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Recruitment & ATS · head to head

Jobvite vs Podia

Jobvite logo

Jobvite

Recruitment & ATS

Evolve your talent acquisition

From
On request
Rated
-
Podia logo

Podia

Learning Management

Sell online courses, memberships, and digital downloads

From
$42/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Jobvite no pricing is published and no minimum is stated; Podia mover tier charges 5% transaction fees on all sales; higher tiers offer fee-free processing
  • They diverge on capability: Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, Podia covers Course hosting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Jobvite and Podia actually diverge.

Attributes where Jobvite and Podia differ
AttributeJobvitePodia
Starting priceOn request$42/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryRecruitment & ATSLearning Management
Founded20062014

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Jobvite

  • Applicant Tracking
  • CRM
  • Career Sites
  • Social Recruiting
  • Employee Referrals
  • Analytics
  • Onboarding
  • LinkedIn

Only in Podia

  • Course hosting
  • Digital downloads
  • Memberships
  • Email marketing
  • Webinars
  • Community
  • Affiliate marketing
  • Custom website

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Jobvite

  • Applicant tracking and recruitment workflow managementnot Podia
  • Recruitment marketing and candidate onboardingnot Podia

Podia

  • Content creators selling digital courses with email marketing integrationnot Jobvite
  • Coaching businesses managing memberships and community spacesnot Jobvite
  • Newsletter publishers monetising subscriber base with events and digital productsnot Jobvite

Where each one falls short

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

Jobvite

  • No pricing is published and no minimum is stated
  • The product is sold as a core applicant tracking system with onboarding, AI and recruitment marketing as separately added modules, so cost depends on a combination rather than a tier
  • Every route to a figure is a quote request

Podia

  • Mover tier charges 5% transaction fees on all sales; higher tiers offer fee-free processing
  • Mover plan capped at 50 products maximum; Shaker at 150 products; only Earthquaker offers unlimited
  • Video storage limited by plan: 500 videos (Mover), 1,000 (Shaker), unlimited (Earthquaker)
  • Email subscriber limits tiered: 100 (Mover), 500 (Shaker), 1,000 (Earthquaker); overage model not stated
  • Annual billing required for all plans with 72-hour refund window; partial refunds excluded

Pricing, plan by plan

Jobvite

On request
  • Jobvite$undefined/month
    • ATS
    • CRM
    • Career Sites

Podia

$42/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Podia review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Jobvite if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want crm.

Choose Podia if

  • You need course hosting.
  • You also want digital downloads.

Questions people ask

Is Jobvite or Podia better?
Neither clearly leads. Jobvite starts at On request and Podia at $42/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jobvite or Podia?
Jobvite starts at On request and Podia at $42/month.
Does Jobvite or Podia run on more platforms?
Jobvite runs on Web, Ios, Android. Podia runs on Web.
What is Jobvite best used for?
Jobvite is most often used for applicant tracking and recruitment workflow management, recruitment marketing and candidate onboarding. Of those, applicant tracking and recruitment workflow management and recruitment marketing and candidate onboarding are not what Podia is typically brought in for.
What can Jobvite do that Podia cannot?
Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, CRM, Career Sites, Social Recruiting. Podia covers Course hosting, Digital downloads, Memberships, Email marketing. Both handle Web support.

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