Untap vs Workable
Great at posting jobs. Not built for programs, judges or communities.
Updated August 2026
~60%
above base price once add-ons are added
Texting, video interviews, assessments and performance each carry a separate monthly fee on top of the $299/month Standard plan. Untap Talent includes all of it.
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The short version, for people in a hurry.
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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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Workable
Standard
Workable
Premier
Workable
Enterprise
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.
Workable is the most transparent ATS of the five: Standard is $299/month and Premier $599/month for 1-20 employees, both scaling upward through published headcount bands. The real cost sits in the add-ons. Texting is $89/month, video interviews $109/month, assessments $59/month and performance $39/month, which independent reviews put at roughly 60% above the advertised base once a team buys what it actually needs. Annual plans cannot be cancelled mid-term. Untap Talent at $250/month includes assessments, proctoring, messaging, bookings, LMS and evaluations with no add-on ladder.
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 Workable.
Paraphrased themes from public reviews. No direct quotes, no cherry-picking: recurring patterns only.
Fast to launch and easy to use
Small teams consistently praise how quickly they get a job posted and distributed across boards.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Add-on inflation
Reviewers report the realistic cost landing well above the advertised base once texting, video and assessments are added.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Reporting is shallower than advertised
Despite a custom report builder in the marketing, teams describe being limited to pre-built templates in practice.
BASED ON G2, CAPTERRA AND TRUSTRADIUS REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Customisation ceiling as you scale
Growing teams hit limits on pipeline logic and configuration and start looking at heavier platforms.
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 Workable is the right answer.
Choose Workable when...
- You are a small team filling a handful of roles and want to be live today
- Job-board reach and sourcing volume matter more than evaluation depth
- You want published pricing and self-serve signup for a simple ATS
- Your process needs no conditional logic, external judges or program workflows
Choose Untap when...
- You want assessments, video, messaging and proctoring included rather than metered
- Evaluation needs weighting, calibration and blind review, not simple ratings
- Your pipeline is fed by challenges, campus programs and communities
- External judges and mentors participate without buying permissions
- You need a flat price that does not climb with company headcount
- 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 Workable is stronger
Workable is the better pick when your needs match what it was built for — see the “Choose Workable 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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