for free?
Yes. Vagrant has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Greenhouse starts at On request.
What is Greenhouse best used for?
Greenhouse is most often used for applicant tracking system for structured hiring, ai-powered interview notetaking and sourcing. Of those, applicant tracking system for structured hiring and ai-powered interview notetaking and sourcing are not what Vagrant is typically brought in for.
What can Greenhouse do that Vagrant cannot?
Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting. Vagrant covers Box management, Provider support, Multi-machine setups, Provisioners.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Greenhouse

More on Vagrant

Keep looking

Other head to heads