Breezy HR is a small-team ATS with a free plan capped at one open role and paid tiers from $189 a month. Dover is a free, easy-to-use ATS built for startups, with unlimited jobs and users on the free tier. Here’s the full breakdown of what each costs, where each is stronger, and how to tell which one makes sense for you.
Key takeaways
- Both have a free plan, but Breezy's caps you at one open role. Bootstrap is free forever with 1 active position or pool and unlimited candidates. Dover's free plan has unlimited jobs and users.
- Breezy's paid plans run $189-$529/month billed monthly, or $157-$439/month if you pay for the year, which includes two months free.
- Dover's Premium plan is $199/mo with no contracts - turn it on when you want more features, off when you're not hiring. That undercuts Breezy's cheapest paid plan billed monthly.
- Breezy gates the hiring toolkit behind tiers. Scorecards and interview guides need Growth ($329/mo); custom roles and permissions, offer management, and approvals need Business ($529/mo). Dover's custom permission sets come with Premium at $199/mo.
- Dover posts to more job boards - 100+ with your choice of where to post, against Breezy's 50+.
- Breezy's add-ons and product family sit alongside. SMS from $41/mo, Onboard from $49/mo, Perform for reviews, and Breezy Intelligence AI credits from $30 per 100,000. Dover is hiring software only.
Pricing
Dover's ATS is available for free with unlimited seats and jobs. Dover's Premium plan is no-contract and flexible - so when you need premium features, you can turn it on, and turn it off when you don't need the features or aren't currently hiring. Breezy also has a free plan, but it holds you to a single open role, so most teams end up on a paid tier from $189/month.
Breezy's free Bootstrap plan is genuinely free forever, and genuinely limited: one active position or pool, though the candidates in it are unlimited. The features most teams consider basic - scorecards, interview guides, custom permissions, offers - sit on the $329 and $529 tiers. Note that Breezy's headline prices are the annual rates; month to month costs about 20% more. Dover has a free plan with unlimited jobs and users, and Premium available when you want more.
Dover
$0-$199
per month - free plan, or Premium with no contract
Free - unlimited users and jobs
- Candidate tracking and CRM
- 100+ job boards
- Gmail, Outlook, Slack integrations
- Careers page and candidate portal
- Reporting and analytics
- Sourcing
- Custom email, scorecards, and interview plans
Premium - $199/mo, everything free, plus
- AI Applicant Scoring
- AI Notetaker
- Advanced scheduling
- Free LinkedIn posts
- Bulk actions for emails and stage updates
- Candidate offer management
- Onboarding and premium support
Source: dover.com/pricing · verified August 2026
Breezy HR
$0-$529
per month - free for one open role, then by feature tier
Bootstrap - free, 1 active position or pool
- Unlimited users and unlimited candidates
- Branded career site
- 50+ job board distribution
- Resume parsing and multi-language support
- GDPR compliance
Startup - $189/mo, unlimited positions
- Bulk actions, automations, and questionnaires
- Customizable recruiting pipeline
- Interview self-scheduling and video interviews
- Real-time analytics and EEOC/OFCCP reporting
- Slack, email, and calendar integrations
- Background screening integrations
Growth - $329/mo, plus
- Customizable scorecards and interview guides
- Automated reference checking and e-signatures
- Employee referrals and external recruiter support
- Multiple locations and recruiting pipelines
Business - $529/mo, plus
- Custom roles and permissions
- Position and offer approvals
- Offer management and candidate comparison
- Nurture campaigns and assessment integrations
- HRIS integrations and priority support
Prices shown are month to month. Paying annually includes two months free, which works out to $157, $273, and $439 per month ($1,884, $3,276, and $5,268 a year). Add-ons are extra on every plan: SMS from $41/mo, Onboard from $49/mo, and Breezy Intelligence credits from $30 per 100,000. A quoted Pro plan sits above Business.
