Honest comparison · enterprise ATS
Penroll vs Greenhouse
Greenhouse is the gold-standard ATS for 100+ person companies with a recruiting team. If that's not you yet, you're paying for sophistication you can't use. Penroll is the same hiring workflow, AI-first, at SMB pricing.
Free plan · No credit card · EU-resident data
What Greenhouse is
Enterprise-grade ATS with structured interviewing, scorecards, advanced reporting. Industry favourite at Series B+.
What Penroll is
AI hiring copilot for SMBs of 5–200. No quote calls, transparent pricing, AI ranking included.
Pricing at a glance
Greenhouse
~$6,500/year (Essential, annual only)
Pricing not public — needs a sales call. Implementation fees on top. AI features locked behind higher tiers.
Penroll
€17/mo (Starter) or €89/mo (Growth)
Pricing public on the site. Self-serve sign-up, no implementation call needed. AI ranking + screening included.
Feature-by-feature
We checked the public pricing pages and product docs. If you spot something out of date, email us and we'll fix the row.
| Feature | Greenhouse | Penroll |
|---|---|---|
Public, transparent pricing | ||
Self-serve sign-up (no sales call) | ||
AI candidate ranking + scoring Greenhouse "AI" is a separate paid module; Penroll bundles it. | Add-on | |
AI-generated job descriptions | ||
AI offer-letter generation | ||
Structured interview scorecards Penroll has 5-star scorecards + notes; Greenhouse has per-attribute matrices. | Partial | |
Kanban pipeline view | ||
EU data residency | Partial | |
Free tier | ||
Hosted careers page | ||
Per-seat pricing Penroll has a flat plan price — bring as many teammates as you like. |
When to choose which
Both tools work. The right one depends on your hiring volume, where your team is, and how much you want AI doing the triage.
Pick Greenhouse if…
- You're 100+ employees with a dedicated talent-acquisition team.
- You need structured interview scorecards across many hiring managers.
- You have an HRIS (Workday, BambooHR) you need deep two-way sync with.
- You're raising another round and your VCs use Greenhouse benchmarks.
Pick Penroll if…
- You're 5–200 employees and hiring 1–10 roles a month.
- You don't have (or need) a full talent-acquisition team.
- You want AI to triage candidates instead of training 5 hiring managers on scorecards.
- You hate "talk to sales" pricing pages.
Penroll is not for you if…
We'd rather be upfront than waste your trial. If any of these describe you, look elsewhere — we'd recommend Greenhouse or one of the enterprise tools instead.
- You're hiring 50+ roles a month and need a dedicated recruiter workflow.
- You need a full HRIS (payroll, time-off, performance reviews) — Penroll is hiring-only.
- You require an on-premise install or a private cloud deployment.
See it on your real roles in 5 minutes.
Sign up free, post one job, drop a CV in, and let the AI rank it. If it doesn't save you an hour on your next hire, walk away.
Compare Penroll to other tools
Competitor pricing and feature data verified May 2026. Vendors change pricing without notice — check the competitor's site for the latest. Penroll has no relationship with any of the listed vendors. If a row is wrong, email us and we'll fix it.