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Recruitment software for small business

Stay human at superhuman scale

Tell Truffle what good looks like on your team. It screens against your criteria, shows its work on every score, and leaves the hiring decisions to you.

7 days · 30 credits · no card required

4.9/5rating on G2
10 minfrom job description to live role
Small business hiring software loved by hundreds of lean teams
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The small business hiring problem

Applicants got AI. Small business hiring got more work.

Enterprises have a recruiter to absorb the flood. You don't. Most SMB recruiting tools were built for the pre-AI version of the problem.

One person, six jobs

You posted a job, then it became your full-time job

Truffle summarizes interviews and pulls out highlights. You decide who gets a call.

No hiring department

You've graduated beyond a spreadsheet

Resumes, interviews, and assessments together. AI explains every score. You make the calls.

Pricing

You can't afford software that is a gazillion dollars

Truffle's pricing is upfront and starts at $49. Team seats are unlimited. A second opinion doesn't cost extra.

How it works

Read resumes. Ask questions. Run assessments. All in one place.

Three ways to screen without three tools to babysit. Truffle combines resume screening, video interviews, and assessments in one workflow. Use what the role needs, in the order you choose.

Resume match 7 candidates
1 YP
Yolanda Pierce Applied today
High
2 RA
Ravi Anand Applied today
High
The read
Career-changer from recruiting — closing at ~110% of a qualified-meetings quota.
Only 2 years in a direct BDR seat.
Awaiting your review
Advance A Hold H Reject R
Below your threshold — surfaced for review
3 JB
Jordan Blake Worth a look — strong in 2 of 3 areas
Mid
4 KM
Kyle Morrison A score never rejects anyone. Still yours to decide
Low
Resume screening

Resume screening, with the receipts

Upload resumes. Truffle scores them against your criteria and explains why.

One-way interview Retail associate
Question 2 of 5

Tell us about a time you turned an unhappy customer around.

REC 0:42
Mic Sounds clear
Thinking time 30s
One-way interviews

Hear them out

Candidates record answers to your questions. You review summaries and highlights on your own time.

Personality No gaps across 4 prioritized traits
High
Conscientiousness You wanted: Structured & thorough
Aligned
Emotional Stability You wanted: Calm & steady · Leans balanced
Close
Extraversion You wanted: Balanced
Aligned
Agreeableness You wanted: Warm & accommodating
Aligned
Direct & challenging Warm & accommodating
Candidate Your preference
Cooperative and patient. Tends to prioritize harmony and accommodate others’ needs.
Talent assessments

Give “good fit” some substance

See how candidates approach work situations and where their preferences align with your role.

DM
Denise Marsh Store manager · applied today
For review 1 / 18
Overall match Strong
Resume High
Interview High · 84%
Assessment Aligned
The read
Ran a 12-person floor for six years, and the interview backed it up with a real de-escalation story.
No multi-site experience yet, worth asking about.
YPRB 2 of 2 reviewers advanced Advance A Hold H Reject R
Team review

More opinions without racking up a bill

Invite your team to review candidates, share notes, and compare scorecards. Unlimited seats included.

Why small business teams switch to Truffle

Small business recruiting software, serious hiring tools

All your screening tools, unlimited team seats, and AI that explains every score. From $49/month, with every feature included.

The price needs a meeting.

From $49/month, with every feature included. The price is on the website, where it belongs.

Another opinion, another seat fee.

Unlimited team seats on every plan. Bring in everyone who needs a say, without paying by the opinion.

Three tools for one hire.

Resume screening, video interviews, and assessments in one workflow. Choose the mix that fits each role.

“Because the AI said so.”

Every score comes with an explanation. Check the reasoning before making the call.

Setup needs its own project manager.

Add your job description, choose your questions and assessments, and share the link. You're ready for applicants.

Assumes hiring is your only job.

Review summaries and interview highlights, decide who to meet, and get back to the rest of your job.

