AI Software Index · August 2026

Best applicant tracking system according to AI

On 6 August 2026, across 79 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT and Gemini, the three brands AI named most for applicant tracking system were Workable (in 71% of answers), Greenhouse (67%) and Ashby (46%).

Last measured: 6 August 2026 · 79 buyer questions · ChatGPT and Gemini

Greenhouse is the answer AI gives most often. It was the first recommendation in 28% of the 79 answers we collected.

That said, this category is far from settled: rephrase the question and the winner changes often. Scroll down to see who else shows up.

The leaderboard

EngineRegion
Buyer

Mention rate = share of 79 answers naming the brand. Top pick = share where it was the first recommendation.

#BrandMentionedTop pick
1Workable71%
14%
2Greenhouse67%
28%
3Ashby46%
6%
4Breezy HR44%
5%
5Lever43%
0%
6BambooHR39%
0%
7Zoho Recruit39%
6%
8JazzHR27%
0%
9Teamtailor24%
0%
10iCIMS24%
0%
Citations

The sources behind the answers

Which domains ChatGPT and Gemini cite when recommending applicant tracking system, and which ones move the outcome.

Most-cited domains

  1. 1.workable.com20
  2. 2.greenhouse.com19
  3. 3.ashbyhq.com16
  4. 4.lever.co14
  5. 5.pinpointhq.com14
  6. 6.breezy.hr12
  7. 7.techradar.com11
  8. 8.sparkhire.com10

Sources that swing this category

When these domains show up in the citations, one brand wins far above its baseline. Correlation, not causation, but the pattern is consistent.

Citing sparkhire.com → Dover wins 40% (baseline 5% · 7.9× lift · n=10)

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Methodology: 79 structured buyer prompts (generic, audience-framed, US/UK-localized) run on the real ChatGPT (gpt-5.5) and Gemini web apps, measured 6 August 2026. “Top pick” = first brand recommended in the answer. Strings the extractor captured that are not products, such as follow-up questions and feature names, are removed, and duplicate names for one product are merged. Part of the GetIntel AI Software Index.

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