Source: breezy.hr/pricing · verified August 2026
Features
This is the closest comparison in the category, because both products lead with a free plan and both are built for small teams rather than enterprises. The differences are in what the free plan actually lets you do, and how much of the standard hiring toolkit sits behind a higher tier.
| Feature |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and getting started | ||
| Price | Free, or $199/mo Premium with no contract | Free for 1 role, then $189-$529/mo month to month |
| free plan limits | Unlimited jobs and users | 1 active position or pool, unlimited candidates |
| Time to first job post | Minutes, self-serve signup | Minutes, self-serve signup |
| Core ATS | ||
| Applicant tracking | Full pipeline, unlimited jobs and users | Full pipeline, unlimited positions on paid plans |
| Candidate CRM | Included | Nurture campaigns on Business |
| Scorecards and interview guides | Included free | Growth plan, $329/mo |
| Interview scheduling | Scheduling links free, advanced scheduling in Premium | Interview and email scheduling on paid plans |
| Offer management | Included in Premium | Business plan, $529/mo |
| Candidate texting | Not offered | SMS add-on from $41/mo |
| Permissions and approvals | ||
| Permission model | Company- and job-level defaults free; custom permission sets in Premium | Custom roles and permissions on Business only, $529/mo |
| Approval workflows | No approval workflows. Set permissions for users | Position and offer approvals on Business |
| Sourcing and job boards | ||
| Job boards | 100+ job boards, you choose where to post | 50+ job sites, one-click distribution |
| Sourcing | Free | Referrals and career site; no sourcing database |
| AI, reporting, and data | ||
| AI applicant scoring | Included in Premium, flat rate | Breezy Intelligence, credits from $30 per 100,000 |
| AI notetaker | Included in Premium | Not offered |
| Reporting | Standard hiring reports and analytics | Real-time analytics from Startup; advanced reporting on the quoted Pro plan |
| Compliance reporting | Standard hiring reports | EEOC/OFCCP reporting from the Startup plan |
| API access | MCP server | Developer API; full access on the quoted Pro plan |
| Beyond hiring | ||
| Onboarding and performance | Not offered - Dover is hiring software | Onboard from $49/mo and Perform, sold separately |
| Assessments and background checks | Not offered | Screening on Startup, assessment integrations on Business |
Breezy leads on candidate texting, approvals, assessment integrations, compliance reporting, and its own onboarding and performance products. Dover leads on cost, job board reach, sourcing, and giving you the whole hiring toolkit without tier-shopping. The clearest difference is the free plan: Breezy's is capped at one open role, while Dover's is the product with unlimited jobs and users. If you're hiring for two roles at once, Breezy's free plan is already behind you.
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Which ATS fits
Which software makes sense for your company and budget?
Both are built for small teams and both start free, so this comes down to how many roles you're hiring for and how much you want to think about tiers. Breezy asks you to pick a plan by feature; Dover gives you the toolkit and charges for the Premium extras.
Dover fits
Companies that want the full toolkit on the free plan
- Free, without the cap - unlimited jobs and users on the free plan, not a single open role
- Scorecards included - structured interviewing, scorecards, and interview plans on the free plan
- Customizable permissions - company- and job-level defaults free, with custom permission sets in Premium at $199/mo
- 100+ job boards - twice Breezy's reach, and you pick where each job goes
- Flat-rate AI - applicant scoring and notetaking in Premium, with no credits to top up
- Just hiring - one product that does hiring well, rather than a family of modules
You want everything a hiring process needs without shopping between plans.
Breezy HR fits
Companies that want texting, onboarding, and assessments too
- A budget once you grow - free for a single open role, then $189-$529/mo month to month as you add features
- Feature tiers - scorecards and interview guides start at $329/mo, offers and approvals at $529/mo
- Permissions and approvals at the top tier - custom roles, position approvals, and offer approvals arrive on the $529/mo Business plan
- 50+ job sites - one-click distribution, enough for most small-team roles
- Metered AI - Breezy Intelligence credits, bought in blocks as your team uses them
- HR modules alongside - Onboard and Perform for onboarding and performance reviews, sold separately
You want the wider Breezy family and you're hiring for one role at a time to start.
