SquarePeg
AI applicant scoring inside your ATS: ranks every applicant 0 to 100 with resume evidence, flags fake candidates and rediscovers past applicants. 2,000 free credits.
Quote-based pricing Free tier
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Bottom line
SquarePeg is an AI screening layer that sits on top of your ATS and ranks every applicant with the resume evidence behind each score. It suits lean teams with high applicant volume or a fake-candidate problem, and you can test it on a live role with 2,000 free credits.
Stands out for: Scores are glass box: every criterion shows a subscore, a written reason and the exact resume lines, and rescoring is free. Eligibility rules run before scoring so ineligible applicants are never charged, and an authenticity check combines LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals.
Watch out for: The per-credit price is only shown in an estimator, not as a list price, so budget from a quote. It is built for resume-based knowledge-worker hiring, and it does not write scores into ATS fields; you see them in SquarePeg or its Chrome extension.
Overview
SquarePeg connects to your ATS, syncs jobs and applicants every three hours or on demand, and scores each applicant against your criteria.
Criteria are written in plain language or generated from the job description and intake notes, and weighted Required (3x), Preferred (2x) or Bonus (1x).
Authenticity confidence rates each candidate High to Low from LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals, and flags details shared with a differently named applicant.
Resume enrichment adds company data to every role, and candidate rediscovery rescores past applicants for new openings.
Works with Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, iCIMS, Recruitee, Pinpoint, Comeet, Loxo, Odoo, Deel, Workday, SmartRecruiters and BambooHR, and is audited monthly for fairness by Warden AI.
Who it's for
Best for
- High-volume applicant pipelines
- Lean recruiting teams on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Workable
- Teams seeing fake or misrepresented candidates
- Companies hiring tech, finance and healthcare knowledge workers
Not ideal for
- Hourly or no-resume hiring
- Teams that want an all-in-one ATS
- Buyers needing a published price list
Key features
Evidence-backed applicant scoring. Every applicant gets a 0 to 100 subscore per criterion with a written reason and the resume lines it is based on.
Eligibility rules first. Location, time zone, screening answers and source rules set applicants aside before scoring, so they cost nothing.
Authenticity confidence. LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals flag fake or misrepresented candidates; nothing is rejected automatically.
Resume enrichment. Each employer on a resume gets industry, headcount, funding and public or private status, and criteria can use it.
Candidate rediscovery and sourcing. Past applicants in your ATS are rescored for new roles, and outbound sourcing finds new candidates.
ATS write-back and Chrome extension. Rejections and stage moves sync back to the ATS, and a side panel shows scores next to Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and others.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Scores each applicant 0 to 100 per criterion with a written reason and quoted resume evidence | Credits |
| Authenticity confidence rating from LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals | Credits |
| Generates screening criteria from a job description and intake notes | Credits |
| Agent answers plain-language questions about your jobs and candidates | Free with an account |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
SquarePeg charges by credit, with no platform fee and no seat fees. One credit scores one applicant, and rediscovering a past candidate also costs one credit after a one-time indexing fee. New accounts get 2,000 free credits to use within two months, with no credit card. More credits are bought one-time, monthly or yearly, with volume discounts; the per-credit price is shown in an estimator on the pricing page rather than published as a list price. Rescoring and the agent are free, and applicants who fail eligibility rules are never charged. A 90-day paid pilot is also offered. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 20 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is SquarePeg expensive?
SquarePeg starts at Pay as you go. We list 91 AI screening tools in total. 13 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 46 quote-based
- 13 free tier
- 40 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI screening listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Every score shows its resume evidence
- No seat or platform fees, free rescoring
- Built-in fake candidate checks
Cons
- No published per-credit price
- Resume-based roles only
- Scores do not write into ATS fields
Integrations
Greenhouse Lever Ashby Workable iCIMS Workday SmartRecruiters BambooHR
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