Best Candidate Screening Software in 2026
Updated
36 candidate screening software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
0free plans on this page
$66/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
0 of the 11 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PuckWeb · Extension | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $300/mo | 4.9 |
| 27 | Recruiting BuddyWeb · Extension | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 28 | ScalerHireWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $104/mo | 4.9 |
| 29 | Alex AINo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 30 | MakiWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 31 | Kaairo Candidate ScreeningWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 32 | Kaairo Reference CheckingWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 33 | ProctyxWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 34 | VeraHireWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 35 | Cangrade Reference CheckingNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 4.6 |
| 36 | ScreenedWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | $66/mo | 4.6 |
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Resume parsing | Knockout questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Puck | 4.9 | No | $300/mo | No | 300 /mo | — | — |
| 27 | Recruiting Buddy | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 28 | ScalerHire | 4.9 | No | $104/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 29 | Alex AI | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Maki | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 31 | Kaairo Candidate Screening | 4.7 | No | — | No | 84 /mo | — | Yes |
| 32 | Kaairo Reference Checking | 4.7 | No | — | No | 84 /mo | — | — |
| 33 | Proctyx | 4.7 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 34 | VeraHire | 4.7 | No | — | No | 49 /mo | — | — |
| 35 | Cangrade Reference Checking | 4.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 36 | Screened | 4.6 | No | $66/mo | No | — | — | — |
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