Dover
A free applicant tracking system for startups, with optional AI scoring and interview notes.
Independent overview by new Mantra · updated July 16, 2026
- Category
- HR
- Pricing
- Free ATS tier (unlimited users and jobs); Premium $199/mo flat (adds AI applicant scoring and AI interview notes); Recruiting Marketplace priced per recruiter
- Implementation
- Under 1 week
- Adoption risk
- Low
- Integrates with
- Greenhouse, Lever, Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack
What Dover does
Dover is an applicant tracking system built with early-stage companies in mind. The free tier lets you add unlimited users and post unlimited jobs, and it includes a generated careers page, distribution to over 50 job boards, and basic candidate pipeline management — all at no cost.
If you upgrade to the $199/month Premium plan, two AI features are added: applicant scoring that ranks incoming candidates against the requirements of each role, and an AI note-taker that transcribes and summarises interviews. These are designed to cut the time spent on initial screening and manual note-taking. Dover also offers a separate Recruiting Marketplace where you can hire a fractional recruiter on demand, priced per recruiter.
Dover connects with Greenhouse, Lever, Gmail, Google Calendar, and Slack, so it can sit alongside solutions many small teams already use. Implementation is typically under a week, which means you are not committing to a lengthy setup process before you see whether it fits your workflow.
Key capabilities
Free ATS, Unlimited Scale
The free plan supports unlimited users and job postings with no per-seat fees, making it accessible for teams at any size without upfront cost.
AI Applicant Scoring
On the Premium plan, Dover ranks inbound applicants against the role criteria, so you can prioritise who to review first without reading every résumé manually.
AI Interview Note-Taking
The Premium plan includes an AI note-taker that transcribes and summarises interviews, reducing the administrative work that follows each conversation.
Job Board Distribution
Dover posts your openings across more than 50 job boards automatically, giving you broader reach without manually submitting to each one.
On-Demand Fractional Recruiters
Through Dover's Recruiting Marketplace you can engage a fractional recruiter to handle sourcing and logistics when you need hands-on help, separate from the ATS subscription.
Referral and Agency Tracking
Built-in solutions let you submit and track employee referrals and manage agency relationships with visibility into candidates, costs, and conversions.
Best for
- Startups and small teams that need a structured hiring process but want to avoid ATS licensing costs while headcount is low
- Founders or hiring managers handling recruiting themselves who want AI to reduce manual screening time on the Premium plan
- Teams that conduct interviews regularly and want structured summaries without relying on manual notes
- Companies already using Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Greenhouse, or Lever that want their ATS to connect without heavy integration work
- Organisations that occasionally need recruiter support but are not ready to hire a full-time recruiter in-house
Worth knowing
- The AI scoring and interview note-taking features require the $199/month Premium plan — the free tier does not include them, so budget accordingly if those capabilities are the main reason you are evaluating Dover.
- The Recruiting Marketplace is priced separately per recruiter, which can add meaningful cost on top of the ATS subscription if you use it frequently.
- Dover's positioning and testimonials skew heavily toward startups; larger or more complex organisations may find the feature set limited compared to enterprise-grade ATS platforms.
- If you are already invested in a different ATS such as Greenhouse or Lever, Dover can integrate with those systems, but you would need to clarify whether you are replacing or complementing your existing stack.
- The free tier is genuinely free, but teams whose primary need is deep analytics, advanced workflow automation, or compliance reporting should evaluate whether Dover's feature set matches those requirements before committing.
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