But lately, you might be wondering: do we really need all this?

Maybe you’re not a global enterprise with hundreds of roles. Maybe you’re a hiring manager wearing five hats, or a lean team moving fast. Maybe you just want a system that helps you hire — not one that needs a playbook to configure.

If that’s the case, you’re not alone. And you might be ready for something a little different.

Why Look Beyond Lever?

Most teams we talk to aren’t switching because Lever is broken. They’re switching because it’s just not made for them.

You’ve got fewer recruiters, tighter bandwidth, more hats to wear — and you need tools that adapt to you, not the other way around.

Maybe:

• You’re sourcing manually and juggling tabs between LinkedIn, ChatGPT, and spreadsheets
• You’re not running 200 open roles — but you are hiring for critical ones, and speed matters
• You’re tired of per-user pricing or needing a solutions engineer to get actual hiring help
• You want a simpler way to tap your network, track outreach, or rediscover past candidates

Or maybe you just want AI to do more than write a subject line.

What You Should Look For (And What We’ve Built)

If you’re exploring alternatives, here’s what we think actually matters:

• AI that actually helps — writing your job ads, summarizing candidates, drafting outreach
• Sourcing built-in — with a Chrome plugin, campaign tracking, and fit feedback
• Referrals that go beyond employees — with smart sharing and reward handling baked in
• CRM and ATS in one — so you can search across all talent (not just active applicants)
• Candidate reports that make sense — not just exported spreadsheets
• Pricing that’s transparent — and doesn’t punish you for growing your team

We built Vouch for this reality: leaner teams, smarter hiring, less duct tape.

Meet Vouch

Vouch is a hiring assistant. Not just an ATS.

We help you:

• Define roles faster with AI-guided job analysis
• Source and screen with AI that gives real insight — not just keywords
• Activate your network with referral flows that actually get used
• Track everything in one place — across roles, campaigns, clients, and teams
• Share candidates with hiring managers or clients in a clean, contextual way

It works out of the box. It scales when you grow. And it doesn’t need a six-week onboarding call to get going.

How We’re Different (But Still Respect Lever)

Lever deserves credit. They helped raise the bar for applicant tracking.

But here’s the shift: hiring today isn’t just about tracking. It’s about finding. Finding time. Finding great people. Finding what’s working.

That’s where Vouch fits better:

• Lever is tracking-first. We’re help-first.
• Lever is designed for scale. We’re designed for speed.
• Lever prioritised integrations. We prioritised intelligence and assistance.
• Lever is a system. We’re an assistant.

And for teams that are more concerned with candidate experience and finding the right candidate than internal processes? That difference shows up fast.

Switching Is Simple

We’ve made switching feel like onboarding a colleague, not migrating a platform.

We’ll:

• Import your candidate database
• Get your next role live in minutes — written, branded, and ready to share
• Help you run a referral campaign or source passives directly
• Show you how to screen in context, not just score by gut
• Deliver ready-made shortlists you can share internally or with clients

You don’t lose control. You gain speed — and focus.

Ready to See the Difference?

If Lever has gotten you this far, that’s a win. But if you’re hiring in 2025, and it still feels like you’re duct taping workflows together?

It might be time to try Vouch.

Either by a full switch, or layer it on top for the sourcing and screening.

You’ll get one place to run sourcing, referrals, screening, and rediscovery.
One system that works like you do — with AI that actually helps.
And pricing that scales with value, not complexity.

Book a demo — and let the assistant take it from there.