Gem is an AI-first recruiting platform for sourcing, outreach, and talent CRM. Truffle is candidate screening software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and assessments to tell you which inbound candidates are worth a conversation. Public price, 7-day free trial, first Position Link live in 10 minutes.
$99
per month, annual
Listed on the page. No quote form.
10 min
from signup to live link
First Position Link by lunch.
3 layers
of evidence per candidate
Resume. Interview. Assessment.
150
candidates per month
Included on every plan.
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Gem is an AI-first recruiting platform built for the top of your funnel: finding outbound candidates, running sequenced outreach, nurturing talent pipelines, and tracking pipeline analytics. Truffle is a candidate screening platform built for the middle of your funnel: once candidates are in, it gives you three layers of evidence to decide who's actually worth your time.
Gem helps recruiting teams find candidates who aren't applying, engage them with personalized outreach sequences, track every touchpoint in a CRM, and analyze full-funnel pipeline data. It's the infrastructure for proactive, outbound-first hiring. For teams with aggressive sourcing targets or a meaningful percentage of hires coming from outbound, Gem is purpose-built for that motion.
Gem strength · outbound + CRMOnce candidates are in your pipeline, Truffle gives you three evidence layers per person. Resumes get screened against your criteria with qualification questions. One-way interviews show you communication and presence without a scheduling call. Talent assessments surface judgment and temperament. AI Match ranks the pool against the criteria you defined, and AI Summaries cite specific responses so you don't watch every recording.
Truffle strength · screening + shortlistGem fills the top of the funnel. Truffle works the middle. If you're sourcing outbound candidates with Gem and also hiring from inbound applications, Truffle handles the inbound screening workflow so your team focuses live time on the candidates who've already shown they're qualified. They're not competitors. They do different jobs.
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Operations Coordinator · 184 completed
AI Summary
Five years operations management at a 200-person logistics company, including a P&L of $4M and a team of seven. Walked through how she rebuilt a broken inventory cadence in 90 days. Personality reads conscientious and decisive.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
Tell us about a time you owned a process end to end.
“I inherited an inventory cadence with two-week stockouts. I rebuilt the reorder triggers, set up weekly variance reviews, and cut stockouts to under three days inside a quarter.”
AI Summary
Strong communicator. Three years at a high-growth marketplace running cross-functional rollouts. Less direct ops experience on the resume but the interview answer on stakeholder alignment was the standout in the pool.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
Walk us through a hard cross-team decision.
“I ran the merger of two onboarding flows owned by sales and CX. I built the shared metric, pulled in both leads weekly, and shipped the merged flow without dropping handoff time.”
AI Summary
Coming from a smaller team, lighter resume, but the assessment is the strongest in the pool on situational judgment. Interview was steady, not flashy. The kind of candidate AI-only video tools rank lower than they should.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
How do you handle a teammate consistently missing deadlines?
“I'd start one-on-one with what's in their way. If it's process, fix the process. If it's load, rebalance. If neither, name the pattern with the manager and let them decide.”
AI Summary
Career switcher from hospitality to ops. Resume light on traditional credentials. Interview presence was warm and clear. Assessment soft on judgment under pressure. Worth a screen if pipeline thins.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
What part of operations are you most excited about?
“The puzzle. I ran the floor at a 60-cover restaurant. Same problems, smaller scale: bottlenecks, handoffs, who's drowning. I want to do that with data behind me.”
Gem is a platform-scale product with platform-scale pricing. Truffle posts $149 on the page and starts the trial when you sign up.
Truffle
Live in 10 minSelf-Serve · annual
7-day free trial · No credit card
Gem
Quote requiredCustom plan
Gem's Startup plan has a self-serve checkout option but no public dollar price. Growth and Enterprise plans require a sales conversation.
Gem excels at the proactive side of recruiting: finding candidates who aren't applying, personalizing outreach, and keeping relationship pipelines warm. If that's your primary motion, Gem is doing real work.
