The easier, cheaper alternative to Lever
Lever pairs an ATS with a recruiting CRM for long-running talent pipelines. If you want to score applicants, publish jobs and hire fast without a quote, Zliptal is the lighter choice.
- Price published, no quote needed
- Sourcing and scoring in one product
- Unlimited jobs and candidates
Zliptal vs Lever compared
What each product includes, based on public pricing and product pages checked in November 2026.
Pricing
Zliptal
$39/month (Pro) or $59/month (Max). Flat, published, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
Lever
Pricing on request; onboarding and some add-ons quoted separately.
Free trial
Zliptal
No free trial. Monthly billing, cancel any time.
Lever
Demo only, no trial.
Built for
Zliptal
Founders and small, fast-hiring teams
Lever
Teams that nurture candidates over time
Applicant tracking and job board
Zliptal
Job board, your own pipeline stages, team notes and Google Calendar interviews.
Lever
Full ATS with scheduling and offers.
AI scoring of every applicant
Zliptal
Every applicant scored against the job, with a written summary, strengths and concerns.
Lever
AI fit score with a written justification.
Talent sourcing
Zliptal
TalentGPT: describe who you want in plain English and get matches with a transparent score (Max).
Lever
Sourced prospects tracked in the CRM.
Recruiting CRM
Zliptal
Outreach from the sourcing screen (Max). No separate nurture CRM.
Lever
Recruiting CRM for nurturing candidates.
Analytics
Zliptal
Pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires.
Lever
Reporting and dashboards.
Time to set up
Zliptal
Live the same day. Publish a job and your careers page without a developer.
Lever
Migrations typically take about six weeks, per Lever.
Enterprise depth (scorecards, approvals, integrations)
Zliptal
No interview kits, scorecards, approval chains or integration marketplace yet.
Lever
300+ integrations in its marketplace.
Plans and prices change often. Check Lever’s own site before you decide.
Zliptal vs Lever: your questions
Why teams choose Zliptal over Lever, and when they should not.
Lever is a full-lifecycle platform sold on custom pricing with a demo-led process. Zliptal gives a small team what it uses every day (scored applicants, a clean pipeline, a branded careers page, analytics and sourcing) at $39 or $59 a month, with nothing to negotiate.
Lever prices on request and quotes onboarding and some add-ons separately, so the total depends on a sales conversation. Zliptal has two public plans: Pro at $39/month and Max at $59/month, each with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
Yes. Lever says typical migrations take about six weeks. Zliptal needs no migration project for a new role: create the job, share the careers page and applicants are scored as they arrive.
Zliptal has talent sourcing and outreach on the Max plan: search people in plain English, add them to lists and send emails from the same screen, then convert them into candidates. It does not yet have the long-term nurture workflows of a dedicated recruiting CRM.
Stay with Lever if nurturing a large talent pool over months is central to your hiring, or you rely on its 300+ marketplace integrations. Zliptal has outreach on Max but not a full nurture CRM.
Yes. There is no self-serve import yet, so the simplest path is to start new roles in Zliptal and let Lever finish the roles already in progress. Email us and we will help you get set up.
Everything you need to hire, in one place
An applicant tracking system with a job board, analytics, video application forms, talent sourcing, a careers site and referrals.
Applicant tracking and job board
Publish a job to your own board, then move every applicant through one pipeline of your own stages, with team notes and an AI match score on each.
Analytics
See pipeline conversion, time in each stage and which sources bring your best hires, so you know where hiring slows down.
Video application forms
Ask for a recorded video answer, a file upload or a link in your application form, and see the person before the first call.
Talent sourcing (TalentGPT)
Max planDescribe who you want in plain English, get matching candidates with a transparent match score, and reach out from the same screen.
Careers website
A careers page in your brand color, with your own headline and every open role, live without a developer.
Candidate referrals
Max planShare a referral link for any open role, see who applied through it and track each referrer’s reward.
Ready to switch from Lever?
Create your Zliptal workspace and publish your first job today. Plans start at $39/month, with unlimited jobs, candidates and team members.
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