Truffle - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Truffle is a candidate screening platform that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments to replace first-round phone screens for small teams that are constantly hiring.

You design the process. Choose any combination of screening methods that fits the role. AI scores, summarizes, and ranks every candidate against your criteria. You get match scores with reasoning, summaries, and 30-second Candidate Shorts so you know who's worth talking to in minutes, not weeks. Nothing is auto-rejected. You make every call.

Three capabilities, one workflow:

Resume screening: Upload role criteria once. AI parses every resume and ranks applicants against your requirements. Qualification gaps flagged. No keyword filtering.

One-way video interviews: Candidates record on their own time, on any device, no app download required. AI transcribes every answer, scores responses against criteria you define, and surfaces 30-second Candidate Shorts of the most relevant moments.

Talent assessments: Three types out of the box. Personality (validated Big Five / IPIP), Situational Judgment Tests built around your team's real scenarios, and Environment Fit. Lightweight enough that someone juggling a dozen open roles will use them.

AI features included on every plan:

AI Match scores against role criteria with reasoning shown for every score

AI Summaries of strengths, gaps, and alignment for every candidate

Candidate Shorts (30-second highlight reels)

Full interview transcripts

AI Check (Beta) flags response patterns that suggest AI assistance, as a context signal not an automatic disqualification

AI-suggested interview questions you review and approve

Specs:

One shared credit pool per month across all three methods: a screened resume is 1 credit, an assessed candidate 2, a completed one-way interview 5

Unlimited open positions, team members, and reviewers

Multi-reviewer scoring, comments, and side-by-side comparison

Custom branding and custom evaluation criteria per role

Bulk candidate review and bulk actions

Position Link: one shareable link per role for distribution

Mobile-friendly candidate flow with no app download

Integrations: Ashby (native); Workable, JazzHR, Breezy HR, Recruitee, Indeed and 7,000+ apps via Zapier; REST API and webhooks; CSV export. GDPR-aware data handling, encrypted in transit.

Pricing:

Starter $49/month (200 credits), Core $119/month or $99 billed annually (600 credits), Team $239/month or $199 annually (1,500 credits), Scale $599/month or $499 annually (4,000 credits)

Every feature on every plan. Plans differ by credit pool only. No per-seat charges, no per-position charges, no AI add-ons.

Annual billing is 2 months free. Unused credits roll over for 12 months on Core and up.

Custom plan for 50+ roles a month: book a call

7-day free trial with 30 credits. No credit card. No contracts. Cancel anytime.

Setup takes 10 minutes. No implementation team. No IT ticket.

Best for:

Owner-operators, founders, GMs, and franchisees who hire without a recruiter

Small businesses of roughly 5-100 people hiring the same roles year-round

Small owner-run staffing and recruiting agencies screening for clients

High-volume, low-resume-signal roles where every posting gets hundreds of applications

How Truffle compares:

- HireVue alternative: transparent from $49/mo vs contact-sales pricing

- Spark Hire alternative: starts at $49/mo vs $299/mo, AI Match included

- Willo alternative: AI Match, Candidate Shorts, and assessments from $49/mo

- Hireflix alternative: adds resume screening and talent assessments beyond one-way video

- VidCruiter alternative: self-serve, no sales call required

- TestGorilla alternative: video interviews and assessments in one platform

The principle: AI surfaces information. Humans make hiring decisions.