# Dover: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/
Covers: Nov. 4, 2025 to Aug. 5, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Dover: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dover/, updated 2026-11-11

> Dover is on the AI hiring software map. We record 3 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Aug. 5, 2026.

"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: [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/)
- Category: Applicant tracking systems
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover)

"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: [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/).

- Category: Applicant tracking systems
- 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.
- AI capabilities: Job posts and ads, Screening and ranking, MCP and agent APIs and Interview notes
- Scale: Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed ($20M Series A (2021) led by Tiger Global; Dover says 600+ companies hire with Dover.)

Sources: [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/), [dover.com](https://dover.com/ai), [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/blog), [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-october-2025), [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-february-2026), [dover.com](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-april-2026) and [3 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Dover MCP and free AI scoring models

Launch, Aug. 5, 2026. "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.

Source: [Vendor blog](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-july-2026). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover).

### AI Scoring adds Anthropic and Gemini models

Launch, March 3, 2026. "Dover supports Anthropic and Gemini for scoring candidates (in addition to OpenAI)."

Source: [Vendor blog](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-february-2026). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover).

### Free AI applicant scoring in Dover ATS

Launch, Nov. 4, 2025. 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."

Source: [Vendor blog](https://www.dover.com/blog/product-update-october-2025). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dover).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology