GoHire is a budget applicant tracking system for small teams, priced from £89 a month and shaped around how many roles you can have open at once. Dover is a free, easy-to-use ATS built for startups, with unlimited jobs and users. 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
- Dover's ATS has a free plan with unlimited jobs and users. Dover's Premium plan is $199/mo with no contracts - turn it on when you want more features.
- GoHire's plans are £89, £149, and £249 a month billed monthly, or £890, £1,490, and £2,490 a year, which works out to two months free. GoHire prices in pounds.
- GoHire caps active jobs by plan. Starter allows 3 open roles and Growth allows 10; you need Pro at £249/mo for unlimited. Dover has no job cap on any plan.
- GoHire meters its AI matching. 25 matches a month on Starter, 50 on Growth, 100 on Pro, or 1,000 with a Plus+ upgrade. Dover's AI Applicant Scoring isn't metered.
- Scorecards and reporting sit on GoHire's top tier. Interview scorecards, advanced reporting, and automated stage actions all start on Pro. Dover includes scorecards and interview plans free.
- Dover posts to more job boards - 100+ with your choice of where to post, against GoHire's 25+ free and paid boards.
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. GoHire is one of the cheaper paid options in the category, starting at £89/month, but its plans are shaped by how many roles you can have open at once.
GoHire's pricing is refreshingly plain: three tiers, unlimited users on all of them, published in pounds. What you're really choosing between is job capacity - 3 active roles on Starter, 10 on Growth, unlimited on Pro - and the features attached to each step. Dover has no job cap at any price, so a hiring burst doesn't push you up a tier.
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
GoHire
£89-£249
per month, by active job capacity - unlimited users
Starter - £89/mo, 3 active jobs
- Unlimited users on every plan
- 25+ free and paid job boards
- Branded career pages and custom domain
- Standard candidate pipelines
- CV parsing and AI job description generator
- 25 AI candidate matches a month
Growth - £149/mo, 10 active jobs, plus
- Customizable pipelines and screening questions
- @mentions and candidate activity feed
- 50 AI candidate matches a month
Pro - £249/mo, unlimited jobs, plus
- Interview scorecards and evaluation forms
- Video questionnaires
- Automated pipeline stage actions
- Advanced reporting and private notes
- 100 AI candidate matches a month
Prices are month to month and quoted in pounds. Paying annually includes two months free - £890, £1,490, and £2,490 a year. Every plan has a free trial with no credit card. AI matching and SMS are metered monthly, with a Plus+ upgrade for higher volumes. GoHire also offers Pro features at a reduced rate for up to a year to eligible early-stage startups, and 30% off for registered charities.
Source: gohire.io/pricing · verified August 2026
Features
These two are the closest in spirit of any comparison here: both are built for small teams, both are easy to set up, and neither pretends to be an enterprise platform. The differences come down to price, how many roles you can run at once, and which basics are included rather than gated.
| Feature |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and getting started | ||
| Price | Free, or $199/mo Premium with no contract | £89-£249/mo, or £890-£2,490 a year |
| Free plan | Free forever, unlimited jobs and users | Free trial only, no free plan |
| Active job limit | Unlimited on every plan | 3 on Starter, 10 on Growth, unlimited on Pro |
| Users included | Unlimited on every plan | Unlimited on every plan |
| Time to first job post | Minutes, self-serve signup | Minutes, free trial with no credit card |
| Core ATS | ||
| Applicant tracking | Full pipeline, unlimited jobs and users | Full pipeline, within the active job cap |
| Candidate CRM | Included | Candidate database and smart inbox |
| Customizable pipelines | Included free | Growth plan and above, £149/mo |
| Interview scorecards | Included free | Pro plan only, £249/mo |
| Interview scheduling | Scheduling links free, advanced scheduling in Premium | Interview self-scheduling on every plan |
| Offer management | Included in Premium | Candidate offer letters on every plan |
| Candidate texting | Not offered | 10 SMS a month, 500 with a Plus+ upgrade |
| Sourcing and job boards | ||
| Job boards | 100+ job boards, you choose where to post | 25+ free and paid job boards |
| Sourcing | Free, included on the free plan | Not offered - inbound only |
| AI, reporting, and data | ||
| AI applicant scoring | Included in Premium, not metered | 25-100 AI matches a month by tier, 1,000 with Plus+ |
| AI notetaker | Included in Premium | Not offered |
| Reporting | Standard hiring reports and analytics on the free plan | Hiring reports on every plan, advanced reporting on Pro |
| Permissions | Company- and job-level defaults free, custom sets in Premium | Customizable user permissions |
| Integrations | Gmail, Outlook, Slack, calendar, and an MCP server | Slack, Zapier, Google and Microsoft mail and calendar |
GoHire leads on candidate texting, video questionnaires, and a slightly deeper set of automation controls on its top tier. Dover leads on cost, job capacity, job board reach, sourcing, and giving you scorecards and reporting without reaching the top tier. The clearest way to read it: GoHire's £89 entry plan is genuinely cheap, but it holds you to three open roles and no scorecards, and the plan that removes both is £249/mo. Dover gives you unlimited roles and scorecards at no cost.
