Where Greenhouse is strong
Greenhouse popularized structured hiring: interview plans, scorecards and consistent evaluation across every candidate. Its partner marketplace is one of the largest in recruiting, and it is built for companies with recruiting teams, approval chains and procurement requirements.
It has also moved quickly on AI. Real Talent adds candidate matching and fraud detection, and in May 2026 Greenhouse announced an official MCP server, rolling out to customers from June, so admins can connect Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants under existing permissions.
Where Evander works differently
Built for teams without a recruiting department
Greenhouse assumes a recruiting team runs the process. Evander assumes founders and hiring managers do it between everything else. Jobs go live from one sentence, every applicant is screened against your brief with the evidence shown, and follow-ups run as plain-English automations.
Live today, not next quarter
There is no sales call or implementation project. Sign up, connect Gmail and Calendar, describe your first role. Your pipeline starts filling itself from your inbox the same day.
Scorecards when you want them
Evander generates stages and a scorecard per role, but does not nag. For a ten-person company, a fast, well-documented decision usually beats a mandatory form.
AI as the core, not a module
Screening, job drafting, interview prep and automations all run on the same AI layer, and every action is also an MCP tool. Ask your assistant who is stuck in the pipeline and it answers from live data.
Pricing
Greenhouse does not publish prices. Third-party buyer data puts a typical contract around $27,000 per year: Vendr reports an average of about $27,000 and CostBench a median of $26,646. Much smaller and much larger contracts are both reported. Buyers also report implementation, training and add-ons on top.
Evander publishes every price: free for your first hire, then $79–299 a month billed yearly for teams up to 100 people, and from $449 a month for 101–500. Unlimited jobs and teammates on every plan.
Switching from Greenhouse
- Export candidates and jobs as CSV and import them into Evander.
- Recreate your interview stages in one sentence per role, or let Evander generate them.
- Connect Gmail and Calendar so ongoing threads and interviews are matched automatically.
The verdict
For a large organization with a recruiting team and complex compliance needs, Greenhouse is a proven, deep platform. For a startup or lean team that wants AI to take the work off its plate and pricing it can read on a website, Evander is the faster and cheaper path.
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Questions
How much does Greenhouse cost?
Not published (plans Core, Plus, Pro). Third-party buyer data: about $27,000 a year on average (Vendr), median $26,646 (CostBench).
Does Greenhouse have a free plan?
No. Evander has a free plan with unlimited jobs and teammates and 50 AI resume scorings a month.
Does Greenhouse have an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes; announced May 7, 2026, rolling out to customers from June 2026 (plans not stated). Evander: Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval.