Quick Overview
| Company | Homerun B.V. (KvK 66911524) |
|---|---|
| Category | applicant tracking |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Founded | 2016 |
| EU Presence | EU (Netherlands) |
| Data Location | European Union |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Published plans per month |
| Free Option | Free trial |
| Replaces | Greenhouse, Lever, Workable |
Detailed Review
Homerun B.V. in Amsterdam built an applicant tracking system around the part most of this category treats as a template: the page the candidate actually lands on. Job pages are designed rather than generated, the application flow is short, and the whole product assumes a company of twenty or fifty people hiring a handful of times a year rather than a recruiting operation processing thousands.
That focus is why it leads this list and also where its limits are. There is no client or placement model, so an agency should not look at it.
The reporting is proportionate to the size of company it targets rather than deep, and a business hiring at real volume will outgrow it. What it does that almost nothing else here does is publish its price and let you start without a sales conversation, which for a small team is the difference between buying software and thinking about buying software for six months.
What Homerun does well
- Careers and job pages are the product, not a template
- Published pricing and a free trial, no sales call required
- Dutch company, EU hosting
- Short application flow that candidates actually finish
Where Homerun falls short
- Not built for high-volume recruiting
- No agency or client-placement model
- Reporting is light next to the enterprise options
Standout feature. The candidate's view first: for a company hiring a few times a year, the applicants you lose on a bad job page cost more than the software.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Careers and job pages are the product, not a template
- Published pricing and a free trial, no sales call required
- Dutch company, EU hosting
- Short application flow that candidates actually finish
Cons
- Not built for high-volume recruiting
- No agency or client-placement model
- Reporting is light next to the enterprise options
Alternatives to Homerun
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Homerun?
Homerun B.V. in Amsterdam built an applicant tracking system around the part most of this category treats as a template: the page the candidate actually lands on. Job pages are designed rather than generated, the application flow is short, and the whole product assumes a company of twenty or fifty people hiring a handful of times a year rather than a recruiting operation processing thousands.
Where is Homerun based?
Homerun operates from Amsterdam, Netherlands, which places it under EU (Netherlands).
What does Homerun cost?
Published plans per month. Free trial.
Who is Homerun best for?
Small teams who hire a few times a year and care what the candidate sees. The candidate's view first: for a company hiring a few times a year, the applicants you lose on a bad job page cost more than the software.
What are the drawbacks of Homerun?
Not built for high-volume recruiting. No agency or client-placement model. Reporting is light next to the enterprise options.
Is Homerun a good alternative to Greenhouse?
Homerun is built as a European alternative to Greenhouse: Job pages candidates actually finish, at a published price. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Homerun compare to other applicant tracking tools?
Homerun is one of several European applicant tracking tools we cover. It is most often compared with Greenhouse, Lever, Workable.