The best Spark Hire alternative

Spark Hire vs. Truffle

Are you looking for a Spark Hire alternative that costs less and gives your one-way interviews AI super powers? It’s an easy decision to go with the more affordable and powerful asynchronous interview platform.

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"We tried SparkHire, but reviewing every video didn’t save time. With Truffle, you still can watch everything but you don’t have to. You get the gist fast."

Rick Upton
Owner, Loggerhead Fitness

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Unlike Spark Hire, Truffle doesn't just record answers, it understands them. We learn what you want, our AI analyzes responses, and you get insights. Spend less time on screening and more time on decisions.

Plus, we're half the price with our Starter plan only $99 per month, a 1/3 of the price of Spark Hire.

Save $2,400 per year when you switch to Truffle

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Truffle customers hire in half the time. Here's how our one-way interview software helps them.

AI MATCHING

AI match analysis helps surface the top 10% of candidates based on your custom criteria.

KNOCKOUT QUESTIONS

Add knockout questions to automatically disqualify unqualified or misaligned candidates.

AUTOMATION

Automate your screening flow from invites to reminders, Truffle handles the busywork.

INTEGRATIONS

Easily connect your ATS and other hiring software with Truffle's integration suite.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES

Short executive summaries and highlights enable you to skip time-consuming review and admin.

VIDEO & AUDIO

Async audio or video reveals tone, reasoning, and intent that resumes and text can't capture.

Here's why they chose Truffle over Spark Hire

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I've tried a couple of different candidate screening tools and Truffle is unparalleled.

Graham Clarke
Baseworx

Finding the right Customer Service Rep felt impossible—until Truffle. Now we have a leader who understands our culture, our members, and our vision.

Michael Sampson
Vibriance

What I love about Truffle is that it doesn’t try to do everything — just the 20% of features that actually drive 80% of our hiring results.

Pamela MacElree
Urban Athlete

We get knockout questions, automated interviews, and match scores in one place. No fluff, no bloat. Just the stuff that moves the needle.

Adrian Jusufi
Pro Seal Roof Coatings

We needed a Sales Manager who could connect with our client's customers quickly. Truffle made it effortless. The new hire hit the ground running from day one.

Eleni Varvitsioti
EnErgo Recruitment

Finding a copywriter who understands our brand voice was a challenge. Truffle delivered a perfect match—someone who writes with clarity, creativity, and impact.

Gene Sigalov
Upfirst

AI features and more

Why is Truffle the best Spark Hire alternative?

Truffle delivers the kind of automated scoring and insight typically locked inside six-figure tools. What's crazy? Our Starter plan is 1/3 the price of Spark Hire's entry tier.

Truffle

Video interviews

Async video & audio Q&A

AI assessments

Mature AI auto-analyzes every candidate

Customization

Integrations with Calendly and other calendar booking software

Reporting

Match percentages, summaries, smart transcript search

Focus

Minutes — AI does the heavy lifting

Cost

From $99 per month

Spark Hire

Video interviews

Async video and live interviews

AI assesments

Rules-based scoring (not true AI for videos)

Scheduling

Interview scheduling tool for live calls and integrations

Reporting

Robust, customizable dashboards, and other reports

Focus

Hours of screening videos

Cost

From $299 per month

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Here’s how Truffle's one-way interviews work

Switching to Truffle from Spark Hire is simple

Truffle makes it easy to upgrade your hiring process. No complicated setup, no downtime, and no long learning curve.

Import

Import your candidates

Upload a list or invite new candidates in minutes. No need to recreate everything from scratch.

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Launch

Launch async interviews

Use Truffle’s AI to auto-generate your interview questions and send one magic link — no scheduling needed.

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Identify

Get instant AI powers

Truffle’s Hiring Brain reviews every response, analyses candidates, and delivers a ranked shortlist for you.

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