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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Dover: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover.md",
  "title": "Dover: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Dover is on the AI hiring software map. We record 3 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Aug. 5, 2026.",
  "period": "Nov. 4, 2025 to Aug. 5, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
  "company": {
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    "slug": "dover",
    "name": "Dover",
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    "site": "https://www.dover.com/",
    "summary": "\"Your startup's all-in-one hiring solution.\" Dover pairs a free ATS (\"unlimited users, jobs, and candidates\") with a marketplace of human fractional recruiters, sold to startups. AI in the ATS scores applicants against per-job criteria, takes interview notes and writes job descriptions and career pages. The Dover MCP lets Claude, ChatGPT and Codex review applicants and move candidates. Dover does not sell an autonomous AI recruiter: its \"recruiters\" are people.",
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    "categories": [
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    ],
    "status": "active",
    "price_note": null,
    "update_channels": [],
    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "category_names": [
      "Applicant tracking systems"
    ]
  },
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  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"Your startup's all-in-one hiring solution.\" Dover pairs a free ATS (\"unlimited users, jobs, and candidates\") with a marketplace of human fractional recruiters, sold to startups. AI in the ATS scores applicants against per-job criteria, takes interview notes and writes job descriptions and career pages. The Dover MCP lets Claude, ChatGPT and Codex review applicants and move candidates. Dover does not sell an autonomous AI recruiter: its \"recruiters\" are people.",
    "source": {
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    },
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  },
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      "title": "The AI hiring software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Dover",
      "site": "https://www.dover.com/",
      "category": "Applicant tracking systems",
      "what": "\"Your startup's all-in-one hiring solution.\" Dover pairs a free ATS (\"unlimited users, jobs, and candidates\") with a marketplace of human fractional recruiters, sold to startups. AI in the ATS scores applicants against per-job criteria, takes interview notes and writes job descriptions and career pages. The Dover MCP lets Claude, ChatGPT and Codex review applicants and move candidates. Dover does not sell an autonomous AI recruiter: its \"recruiters\" are people.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "dover.com",
        "url": "https://www.dover.com/"
      },
      "price": "Published: Free ATS $0; Premium ATS $199/month adds AI applicant scoring and the AI notetaker; recruiter marketplace billed hourly, retainer or pay-per-hire.",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Job posts and ads",
          "Screening and ranking",
          "MCP and agent APIs",
          "Interview notes"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed ($20M Series A (2021) led by Tiger Global; Dover says 600+ companies hire with Dover.)",
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        },
        {
          "name": "dover.com",
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        },
        {
          "name": "dover.com",
          "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-october-2025"
        },
        {
          "name": "dover.com",
          "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-february-2026"
        },
        {
          "name": "dover.com",
          "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-april-2026"
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-08-05",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Dover MCP and free AI scoring models",
      "summary": "\"The new Dover MCP securely connects your ATS to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, and more\" to review applicants, prepare interview questions and update stages. Free Gemini, Mistral and Nvidia models give up to 2,000 AI scores a month with no API key.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-july-2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-03-03",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "AI Scoring adds Anthropic and Gemini models",
      "summary": "\"Dover supports Anthropic and Gemini for scoring candidates (in addition to OpenAI).\"",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover"
      },
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        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-february-2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/#event-3",
      "on": "2025-11-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Free AI applicant scoring in Dover ATS",
      "summary": "Dover's October 2025 update added \"AI-powered applicant scoring\": users set per-job criteria, add an OpenAI API key, and applicants are ranked. \"Best part? It's totally free.\"",
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      },
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        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-october-2025"
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