The TA tech market is flooded right now.
Every platform promises to fix recruiting — better screening, faster hires, seamless integrations. Vendors are shipping features weekly, promising transformative results, asking you to believe before you see.
But figuring out what actually works with your ATS, at your scale, in your workflow still means endless demos, decks, and budget cycles. For TA leaders drowning in AI-generated applications and fighting to defend hiring quality, that's time you don't have.
The "aha" moment shouldn't come from a sales pitch — it should come from using the product.
At SquarePeg, we've always believed that committed use drives better outcomes. That's why, until now, we only offered annual contracts. We knew teams who integrate screening deeply from day one build better pipelines and make faster decisions.
But we were asking for trust before proving value. In a market this noisy, that's backwards.
What Changed A few months ago, an incredible RAG AI company wanted to use SquarePeg. They loved the product but couldn't commit to an annual contract. They needed to test it in production first.
I hesitated. Historically, we see our biggest adoption spike in month two, especially once hiring managers start trusting the scores. I worried that monthly customers wouldn't engage deeply enough to see real value.
But I also knew we deliver results in week one. So we took the leap.
They came back the next month. And the next. By month three, adoption had grown across the team. But the value clicked in month one—they knew it worked within their first week of use.
That experience taught me something simple: when the product works, commitment follows. You don't need contracts to create adoption. You need to deliver results fast enough that people can't imagine going back.
Why We're Opening Up Access That's why we're introducing SquarePeg's Free Tier.
This isn't a watered-down demo with critical features locked away. It's the same version our fastest customers use to screen hundreds of roles every month. You can screen and score one job at a time, end-to-end. When that job closes, add another one. No feature gates.
Here's what you get:
Enriched applicant data beyond the resume. We pull in company intelligence—funding stage, size, industry—so you can search for a PM who worked at a big consulting firm, then moved into tech at a VC-backed startup. This context lives right in your ATS.
Stack-ranked scoring from 0-100 with transparent explanations. Every score comes with detailed reasoning you can share with hiring managers. No black box. No mystery math.
Fraud detection that actually works. We identify AI-generated resumes, templated applications, and robo-apply spam so you can focus on real candidates.
Flexible integration. We work on top of your ATS or as a standalone app. We integrate with Greenhouse, Ashby, Workday, Lever, and almost every major platform. Setup takes minutes.
Bias auditing built in. We're audited by Warden AI to ensure fair, unbiased screening—essential for defensible hiring decisions in 2025.
The results: recruiters save one full day per week. Hiring managers get better alignment. Teams surface their best inbound talent in minutes instead of hours.
What's Next Between now and year-end, we're rolling out five major releases: an AI assistant that works directly in the app, a Chrome extension that sits on top of your ATS, deeper company enrichment, and advanced fraud detection that catches even more sophisticated bad actors.
We're also inviting design partners—the adventurous recruiters who want a seat at the table shaping the tools they use. If that's you, reach out. Let's build this together.
Try It Yourself The best software should prove itself fast. You shouldn't need a budget cycle to find out if a tool actually works.
Our free tier lets you experience the value first—then decide what it's worth to you. Pay for results, not for promises.
Head to squarepeg.ai and sign up. Connect your ATS. Start screening. If it saves you hours on your first req, you'll know we're onto something. If it doesn't, you've lost nothing.
Some of the fastest teams in recruiting are already using SquarePeg. While other teams are stuck in procurement, you could be screening your best candidates this afternoon.
Let's go.
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