Untap vs Greenhouse
Structured interviews for open requisitions, or a talent ecosystem that works between them.
Updated August 2026
$26,600
median annual Greenhouse contract
Buyer data puts the median Greenhouse contract near $26,600/year before a $3,000-$25,000 implementation fee. Untap Talent starts at $250/month with unlimited users.
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PRICING
Pricing comparison, line by line.
Their plans on the left, Untap Corporates plans on the right. Education and NGO pricing subtracts 25% and 50% respectively.
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Greenhouse
Core
Greenhouse
Plus
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Pro
UNTAP
Starter
UNTAP
GrowthPopular
UNTAP
Ultimate
Their plans on the left, Untap Corporates plans on the right. Education and NGO pricing subtracts 25% and 50% respectively.
Greenhouse publishes no prices on any of its three tiers. Aggregated buyer data puts the median contract at roughly $26,600/year across a $10,200-$75,250 range, with per-seat rates of $90-175/month and a one-time implementation fee between $3,000 and $25,000. Untap Talent publishes every number: $250/month for Starter with unlimited recruiters, hiring managers, external evaluators and community members, and no implementation fee.
Annual billing includes 2 months free. Subscription pause available at $15/month between hiring cycles. Education tier: 25% off list. Small NGO tier: 50% off list.
FEATURES
Feature comparison, grouped by workflow.
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Application and Submission Management
7 capabilities
Review and Evaluation
8 capabilities
Engagement and Communication
6 capabilities
Platform and Program Breadth
7 capabilities
Integrations, Pricing and Security
7 capabilities
WHAT USERS SAY
Common feedback about Greenhouse.
Paraphrased themes from public reviews. No direct quotes, no cherry-picking: recurring patterns only.
Structured hiring is genuinely good
Interview kits and scorecards are the reason teams buy Greenhouse, and reviewers consistently credit them with more consistent hiring decisions.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Reporting is rigid
Native analytics cover the basics; teams that want deeper analysis regularly export to a BI tool.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Costly for smaller teams
Per-seat pricing plus implementation fees make it a heavy line item once hiring managers and coordinators need access.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Quote-only pricing slows budgeting
Buyers report long procurement cycles because nothing is published and every tier requires a sales conversation.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Themes are synthesized from public reviews on G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius. We do not reproduce reviewer text.
BY ORGANIZATION
Which platform is right for you?
An honest take. There are scenarios where Greenhouse is the right answer.
Choose Greenhouse when...
- Your only talent workflow is open requisitions filled through structured interviews
- You want the deepest interview-kit and scorecard tooling on the market
- You have budget for per-seat licensing plus a paid implementation
- Your reporting needs are served by exporting into an existing BI stack
Choose Untap when...
- You run hackathons, challenges, awards or fellowships alongside job requisitions
- External judges, mentors and assessors need access without buying seats
- You need weighted rubrics, blind review and multi-round jury panels, not just scorecards
- You want a branded talent community that stays warm between requisitions
- Published pricing and a self-serve trial matter more than a procurement cycle
- You are an NGO, foundation or university and need a structured discount
BY PROGRAM TYPE
Best fit by program type.
How each platform holds up across the talent program shapes teams actually run.
Being fair
Where Greenhouse is stronger
Greenhouse is the better pick when your needs match what it was built for — see the “Choose Greenhouse when...” card above. Untap is the better pick when you run programs continuously and need unlimited submissions, users and programs on one flat price. Both are valid; the honest question is volume and frequency.
Last reviewed: August 2026
What you also get, beyond the comparison above
Point tools win on one job and stop. Untap ships the whole program lifecycle on one engine — including a training stack and an events and bookings stack most alternatives do not have at all.
Trusted at scale
1M+ participants have applied to programs built on Untap.
Fortune 500 innovation teams, UN agencies, universities and national governments run their programs here.
1M+
Participants
400+
Programs
100+
Customers
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