Popp
API-first AI conversation engine for staffing firms that screens, collects documents and schedules interviews over WhatsApp and SMS.
Quote-based pricing API
Bottom line
AI screening by WhatsApp and SMS for large staffing and recruitment firms, built to run behind your existing systems rather than as another app. Popp asks screening questions, collects and checks documents, answers candidate questions and books interviews, all through custom workflows started by API, with outcomes posted back by webhook. Pricing is by quote.
Stands out for: It is designed to be embedded: an API-first engine your ATS or own software calls, with drag-and-drop workflows for screening, document checks and scheduling. Robert Walters reports a 94% candidate response rate and 67% less manual screening after adding it to its sourcing team.
Watch out for: There is no published pricing and no list of named ATS connectors; integration is through Popp's API and webhooks, so expect developer or vendor time to set it up. It is aimed at enterprise staffing volumes, not small desks.
Overview
Popp is a conversation engine for staffing and recruitment teams. Rather than giving recruiters another inbox, it embeds in the systems a firm already runs and handles candidate conversations in the background.
Its modules screen candidates against role criteria, request and validate documents, answer candidate questions and schedule interviews. Conversations run over WhatsApp and SMS, and Robert Walters notes voice translation for multilingual interactions.
Drag-and-drop workflows combine these actions to match a firm's own hiring process, for example asking about visa sponsorship, branching on the answer, then requesting four documents. Firms can also use Popp for custom use cases beyond the standard modules.
Integration is API-first: your systems start a conversation on a campaign through Popp's API, and outcomes such as a booked meeting land on your webhook. Popp says it has handled more than 1.2 million candidate conversations.
Robert Walters uses Popp in its Global Sourcing team and reports a 94% candidate response rate, a 4.8/5 candidate experience score, a fastest response of 27 seconds and a 67% cut in manual screening. Pricing is quoted.
Who it's for
Best for
- Large staffing firms hiring at volume
- Teams whose candidates prefer WhatsApp to email
- Firms with developers who want to embed AI screening in their own systems
- Roles that need documents checked before interview
Not ideal for
- Small agencies wanting a plug-and-play connector
- Teams that need published pricing
Key features
Conversational screening. Asks your screening questions over WhatsApp and SMS, branches on the answers and checks candidates against your criteria.
Documents. Requests and validates the documents a role needs, such as right-to-work papers.
Questions and scheduling. Answers candidate questions about the job and books interviews.
Workflows and API. Drag-and-drop workflows combine these actions; an API and webhooks start conversations from your own systems and post outcomes back.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Conversational screening over WhatsApp and SMS against role criteria | Quote |
| Requests and validates candidate documents in the conversation | Quote |
| Answers candidate questions and schedules interviews | Quote |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
Popp does not publish prices; plans are quoted for each staffing firm. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 13 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Popp expensive?
Popp does not publish a price. It is one of 43 quote-based tools among the 82 AI screening tools in our directory. 10 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 43 quote-based
- 10 free tier
- 36 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI screening listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Screening, documents and scheduling in one conversation
- WhatsApp and SMS, channels candidates answer
- Strong published results from Robert Walters
Cons
- No published pricing
- No named ATS connectors, API-first setup
- Built for enterprise volume
Integrations
WhatsApp SMS REST API Webhooks
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