Honest comparison · 2026

Raffi vs Greenhouse

Greenhouse is the structured-hiring ATS. Raffi is the AI that runs the structured interview Greenhouse documents. Best stack today is both — Raffi calls every applicant, Greenhouse stores the scorecards and routes the rest of the loop.

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Raffi

Agentic AI recruiter, two rooms.

One room interviews every applicant. One room talks to you about who to hire next.

Pricing

$25 starter credit free · $199/mo Pro ($100 grant) · $599/mo Growth ($300 grant). No placement fees, no hire fees. SaaS.

Why this wins

  • Real conversational voice interview, not async video Q&A
  • Operator room where you ask Raffi about candidates by name
  • Talent Directory for outbound + inbound in one tool
  • Self-serve onboarding in ~25 minutes, no sales call

Greenhouse

Enterprise ATS with structured hiring workflows.

Greenhouse is the leading enterprise ATS — structured interview kits, scorecards, candidate workflows, deep integrations, and a growing AI-assisted layer. Used by ~5,000 large + mid-market companies including Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash.

Pricing

Annual contracts. Mid-market tier reportedly starts around $6K/year; enterprise deals scale to $30K-$100K+ depending on company size and modules.

Genuine strengths

  • Structured-hiring methodology built into the workflow
  • Best-in-class interview scorecard + rubric system
  • Deepest integration marketplace in enterprise ATS
  • Mature data + analytics on the funnel
  • Brand trust with sophisticated enterprise procurement teams

Where Greenhouse runs out of room

Honest, fact-based gaps — the kind real buyers hit during evaluation.

  • 1Heavy product — implementation cycle 6-12 weeks for full setup
  • 2AI hiring features are bolt-ons to a 2010s-era ATS, not built ground-up around agentic AI
  • 3AI scoring screens applications, doesn't conduct conversations
  • 4Pricing puts Greenhouse out of reach below ~100 employees

Which one fits your stack?

Pick the column that sounds like you. We'll tell you which tool to start with.

Pick Greenhouse when…

You're a 100+ person company with sophisticated hiring workflows (multi-stage interview loops, structured scorecards, named hiring committees). You want best-in-class ATS, you have enterprise procurement runway, and you'll layer AI tools on top — including, ideally, Raffi.

Pick Raffi when…

You're earlier-stage or you've already got an ATS and your real bottleneck is the screening conversation — interviewing every applicant. Use Raffi for the interview layer, Greenhouse (if you have it) for the workflow.

Frequently asked

Is Raffi a Greenhouse alternative?

Yes. Raffi covers most of what Greenhouse covers, plus the two-room operator model where you actually talk to the AI about your candidates. SaaS pricing, $25 starter credit, no card required.

What's the main difference between Raffi and Greenhouse?

Greenhouse is the structured-hiring ATS. Raffi is the AI that runs the structured interview Greenhouse documents. Best stack today is both — Raffi calls every applicant, Greenhouse stores the scorecards and routes the rest of the loop.

When should I pick Greenhouse over Raffi?

You're a 100+ person company with sophisticated hiring workflows (multi-stage interview loops, structured scorecards, named hiring committees). You want best-in-class ATS, you have enterprise procurement runway, and you'll layer AI tools on top — including, ideally, Raffi.

When should I pick Raffi over Greenhouse?

You're earlier-stage or you've already got an ATS and your real bottleneck is the screening conversation — interviewing every applicant. Use Raffi for the interview layer, Greenhouse (if you have it) for the workflow.

How much does Greenhouse cost vs Raffi?

Greenhouse: Annual contracts. Mid-market tier reportedly starts around $6K/year; enterprise deals scale to $30K-$100K+ depending on company size and modules.. Raffi: $25 starter credit, then $199/mo Pro or $599/mo Growth. No placement fees, no hire fees.

Try Raffi before you commit to Greenhouse.

$25 starter credit, no card required. Interview your next 5 applicants with Raffi tonight, then decide.

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