Lever 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Lever

4.6

(654)

FrontRunner 2026

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Lever

Lever is a Talent Acquisition Suite that helps streamline the recruitment journey for talent teams aiming to fulfill their hiring targets and link employers with outstanding candidates. Lever distinguishes itself by integrating comprehensive Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and advanced Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) functionalities within a single offering, named LeverTRM. This integration equips talent acquisition leaders with the necessary tools to expand their candidate pipelines, foster meaningful and lasting relationships, and accurately pinpoint the suitable individuals for recruitment. Additionally, Lever Analytics enriches the platform by delivering customizable reports and visual data insights, covering aspects from offer acceptance to interview feedback. This capability aids in providing a solid foundation for strategic discussions amongst hiring managers and company executives, optimizing the overall hiring strategy.

Key features of the Lever include automation of repetitive recruitment tasks, which allows hiring teams to focus more on engaging with candidates. The platform's ATS component aids in organizing and tracking applicants throughout the hiring process...

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Lever Pricing and Plans

Starting price: Connect with an advisor for pricing

Free Trial

Free Version

LeverTRM

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Applicant Tracking System Functionality
Candidate Relationship Management Capabilities
Talent Analytics and Visual Insights
Custom Reporting for DEI, Hiring Speed, & More
View of Talent Pipeline
Job Posting & Advertising
Career Site Builder
Resume Parsing
Referrals
Internal Mobility

LeverTRM for Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

E-Signature
Communication
Custom Integrations
Candidate Survey Dashboard
Requisition Dashboard
Nurture Dashboard
Knockout Questions
Candidate Experience Surveys
Slack Integration

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Lever Features

Popular features found in Recruiting
Assessment Management
Background Screening
Communication Management
Job Posting
Job Requisition
Onboarding
Resume Parsing
Resume Search
Self Service Portal
More features of Lever
Activity Dashboard
API
Applicant Tracking
Boolean Search
Candidate Management
Candidate Profiles
Candidate Sourcing
Candidate Tracking
Careers Page
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
CRM
Customizable Branding
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Email Management
Email Marketing
Email Templates
Employee Database
Employee Management
Employee Profiles
For Cloud
For Recruiting Agencies
HR Management
Interview Management
Interview Scheduling
Job Application Management
Mobile Access
Performance Management
Pipeline Management
Real-Time Reporting
Recruiting Firms
Recruitment Management
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Resume Database
Resume Storage
Social Media Integration
Tagging
Talent Acquisition
Task Management
Third-Party Integrations
Workflow Management

Lever Integrations

Docusign

Integration rated 4.6 from 21 reviews

LinkedIn Jobs

Integration rated 5.0 from 12 reviews

Tableau

Namely

GoodHire

Okta

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Lever User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

64%

30%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.6

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.3

Samanta J.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2026

Clean UI and solid for scale, but pricey and not great support

Before using Lever, we were relying on spreadsheets and a mix of disconnected tools to track candidates, which created a lot of noise and manual work. Lever solved the core problem of centralizing candidate data and hiring activity in 1 place, which immediately reduced coordination overhead. Having a single system made collaboration between recruiters and hiring managers much smoother, w/o constant back-and-forth or status updates. The built-in automations, particularly around follow-ups and routine tasks, removed a significant amount of admin work from the recruiting process. As a result, the team is more organized, spends less time managing processes, and more time on high-value work like candidate conversations and decision-making.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We use Lever as our ATS in a fast-moving, scaling environment where speed of setup and adoption were important. One of its biggest strengths is how clean and intuitive the interface is. Onboarding time was minimal, which mattered bc we needed to move quickly, and the initial setup didn’t require much external support. Lever became a core ops tool for us and is used daily. The customizable workflows and automations are particularly helpful when dealing with higher hiring volume, as they reduce manual coordination and help keep processes consistent across roles and teams. The LI integration works smoothly in practice, and the in-app support chat is useful for resolving small, tactical questions w/o slowing the team down. Overall, it provides enough structure and visibility to keep hiring on track without adding unnecessary complexity.

Cons:

Customer support feels more reactive than proactive in our experience. Outside of renewal cycles, there is limited ongoing engagement, which makes the relationship feel transactional rather than advisory. Pricing can also be a constraint for smaller or earlier-stage teams. While the core product is strong, some advanced capabilities, particularly around reporting, come at an additional cost that may not be accessible to all teams, like ours. Finally, the latest analytics layout is difficult to use in practice. Getting to the data needed for day-to-day decision-making isn't always intuitive, and reporting requires more effort than expected unless you invest in higher-tier options.

Reasons for choosing Lever

Visibility over complexity - Lever’s UX surfaces the right information without overwhelming.

Cara D.

Verified reviewer

Construction

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

Lever, easy to use, easy to collaborate

Lever provided our team with a great degree of communication, whether that was internally or externally, which played a crucial role in our recruitment processes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Lever was very compatible with our teams outside of HR and recruiting, hiring managers were easy to collaborate with through Lever's features and interface. Overall, Lever was easy to use, even for those who were not trained on the platform.

Cons:

Lever comes with some quirks with implementation, and there are certain features like filtering that I would like to see when considering the value for what you pay.

