ATS under $100 a month

Eight applicant tracking systems whose published price lands under $100 a month with one open role, each priced again at three open roles, with what the price covers, how it is billed, and the plan where structured interviewing starts. Every figure was read off the vendor's own page on September 4, 2026. Yardstick is our product and is one of the eight.

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How to read this list.

  1. 1One open role is the load every row is priced at.The same eight are priced again at three open roles in the table, because that is where a free tier capped at one job, a per-user seat, and a per-open-role charge stop agreeing with each other.
  2. 2Every figure is from the vendor's own page, read on September 4, 2026.Where a vendor's page does not state something, the row says so instead of guessing.
  3. 3The list is alphabetical, not ranked.Position says nothing about quality. The columns you need are the price at your load, the billing basis, and the plan where structured interviewing starts.
  4. 4Yardstick is our product.It is one row, held to the same columns as the others, and it is the only row we can speak for from the inside.

The eight, priced at one open role.

Alphabetical. Each row names the vendor, its published price, what that price covers, how it is billed, and where structured interviewing starts.

  • 100Hires — Start plan at $99 a month, or $49 a month billed annually, for one user and up to 3 jobs

    Best for: a single hiring manager running up to three roles who wants a flat monthly price with no seat count to manage.

    • 100Hires Start is $99 a month billed monthly, or $49 a month billed annually. At one open role and at three open roles the price is the same, because Start allows up to 3 jobs, 1 user, and 100 candidates.
    • 100Hires bills month to month or annually, with a 14-day trial and no credit card. The pricing page states no minimum term.
    • 100Hires lists Evaluation Forms and Ratings and Custom Interview Scorecards from its Advanced plan, which is $249 a month billed monthly or $199 a month billed annually, with unlimited jobs and users.

    Watch-out: A second user or a fourth job moves 100Hires to Advanced, and so do interview scorecards.

  • Breezy HR — Bootstrap is free for one active position or pool, with unlimited users

    Best for: a team hiring for exactly one role at a time that wants unlimited teammates in the system at no charge.

    • Breezy HR Bootstrap is free, and its page says you can maintain one active job opening or candidate pool at a time, with others closed or archived. Users are unlimited on every Breezy plan.
    • Breezy HR's next plan, Startup, is $157 a month on annual billing or $189 a month billed monthly, with unlimited positions. That is the price at three open roles. Breezy states that annual pricing includes 2 months free and publishes no minimum term.
    • Breezy HR lists Customizable Interview Guides and Customizable Scorecards from its Growth plan, $273 a month on annual billing or $329 billed monthly.

    Watch-out: The free tier holds one active role. The second open role is $157 a month on Breezy's annual billing, and scorecards are two plans up.

  • Dover — Free ATS with unlimited users and unlimited jobs, at one role and at three

    Best for: a founder who wants a free pipeline for several roles at once, with job board posting included.

    • Dover's Free ATS is free, described on its page as 100% free, with unlimited users and jobs and 100+ job board integrations. At one open role and at three, Dover's price is $0.
    • Dover Premium ATS is $199 a month, billed monthly, and adds unlimited LinkedIn and X job posts, AI applicant scoring, AI note taking, and premium support. Dover's page states no minimum term.
    • Dover's pricing page does not mention interview scorecards or structured interviews on either plan.

    Watch-out: The Dover pricing page we checked does not mention scorecards or interview guides, so this list cannot say whether Dover has them.

  • JazzHR — Hero plan at $1,000 a year, paid annually, which works out to about $83 a month

    Best for: a small business that would rather pay one invoice a year than a card each month, and posts a few roles at a time.

    • JazzHR Hero is $1,000 a year, billed annually. JazzHR publishes no monthly option, so the $83 a month figure is the year divided by twelve, paid up front.
    • JazzHR Hero lists job postings starting at 3 a month, so one open role and three open roles both fit the plan. The pricing page does not state a user count or a minimum term.
    • JazzHR lists Structured Interviews & Assessments from its Plus plan, $3,480 a year, which also allows up to 200 active jobs.

    Watch-out: The $1,000 is paid for the year, not the month, and structured interviews sit on the plan above it.

  • JuggleHire — Light plan at $79 a month for unlimited active jobs and 5 team members

    Best for: a team of up to five that wants a flat month-to-month price with no cap on open roles.

    • JuggleHire Light is $79 a month, billed monthly, with unlimited active jobs and 5 team members. At one open role and at three, JuggleHire's price is $79.
    • JuggleHire bills monthly and says cancel anytime, with a 14-day trial. JuggleHire Pro is $149 a month for unlimited team members.
    • JuggleHire lists shared notes, ratings, and scorecards on both plans.

    Watch-out: A sixth team member moves JuggleHire to Pro at $149 a month.

