How to Switch from Workable to CurriculoATS

Tired of Workable’s 67% headcount penalty and add-on creep? The migration itself takes about an hour of active work. The savings are measured in years.

Why Workable customers switch

Workable is one of the more affordable legacy ATS options, but its pricing model punishes growth:

• $4,800 per year base + $99 per seat
• 67% price jump at 21 employees (headcount-based pricing tiers)
• Add-on creep: +$99/month for video interviews, +$79/month for SMS
• Combined add-ons add 59% over base
• Starter plan capped at 2 active jobs at $149/month, useless for growing startups
• 2.8/10 pricing satisfaction in industry reviews (one of the lowest among major ATS platforms)
• 8 to 9% automatic annual renewal increases
• AI is keyword + rules based, not outcome-based reasoning

The “good value at $4,800” pitch collapses once you add seats, video, SMS, and renewal increases. A 25-person startup on Workable with full add-ons typically pays $11,000 to $14,000 per year. A 50-person startup pays $18,000 to $25,000 per year.

Step 1: Export candidates from Workable

1. Log into Workable as an admin
2. Go to Settings → Company → Data Export (or use the API if you’re on Premier)
3. Export candidates with name, email, resume file, job applied to, pipeline stage, source, tags, notes
4. Export job listings separately

Step 2: Sign up for CurriculoATS

Go to curriculo.me/ats/pricing. Start with the free plan or Pro ($100/month, currently $50/month early bird). Setup takes 15 minutes. No implementation manager. No onboarding call.

Invite your whole team. Unlimited members on every plan, zero per-seat fees. If you were paying Workable $99/seat for a 15-person team, that’s $1,485/year in seat fees alone. On Curriculo, adding your team costs $0.

Step 3: Import the candidate CSV

Upload your Workable export. Curriculo’s import will:

• Parse every candidate and resume
• Run outcome-based AI scoring against your active jobs
• Generate a 0-100 fit score with a full written reasoning paragraph per candidate
• File everyone into the correct pipeline stage

Every imported candidate now has AI-generated reasoning explaining their fit, something Workable’s keyword-based matching can’t produce at any tier.

Step 4: Post your active jobs

Recreate your active roles on Curriculo. Each job takes about 90 seconds. Curriculo’s AI auto-generates a skills rubric from the job description, and all imported candidates get re-scored against the new rubric.

You also get a branded careers portal included. Redirect your Workable-hosted job pages to your new Curriculo pages.

Step 5: Replace the add-ons

If you were paying Workable extras for video interviews ($99/month) and SMS ($79/month), here’s the substitution:

• Interview scheduling: Curriculo includes Google Calendar sync and self-booking links on every plan, free
• Video: Use Google Meet or Zoom directly from the Curriculo calendar integration, no added cost
• SMS: Email reminders are included on every plan. If you need SMS specifically, use Twilio directly rather than paying Workable’s markup

Step 6: Set up Slack and SSO

Enable Slack integration so AI-scored candidates get pushed to a channel. Turn on Google Workspace SSO. Both are included on every plan (including free) at zero extra cost. Workable charges extra for most premium integrations on lower tiers.

Step 7: Cancel Workable

Once you’re fully live on Curriculo, cancel Workable. Check your cancellation terms. Workable has varying notice requirements depending on which plan you’re on.

What you gain

• Flat $100/month Pro (or $50/month early bird) with unlimited active jobs
• Outcome-based AI with full written reasoning, not keyword plus rules
• Unlimited team members on every plan
• No headcount penalties. Grow from 10 to 100 without a price jump.
• No add-on creep. Video, SMS, Slack, analytics all included.
• No annual renewal increases. Your price stays fixed.
• 15-minute setup instead of 3 to 5 days
• Email-based apply: candidates send resumes directly via email
• Free forever plan with 1 active job and all features

Typical savings

A 25-person startup paying Workable $11,000 to $14,000 per year (with add-ons) saves $9,800 to $13,400 in Year 1 by moving to Curriculo Pro at regular price, or $10,400 to $13,400 during early bird. Over 3 years with Workable’s 8 to 9% renewal compounding, savings exceed $35,000 to $45,000.

See the CurriculoATS vs Workable comparison or try the free plan.