But most teams with an outbound sourcing function also post jobs publicly and field inbound applications. Gem's AI application review surfaces inbound candidates, but it doesn't give you resume screening with custom criteria, one-way video interviews, or assessments. Truffle fills that gap. You use Gem to build and manage the pipeline. You use Truffle to screen the inbound volume.
A talent CRM and outreach platform solves the top-of-funnel problem. It doesn't solve the problem of 200 applications per role that all look fine on paper. Resumes are AI-polished. Cover letters are AI-written. Even assessment answers get fed through ChatGPT.
Truffle adds three layers of evidence that are progressively harder to fake. One-way video interviews show who can actually communicate and show up on camera. Situational judgment and personality assessments surface how candidates think, not what they typed. AI Match scores trace to your intake criteria, not keywords. The inbound pile stops being a pile.
Every candidate enters one workflow you design. Resumes get parsed against your criteria, interview responses transcribe and score, and Personality, Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit assessments add evidence beyond self-presentation. Everything ranks into one shortlist with one match score.
Sign up at the price on the page and build your first position with AI-suggested questions. Send the Position Link by URL, email, or CSV bulk invite, and reminders go out automatically. You see responses ranked the same day.
Match scores trace back to the criteria you set during intake, AI Summaries cite specific responses, and Candidate Shorts pick the three most-revealing 30-second moments and explain why. The AI is compressing the time between hundreds of applications and a real shortlist. It isn't making the call for you.
Truffle's sweet spot
In-house recruiters and TA leads on 1-5 person teams at 100-1,000 employee companies. 15-30 open roles at any time. Hiring year-round on high-volume positions where resumes alone don't tell you who's real. Self-serve buyers who want a price on the page and a working trial today. Truffle is not a sourcing tool. It works on inbound candidates.
Where they may be stronger
Gem is built for recruiting teams with a meaningful outbound sourcing motion: proactive candidate identification, personalized outreach sequences, talent pipeline nurture, full-funnel analytics, and a CRM that tracks every candidate relationship over time. Gem also offers an ATS for teams that want to consolidate their recruiting stack. If your primary hiring challenge is finding and engaging candidates who aren't applying to you, Gem is purpose-built for that. Truffle is not.
Setup
Truffle runs independently. You create a Position Link for each inbound role, embed it on your careers page or job board, and route inbound candidates there. No dependency on Gem's workflow.
Timeline
Under 10 minutes from signup to live Position Link. The first ranked shortlist usually arrives within 48 hours of going live.
No friction
No annual contracts. No setup fee. 7-day free trial with no credit card. Cancel any time.
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No. Gem is an outbound sourcing and talent CRM platform. Truffle is a candidate screening platform for inbound candidates. They operate at different stages of the hiring funnel and do different jobs. If you need both outbound sourcing and structured inbound screening, you could use them together.
No. Truffle works with candidates who are already in your pipeline. It doesn't find candidates, send outreach sequences, or maintain a talent CRM. If sourcing is your primary challenge, Gem is the right tool. If screening and evaluating inbound volume is the challenge, Truffle addresses that.
Gem's AI application review surfaces and ranks inbound applicants. Truffle adds one-way video interviews, talent assessments, and resume screening against custom criteria you define at intake. You get a ranked shortlist with match scores, AI Summaries that cite specific responses, and 30-second Candidate Shorts. The depth of evidence per candidate is meaningfully different.
Yes. The 7-day free trial starts the second you sign up. No credit card required. No demo needed. You build your first position, send the Position Link, and start reviewing candidates. Most teams set up their first role in under 10 minutes.
Truffle is $149 per month, or $99 per month with annual billing. Both prices are listed on the page and include unlimited positions, unlimited team members, and 150 candidates per month. No quote required.
Yes. Native and Zapier integrations connect Truffle to most ATS systems. Candidates screened in Truffle can be advanced to your ATS when they're ready for the next stage.
We use Truffle to hire field sales reps. It helps us quickly spot who might be a great fit for us.
Maggie Rivers
As a marketing agency owner, I don't have time to screen every applicant. Truffle has saved hundreds of hours.
Laura Williams
Truffle is very easy to use and affordable. Applicants have also said they found it straightforward.
Rick Opton