Where Dover is strong
Dover's free plan is generous: unlimited users, jobs and candidates at $0, with a careers page, sourcing and CRM, and Gmail and Outlook integrations. Its Premium plan is a flat $199 a month, and Dover runs a marketplace of fractional recruiters billed at the recruiter's own rate, which no pure software vendor offers.
If you want people to run parts of the search for you, Dover is built for that.
Where Evander works differently
On Dover, AI resume review (applicant scoring) is part of Premium at $199 a month. On Evander, scoring against your brief is in every plan: 50 applicants a month on Free and 500 on Startup, which starts at $79 a month billed yearly.
- One sentence to a live job. Describe the role and Evander writes the post, sets up stages and scorecards and publishes it to your careers page.
- Every applicant screened, with evidence. You write a brief with must-haves and bonuses; each application is checked against it and every check links to the resume. A person makes every decision.
- Automations in plain English. "When someone moves to onsite, send a booking link and remind interviewers after 24 hours" becomes a workflow anyone can read and edit.
- Your assistant can do everything you can. Every action is an MCP tool for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor; sensitive actions wait for your approval.
Where Dover is ahead
Dover's free plan has no cap on candidates and includes sourcing and a CRM. Its recruiter marketplace has no counterpart in Evander. Evander launched in 2026 and is invite-only, so it has a shorter track record.
Pricing
Dover: Free ATS: $0 with unlimited users, jobs and candidates. Premium ATS: $199 a month flat. Fractional recruiters are billed separately at the recruiter's rate.
Evander: Free plan. Startup $79–299/month billed yearly ($99–379 monthly) for up to 100 people; Growth from $449/month for 101–500. Priced by company size; unlimited jobs and teammates. See Evander pricing and ATS pricing compared.
The verdict
Choose Dover if you want a free ATS with unlimited candidates and the option to hire a fractional recruiter through the same vendor. Choose Evander if you want every applicant screened against your brief on the free plan too, automations written in plain English, and every action open to your AI assistant.
Looking at other options too? See Dover alternatives compared.
Questions
How much does Dover cost?
Free ATS: $0 with unlimited users, jobs and candidates. Premium ATS: $199 a month flat. Fractional recruiters are billed separately at the recruiter's rate.
Does Dover have a free plan?
Yes: unlimited users, jobs and candidates. Evander has a free plan with unlimited jobs and teammates and 50 AI resume scorings a month.
Does Dover have an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes; a monthly request allowance on Free, unlimited on Premium. Evander: Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval.