Dover review

Dover is the best starting point for a founding team that wants structure before it has budget. Its free ATS includes unlimited users, jobs and candidates, candidate tracking, a careers page, sourcing and CRM, interview plans and scheduling links, and integrations with Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar and Slack. That covers the basics of a repeatable process: every role gets a pipeline, every interviewer can log in, and candidates book time themselves. Premium, at $199 a month for the company, adds AI resume review, an AI notetaker, bulk actions, knockout questions, compare-candidates views, offer management with e-signing, an API and data export. The free tier has real limits: candidate history, tags, email templates and analytics history are capped, and offers require Premium. Dover also runs a marketplace of startup recruiters who set their own rates, with an average cost per hire of $4.8k published on its pricing page. Teams that need approval chains or deep reporting will outgrow it, but few tools match its value early on.

Who it is for

Founding teams that need a real ATS with unlimited users and jobs before they have a recruiting budget.

Price

Free ATS with unlimited users, jobs and candidates; Premium $199 a month.

Premium is $199 per month.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Free plan with unlimited users, jobs and candidates
• Candidate tracking, careers page, sourcing and CRM on the free tier
• Interview plans and scheduling links with Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar and Slack
• Premium adds AI resume review, AI notetaker, bulk actions and knockout questions
• Marketplace of startup recruiters paid hourly, on retainer or per hire

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free ATS with no credit card required
• Strength: Premium is a flat $199 a month rather than per seat
• Strength: Publishes a public cost-per-hire table for marketplace recruiters
• Weakness: Free plan limits candidate history, tags and email templates
• Weakness: Offer management and e-signing require Premium
• Weakness: Fewer reporting and approval tools than Ashby or Greenhouse

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, unlimited users, jobs and candidates
• Premium price: $199 a month
• Average marketplace cost per hire: $4.8k
• Pricing page last updated: October 30, 2026

Where it ranks

Dover is No. 2 in our Best Applicant Tracking Systems for Startups verdict.