Head to head

Skima AI vs Textio

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

Skima AI

Quote-based 14 day free trial

Explainable AI resume screening and rediscovery inside your ATS, with a 14-day trial.

Where Skima AI fits

  • Talent teams that must explain scores to hiring managers
  • Teams re-engaging people already in the ATS
  • Organisations on Greenhouse, Lever, Workday or iCIMS
  • Buyers who want a 14-day trial

Textio

Quote-based

Improves job-post language and flags biased wording before the role goes live.

Where Textio fits

  • Teams writing a lot of job descriptions
  • Programmes that review language before posting
  • Employer-brand teams
  • People teams that want bias flags inside the job description

At a glance

DetailSkima AITextio
Starting priceQuote-basedQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underATS, SourcingJob descriptions

Where they pull apart

Skima AI

Stands out: Match scores you can defend to a hiring manager, plus a long list of supported trackers.

Watch out: No published price beyond the trial, and it needs an ATS with data in it to be useful.

Not the right fit for

  • Desks with no ATS to score against
  • Agencies that need a staffing CRM

Textio

Stands out: It works on who applies in the first place, rather than ranking people afterwards.

Watch out: No published price, and it is not a sourcing or screening tool.

Not the right fit for

  • Sourcing desks looking for a people search tool
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

Skima AI

  • 14-day free trial
  • Works with most major trackers
  • Scores come with reasoning attached
  • No published price
  • Needs an ATS with existing data
  • No API or MCP

Textio

  • Fixes the problem before the post goes out
  • Bias flags built into the writing
  • Works with the major trackers
  • No published price
  • No API or MCP
  • Not a sourcing or screening tool

What each one costs

Skima AI

Quote-based

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Textio

Quote-based

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Skima AI or Textio for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Skima AI offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?