Tellability

Tellability is a hiring platform for recruiters and teams that want to source, assess and communicate with candidates in one workflow. It is best suited to teams that value structured AI-assisted screening but want recruiters to retain control of hiring decisions. Its monthly screening credits and matched-candidate caps make it a better fit for planned hiring volume than open-ended recruitment.

Overview

The platform combines AI-assisted job creation, resume review, candidate matching and candidate conversations. Recruiters can describe a job through AI chat and set questions for Tess to ask candidates. Match scores help prioritize profiles, but they do not accept or reject candidates: recruiters make the final decisions.

Bulk PDF and DOCX uploads let recruiters score resumes against job requirements on a 0–100 scale, then invite selected candidates to speak with Tess. Each conversation lasts 15 minutes; recruiters receive a two-minute summary rather than access to the raw transcript. That makes the output concise, though teams that need to review the full exchange may find the format limiting.

Key features

• Tess candidate screening: A 15-minute conversation followed by a two-minute summary gives recruiters a consistent screening step. Each screened candidate uses one credit, so the workflow has a clear monthly capacity cost.
• Resume scoring and matching: Bulk document uploads and scores against job requirements can help teams prioritize a candidate pool. Scores support recruiter judgment rather than replace it.
• AI-assisted job creation: Recruiters can create a role through chat and specify screening questions, linking the job definition to candidate conversations.
• Privacy and security: Tellability says it does not sell personal data or share it with advertisers, and recruiters cannot see raw candidate transcripts. Its privacy policy describes encryption in transit and at rest, password hashing, short-lived authentication tokens, input validation, rate limiting and access controls. Users may connect a GitHub account; Enterprise adds API access.

Pricing

Tellability is freemium. All paid plans include a 14-day free trial with no credit card needed to start. Credits reset monthly and do not roll over, so unused screening capacity is lost at renewal.

Free Pilot is a useful starting point for a small hiring workload, but its 15 matched-candidate ceiling and three active postings restrict parallel searches. Growth triples the screening credits and unlock allowance and raises the matched-candidate cap to 75; it suits teams with recurring hiring needs that can work within those limits. Enterprise removes the posting and matched-candidate ceilings and adds team and access features, making it the more natural fit for larger or API-dependent hiring operations. Its credits are custom, and the price is a starting monthly amount rather than a fixed total.

Platforms

Tellability is available on web and through an API. The API is included with Enterprise. The company is headquartered in India.

Who it's for

Recruiters and hiring teams that want resume scoring, candidate matching and AI-led screening in one process are the clearest fit. Candidate use is free, while plan limits are designed around recruiter capacity. Teams that need uncapped matched-candidate volume or API access should consider Enterprise; teams with modest needs can start on Free Pilot and assess whether its caps suit their workload.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Recruiters retain the final say because match scores do not automatically accept or reject candidates.
• Pro: Bulk resume scoring, custom questions and candidate conversations bring several screening steps into one workflow.
• Pro: The free tier and no-card trial lower the barrier to trying the process.
• Con: Monthly credits do not roll over, and each Tess conversation consumes one, which can constrain screening during hiring spikes.
• Con: Free Pilot and Growth cap matched candidates at 15 and 75 respectively; higher-volume teams need Enterprise.
• Con: Recruiters receive summaries, not raw conversation transcripts, limiting their ability to inspect the full exchange.

Alternatives

Hyring is worth comparing for teams that want a free plan with one seat, one active job post and 50 monthly credits, or a Pro tier with five seats and 10 active posts.

IntervueBox may suit teams looking for a one-time 300-credit signup allocation and 100 resumes parsed per month on its free tier, with one user and community support.

Pin is an alternative for teams focused on contact lookup and email-only outreach, with five weekly lookup credits, one job position and one AI agent on its free plan.

R1Interview is another free option, centered on pay-as-you-go hiring automation, AI candidate screening, custom interview workflows and secure onboarding.

Scope is a web-based freemium recruiting platform with a free tier that includes sourcing, a desktop connector and basic project management.

Talismatic TalentBot offers a first role free.

Hirin is another recruiting product to consider.

iCIMS is a paid alternative available on web, mobile and API platforms.

Browse more options in AI Recruiting Software and Recruiting Chatbot Software.

Verdict

Tellability is a strong fit for recruiter-led teams that want AI-assisted screening and resume prioritization without delegating the hiring decision. Its concise summaries and integrated workflow are the main reasons to choose it; monthly non-rollover credits, candidate caps and the lack of transcript access are reasons to look elsewhere if your volume is high or you need to audit every conversation.