Head to head

Greenhouse vs Rival HR

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

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted

Structured hiring ATS for mid-market and tech, with scorecards, interview kits and a large marketplace. Quote-based, with MCP in open beta.

Where Greenhouse fits

Mid-market and tech talent teams
Companies that want shared scorecards
Desks that live on the integration marketplace
Teams attaching agents via MCP

Rival HR

Sales-quoted

Rival HR is a modular talent suite (sourcing, ATS/CRM recruiting, onboarding journeys, learning, performance) sold on a quote. The AI layer is ROSI (Rival OS Intelligence).

Where Rival HR fits

Mid-market and enterprise HR that already have an HCM and need a journey layer
TA teams that want 750M-profile outbound sourcing beside an existing ATS
HR orgs replacing or extending SilkRoad Recruit and Onboard
Companies that want ROSI agentic workflows across hire-to-retire

At a glance

Detail	Greenhouse	Rival HR
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Sales-quoted
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	ATS	ATS, Onboarding, Sourcing
Capterra	4.5 from 765 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Greenhouse

Stands out: Structured hiring plus marketplace depth, with a hosted MCP now in open beta.

Watch out: No published price, and the MCP is open beta rather than generally available.

Not the right fit for

Agencies that need a staffing CRM
Small teams that need a cheap tracker

Rival HR

Stands out: Sourcing searches 750M+ profiles and is built to sit on top of an ATS you already run. Rival is SilkRoad Technology, Inc. doing business as Rival, with 20+ years in onboarding.

Watch out: There is no public rate card. You buy modules (Recruit, Onboard, Journeys, Learn, Perform) through sales. This is an orchestration overlay, not a $50/mo SMB ATS.

Not the right fit for

Startups that need a published per-month ATS and a credit-card checkout
Teams that only want a lightweight job board, not an HR orchestration suite

Pros and cons

Greenhouse

Structured hiring and shared scorecards
Large integration marketplace
Hosted MCP in open beta

No public price
Heavier than small-business trackers
MCP still labelled open beta

Rival HR

750M+ profiles in Rival sourcing, usable with your current ATS
ROSI AI native to the suite, not a bolted-on chatbot
Onboarding lineage from SilkRoad, with provisioning across HR and IT

Sales-quoted modules. No self-serve plan table
Implementation is an enterprise project, not a weekend setup
Buying one module still means a vendor conversation for the rest of the suite

What each one costs

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. Contact the vendor for current terms. No public starting price on the vendor site as of the verification date.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Rival HR

Sales-quoted

Rival HR modules (sourcing, Recruit, Onboard, journeys, learning, performance) are quoted. No public plan table. Talk to sales or request a demo. ROSI AI is included in the platform conversation, not listed as a separate self-serve add-on. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Greenhouse or Rival HR for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Greenhouse or Rival HR have an MCP server?

Greenhouse 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 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?