Why teams pick Dover
Dover's ATS is fantastic! It offers everything other ATS's offer but with a more appealing interface.
We use Dover to consolidate applications into one place, automate scheduling, and quickly filter candidates based on ideal characteristics. Hiring processes can be unorganized and frustrating, using Dover’s free ATS has been refreshing!
Dover has been one of the best user experiences in terms of intuitive navigation through the dashboards and display of information. And the support team has been the best I have ever experienced anywhere.
Dover made it super easy to manage all of our recruiting activities and allowed us to find our first engineers effortlessly. Having all of our recruiting functions taken care of in one platform was incredibly helpful and made it a breeze. Dover integrated seamlessly with Slack and made it effortless to get stared. I can’t say enough good things.
Dover's ATS has given us more time back to spend in the lab and the tools we need to build our team
Other Breezy HR alternatives
If neither fits, these are the platforms teams most often shortlist alongside Breezy HR.
FAQ
How much does Breezy HR cost?
Breezy has a free Bootstrap plan, then three published tiers. Billed month to month they are Startup at $189/mo, Growth at $329/mo, and Business at $529/mo. Paying annually includes two months free, which works out to $157, $273, and $439 per month - $1,884, $3,276, and $5,268 a year. A custom Pro plan sits above Business. Add-ons are extra on every plan: SMS from $41/mo, Onboard from $49/mo, and Breezy Intelligence AI credits from $30 per 100,000.
Is Breezy HR's free plan actually free?
Yes, Bootstrap is free forever, with unlimited users, unlimited candidates, a branded career site, 50+ job board distribution, and resume parsing. The catch is a single limit, and it's a firm one: 1 active position or pool. Dover's free plan has unlimited jobs and users, so it holds up once you're hiring for more than one role at a time.
Dover vs Breezy HR - which is cheaper?
Dover. Both have a free plan, but Breezy's caps you at one open role, so a team hiring for two or more roles moves to $189/mo minimum month to month, and to $329/mo for scorecards and interview guides. Dover's free plan covers unlimited jobs and users including scorecards, and Premium is $199/mo with no contract - less than Breezy's cheapest paid plan.
What features does Breezy HR put behind higher tiers?
Scorecards, interview guides, automated reference checking, e-signatures, and employee referrals start on Growth at $329/mo. Custom roles and permissions, position and offer approvals, offer management, nurture campaigns, candidate comparison, and HRIS integrations start on Business at $529/mo. Advanced reporting and full API access are on the quoted Pro plan. Dover includes scorecards and interview plans free, and offers in Dover's $199/mo Premium plan.
Does Breezy HR do sourcing?
Not in the sense of a candidate database. Breezy covers inbound: career site, job board distribution, and employee referrals. Dover includes sourcing on the free plan. If outbound sourcing matters to you, that's a real difference.
What does Breezy HR offer that Dover doesn't?
Candidate texting via the SMS add-on, position and offer approval workflows, assessment and personality-test integrations, background screening, EEOC/OFCCP compliance reporting, and the wider Breezy family - Onboard for employee onboarding and Perform for performance reviews. Dover is hiring software and doesn't cover onboarding or performance.
What are Breezy HR's pros and cons for a startup?
Pros: a real free plan, published pricing, unlimited users on every tier, EEOC/OFCCP reporting and real-time analytics from the entry paid plan, 800+ recruiting templates, and onboarding and performance products alongside the ATS. Cons: the free plan caps you at one open role, standard hiring features are spread across three paid tiers, the headline prices assume an annual commitment, several capabilities are metered or add-on priced, and there's no sourcing database.
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On accuracy: Pricing, plan tiers, and feature availability change often and without notice. Every figure here was checked against each vendor's public pricing and documentation in August 2026. Feature comparisons reflect generally available functionality, not beta or enterprise-only capability. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.