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SquarePeg vs Crosschq: screening that explains every score, with authenticity built in

Crosschq, now part of Brilliant AI, is known for reference checks and sells fraud detection, AI interviews and a resume match that gives each candidate a ranked score. SquarePeg is built around screening: every candidate gets a 0–100 subscore on each criterion you set, with the resume evidence behind it, and an authenticity rating is included in the same credit. SquarePeg also rediscovers past applicants and sources new ones on the same scale.

SquarePeg vs Crosschq at a glance

Crosschq is a hiring-intelligence platform known for 360 reference checks. It now sells candidate fraud detection, an AI Interview Agent, AI Candidate Match resume ranking and quality-of-hire analytics to enterprise recruiting teams. In September 2026 it combined with ApplicantX and Traitify to form Brilliant AI and kept its own brand. Crosschq says its fraud product checks government IDs against selfies and detects deepfakes and voice clones in interviews.

SquarePeg
Crosschq
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
✓
Unknown
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
✓
✓
Rejections and stage changes go back to your ATS
✓
Unknown
Chrome extension beside your ATS
✓
Unknown
Authenticity
Flags fake or misrepresented candidates
✓
✓
ID and selfie verification
✕
✓
Deepfake detection in live interviews
✕
✓
Beyond inbound
Rediscovers past applicants
✓
Unknown
Outbound sourcing
✓
Unknown
Plain-language agent or assistant
✓
Unknown
AI interviews or screening calls
✕
✓

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 Crosschq compare in detail

Crosschq goes further into identity checks, interviews and references. SquarePeg goes further into screening and finding candidates.

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.

Crosschq

Crosschq's AI Candidate Match promises "a ranked score for your candidates to determine the best match," drawing on its quality-of-hire data. Crosschq doesn't describe how you set criteria, the score scale, a breakdown by criterion or the evidence behind a ranking. Its AI Interview Agent scores interview transcripts.

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.

Crosschq

Crosschq isn't an ATS. It connects to Workday, SAP, Greenhouse, iCIMS and Oracle out of the box, and Brilliant AI says it has 40+ integrations. Crosschq doesn't describe writing stage changes back to your ATS.

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.

Crosschq

This is Crosschq's strength. It checks government IDs against selfies, fingerprints devices and IP addresses, runs resume forensics for generated or reused text, and detects deepfakes, voice clones and face swaps in interviews. The signals roll up into one fraud score.

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.

Crosschq

Crosschq adds 360 reference checks, an AI Interview Agent pitched as a phone-screen replacement, behavioral and cognitive assessments from Traitify, and quality-of-hire analytics. It doesn't describe rediscovery, a sourcing database or outreach as of October 2026.

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.

Crosschq

Crosschq doesn't publish prices; you book a demo.

When to choose which

Choose SquarePeg if
•You want every applicant ranked on your criteria, with a 0–100 subscore and resume evidence for each
•You want authenticity checks included in the credit that scores each candidate
•You want to rediscover past applicants and source new ones on the same scale
•You want eligibility rules to run first, so ineligible applicants are never scored or charged
When Crosschq makes sense
•You need ID and selfie checks or deepfake detection in interviews
•You want reference checks and AI phone-screen interviews from one vendor
800+
applications screened for one role at Nymbus

Before SquarePeg: "I'll spend time setting up a call with somebody, going to LinkedIn profile, trying to decipher if they're a real person, and then get them on the phone, and they're in no way matched up to the actual profile I had."

Bill Curtis, Recruiter, Nymbus · Uses Greenhouse
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Frequently asked questions

Does SquarePeg verify IDs or detect deepfakes like Crosschq?

No. SquarePeg's authenticity checks run on the application: LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals, plus a phone, email or resume shared with a differently named applicant. ID and selfie checks and interview deepfake detection are things Crosschq offers.

Can I use SquarePeg and Crosschq together?

Yes. Both connect to your ATS, so you can use SquarePeg to score and rank applicants and Crosschq for identity checks, interviews and references later in the process.

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. Crosschq details come from Crosschq's public website and announcements; SquarePeg details describe the product as it works today.

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