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Tellent vs Greenhouse

Two tools, one job. Here is the trade-off as our research found it — no winner-by-default, no invented numbers.

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The short answer. Greenhouse is the ATS benchmark at higher cost; Personio bundles HR-first — Tellent sits between on price with EU roots

In the dossier the field is broader: “Greenhouse or Personio” — this page focuses on the most common head-to-head.

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PRICINGModular (2026): Recruitee ATS from about €270-292/mo (Start) and €343-371/mo (Advance), Optimize from ~€1,374/mo; HR Manage (HRIS) ~$111/mo and HR Grow (performance) ~$111/mo as separate modules.No full dossier yet — verify on their site.
GENUINELY BEST FOREuropean scale-ups hiring continuously that want a collaborative ATS (and optionally modular HRIS/performance) with transparent per-module pricingNo full dossier yet — verify on their site.
SKIP IT IFyou hire occasionally (job boards + a spreadsheet honestly suffice), or you want one all-in-one HR suite rather than modulesNo full dossier yet — verify on their site.
THE HONEST KNOCKThe modular pricing is honest — buy only the ATS, or only HRIS — but note the ATS floor: ~€270/mo prices it for teams that hire continuously, not for the company filling two roles a year.No full dossier yet — verify on their site.
Where our research ends. We maintain a full hand-researched dossier on Tellent; for Greenhouse we state only what our comparison research established (the verdict above). Always check Greenhouse’s live pricing and terms before deciding.

The verdict

Pick Tellent if you’re European scale-ups hiring continuously that want a collaborative ATS (and optionally modular HRIS/performance) with transparent per-module pricing. Walk away if you hire occasionally (job boards + a spreadsheet honestly suffice), or you want one all-in-one HR suite rather than modules — in that case the comparison above tells you where to look instead.

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Questions people actually ask

Which is better, Tellent or Greenhouse?

There is no universal winner — it depends on the job. Greenhouse is the ATS benchmark at higher cost; Personio bundles HR-first — Tellent sits between on price with EU roots

Is Tellent worth it in 2026?

Tellent is genuinely best for European scale-ups hiring continuously that want a collaborative ATS (and optionally modular HRIS/performance) with transparent per-module pricing. Skip it if you hire occasionally (job boards + a spreadsheet honestly suffice), or you want one all-in-one HR suite rather than modules.

What is the honest downside of Tellent?

The modular pricing is honest — buy only the ATS, or only HRIS — but note the ATS floor: ~€270/mo prices it for teams that hire continuously, not for the company filling two roles a year.

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