# Best Lantern alternatives > YC-backed AI recruiting platform whose agents share one context across talent sourcing, application review, AI interviews, meeting notes and hiring analytics. Top Lantern alternatives on usedby: Metaview (87 public customers), hireEZ (82 public customers) and BrightHire (59 public customers). 1 of the 8 Lantern customers on usedby also uses one of them. Every public proof counts, from case studies to job posts: confirmed (a case study, a named quote or a press release), observed (the vendor’s customer page) and signal (a job post, the weakest proof). Each line keeps its level. Latest check 2026-10-20: 626 of 626 public lines checked. Last updated 2026-10-20. Tool page: https://www.usedby.ai/tools/lantern.md ## Alternatives Tools of the same or a competing category ([Recruiting](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/category/recruiting-talent-acquisition.md)), from another vendor. Ranked by public customers (every proof level, job posts included), then by confirmed, then by observed ones. Shared customers use both tools; they never set the order. Pricing and free trial: what the vendor states on its own pages, verified; “Not checked yet” when usedby has no verified value; the vendor may publish it. | Rank | Tool | Public customers | Confirmed / observed / signals | Shared with Lantern | Most common industry | Pricing | Free trial | Compare | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Metaview](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/metaview.md) | 87 | 65 / 22 / 0 | 0 | HR & Recruiting (24) | published paid tiers (https://www.metaview.ai/pricing) | Yes (https://www.metaview.ai/pricing) | — | | 2 | [hireEZ](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/hireez.md) | 82 | 9 / 73 / 0 | 1 | — | published paid tiers (https://hireez.com/pricing/) | Yes (https://hireez.com/pricing/) | https://www.usedby.ai/compare/hireez-vs-lantern.md | | 3 | [BrightHire](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/brighthire.md) | 59 | 11 / 48 / 0 | 0 | — | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 4 | [Paradox](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/paradox.md) | 45 | 41 / 4 / 0 | 0 | Restaurants & Food Services (9) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 5 | [Juicebox](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/juicebox.md) | 45 | 23 / 21 / 1 | 0 | — | free plan and paid tiers (https://juicebox.ai/pricing) | Yes (https://juicebox.ai/pricing) | — | | 6 | [Phenom](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/phenom.md) | 36 | 0 / 36 / 0 | 0 | — | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 7 | [SeekOut](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/seekout.md) | 36 | 0 / 36 / 0 | 0 | — | Not checked yet | Yes (https://www.seekout.com/pricing/) | — | | 8 | [Humanly](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/humanly.md) | 31 | 11 / 20 / 0 | 0 | Hospitals & Care Providers (9) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 9 | [HireVue](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/hirevue.md) | 29 | 4 / 25 / 0 | 0 | — | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 10 | [Paraform](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/paraform.md) | 26 | 0 / 26 / 0 | 0 | Artificial Intelligence (6) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | ## More tools of this category Same or competing category, from another vendor, after the ranking above: fewer public customers. - [Gem](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/gem.md): 25 customers - [Fetcher](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/fetcher.md): 23 customers - [Eightfold](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/eightfold.md): 23 customers - [Alex](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/alex.md): 19 customers - [Findem](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/findem.md): 15 customers - [CVViZ](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/cvviz.md): 15 customers - [Sapia.ai](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/sapia-ai.md): 13 customers - [ConverzAI](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/converzai.md): 9 customers ## Best Lantern alternative by industry In the industries where Lantern has the most public customers, the alternative with the most public customers of its own (at least three, every proof level). - [HealthTech & Digital Health](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/healthtech-digital-health.md): [BrightHire](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/brighthire.md), 3 public customers (Lantern: 1) - [Legal & Compliance](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/legal-compliance-legaltech.md): [Juicebox](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/juicebox.md), 4 public customers (Lantern: 1) - [Travel & Hospitality](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/travel-hospitality.md): [hireEZ](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/hireez.md), 4 public customers (Lantern: 1) Switches between tools are not published: naming a switch would name a departure, and usedby hides lines a vendor stops showing. ## Questions ### What are the best Lantern alternatives? Ranked by their public customers on usedby: Metaview (87 customers), hireEZ (82 customers), and BrightHire (59 customers). ### Which Lantern alternatives offer a free trial? Metaview, hireEZ, and Juicebox offer a free trial or a free plan, according to their own pricing pages. ### What is the best Lantern alternative for HealthTech & Digital Health companies? BrightHire, with 3 customers in HealthTech & Digital Health on usedby. Lantern has 1 there. ### What is the best Lantern alternative for Legal & Compliance companies? Juicebox, with 4 customers in Legal & Compliance on usedby. Lantern has 1 there. ### Do Lantern customers use other tools too? 1 of the 8 Lantern customers on usedby also uses another tool on this list. hireEZ shares the most: 1. ### How does usedby rank Lantern alternatives? Only tools of the same or a competing category, from another vendor, count. They are ranked by their public customers at every proof level, job posts included; a tie goes to the stronger proofs (more confirmed, then more observed). Each tool shows its mix: confirmed (a case study, a press release), observed (the vendor’s customer page), signal (a job post, the weakest proof). Shared customers are shown for information and never set the order. Tools of other categories that the same companies use are listed apart, as tools used with Lantern. usedby does not publish departures, so no company is shown switching from Lantern to another tool. --- Source: https://www.usedby.ai/alternatives/lantern · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology