HR Software
Greenhouse
Applicant tracking built around configurable structured hiring workflows.
What it is
Greenhouse Recruiting is applicant-tracking software with job setup, scorecards, interview plans and interview kits for a structured hiring process. It also provides multiple APIs, integrations, SSO and configurable candidate-data retention; the customer remains responsible for process design and applicable privacy rules.
Greenhouse pricing
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Key features
Structured scorecards
Evaluates candidates against predetermined job attributes and recommendations.
Interview plans and kits
Assigns interview focus areas, questions, preparation and feedback forms.
Recruiting APIs
Exposes Harvest, Job Board, Assessment, Ingestion and Onboarding interfaces.
Data retention rules
Configures candidate anonymization timing, fields and notifications by office.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Predetermined scorecards: Candidate feedback can use role-specific skills, traits and qualifications.
- Interview kits: Interviewers receive assigned questions, focus attributes, candidate material and feedback forms.
- Integration surface: Greenhouse documents five APIs plus prebuilt recruiting and HR-system integrations.
- Retention controls: Administrators can configure office-specific candidate anonymization rules.
Where it falls short
- Process setup: Teams must define role criteria, scorecards, interview plans and submission expectations.
- Privacy responsibility: Greenhouse recommends legal counsel when configuring candidate retention and consent behavior.
- API lifecycle: Harvest v1 and v2 are scheduled to become unavailable after August 31, 2026.
- SSO cutover risk: Hard enablement deletes user passwords and can disrupt third-party users outside the IdP.
Who it is for
Recruiting organizations willing to define and enforce a repeatable evaluation process while governing candidate data and integrations.
Pick it or skip it
Pick Greenhouse if
- Hiring teams standardizing role criteria, interviews and scorecard feedback
- Organizations connecting a documented recruiting and HR technology stack
- Administrators prepared to configure SSO and candidate retention with legal guidance
Skip it if
- Your interviewers will not use defined kits or submit consistent scorecards
- You cannot assign owners for candidate privacy, retention and integration credentials
- A planned integration still depends on Harvest v1 or v2 beyond its deprecation date
Our verdict
Choose Greenhouse for the process your team will actually enforce, not for the label of structured hiring; validate adoption, privacy rules, API versions and identity cutover before rollout.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Greenhouse best for?
- Recruiting organizations willing to define and enforce a repeatable evaluation process while governing candidate data and integrations.
- What are the main drawbacks of Greenhouse?
- The trade-offs we noted: Process setup: Teams must define role criteria, scorecards, interview plans and submission expectations.; Privacy responsibility: Greenhouse recommends legal counsel when configuring candidate retention and consent behavior.; API lifecycle: Harvest v1 and v2 are scheduled to become unavailable after August 31, 2026..
- When should you not use Greenhouse?
- Skip Greenhouse if: Your interviewers will not use defined kits or submit consistent scorecards; You cannot assign owners for candidate privacy, retention and integration credentials; A planned integration still depends on Harvest v1 or v2 beyond its deprecation date.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.No
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.No
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
Evidence and freshness
Status: Official sources reviewedReviewed: 2026-08-24
- Greenhouse Support — Structured hiring ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: role kickoff, scorecard setup, interview planning, submission expectations, roundup process
- Greenhouse Support — Interview kits ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: interview preparation, focus attributes, questions, consistent framework, plan availability
- Greenhouse Support — API overview ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: five API families, integration use cases, candidate submission, Harvest v1 and v2 deprecation
- Greenhouse Support — SSO configuration ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: SAML SSO, soft and hard enablement, third-party user impact, password deletion, tier availability
- Greenhouse Support — Data retention ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: candidate anonymization, office-specific rules, retention timing, notifications, legal-counsel recommendation
Limit: Vendor support documentation was reviewed; ToolCompare did not obtain pricing, test an account, audit privacy compliance, measure interviewer adoption or validate claims about hiring quality and bias reduction.
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