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Best Applicant Tracking · head-to-head

Breezy HR vs SmartRecruiters

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for applicant tracking. Breezy HR has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Breezy HR has the lower entry price — Breezy HR starts at $0/mo, SmartRecruiters at $1249.58/mo. Free tier: Breezy HR Yes, SmartRecruiters No. HIPAA: Breezy HR —, SmartRecruiters —.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Breezy HR

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Bootstrap)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forSmall businesses and startups needing a free ATS entry point

SmartRecruiters

$1249.58/mo entry
Entry price$1249.58/mo (Essential)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forEnterprises and large organizations with 500+ employees

Sources — Breezy HR: breezy.hr (verified 2026-09-02) · SmartRecruiters: smartrecruiters.com (verified 2026-09-02)

Key features

Breezy HR: Forever-free Bootstrap plan (1 active position); Resume parsing in 20+ languages with multi-language career portal; Pre-screening, email automation, and interview scheduling; 800+ HR templates included; Breezy Perform add-on for performance management and review cycles

SmartRecruiters: Winston Intelligence proprietary AI layer for sourcing, matching, and screening; Conversational AI chat for personalized candidate job recommendations; High-volume hiring mode for retail, hospitality, and healthcare; Deep SAP SuccessFactors integration; GDPR Toolkit with Data Processing Addendum available to all customers

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