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Compare Lever and Toptal 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (85.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Lever
Star Rating
(2,100)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LeverToptal
Star Rating
(260)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ToptalLever vs Toptal
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Toptal easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Toptal overall.
- Reviewers felt that Toptal meets the needs of their business better than Lever.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Toptal is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lever over Toptal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lever
No pricing availableToptal
No pricing availableFree Trial
Lever
No trial information availableToptal
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
1,835
9.2
180
Ease of Use
8.7
1,854
9.5
179
Ease of Setup
8.4
955
8.8
69
Ease of Admin
8.5
942
9.2
65
Quality of Support
8.3
1,615
9.4
176
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
902
9.4
71
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
1,809
8.2
149
Features by Category
Platform Basics
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
719
Not enough data
8.8
333
Not enough data
9.0
830
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
869
Not enough data
8.1
775
Not enough data
8.1
644
Not enough data
8.4
927
Not enough data
8.6
921
Not enough data
7.3
739
Not enough data
7.7
852
Not enough data
8.1
885
Not enough data
Basics
7.7
543
Not enough data
8.1
510
Not enough data
8.5
582
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.3
580
Not enough data
8.4
428
Not enough data
7.2
441
Not enough data
Content
8.1
508
Not enough data
8.2
501
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.3
719
Not enough data
8.6
771
Not enough data
9.0
830
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
869
Not enough data
8.1
775
Not enough data
8.1
644
Not enough data
8.4
927
Not enough data
8.6
921
Not enough data
7.3
739
Not enough data
7.7
852
Not enough data
8.1
885
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
81
Not enough data
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
6.1
19
Not enough data
5.9
19
Not enough data
5.8
20
Not enough data
Sourcing
8.0
1128
Not enough data
8.3
1108
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.6
1220
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
869
Not enough data
8.1
775
Not enough data
8.1
644
Not enough data
8.4
927
Not enough data
8.6
921
Not enough data
7.3
739
Not enough data
7.7
852
Not enough data
8.1
885
Not enough data
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
6.0
19
Not enough data
5.9
19
Not enough data
5.5
19
Not enough data
Hiring
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
9.1
87
Not enough data
9.3
103
Not enough data
9.6
105
Project Management
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
8.5
50
Payment
Not enough data
9.3
102
Not enough data
9.5
105
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.5
83
Platform Basics
8.9
109
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.7
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.6
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
100
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.0
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lever and Toptal share no categories
Unique Categories
Lever is categorized as Recruitment Platforms, Candidate Relationship Management, Recruitment Marketing, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Diversity Recruiting
Toptal is categorized as Freelance Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lever
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Toptal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.9%
Financial Services
6.4%
Internet
4.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
53.3%
Computer Software
36.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Design
8.9%
Financial Services
4.7%
Program Development
2.3%
Other
32.7%
Discussions
How do you generate proper reports without using Lever Analytics?
2 Comments
Official Response from Lever
Our Visual Insights analytics tool comes with LeverTRM. The Recruiter Operations dashboard is included in Visual Insights. The Recruiter Operations dashboard...Read more
how do i
2 Comments
Official Response from Lever
Visual Insights comes with LeverTRM. With Visual Insights, you can develop a data-driven recruiting strategy that enables you to better attract and convert...Read more
Is Greenhouse better or worse than Lever? What other ATS should be considered?
2 Comments
SW
Loved Greenhouse. We decided to go with Lever because we actively source over 50% of our candidates and Lever had the integrated candidate management...Read more
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