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Alternative	At 3 seats	Against Paradox	States that Paradox doesn't	Contract	Free plan
PinProfessional, read Oct 29, 2026	$537$179 × 3 seats	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, SOC 2 and 1 more	Non-renewal notice at least 30 days before end of current...	Free forever, no credit card: 5 contact lookup credits per week, 1 job...
JuiceboxGrowth, read Oct 29, 2026	$597$199 × 3 seats	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, Candidate matching and ranking, SOC 2, SSO	Business plan available on annual only	Limited free searches, AI email templates, set up a Juicebox Agent; 5...
Airwork AIGrowth, read Oct 29, 2026	$99/moGrowth plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, Candidate matching and ranking	No long-term commitment; cancel anytime	Free forever: 1 free job per year, view up to 250 candidates per job, up to...

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Alternative	At 3 seats	Against Paradox	States that Paradox doesn't	Contract	Free plan
ManatalProfessional, read Oct 29, 2026	$57$19 × 3 seats	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, AI interview agent and 3 more	no lock-in contract	Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
CodilityStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$100/mo yearlyStarter plan, starting price	Not comparable	SOC 2, SSO, MCP server	Multi-year agreements with locked-in pricing on Custom	Trial: Free trials run through the sales team, scoped to your roles and volume; not...
JazzHRHero, read Oct 29, 2026	$110/moHero plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, SOC 2	Fixed service term set in the Order Form	Not found
CoderPadStarter, read Oct 29, 2026	$120/moStarter plan, starting price	Not comparable	Candidate matching and ranking, AI interview agent, SOC 2, SSO	Monthly or annual subscription; annual billed once upfront	Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
GemGem Startup Program (1-10 FTE, ), read Oct 29, 2026	$130/mo yearlyGem Startup Program (1-10 FTE, ) plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, SOC 2 and 1 more	Usage restricted to the employee headcount range selected at checkout	Trial: Companies under 30 employees get Gem All-in-One free for six months, then...
SeekOutSeekOut Sourcing Core (Recruit Core), read Oct 29, 2026	$179/moSeekOut Sourcing Core (Recruit Core) plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, AI interview agent and 3 more	Fees are based on subscriptions purchased, not actual usage...	Trial: 14 days, full access to Sourcing Core, no credit card required
WorkableStandard, read Oct 29, 2026	$360/moStandard plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, SOC 2 and 2 more	Not found	Trial: 15-day free trial, no credit card required; does not include Workable Agent

Other options (3)

No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.

Alternative	At 3 seats	Against Paradox	States that Paradox doesn't	Contract	Free plan
BullhornBullhorn Starter, read Oct 29, 2026	$297$99 × 3 seats	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, AI interview agent	Subscription Term set in an Order Form	Not found
GoPerfectPer open position, read Oct 29, 2026	$300/moPer open position plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, Candidate matching and ranking, AI interview agent and 3 more	Not found	Not found
AshbyFoundations (up to 100 employees), read Oct 29, 2026	$400/moFoundations (up to 100 employees) plan, starting price	Not comparable	AI candidate sourcing, AI resume screening, SOC 2, SSO and 1 more	Not found	Not found

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Alternatives come from Paradox's own category, AI recruiting software. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Paradox doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Paradox's, which doesn't prove Paradox lacks it. How prices are read.