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Cooper vs Workable

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Cooper

Quote-based Free trial

Cooper is an ATS from Berlin's CooperHire GmbH that bundles three AI agents: Coo for sourcing, Scout for screening and Robin for AI interviews. Platform pricing is quote-based with a free trial, while Coo sourcing can be bought on a 5% to 10% success fee. It fits SMBs and scaleups hiring at volume that want EU data hosting.

Where Cooper fits

  • SMBs and scaleups introducing their first ATS
  • High-volume and frontline hiring teams
  • European employers that need EU data storage

Workable

$299/mo 15 day free trial

Mid-market ATS with sourcing, assessments, AI ranking and a hosted MCP. Standard is $299/month with a 15-day trial.

Where Workable fits

  • Mid-market in-house talent teams
  • Teams that want sourcing inside the ATS
  • Desks connecting Claude or ChatGPT via MCP
  • Buyers who want assessments on the pipeline

At a glance

DetailCooperWorkable
Starting priceQuote-based$299/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYes15 day free trial
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underATS, AI interviewing, AI screening, AI sourcingATS, Employee referrals, CRM, Recruitment marketing, AI screening, Sourcing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.4 from 662 reviews

Where they pull apart

Cooper

Stands out: Each hiring step has its own named agent, and Scout's Ideal, Good, Needs review and Flagged groups make screening output easy to act on. Coo searches 900M+ profiles and can be used without the Cooper ATS. All data stays on European servers and is not used to train AI models.

Watch out: No platform price is published, so budgeting requires a sales call. Security and compliance messaging is written for European hiring under GDPR, and the customer quotes on the site come from German companies, so US teams should confirm fit. Coo's success fee of 5% to 10% of salary adds up on high-volume hiring.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need a published price before a demo
  • Enterprises wanting a large integration marketplace
  • Teams that only need a sourcing database

Workable

Stands out: A hosted MCP at mcp.workable.com, with sourcing and assessments inside the ATS.

Watch out: Texting and video interviews are add-ons on the entry plan rather than included.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies that need a staffing CRM
  • Enterprise HCM selections

Pros and cons

Cooper

  • Three named AI agents cover sourcing, screening and interviews
  • Free trial with no credit card
  • EU data storage and no AI training on customer data
  • No published platform pricing
  • Few named third-party integrations
  • Product and customer base centered on Europe

Workable

  • Hosted MCP on the vendor's own domain
  • 15-day free trial
  • Sourcing and assessments inside the ATS
  • Texting and video cost extra on Standard
  • Not an agency staffing CRM
  • Price steps up sharply to Premier

What each one costs

Cooper

Quote-based

Cooper does not publish a price for its ATS platform. The quote is based on team size and hiring volume, and a free trial is offered with no credit card required. The Coo sourcing agent is priced separately: Active Search charges a success fee of 5% to 10% of annual base salary per hire, with a full refund if the hire leaves within 90 days, and Passive Search is sold as monthly seat-based access with 100 free profiles to start. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 28 Sep 2026

Workable

$299/mo

Standard is $299/mo for 1-20 employees ($3,588/yr), Premier $599/mo and Enterprise $719/mo, each bundling recruiting and HR. Texting, video interviews and assessments are paid add-ons. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Cooper or Workable for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Cooper offers a free trial. Workable offers a 15 day free trial.
Does Cooper or Workable have an MCP server?
Workable ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 28 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?