  • Manatal — Professional plan at $19 per user a month billed monthly, or $15 billed annually, for up to 15 jobs

    Best for: a one- or two-person recruiting function that wants the lowest per-seat entry price and can live with a 15-job cap.

    • Manatal Professional is $19 per user a month billed monthly, or $15 per user a month billed annually. With one user, Manatal's price is $19 at one open role and $19 at three, because Professional allows up to 15 jobs per account and 10,000 candidates.
    • Manatal bills per user, monthly or annually, with a 14-day trial and no card. The pricing page states no minimum term. Enterprise is $39 per user a month ($35 annual) with unlimited jobs.
    • Manatal shows candidate scorecards across all three of its main plans in its feature comparison.

    Watch-out: Manatal bills per user, so each panel member with their own login adds $19 a month.

  • Yardstick — First 3 Jobs free, then Core at $49 a month plus $29 per open role, so $78 with one role open

    Best for: a hiring manager who owns the interview loop and wants the interview designed for the role, with no seats to count.

    • Yardstick's first 3 Jobs are free. After that, Yardstick Core is $49 a month plus $29 per open role, so $78 a month with one role open and $136 with three. Yardstick Scale is $149 a month plus $19 per open role.
    • Yardstick bills monthly, at the start of each month, for the workspace and the roles that are open. There is no minimum term and no seat charge: interviewers, hiring managers, and collaborators are unlimited, and each interviewer opens their prep kit from a magic link.
    • On every account, including the free one, the AI designs the interview guide and scorecard for the role, so every candidate has the same important conversation and is scored on the same scale. Your team edits both and makes every hiring decision.
    • Public API, CLI, and MCP are on every account. You chat with Claude Code or Codex, it runs the yardstick CLI, and publishing a job, advancing or rejecting a candidate, or emailing one waits for your approval.

    Watch-out: Yardstick is a structured-interview ATS with a talent CRM built in; it does not include HRIS or payroll modules. SSO, SCIM, and advanced audit logs are on the Enterprise plan. Full Yardstick pricing is on the pricing page.

  • Zoho Recruit — Free edition with one active job per recruiter licence; Standard at $30 per recruiter a month billed monthly, or $25 billed annually

    Best for: a small business already on Zoho that wants a per-recruiter price and up to 10 active jobs per licence.

    • Zoho Recruit's Free edition is US$0 with one active job per recruiter licence, so Zoho Recruit's price at one open role is $0. Zoho Recruit Standard is US$30 per recruiter a month billed monthly, or US$25 billed annually, with 10 active jobs per licence, so Zoho Recruit's price at three open roles with one recruiter is $30.
    • Zoho Recruit's page says no forced contracts, with a 15-day trial and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Local taxes are added to the listed prices. Zoho Recruit Enterprise is US$60 per recruiter a month billed monthly, or US$50 annually, with 20 active jobs per licence.
    • Zoho Recruit lists assessments from Standard. The Corporate pricing page we checked does not mention interview scorecards by name.

    Watch-out: Zoho Recruit counts recruiter licences, so a second recruiter on Standard is a second US$30.

One open role and three, side by side, as published on September 4, 2026.

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SystemOne open roleThree open rolesWhat the price coversBilling and minimum termStructured interviewing from
100Hires100Hires Start $99/month, or $49/month billed annually100Hires Start $99/month (3 jobs allowed)1 user, up to 3 jobs, 100 candidatesMonthly or annual; no minimum stated; 14-day trial100Hires Advanced, $249/month ($199 annual)
Breezy HRBreezy HR Bootstrap $0Breezy HR Startup $157/month on annual billing ($189 monthly)Bootstrap: 1 active position or pool, unlimited users; Startup: unlimited positionsAnnual includes 2 months free; no minimum statedBreezy HR Growth, $273/month on annual billing ($329 monthly)
DoverDover Free ATS $0Dover Free ATS $0Unlimited users and jobsFree; Premium $199/month billed monthly; no minimum statedNot mentioned on the Dover pricing page
JazzHRJazzHR Hero $1,000/year (about $83/month, paid annually)JazzHR Hero $1,000/year (postings starting at 3/month)Job postings starting at 3 a month; users not statedAnnual; no monthly option publishedJazzHR Plus, $3,480/year
JuggleHireJuggleHire Light $79/monthJuggleHire Light $79/monthUnlimited active jobs, 5 team membersMonthly, cancel anytime; 14-day trialJuggleHire Light (scorecards listed on both plans)
ManatalManatal Professional $19/user/month ($15 annual), one userManatal Professional $19/user/month, one user (15 jobs allowed)Per user; up to 15 jobs and 10,000 candidatesMonthly or annual; no minimum stated; 14-day trialManatal Professional (candidate scorecards on all plans)
YardstickYardstick $0 for the first 3 Jobs, then Core $49/month + $29 per open role = $78Yardstick Core $49/month + 3 x $29 = $136Unlimited interviewers and collaborators, no seats; billed on open rolesMonthly, no minimum; a role you close stops billing the next monthYardstick Free (interview guide and scorecard on every account)
Zoho RecruitZoho Recruit Free US$0 (1 active job per licence)Zoho Recruit Standard US$30/recruiter/month (US$25 annual), one recruiterPer recruiter licence; Standard allows 10 active jobs per licenceNo forced contracts; 15-day trial; 45-day money-backNot mentioned by name; assessments from Zoho Recruit Standard

