Both applicant tracking systems target smaller businesses, but CareerATS offers a lower month-to-month price with one feature set while JazzHR uses annual feature tiers and a larger established HR technology ecosystem.
Last reviewed: September 15, 2026
Quick conclusion
CareerATS is the stronger small-business value with $77.75 month-to-month billing, 20 users included, one recruiting feature set, and a free month. JazzHR’s public pricing starts with an annual commitment and reserves several capabilities for higher-priced tiers.
The CareerATS advantage
CareerATS combines a straightforward $77.75 monthly price, 20 included users, one month free, and no credit card at signup—without requiring a higher feature tier for the core recruiting workflow.
Side-by-side summary
| Category | CareerATS | JazzHR |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | $77.75 / month. | Hero $1,000 / year, Plus $3,480 / year, and Pro $5,508 / year. |
| Billing | Monthly billing. | The cited public prices are billed annually. |
| Jobs | One plan without a published monthly posting tier. | Hero starts at 3 job postings per month; Plus lists up to 200 active jobs. |
| Advanced features | Workflows, reports, scorecards, offers, email, and connected SMS are part of one plan. | Automation and standard reporting are highlighted on Plus; offers/e-signatures and advanced reporting on Pro. |
| Trial | One month free; no credit card at signup. | Confirm current trial availability and terms with JazzHR. |
Why CareerATS leads
Important differences
CareerATS is $77.75 per month and does not require an annual plan. The account begins with one free month.
JazzHR’s public page lists Hero at $1,000 per year—about $83.33 per month as an arithmetic equivalent—but billing is annual. Higher tiers cost substantially more.
CareerATS uses a single recruiting plan instead of reserving its published workflows, scorecards, offer tracking, or reports for a higher subscription tier.
JazzHR separates capabilities across Hero, Plus, and Pro. Its page highlights task automation and standard reporting on Plus, then offers/e-signatures and advanced reports on Pro.
CareerATS supports a focused set of calendar, email, SMS, and job-board connections for small hiring teams.
JazzHR publishes integrations across payroll, background checks, onboarding, HRIS, video interviewing, calendars, and LinkedIn Recruiter and supports much larger active-job counts on Plus.
Method
This comparison uses public first-party vendor information reviewed on September 15, 2026. Vendors can change pricing, limits, and features. Confirm the current terms directly with each vendor before purchasing.
CareerATS publishes this page and has an obvious commercial interest in the comparison. No competitor paid for placement, and we did not treat marketing claims as independent testing.
Questions
CareerATS is $77.75 per month. JazzHR Hero is $1,000 per year, which is about $83.33 per month when divided by 12, but JazzHR states that the public Hero price is billed annually.
CareerATS offers the simpler package: one published recruiting plan with 20 users included. JazzHR separates capabilities across Hero, Plus, and Pro tiers.
CareerATS includes candidate texting workflows, scorecards, workflow configuration, offer tracking, and reports in its single $77.75 monthly plan.
Start with one month free, no credit card at signup, then decide using your own team and process.