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Which ATS fits
Which software makes sense for your company and budget?
Both are small-team ATS products with published pricing and quick setup, which makes this a clean comparison. It comes down to how many roles you run at once and whether you want to pay for the parts of a hiring process most teams treat as standard.
Dover fits
Companies that want the whole toolkit at no cost
- Free - the ATS is free, with premium features available when you want them
- No job cap - open as many roles as you need, on any plan, including the free one
- Scorecards included - structured interviewing and interview plans on the free plan, not a top tier
- 100+ job boards - four times GoHire's reach, and you pick where each job goes
- Sourcing included - outbound sourcing on the free plan, not just an inbound funnel
- Unmetered AI - applicant scoring in Premium with no monthly match allowance to watch
You want unlimited roles, scorecards, and sourcing without picking a tier.
GoHire fits
Small teams hiring a few roles at a time
- A small monthly budget - £89-£249/mo, published in pounds, with two months free if you pay annually
- A job cap to plan around - 3 active roles on Starter and 10 on Growth, with unlimited only on Pro
- Scorecards at the top tier - interview scorecards and evaluation forms start on Pro at £249/mo
- 25+ job boards - a smaller but serviceable distribution list for most roles
- Inbound hiring - a strong applicant funnel and career site, without outbound sourcing
- Metered AI - 25-100 candidate matches a month by tier, more with a Plus+ upgrade
You hire steadily at low volume and want texting and video questionnaires.
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 GoHire alternatives
If neither fits, these are the platforms teams most often shortlist alongside GoHire.
FAQ
How much does GoHire cost?
GoHire publishes three plans in pounds, with unlimited users on all of them. Billed monthly they are Starter at £89/mo for 3 active jobs, Growth at £149/mo for 10 active jobs, and Pro at £249/mo for unlimited jobs. Paying annually includes two months free, which comes to £890, £1,490, and £2,490 a year. AI candidate matching and SMS are metered monthly, with a Plus+ upgrade available for higher volumes.
Does GoHire have a free plan?
No. Every GoHire plan has a free trial that doesn't require a credit card, but there's no free tier once the trial ends. Dover's free plan doesn't expire and includes candidate tracking and CRM, 100+ job boards, scorecards, custom interview plans, reporting, and sourcing, with unlimited jobs and users.
How many jobs can you post on GoHire?
Three active jobs on Starter, ten on Growth, and unlimited on Pro. "Active" is the operative word - it's a cap on concurrent open roles, not a total for the year, so closing a role frees a slot. Dover has no job limit on any plan, including the free one.
Dover vs GoHire - which is cheaper?
Dover. Dover's free plan is a full ATS at no cost, where GoHire's cheapest plan is £89/mo and limits you to three open roles. Comparing the paid tiers, Dover's Premium plan at $199/mo sits between GoHire's Growth and Pro, but it comes with unlimited jobs, sourcing, an AI notetaker, and unmetered applicant scoring, none of which GoHire offers at any tier.
Does GoHire do sourcing?
No. GoHire covers the inbound side - career pages, job board distribution, application forms, and AI matching against the applicants you receive. There's no outbound sourcing tool or candidate database. Dover includes sourcing on the free plan, which is a real difference if you need to reach people who haven't applied.
What does GoHire offer that Dover doesn't?
Candidate SMS messaging, video questionnaires, and offer letters on every plan rather than only the paid tier. GoHire's Pro plan also adds automated pipeline stage actions and a slightly deeper set of automation controls. Against that, Dover includes scorecards, sourcing, an AI notetaker, and unlimited jobs for nothing.
What are GoHire's pros and cons for a startup?
Pros: genuinely cheap entry price, published pricing, unlimited users on every plan, a no-credit-card trial, a startup discount on Pro features for up to a year, 30% off for charities, and solid career-site and application tooling. Cons: no free plan, a cap on concurrent open roles at the two lower tiers, scorecards and advanced reporting only on the £249 tier, metered AI matching and SMS, only 25+ job boards, no sourcing, and no AI notetaker.
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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.