What falls out at this budget.

Some systems publish a price, and it is above $100 a month at one open role. Workable Standard is $299 a month or $3,588 a year at 1 to 20 employees, with interview kits and scorecards on that plan and a 15-day trial; Workable's pricing page lists no per-job price. BambooHR Core is $10 per employee a month with 5 job openings, and BambooHR charges companies with 25 or fewer employees a flat rate starting at $250 a month. Ashby Foundations is $400 a month for companies up to 100 employees. Breezy HR Startup, at $157 a month on annual billing, is where Breezy goes once you need a second active role.

Some systems do not publish a price at all. Greenhouse, Lever, and Pinpoint quote on request. Recruitee names three plans with no figure and states a minimum commitment of one year, payable monthly. Without a number on the page, none of them can be placed on this list either way.

Freshteam is no longer on the Freshworks pricing page we checked, and trade reporting says Freshworks stopped Freshteam renewals in March 2026, so it is not sold to new customers.

For the fuller price list, including the four that quote, see the ATS pricing comparison. For the same field sorted by company stage rather than budget, see the best ATS for startups. And if the reason you want an ATS is the interview itself, the interview scorecard and agent-operable ATS pages cover what Yardstick puts on every account.

Common questions about ATS pricing under $100 a month.

What is the cheapest ATS for a small business?

Four of the eight are free at one open role: Breezy HR Bootstrap (one active position or pool), Dover Free ATS (unlimited users and jobs), Zoho Recruit Free (one active job per recruiter licence), and Yardstick for its first 3 Jobs. The paid entry prices under $100 a month at one open role, lowest first, are Manatal Professional at $19 per user, Zoho Recruit Standard at $30 per recruiter, Yardstick Core at $78 with one role open, JuggleHire Light at $79, JazzHR Hero at $1,000 a year paid annually, and 100Hires Start at $99 billed monthly. Which is cheapest for you depends on how many roles and how many people you are counting.

Is there a free applicant tracking system?

Yes. Dover's Free ATS is free with unlimited users and jobs. Breezy HR Bootstrap is free for one active position or candidate pool at a time. Zoho Recruit's Free edition is free with one active job per recruiter licence. Yardstick's first 3 Jobs are free, with the interview guide, scorecard, talent CRM, public API, CLI, and MCP included.

Which ATS under $100 a month includes interview scorecards?

On the pages we checked: JuggleHire lists scorecards on both plans, Manatal shows candidate scorecards on all its main plans, and Yardstick puts the AI-designed interview guide and scorecard on every account including the free one. Breezy HR starts interview guides and scorecards at Growth ($273 a month on annual billing), 100Hires at Advanced ($249 a month), and JazzHR at Plus ($3,480 a year). Dover's and Zoho Recruit's pricing pages do not mention interview scorecards by name.

What happens to these prices at three open roles?

Dover stays at $0, JuggleHire at $79, 100Hires Start at $99, JazzHR Hero at $1,000 a year, and Manatal at $19 for one user. Breezy HR moves from free to Startup at $157 a month on annual billing, because Bootstrap holds one active position. Zoho Recruit moves from Free to Standard at $30 per recruiter, because Free holds one active job per licence. Yardstick goes from $78 to $136, because Core is $49 a month plus $29 for each open role.

Why is JazzHR on a list of systems under $100 a month?

Because JazzHR Hero is $1,000 a year, which is about $83 a month. JazzHR publishes no monthly option, so you pay the year up front. It is on the list so you can see it next to the monthly prices, with the billing basis stated.

How current are these prices?

Every figure was read on the vendor's own pricing page on September 4, 2026, and the date is on the table. Zoho Recruit's page loads its prices by script, so we read them in a browser rather than from the page source. We recheck quarterly. If a vendor's page and this page disagree, the vendor's page wins.

Want the interview designed for the role, at a price set by the roles you have open?

Start free. The first three Jobs are free, no seats to count, and the interview guide, scorecard, public API, CLI, and MCP are on from day one. After that, Yardstick Core is $49 a month plus $29 per open role, billed monthly.

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