Rival HR

AI-powered HR orchestration suite spanning sourcing, ATS/CRM recruiting, onboarding journeys, learning, and performance.

Quote-based pricing

ATS Onboarding Sourcing

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Bottom line

Rival HR is a modular talent suite (sourcing, ATS/CRM recruiting, onboarding journeys, learning, performance) sold on a quote. The AI layer is ROSI (Rival OS Intelligence).

Stands out for: Sourcing searches 750M+ profiles and is built to sit on top of an ATS you already run. Rival is SilkRoad Technology, Inc. doing business as Rival, with 20+ years in onboarding.

Watch out for: There is no public rate card. You buy modules (Recruit, Onboard, Journeys, Learn, Perform) through sales. This is an orchestration overlay, not a $50/mo SMB ATS.

Overview

Rival (SilkRoad Technology, Inc., dba Rival) sells a modular talent suite: sourcing, Recruit ATS/CRM, onboarding, employee journeys, learning, and performance. ROSI is the built-in AI for search, generative content, and insights. Recruit includes a Chrome extension, branded career sites, and interview scheduling (Cronofy calendars).

The vendor does not publish a price. Demos go through sales. Products can run beside Workday-class HCMs or as the ATS. Integrations are described as the existing ATS/HCM stack rather than a short public logo list.

Who it's for

Best for

Mid-market and enterprise HR that already have an HCM and need a journey layer
TA teams that want 750M-profile outbound sourcing beside an existing ATS
HR orgs replacing or extending SilkRoad Recruit and Onboard
Companies that want ROSI agentic workflows across hire-to-retire

Not ideal for

Startups that need a published per-month ATS and a credit-card checkout
Teams that only want a lightweight job board, not an HR orchestration suite

Key features

Rival Recruit (ATS/CRM, AI sourcing over 750M+ profiles, email/SMS outreach), Rival Workflow (onboarding/journeys/offboarding), Learn, Perform; works as full stack or ATS add-on syncing to Workday/Greenhouse/Lever.

AI features

What the AI does	Plan
ROSI agentic search, matching, and bias-reduction insights across 750M+ profiles	Quoted
Generative AI for outreach and journey content	Quoted

Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.

Pricing

Starting price Sales-quoted

Free tier –

Rival HR modules (sourcing, Recruit, Onboard, journeys, learning, performance) are quoted. No public plan table. Talk to sales or request a demo. ROSI AI is included in the platform conversation, not listed as a separate self-serve add-on. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.

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Is Rival HR expensive?

Rival HR does not publish a price. It is one of 53 quote-based tools among the 117 ATS tools in our directory. 10 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $85 a month.

53 quote-based
10 free tier
47 public price

Worked out automatically from every ATS listing, so it updates as the directory changes.

Pros and cons

Pros

750M+ profiles in Rival sourcing, usable with your current ATS
ROSI AI native to the suite, not a bolted-on chatbot
Onboarding lineage from SilkRoad, with provisioning across HR and IT

Cons

Sales-quoted modules. No self-serve plan table
Implementation is an enterprise project, not a weekend setup
Buying one module still means a vendor conversation for the rest of the suite

How Rival HR compares

See all Rival HR alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Compare
Rival HR (this tool)	–	Sales-quoted	–	–
Greenhouse Structured enterprise ATS. Analytics-heavy hiring, not SilkRoad-style onboarding journeys.	–	Sales-quoted	✓	✓	Compare
BambooHR SMB HRIS plus light ATS from $250/mo. Rival is a quoted orchestration suite.	–	$250/mo	–	✓	Compare
Enboarder AI journey layer for onboarding, mobility, and offboarding. Journeys without the 750M sourcing graph.	–	Sales-quoted	–	✓	Compare
WorkBright Onboarding and I-9/E-Verify focus. Rival spans sourcing through performance.	–	Sales-quoted	–	–	Compare

Greenhouse

Sales-quoted MCP API

Structured enterprise ATS. Analytics-heavy hiring, not SilkRoad-style onboarding journeys.

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BambooHR

$250/mo API

SMB HRIS plus light ATS from $250/mo. Rival is a quoted orchestration suite.

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Enboarder

Sales-quoted API

AI journey layer for onboarding, mobility, and offboarding. Journeys without the 750M sourcing graph.

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WorkBright

Sales-quoted

Onboarding and I-9/E-Verify focus. Rival spans sourcing through performance.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Rival HR?

AI-powered HR orchestration suite spanning sourcing, ATS/CRM recruiting, onboarding journeys, learning, and performance. Rival HR (formerly Silkroad) is a modular talent suite: Rival Recruit (ATS, recruiting CRM, AI sourcing across 750M+ profiles, outreach), Rival Workflow (onboarding, employee journeys, offboarding), plus Learn and Perform. Rival HR is listed under ATS, Onboarding and Sourcing in the Work Insiders directory.

Is Rival HR free?

No. Rival HR is priced by quote — contact their sales team for pricing.

Does Rival HR have an MCP server or API?

No. Rival HR does not currently list an MCP server or a public API.

What are alternatives to Rival HR?

Rival HR alternatives worth comparing are Greenhouse, BambooHR, Enboarder and WorkBright. The comparison table above shows free tier, starting price, MCP and API side by side.