FAQ

Small business recruiting questions, answered

What is recruitment software for small business?

Recruitment software for small business is a category of hiring tools designed for teams that don't have a full recruiting function. It usually covers some combination of job posting, applicant tracking, resume screening, one-way video interviews, assessments, and basic team collaboration. The point is to replace the manual parts of hiring without hiring a recruiter to do them. Truffle sits in the screening layer of that stack and covers resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow.

How much does small business recruiting software cost?

Category pricing varies widely. Entry-level applicant tracking systems start around $75 to $100 per month. Full-featured platforms often run $300 to $600 per month or charge per user and per job posting. Many hide pricing behind a demo request. Truffle starts at $49 per month (Starter) and is credit-based: one shared monthly pool spent across resume screening (1 credit), assessed candidates (2 credits), and one-way interviews (5 credits), with credits rolling over on Core and up. Every feature on every plan, unlimited team seats, all three screening methods, every integration. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no card.

Do I need a full applicant tracking system, or can I use Truffle on its own?

You can use Truffle on its own. Most small business teams pair it with a job board and an email tool and skip the ATS entirely until they grow into one. Truffle handles the screening layer: resumes, interviews, assessments, scoring, team review. It doesn't run offer letters, onboarding, I-9 / E-Verify, or benefits. When you do adopt an ATS, Truffle integrates natively with Ashby, Breezy HR, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Pinpoint, Recruitee, Teamtailor and Workable, plus Indeed, or connects through Zapier to most others.

Can I use Truffle without a dedicated HR person?

Yes. The product assumes hiring is one of several jobs you do. Setup takes about 10 minutes. Paste your job description, accept or edit AI-suggested questions and scoring criteria, add your branding, and share the Position Link. Candidates record from any device with no app and no account. You review a shortlist with AI Summaries and 30-second Candidate Shorts. Most of the people running hiring on Truffle also run office, benefits, or the whole company.

What's the best recruiting software for a 50-person company?

The right answer depends on whether you already have an ATS and how much you hire. A 50-person company hiring three to fifteen roles a year usually doesn't need a full enterprise ATS. You need a screening layer that handles volume without adding headcount, and a place to loop in the hiring manager without paying per seat. That's the shape of Truffle. If you already run Ashby or Breezy, Truffle plugs in. If you don't, you can run Truffle standalone and add an ATS later.

How is Truffle different from JazzHR, Workable, or similar tools?

Most category tools are ATS-first. They optimize for tracking candidates through a pipeline and add screening on top: knockout questions, AI scoring billed separately, or video interviews and assessments sold as add-ons or through partner tools. Truffle is screening-first. Three methods, one workflow, one visible price, transparent per-criterion scoring, unlimited team seats. If your core problem is deciding who is worth a conversation out of 200 candidates per role, Truffle is the wedge.

How does Truffle handle AI-generated applications?

Truffle doesn't claim to detect AI-generated answers. Every one-way interview response keeps its full recording and transcript next to the score, so you can look for corroborating signal in the video, ask better follow-up questions, or weigh the response against the rest of the candidate's evidence. More broadly, the reason Truffle stacks three screening methods is that each layer is harder to fake than the last.

How long does it take to set up Truffle?

About 10 minutes from paste to live. Paste your job description. Accept or edit AI-suggested questions and scoring criteria. Add your logo and colors. Share the Position Link on your job boards, your careers page, LinkedIn, or directly over email. No implementation project, no onboarding call required, no IT involvement.

Can I use Truffle if I already have an ATS?

Yes. Truffle has native integrations with Ashby, Breezy HR, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Pinpoint, Recruitee, Teamtailor and Workable, plus Indeed, and connects to most other ATSs through Zapier. Candidates still apply through your ATS. Truffle handles the screening layer, then syncs scores, summaries, and Candidate Shorts back into the candidate record in your ATS. Your hiring managers see everything in one place without a second login.

About 10 minutes from paste to live

Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when the role warrants it.

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