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SquarePeg vs Workable Agent: scores with company data and fraud checks, inside Workable

Workable is an ATS for small and mid-sized companies, and its Workable Agent scores applicants out of 100 as a paid add-on billed in AI credits. It scores from the CV, profile and application answers, and its fraud handling tags AI-assisted applications. SquarePeg works inside Workable: it scores every applicant, past candidate and sourced profile with a 0–100 subscore and resume evidence for each criterion, adds company data the resume leaves out, and checks every candidate for authenticity in the same credit.

SquarePeg vs Workable at a glance

Workable is an all-in-one ATS and HR platform for small and mid-sized companies. Its Workable Agent, generally available since September 2026, screens, sources and chats with candidates as an add-on billed in AI credits. Workable says the Screening Agent evaluates every applicant across up to 14 dimensions and assigns "a normalized score out of 100."

SquarePeg
Workable
Screening
Scores every applicant against your criteria
✓
✓
A 0–100 score with a subscore for each criterion
✓
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Shows the resume evidence behind each score
✓
✓
Scores on company data the resume leaves out (headcount, funding, public or private)
✓
Unknown
Authenticity
Flags fake or misrepresented candidates
✓
–
Beyond inbound
Rediscovers past applicants
✓
✓
Outbound sourcing
✓
✓
Plain-language agent or assistant
✓
✓
Outreach email sequences
✕
–
Candidate CRM
✕
✓
Interview scheduling
✕
✓
AI interviews or screening calls
✕
–
Pricing
AI screening included, no add-on to buy
✓
✕
Monthly billing, no annual commitment
✓
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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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How SquarePeg and Workable compare in detail

Workable's AI is built into the ATS. SquarePeg runs inside Workable and goes deeper on what goes into each score.

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.

Workable

Workable's Screening Agent scores each applicant out of 100 against an Ideal Candidate Profile: must-haves count 2 points, nice-to-haves 1, and partial matches half. Each criterion gets a status, such as Met, Partially met or Not met, with written reasoning, and the agent can auto-advance or auto-disqualify. It works from the CV, profile and application answers, and Workable doesn't describe company data such as headcount or funding in the match.

Fits your stack

SquarePeg

SquarePeg connects to Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, 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.

Workable

Workable is the ATS, so its agents work natively on your jobs and candidates with nothing to connect. It also includes an HR suite, and texting, video interviews and assessments are add-ons on Standard and included on Premier and up.

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.

Workable

Workable tags applications that look AI-assisted or automated, based on application metadata, and blocks bots with CAPTCHA and rate limits. It doesn't describe checks for fake or misrepresented candidates.

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.

Workable

Workable's Sourcing Agent searches what Workable says are 400M+ profiles and emails sourced candidates an invitation to chat. Resurface candidates searches past applicants in your Workable database. Workable also has a Talent Pool CRM, self-scheduling, an in-app assistant and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT.

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.

Workable

Workable publishes its prices: Standard is $299 a month (monthly, or annual to save 20%), and Premier ($599 a month) and Enterprise ($719 a month) are paid annually. Workable Agent is an add-on on every plan, billed in AI credits: 1 to evaluate a candidate, 2 to source one and 10 for an AI chat, with bundles from 5,000 credits for $600 that expire after a year. The 15-day free trial doesn't include Workable Agent.

When to choose which

Choose SquarePeg if
•You want criteria that use company data, like funding stage or headcount, that the resume doesn't spell out
•You want a 0–100 subscore and resume evidence for each criterion, not just a Met or Not met status
•You want every candidate checked for fake or misrepresented details, not just AI-assisted applications
•You want to try AI screening on your real Workable jobs first: new accounts start with 2,000 free credits
When Workable's AI alone is enough
•A points-based score from the CV and application answers is enough for your roles
•You want sourcing, candidate chat and scheduling from the same vendor as your ATS
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Frequently asked questions

Does SquarePeg work with Workable?

Yes. SquarePeg syncs your Workable jobs and applicants and makes rejections and stage changes in Workable just as if you had made them there, so your Workable emails and automations still run. The Chrome extension opens SquarePeg right next to the Workable job or candidate you're viewing.

Workable already scores applicants out of 100. Why add SquarePeg?

Workable's score adds up points for criteria marked Met, Partially met or Not met, using the CV, profile and application answers. SquarePeg gives every criterion its own 0–100 subscore with a written explanation and the resume lines behind it, adds company data such as headcount and funding, and includes an authenticity check for every candidate in the same credit.

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

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