Reasons for choosing Lever

Lever was a bit cheaper and seemed to fit our needs more adequately.

Reasons for switching to Lever

We grew as a company and needed a platform to uphold our capacity.

Hannah K.

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Intuitive and very simple

Previously 5

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

Lever is a good ATS for startups and growing recruiting functions. It is simple to easy, easy to ramp up on, and very intuitive. Most new team members have no trouble adjusting to Lever and comfortably using it. You can often play around and find answers to your questions without having to reach out to support.

Cons:

Too simple at times. Could be a bit more robust in its functionality. We often run into issues with integration via other softwares or our accounts.

Reva O.

Verified reviewer

Defense & Space

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2025

Smooth Transition To New Lever ATS Platform

[sensitive content hidden] have been great to work with, making the transition as seamless as possible. They have given us consistent support and assistance in guiding us through the process, and customizing it to our needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use. Fairly intuitive. We are able to complete tasks quicker. Posting jobs has been very efficient and easy to track in one place.

Cons:

It does not carry over resume and notes when adding a candidate from LinkedIn Recruiter to Lever ATS

Reasons for choosing Lever

Seemed like the best value of a platform that met our needs.

Reasons for switching to Lever

The Recruiter part of LinkedIn was going away.

Evan P.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2025

Lever Rocks

Support staff has been great, lightweight ATS that covers everything you want 1) Candidate and Job management, sourcing, integration with email/calendar, and sequencing emails

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use, integrates well with scheduling/calendaring, candidate management, job posting integration to the site.

Cons:

Reporting/Dashboards are trickier to learn. Still not quite there. The reporting functionality might be a bit too overdone. I'd think of ways to simplify it.

Reasons for switching to Lever

Because Google sheets isn't scalable for a full ats solution

Tabatha H.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Lever Should Integrate with HRIS systems Better

It is okay. I can review the feedback notes, send rejection emails from the system. I like that it integrates with Recruitbot which helps with scraping information from the web on candidates.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that is tit serves a repository of information and allows for you to easily archive your candidates

Cons:

I do not like that it is a standalone and does not integrate with Paycor or Paycom. This causes duplicity with entries. I also do not like that you cannot include additional documents such as health benefits information along with the offer letters. It only allows the offer to go out

Reasons for switching to Lever

The system was not robust enough. Did not provide the correct tracking and reporting we need. Could not determine where the candidate was in the process

Lainey H.

Verified reviewer

E-Learning

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

It’s okay.

It’s okay- looking back I would have just spent the extra money for greenhouse. Their customer service leaves a lot to be desired.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It’s pretty customizable, functionality is good for recruiters.

Cons:

Frequent bugs/glitchy, reporting dashboard could be better, can’t attach word docs to the req requests so it’s inconvenient to have to copy and paste everything in a small box.

Reasons for choosing Lever

Levers team came in with a better price.

Reasons for switching to Lever

The previous system had extremely limited functionality

Csilla S.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Recruitment Team Leader

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

easy to use but has so many features, what i like the most is the LinkedIn lever connection

Cons:

at this point I am satisfied with everything

Reasons for choosing Lever

it was a better fit for us, price was lower

Reasons for switching to Lever

it was never meant for recruitment, could advertise any job

Magdalena B.

Verified reviewer

Civil Engineering

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2024

Laminar's Implementation journey with Lever (a game-changer!)

Lever has been a fantastic addition to our team, revolutionizing the way we manage our recruitment process. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive design have made our daily tasks significantly easier. The dedicated customer support and implementation team have been invaluable in ensuring a smooth transition. We've particularly appreciated Lever's ability to streamline our workflow. Posting jobs across multiple platforms with a single click has saved us countless hours. The platform's comprehensive candidate management tools have enhanced our ability to track candidates efficiently, minimizing the risk of losing top talent. Lever's robust sourcing capabilities have been instrumental in building a strong talent pipeline. The analytics and reporting features provide us with invaluable insights, enabling data-driven decisions to optimize our recruitment strategy. Finally, Lever's seamless integration with our existing systems has significantly reduced manual work and increased efficiency.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Lever has been a game-changer for us. It's incredibly user-friendly and intuitive, making our daily tasks a breeze. The customer support and implementation team have been fantastic (especially Tom), guiding us through every step. We love how streamlined and efficient it's made our recruitment workflows. Plus, the analytics and reporting tools are top-notch, giving us valuable insights. It's clear that Lever was designed with the future of recruitment in mind.

Cons:

While Lever is generally user-friendly, there’s a bit of a learning curve, especially when diving into the more advanced features and customizations.

Reasons for switching to Lever

We needed more robust ATS with more functionality (CRM & multiple location postings, approval workflows to name a few)

Verified

Reviewer

Market Research

51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

Lever for job postings

My company uses Lever to post open job positions for internal and external applicants and for applications.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's quite simple to use and the interface is very straightforward. There are filters that you can use to filter the job postings by location, department, work type, etc. The application form is easy to pre-fill by uploading a CV. We also use it for our internal referral program.

Cons:

The interface is too simple and a bit bland. I would add more design on the page. Otherwise, it has all the main functionality.

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