Yardstick vs Breezy
Choose Yardstick if structured interviews and evidence-based hiring decisions are central to your process; choose Breezy if you need job-board distribution, candidate screening, and offer management in one applicant tracking system. Both vendors currently offer an ATS, free access, and paid plans, so this is a comparison worth publishing. Their biggest differences are how they support the hiring workflow and how they charge for it.
Last updated October 31, 2026.
At a glance
| Dimension | Yardstick | Breezy |
|---|---|---|
| Hiring emphasis | ATS with role-specific interview plans and scorecards | ATS from job posting through offer management |
| Paid entry price | Core: $49/month plus $29 per open role/month | Startup: $189/month on monthly billing |
| Free-plan limit | First 3 Jobs total, with unlimited collaborators | 1 active position or pool; unlimited users |
| Paid billing model | Monthly base fee plus charge per open role | Monthly or annual plan pricing |
| Structured interviews | AI-assisted plans and scorecards on Free | Customizable guides and scorecards on Growth |
| Job posting | Hosted job site for inbound applications | Branded career site and 50+ job boards on Bootstrap |
| Candidate workflows | Talent pools and human-approved outreach sequences | Questionnaires and stage automations on Startup |
| Offer management | Not published | Offer documents and approvals on Business |
| Platforms | Web app; mobile apps not published | Desktop tool; iOS and Android apps on Startup |
| Integrations | Custom integrations on Enterprise | Email and calendar on Startup; HRIS on Business |
| Developer access | Public API, CLI, and MCP on Free | API access available with Custom Pro |
| Published support tiers | Dedicated support or shared Slack channel on Enterprise | Priority support on Business; dedicated account manager on Custom Pro |
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Which should you choose?
Choose Yardstick if
- Teams making structured interviews central to hiring decisions
- Teams that want AI-assisted interview plans and scorecards on a free tier
- Teams whose number of open roles changes month to month
- Teams connecting an AI agent through a published API, CLI, or MCP server
Choose Breezy if
- Teams distributing openings across job boards
- Teams needing candidate questionnaires and pipeline automations
- Teams managing offers within their recruiting system
- Recruiters who need published iOS and Android apps
The verdict
Pick Yardstick when your deciding factor is building role-specific interview plans and scorecards, especially if you hire in bursts and prefer charges tied to open roles. Pick Breezy when your deciding factor is managing a broader recruiting process, including job-board distribution, screening, automations, and offers. Compare the plans as well as the products: Breezy reserves customizable interview guides and scorecards for Growth, while Yardstick includes interview planning and scorecards in its free tier.
Yardstick vs Breezy: common questions
- Are Yardstick and Breezy both applicant tracking systems?
- Yes. Yardstick combines applicant tracking with role-specific interview plans and scorecards. Breezy combines applicant tracking with job distribution, candidate workflows, and offer management.
- Which has a more generous free plan for active openings?
- Yardstick makes the first three Jobs free in total. Breezy’s free Bootstrap plan allows one active position or candidate pool at a time.
- How do Yardstick and Breezy charge for paid plans?
- Yardstick’s Core plan costs $49 per month plus $29 per open role per month. Breezy’s Startup plan costs $189 per month with monthly billing; Breezy also publishes annual pricing.
- Which includes structured interview tools on its free plan?
- Yardstick includes AI-assisted interview planning and scorecards in its free tier. Breezy lists customizable interview guides and scorecards in its paid Growth plan.
- Which can distribute jobs to third-party job boards?
- Breezy says its free Bootstrap plan distributes openings to more than 50 job boards. Yardstick publishes a hosted job site for inbound applications.
- Do Yardstick and Breezy have mobile apps?
- Breezy lists iOS and Android apps in its Startup plan. Yardstick does not publish mobile-app availability on the vendor pages reviewed.
- Which provides API access on a free plan?
- Yardstick lists a public API, CLI, and MCP server in its free tier. Breezy lists API access as an option with its Custom Pro plan.
- Which supports offers inside the ATS?
- Breezy lists offer documents and approvals in its Business plan. Yardstick does not publish a comparable offer-management feature on the vendor pages reviewed.