The short answer
JazzHR and Lever are both sold by Employ Inc. JazzHR is the small-business ATS with published prices: Hero at $1,000, Plus at $3,480 and Pro at $5,508 a year. Lever combines applicant tracking with a recruiting CRM for small to enterprise teams and is quoted. Both hold SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.
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JazzHR wins 1Lever wins 31 tie
| Dimension | JazzHR | Lever |
|---|---|---|
| PricingJazzHR publishes Hero at $1,000, Plus at $3,480 and Pro at $5,508 a year billed annually. Lever is quoted and sells Candidate Insights, AI Screening and Onboarding as add-ons. | $1,000/yr (Hero plan) | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesLever adds a recruiting CRM with nurture campaigns, talent pool rediscovery, a career site builder and offer e-signature tracking. JazzHR covers posting, resume parsing, interview guides and source reports. ATS and CRM in one platform, Nurture campaigns (Advanced Nurture), Talent pool search and rediscovery, Career Site Builder, Candidate Texting with opt-out, Offer documents and e-signature tracking2 | 8 of 12 core capabilities | 9 of 12 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsLever’s marketplace names partners such as ADP Workforce Now, Workday, Dayforce, Checkr and First Advantage, and Lever documents a REST API with webhooks. JazzHR lists LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Gusto and BambooHR among its connections. ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, HiBob, Justworks, Gusto, Paylocity, Workday, Dayforce, Deel, Checkr, First Advantage, Verified First, DocuSign, Indeed, LinkedIn3 | 10 documented | 15 documented |
| Fit and supportJazzHR focuses on small businesses, with All-Access Support on Pro. Lever serves small, midsize and enterprise teams and says customers go live within weeks. Small businesses4 | Small businesses | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityBoth hold SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. Lever also offers a data processing addendum and standard contractual clauses for GDPR; JazzHR names no GDPR program on the pages we reviewed. Yes5 | SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
Pricing. JazzHR publishes Hero at $1,000, Plus at $3,480 and Pro at $5,508 a year billed annually. Lever is quoted and sells Candidate Insights, AI Screening and Onboarding as add-ons.
Capabilities. Lever adds a recruiting CRM with nurture campaigns, talent pool rediscovery, a career site builder and offer e-signature tracking. JazzHR covers posting, resume parsing, interview guides and source reports.
Integrations. Lever’s marketplace names partners such as ADP Workforce Now, Workday, Dayforce, Checkr and First Advantage, and Lever documents a REST API with webhooks. JazzHR lists LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Gusto and BambooHR among its connections.
Fit and support. JazzHR focuses on small businesses, with All-Access Support on Pro. Lever serves small, midsize and enterprise teams and says customers go live within weeks.
Security. Both hold SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. Lever also offers a data processing addendum and standard contractual clauses for GDPR; JazzHR names no GDPR program on the pages we reviewed.
Workable has the highest LeadChange Score in Applicant Tracking Systems after excluding these two (9.5/10).
From $299/mo (up to 20 employees, billed annually)11
JazzHR fits a small business that wants a fixed yearly price and quick posting. Lever fits a team that also needs a recruiting CRM with nurture campaigns and is fine with a quote.
They share an owner: Employ Inc. sells both, as JazzHR by Employ and Lever by Employ. They remain separate products with their own plans and security pages.
Small businesses: JazzHR’s standard prices cover organizations up to 250 employees and exclude staffing agencies, franchises and multi-location businesses.
JazzHR holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and publishes a security page.
Lever is not a job board: it is an applicant tracking system and recruiting CRM that employers use to post jobs and manage candidates. Employ Inc. owns it.
Lever is the closest inside Employ, aimed at teams that want a CRM with the ATS. Against Lever, JazzHR differs by publishing yearly prices; Greenhouse, Workable and Breezy HR are other ATS vendors we compare.
Both JazzHR and Lever state SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. Lever states GDPR (unverified for JazzHR).
26 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Nov 9, 2026.
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