Comparison
Harly vs Greenhouse
Enterprise-grade structured hiring platform with no public pricing, built for mid-market and enterprise recruiting teams.
Facts checked against Greenhouse's own pricing and feature pages, plus G2 and Capterra reviews, as of July 2026. Vendor pricing changes, so verify current numbers before you buy.
Founded
2012, New York City
Headquarters
New York, New York
Ownership
Majority-owned by TPG Growth and The Rise Fund since a $500M investment in January 2021
Pricing model
Contact sales, quote-based
- No tier or price is published anywhere on greenhouse.com.
- Third-party buyer-research sites (Pin, SpendHound, LeonStaff) report entry contracts around $5,000 to $6,500/yr for small teams, $15,000 to $40,000/yr mid-market, and $70,000+/yr enterprise. None of these figures are confirmed by Greenhouse directly.
- Adding hiring managers beyond the base seat count reportedly increases cost 20 to 30%.
- Implementation fees cited between $1,000 and $15,000+, with 8 to 15% price increases commonly reported at renewal.
Every feature included. No per-employee bill, no add-on modules, no sales call. Self-host with the CLI, or have us deploy and run it for a flat service fee if you'd rather not manage infrastructure.
Self-host HarlyFeature by feature
Public API & webhooks
The Harvest API (v1/v2) is being retired after August 31, 2026 in favor of v3.
Self-hosted option
Open source
You own your data
Public job board
No per-seat pricing
Fork and modify the code
SSO (SAML / OIDC) included
Who it's for
Greenhouse's actual customer
Skews mid-market and enterprise. G2 and appsruntheworld data show the modal customer has 51 to 200 employees, with named accounts like DoorDash, Robinhood, and Elastic. "Structured Hiring" scorecards are the signature feature, aimed at teams standardizing interviews across many hiring managers.
What reviewers actually say
Strengths
The interface and stage navigation are consistently rated as clean and intuitive, with fast Google Calendar sync for scheduling.
G2 reviews
Support response time averages around 15 minutes on chat, among the fastest of any ATS reviewed on G2.
G2 reviews
Weaknesses
Reporting is described as requiring manual work to customize, without the flexibility teams expect at this price point.
G2 reviews
Permission settings are called confusing and inflexible for larger organizations managing many hiring manager roles.
G2 reviews
Verdict
Greenhouse is built for organizations that need Structured Hiring at scale and can absorb enterprise pricing and implementation time. Harly delivers the same scorecards and structured pipeline without the sales call, the contract, or the per-seat math.
FAQ
Common questions about Greenhouse.
How much does Greenhouse cost?
There is no public price. Third-party buyer research puts entry contracts around $5,000 to $6,500/yr, rising to $70,000+/yr for enterprise deployments, but you need a sales call to get a real number. Harly's price is public: $0 to self-host.
Does Greenhouse have a self-hosted option?
No, Greenhouse is cloud-only SaaS. Harly runs on infrastructure you control, deployed with a one-command CLI installer to Docker, Railway, Fly.io, or DigitalOcean.
What is Greenhouse's Structured Hiring approach?
It's a methodology built around interview scorecards and standardized criteria so every hiring manager evaluates candidates the same way. Harly ships scorecards and structured pipeline stages as part of the core product, included at no extra cost.
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