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SquarePeg vs Eightfold: a score for every criterion you set, not one 0–5 match

Eightfold is an enterprise talent-intelligence platform that usually sits on top of ATSs like Workday and gives each candidate one match score from 0 to 5. SquarePeg scores every candidate 0–100 on each criterion you write, with the resume evidence behind every subscore and company data the resume leaves out. It works inside the ATS you already use, including Workday, and new accounts start with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required.

SquarePeg vs Eightfold at a glance

Eightfold is an enterprise talent-intelligence platform for large employers and the public sector. It usually runs on top of ATSs like Workday and also sells its own ATS, Talent Tracking. Eightfold says its matching model scores each candidate from 0 to 5 in half-point steps and explains the score by skill, work and job-title relevance. It also offers rediscovery, a CRM, scheduling, application fraud signals, an AI Interviewer and a candidate-facing agent.

SquarePeg
Eightfold
Screening
Scores every applicant against your criteria
✓
✓
A 0–100 score with a subscore for each criterion
✓
–
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
✓
✓
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
✓
✓
Outbound sourcing
✓
–
Plain-language agent or assistant
✓
✓
Outreach email sequences
✕
–
Candidate CRM
✕
✓
Interview scheduling
✕
✓
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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How SquarePeg and Eightfold compare in detail

Eightfold covers much of the enterprise hiring funnel. SquarePeg goes deeper on the screening step, on criteria you control.

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.

Eightfold

Eightfold's matching model compares each candidate with the job description and gives one score from 0 to 5 in half-point steps. Reviewers can hover to see how skill, work and job-title relevance shaped it, but there are no separate subscores for the criteria you set. Eightfold says the model uses titles, work experience, education, skills and resume text, plus ATS and HRIS data. It doesn't describe company data such as headcount or funding.

Fits your stack

SquarePeg

SquarePeg connects to Workday, 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.

Eightfold

Eightfold mostly runs on top of enterprise ATS and HR systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Oracle, and it also sells its own ATS, Talent Tracking. It says it updates and merges duplicate ATS records, but it doesn't publicly describe writing rejections or 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.

Eightfold

Eightfold's Application Integrity Intelligence checks resume file metadata and the IP address, phone and email used to apply. For identity, it connects to ID.me or CLEAR for a government ID and live-person check, which it says also covers impersonation, including deepfakes.

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.

Eightfold

Eightfold rediscovers candidates from your ATS data, runs a talent network and a CRM with email and SMS campaigns, and schedules interviews. It sells an AI Interviewer for functional and coding interviews, an Interview Companion for recruiters and a Candidate Agent that answers candidates' questions.

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.

Eightfold

Eightfold doesn't publish prices. It says AI Interviewer pricing "scales with interview volume and use case" and falls in "a five-figure investment range for mid-size organizations."

When to choose which

Choose SquarePeg if
•You want a 0–100 subscore and resume evidence for each criterion you write, not one overall match score
•You want criteria that use company data, like funding stage or headcount
•You want eligibility rules to run first, so ineligible applicants are never scored or charged
•You want to start on 2,000 free credits, no credit card required
When Eightfold makes sense
•You're a large enterprise that wants one vendor for matching, CRM, scheduling, AI interviews and internal mobility
•You want ID checks through ID.me or CLEAR as part of hiring
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Frequently asked questions

How is SquarePeg's score different from Eightfold's match score?

Eightfold gives one score from 0 to 5, built from the job description and the candidate's profile. SquarePeg scores each criterion you write 0–100, marks it Required, Preferred or Bonus, and shows the written explanation and resume lines behind every subscore, so you can explain every ranking.

Does SquarePeg do AI interviews or ID verification like Eightfold?

No. SquarePeg focuses on screening, rediscovery and sourcing. Its authenticity check rates every candidate from LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals, included in the credit that scores them. It doesn't run ID checks or interviews.

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

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