Truffle is candidate screening software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments, on one plan from $49/month. Spark Hire prices video interviews, behavioral assessment, and its Recruit ATS separately, with a combined floor of $833/month billed annually.
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Spark Hire prices one-way and live video, behavioral assessment, and its Recruit ATS as three separate products, each metered by jobs, users, or employee count. Truffle ships resume screening, one-way video, and assessments in one Position Link, on one plan, from $49 a month.
Spark Hire's resume scoring sits inside Spark Hire Recruit, a distinct ATS product starting at $335/month billed annually for up to 200 employees. Truffle parses every resume against your intake criteria in the same workflow as the interview and assessment, included on every plan from $49/month.
Qualified · meets 4 of 4 must-havesSpark Hire's Video Interviews product covers both one-way and live interviews, and its AI Video Review scores responses on six fixed factors: communication, execution, comprehension, English fluency, enthusiasm, and motivation. Truffle's AI Match scores every candidate against the criteria you set at intake instead, and Candidate Shorts explain why each 30-second clip was chosen.
Candidate Short · 30 sec · citedSpark Hire's Behavioral Assessment starts at $249/month billed annually as a standalone product, and its predictive scoring only appears bundled inside Recruit's $499/month Growth tier. Truffle includes Personality (IPIP Big Five), Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit assessments on every plan, from $49/month, in the same candidate view as resume and interview signals.
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Client Scheduling Coordinator · 176 completed
AI Summary
Four years coordinating technician schedules across three service vans for a home-services franchise, rebooking around no-shows and weather delays without dropping a client. Walked through a specific week where two techs called out and how she resequenced 22 appointments same-day. Personality reads organized and even-keeled under pressure.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
Tell us about a day your schedule fell apart before 9am.
“Two techs called out and it was going to rain by noon. I called every afternoon client first, moved what I could to tomorrow, and only cancelled two appointments out of twenty-two. Nobody found out until I'd already fixed it.”
AI Summary
Two years hosting at a high-turnover restaurant before moving into an office admin role. No direct scheduling-software experience on the resume, but the interview showed steady follow-through and the assessment is the strongest in the pool on process discipline.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
How do you keep track of details when things get busy?
“I write it down the second it happens, not after. At the restaurant I kept a running list on my phone during a rush so nothing got promised twice. Same habit here, just a different list.”
AI Summary
Lighter resume from a smaller employer, and quieter on camera than the top two candidates. The assessment is the strongest signal in the pool on attention to detail and follow-through, the kind of candidate a fixed video rubric tends to under-rank.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
What part of coordinating schedules do you find most satisfying?
“Catching the conflict before the client does. I'd rather spend ten minutes double-checking than have someone show up to a job that got double-booked.”
AI Summary
Career switcher from retail management. Resume light on office software and no direct scheduling experience. Interview presence was warm and clear. Assessment softer on independent prioritization under competing requests. Worth a screen if the pool thins.
Why this match score
Cited interview moment
What part of this role are you most excited about?
“Being the person who keeps everyone's day from falling apart. I ran a retail floor of six people for two years. Different schedule, same instinct: know what's coming before it's a problem.”
Stack Spark Hire's video interviews, behavioral assessment, and Recruit ATS on annual billing and the floor is $833/month. Truffle is one bill from $49/month with AI Match and assessments included.
Truffle
One bill, not threeStarter
7-day free trial · No credit card
Spark Hire
Published pricingFull stack
No free trial listed. Monthly billing caps video interviews and assessment at 5 jobs and 5 users each.
Spark Hire sells video interviews, behavioral assessment, and its Recruit ATS as three separate products, each metered by jobs, users, or employee count. Truffle ships resume screening, one-way interviews, and three assessment types together in a single Position Link, on one plan, from $49 a month.
Spark Hire's monthly billing caps Video Interviews and Behavioral Assessment at 5 jobs and 5 users, and Recruit requires an annual contract with no listed free trial anywhere in the lineup. Truffle has no per-product caps to hit. Sign up for 7 days, 30 credits, no credit card, and cancel any time.
Spark Hire's AI Video Review scores every one-way response on six fixed factors: communication, execution, comprehension, English fluency, enthusiasm, and motivation. Truffle's AI Match scores each candidate against the must-haves and nice-to-haves you set at intake, and Candidate Shorts explain why each 30-second clip was picked.
Truffle's sweet spot
Owner-operators (a founder, COO, GM, or franchisee) at a small business, roughly 5 to 100 people, with no in-house recruiter, plus small owner-run staffing and recruiting agencies. You hire the same handful of roles over and over, 15 to 30 open at a time, and you want resume screening, one-way interviews, and assessments on one bill instead of three.
Where they may be stronger
Spark Hire has been in the one-way video interview market for over a decade and offers live video interviews alongside one-way, which Truffle doesn't. If you want a single vendor for video, assessment, and a full ATS, and you're comfortable with an annual contract and per-product pricing, Spark Hire Recruit is worth a look. If live interviewing inside the same tool is a must-have, Spark Hire is worth the demo.
Data import
Most teams point their next role at a Truffle Position Link and let their Spark Hire pipeline finish out its current jobs. CSV bulk invite handles any Spark Hire candidates worth contacting again.
Timeline
Under 10 minutes from signup to live Position Link. AI Match and Candidate Shorts are on by default. The first ranked shortlist usually arrives within 48 hours of going live.
No friction
No annual contract required. 7-day free trial with 30 credits, no credit card. Cancel any time.
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Truffle is from $49/month, with AI Match, Candidate Shorts, and assessments included on every plan. Spark Hire prices video interviews, behavioral assessment, and its Recruit ATS as three separate products, each from $249 to $499/month billed annually. Stack all three and the floor is $833/month, before your first hire.
Spark Hire's AI Video Review scores one-way responses on six fixed factors: communication, execution, comprehension, English fluency, enthusiasm, and motivation. Truffle's AI Match scores every candidate against the criteria you set at intake, not a fixed rubric, and Candidate Shorts explain why each 30-second clip was chosen. See how Truffle's one-way video interviews score against your own must-haves.
Yes, and it's included on every plan instead of living inside a separate ATS purchase. Spark Hire's resume scoring is part of Spark Hire Recruit, which starts at $335/month billed annually. Truffle's resume screening parses every candidate against your intake criteria in the same workflow as the interview and assessment, from $49/month.
No. Truffle is one-way video, resume screening, and assessments, the layers you run before a live conversation. Spark Hire's Video Interviews product supports both one-way and live. Most Truffle teams keep their existing live-interview tool (Zoom, Google Meet, or their ATS scheduler) for the final round. If live interviewing inside the same platform is a must-have, Spark Hire may be the better fit.
Yes. Truffle's 7-day free trial includes 30 credits and no credit card, and after that you can stay on monthly billing with no contract. Spark Hire's pricing page and FAQ don't list a free trial for its video or assessment products, and its Recruit ATS requires an annual contract.
Not always, and that's true of any one-way video tool, Truffle included. It earns its place on roles that pull a big, loosely-qualified crowd. If a role has a thin candidate pool, you can skip the video step and screen on resumes and an assessment instead. Truffle's screening layers are yours to combine per role, not a fixed sequence.
Truffle doesn't pull data directly out of Spark Hire. The cleanest migration is to point your next open role at a Truffle Position Link and let your existing Spark Hire pipeline finish on its own. Most teams are fully on Truffle within two to three weeks. Native and Zapier integrations cover most ATS handoffs from there.
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
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