The one-paragraph verdict
For the “we just outgrew a spreadsheet” startup, Workable is the safer bet: it has broader job board integration, a faster time-to-functional, and a Starter plan that costs $30/month less than Breezy’s equivalent. Breezy wins on UI quality and includes video interviews in its Business tier without an add-on charge. Both tools are affiliate partners. The honest answer depends on which feature axis you weight highest.
Real pricing side-by-side
| Workable | Breezy HR | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $169/mo (50 employees) | $189/mo Startup |
| Realistic active SMB cost | $300–$800/mo | $329–$479/mo |
| Video interviews | Add-on (extra cost) | Included on Business |
| LinkedIn integration | Native two-way sync | Standard posting only |
| Job board count | 200+ | 50+ |
Both tools lead with sticker prices that understate real first-year cost once you add integrations, reporting tiers, and per-job extras. Budget for the realistic band above.
Feature scorecard
| Axis | Workable | Breezy HR |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn integration depth ⓘ | Full two-way sync — InMail logs back | Standard posting only |
| Job board syndication ⓘ | 200+ boards | 50+ boards |
| Pipeline UI quality ⓘ | Good — functional Kanban | Excellent — best in SMB class |
| Video interviews ⓘ | Add-on (extra cost) | Included on Business tier |
| Onboarding speed ⓘ | 2 hours to functional | Same-day setup |
| AI sourcing ⓘ | 400M+ profile database | Basic sourcing tool |
| Reporting (base tier) ⓘ | Basic — source attribution, time-to-fill | Basic — similar coverage |
| Entry price ⓘ | $169/mo Starter | $189/mo Startup |
Who wins each use case
Startup hiring its first 10 roles on a deadline
Winner: Workable. The LinkedIn two-way sync alone justifies Workable at this stage. If you are posting your first batch of real roles and want candidates to flow in from LinkedIn without manual import, Workable handles this out of the box. Breezy does not.
Team that wants the best UI without enterprise complexity
Winner: Breezy HR. If your hiring managers will refuse to use anything that looks like 2018-era enterprise software, Breezy’s pipeline view is the most aesthetically polished SMB ATS. The hiring team adoption rate on Breezy is higher than Workable in our testing — largely because the drag-and-drop is more intuitive.
Running remote hiring with video interviews built in
Winner: Breezy HR. Breezy Business includes a built-in video interview tool (similar functionality to what you would otherwise pay Whereby or Zoom for separately). Workable’s video interview integration requires a third-party add-on at additional monthly cost. If your process is remote-first and you are running 10+ video interviews per month, Breezy wins on TCO at Business tier.
Growing past 50 employees with 2+ recruiters
Winner: Workable. Workable scales more smoothly to a multi-recruiter setup. The AI Sourcing feature, broader integration roster, and more mature reporting make Workable the better platform for a growing team. Breezy is best in its SMB sweet spot; Workable holds up better at 100–200 employees.
Workable vs Breezy HR: both are per-seat tools, which changes as you scale
Three pricing models dominate this market: per-recruiter-seat (Greenhouse, Lever, Workable), per-total-employee (Ashby, Workday), and per-req (SmartRecruiters, iCIMS). The same 11-person hiring team — 2 recruiters, 5 hiring-manager interviewers, 3 part-time sourcers, 1 agency partner — pays $4,800/year on Greenhouse Essential, $14,400/year on Lever with the sourcing module, and $30,000+/year on Ashby at 100 employees. That gap is not a rounding error. It is the pricing model.
Full breakdown: ATS pricing models explained →The honest verdict for the most common buyer
The team most likely reading this review is: 20–60 employees, just hit the wall on the Google Sheet ATS, one recruiter or founder-doing-recruiting, needs something that works this week.
For that team: start your Workable trial. The LinkedIn integration and 200+ job board syndication are worth the $30/month premium over Breezy. Breezy is worth evaluating if you have specific reasons to care about video-interview cost or UI quality above all else.
Neither tool is the answer if you are at 100+ employees and need structured interview scorecards or sourcing CRM. At that size, evaluate Greenhouse (structured interviews) or Lever (sourcing CRM).