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CiiVSOFT vs Textkernel

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

CiiVSOFT

Sales-quoted

First pass CV screener that lives inside your current ATS rather than replacing it: it reads every application against your criteria and leaves an explained evaluation on each record. A good fit for high volume employers who like their ATS; prices are quoted only.

Where CiiVSOFT fits

  • High volume employers happy with their current ATS
  • TA teams that want explainable first pass screening
  • Multilingual applicant pools

Textkernel

$99/mo

Resume parsing, search and matching engine for recruiting software and staffing firms. The Parser starts at $99 a month; other products are quote-based.

Where Textkernel fits

  • ATS and HR software vendors embedding parsing
  • Staffing firms searching large candidate databases
  • Enterprises moving to skills-based hiring
  • Teams that need labor market data

At a glance

DetailCiiVSOFTTextkernel
Starting priceSales-quoted$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underAI screeningATS, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

CiiVSOFT

Stands out: Zero new logins: the screening, the best fit flags and the written evaluation notes all appear inside the ATS your recruiters already use, and each note shows which mandatory and experience criteria were met. Customers named on its site include Alstom, Khan Academy, Glovo and Agoda.

Watch out: No published pricing, and the site does not list which ATSs it connects to, so confirm yours is supported before the demo. It handles the CV first pass only, with no interviews, sourcing or outreach, and the 5x speed figure is the vendor's own.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that also want AI interviews or sourcing
  • Buyers who need published prices
  • Small teams with low applicant volume

Textkernel

Stands out: Its parser and matching engine run inside more than 100 ATS and HR systems, not only as a standalone product.

Watch out: Only the Parser has a public price, from $99 a month on credits. Source & Match, skills products and Enterprise depend on volume, languages and whether you buy direct or through an ATS partner.

Not the right fit for

  • Solo recruiters who want a browser extension
  • Buyers who need a self-serve price for matching, not just parsing

Pros and cons

CiiVSOFT

  • No new platform or login for recruiters
  • Explained evaluation on every record
  • Screens every application regardless of volume
  • Prices not published
  • Supported ATSs not listed publicly
  • First pass screening only

Textkernel

  • Parser used across many ATS products
  • Self-service APIs with public docs
  • Skills taxonomy and labor data
  • Only the Parser has public pricing
  • Often bought through an ATS partner
  • Needs integration work to use

What each one costs

CiiVSOFT

Sales-quoted

CiiVSOFT does not publish prices; pricing is given after a 30 minute demo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Textkernel

$99/mo

The Parser is sold on credits. Professional starts at $99 a month, with monthly plans from 500 to 25,000 credits and annual plans up to 100,000 credits. A first-purchase Accelerator plan gives 5,000 credits for $200. A free trial includes 500 credits through the demo UI or API. Enterprise, and the wider Source and Match and skills products, are priced by quote on volume, languages and modules. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?