What is Truffle?
Truffle is a candidate screening platform that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow. The platform is built for in-house recruiters and TA leads on small hiring teams (1-5 people) at companies of 100-1,000 employees. The vendor states its customers are typically year-round hirers with high-volume, low-resume-signal roles where every posting attracts hundreds of applications.
Truffle replaces the first-round phone screen with structured asynchronous candidate screening. Candidates respond to recruiter-defined questions on their own time and on any device. Truffle's AI transcribes every response, scores each answer against criteria the recruiter defines, and surfaces match scores, AI summaries, and 30-second Candidate Shorts. Recruiters review a candidate in seconds rather than scheduling a 15-minute call.
Three screening capabilities ship in the platform, and recruiters can use one, two, or all three:
- Resume screening ranks every applicant against employer-defined criteria. Qualification gaps surface clearly. No keyword filtering.
- One-way video interviews capture how candidates communicate and present, with AI-generated transcripts and Candidate Shorts.
- Talent assessments include three types out of the box: Personality (validated Big Five / IPIP), Situational Judgment Tests built around real workplace scenarios, and Environment Fit.
AI features included on every plan
- AI Match scores against role criteria with reasoning shown for every score
- AI summaries highlight strengths, gaps, and alignment for every candidate
- Candidate Shorts compile the three most relevant moments from each interview into a 30-second highlight reel
- Full interview transcripts for every video response, searchable and exportable
- AI Check (Beta) flags response patterns that suggest AI assistance as a context signal, never an automatic disqualification
- AI-suggested interview questions tailored to role and seniority, with recruiter review and approval before launch
Differentiators
- Three screening capabilities, one workflow. Truffle replaces a separate video tool, assessment tool, and first-round phone screen process with one platform.
- Self-serve evaluation. 7-day free trial, no credit card required, no sales call required to start.
- Explainable AI Match scores. Every score shows its reasoning. Recruiters see exactly how each candidate was evaluated against their criteria.
- AI-assistive, not AI-decisive. Truffle does not automatically advance or reject candidates. The platform's stated principle: AI surfaces information; humans make hiring decisions.
Truffle is described as a best fit for in-house recruiters and TA leads at growing companies (100-1,000 employees) hiring year-round for high-volume positions in customer service, sales, operations, engineering first-round screens, or seasonal hiring waves.
Integrations
ATS integrations available with Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, and BambooHR. API access is available. Zapier connection covers 5,000+ additional apps. CSV export is available on every plan.
Pricing
Self-Serve plan: $149 per month, billed monthly, or $99 per month with annual billing (33% saving). Includes 150 candidate screenings per month, unlimited positions, unlimited team members, and every AI feature.
Custom plan: Tailored candidate volume, API access, priority support, dedicated onboarding, extended data retention to 24+ months, and SSO/SAML. Pricing is quoted based on volume.
Free trial: 7 days, full feature access, no credit card required.
Truffle is positioned as an alternative to HireVue (self-serve pricing vs enterprise contact-sales), Spark Hire (lower cost with AI Match included), Willo (AI features included on every plan), Hireflix (adds resume screening and assessments at the same price tier), VidCruiter (self-serve evaluation), Jobma, and TestGorilla (combines assessments with video interviews and resume screening in one platform).
