vs.
Covey

Looking for a Covey alternative? How SquarePeg compares

Covey shut down in April 2026. If your team relied on it to screen applicants against your own requirements, SquarePeg does that job inside Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and other ATSs, and adds more: every candidate ranked with the resume evidence behind the score, company data on every resume, authenticity checks, rediscovery of past applicants, and sourcing on the same scale.

SquarePeg vs Covey at a glance

Covey was an AI tool that screened inbound applicants against custom requirements for each role, recommended whether to accept or reject them, and flagged top candidates. It also offered passive sourcing (Covey Scout) and a CRM, and synced with Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever. Covey shut down at the end of April 2026.

SquarePeg
Covey
Screening
Scores every applicant against your criteria
✓
✓
A 0–100 score with a subscore for each criterion
✓
Unknown
Shows the resume evidence behind each score
✓
–
Scores on company data the resume leaves out (headcount, funding, public or private)
✓
Unknown
Eligibility rules set aside mismatches before they're scored
✓
Unknown
Fits your stack
Works inside your existing ATS
✓
✓
Authenticity
Flags fake or misrepresented candidates
✓
Unknown
Beyond inbound
Rediscovers past applicants
✓
Unknown
Outbound sourcing
✓
✓
Plain-language agent or assistant
✓
Unknown
Candidate CRM
✕
✓
Availability
Still available
✓
✕

Based on each company's public website and announcements, checked October 2026. Unknown means we couldn't find it described there.

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As an AI company, SquarePeg gives us a lot of credibility. It has saved us so much time on screening and improved quality of hire.

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Head of People @ Laurel

How SquarePeg and Covey compare in detail

Here's how SquarePeg covers what Covey did, and where it's different.

Screening

SquarePeg

Every score shows its evidence. SquarePeg scores applicants as they apply, plus past candidates and sourced profiles, against criteria you write in plain language or generate from the job description, each marked Required, Preferred or Bonus. Every criterion gets a 0–100 subscore with a written explanation and the resume lines it's based on, so you review the best people first and can explain every ranking. Eligibility rules (location or radius, time zone, screening answers, a previous rejection reason or the application source) run first, so ineligible applicants are never scored or charged.

Covey

Covey learned each role's requirements and recommended whether to accept or reject each inbound applicant, with visibility into its matching decisions and a way for recruiters to give feedback.

Fits your stack

SquarePeg

SquarePeg connects to Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, iCIMS, Recruitee and other ATSs and syncs your jobs and applicants. SquarePeg makes rejections and stage changes in your ATS just as if you had made them there, so your ATS emails and automations still run, and the Chrome extension opens it right next to the job or candidate you're viewing. No migration and no new system for your team to learn.

Covey

Covey synced two ways with Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever.

Authenticity

SquarePeg

Every candidate gets an authenticity confidence rating (High, Mixed, Limited, Low or Unknown), kept separate from their score. It's built from LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals, and it also flags a phone, email or resume shared with a differently named applicant. It's included in the credit that scores the candidate. Signals inform your review; nothing is rejected automatically.

Beyond inbound

SquarePeg

Rediscovery searches past applicants in your ATS for people who fit a new opening and scores them on the same criteria as today's applicants. Outbound sourcing finds new candidates outside your ATS on the same scale, and you reveal an email only for the people you want to contact. Every resume gets company context such as industry, headcount, funding and public or private status. And you can find, compare and fine-tune just by asking: the SquarePeg agent finds past candidates who fit a new role, compares your top applicants, explains any score, and can review and update a job's criteria and eligibility rules, in the web app or inside your ATS.

Covey

Covey Scout sourced passive candidates, and Covey CRM kept track of them.

Pricing

SquarePeg

Credits work across every feature, there are no seat fees and no platform fee, and your whole team can log in. Scoring an applicant or a rediscovered candidate uses 1 credit; sourcing a candidate uses 1 and revealing their email 2. Rediscovery also has a one-time fee to index your ATS, charged at cost. Rescoring is always free, the agent is free, applicants who fail your eligibility rules cost nothing, and new accounts start with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required. See the pricing page for current rates.

Covey

Covey's prices weren't public, and it's no longer available.

When to choose which

What's different
•An authenticity rating on every applicant
•Rediscovery of past applicants in your ATS
•No CRM or outreach sequences: you reveal an email and contact people from your own tools
•Credits instead of a subscription
What carries over from Covey
•Screening against your own requirements, now with a 0–100 score and resume evidence for each criterion
•A two-way connection to Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and more
•Sourcing, scored on the same criteria as your applicants
38%
less recruiting workload at JupiterOne

"I know how you're scoring, why you're scoring it a certain way, and I can actually see it. That has been a really big game changer."

Kat Walenty, Director, Human Resources, JupiterOne · Uses Workable
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Frequently asked questions

What happened to Covey?

Covey shut down at the end of April 2026.

How quickly can we switch from Covey?

Connecting your ATS takes minutes, and new accounts get 2,000 free credits, so you can score a live role before you commit. Your Covey requirements map onto SquarePeg criteria marked Required, Preferred or Bonus.

Can I try SquarePeg before connecting my ATS?

Yes. The demo on our homepage lets you score up to three of your own resumes or LinkedIn profiles for free, or explore sample jobs that are already scored, without connecting an ATS. When you connect your ATS, you start with 2,000 free credits and no credit card.

How is SquarePeg priced?

Credits work across every feature, there are no seat fees and no platform fee, and your whole team can log in. Scoring an applicant or a rediscovered candidate uses 1 credit; sourcing a candidate uses 1 and revealing their email 2. Rediscovery also has a one-time fee to index your ATS, charged at cost. Rescoring is always free, the agent is free, applicants who fail your eligibility rules cost nothing, and new accounts start with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required. See the pricing page for current rates.

Last checked October 2026. Covey details come from Covey's public website and announcements; SquarePeg details describe the product as it works today.

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