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Resume screening pricing: what a shortlist costs
Two monthly plans, no per-seat fees and no contract. Here is what a screening is, what it costs per resume at each size, and how that compares with the usual ways to get a pile of applications down to a shortlist.
The two plans
Screening is billed as a monthly subscription. You can cancel any time from your account page and keep access until the end of the paid month.
| Plan | Price | Screenings a month | Resumes per screening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49/mo | 4 | up to 60 |
| Pro | $149/mo | 20 | up to 200 |
A screening is one job opening: you upload one job description and the resumes you received for it, and get one ranked shortlist back. Hiring for three roles this month means three screenings, not one. Re-running the same job after a change is a change round (see below), not a new screening.
What a screening cost per resume
The plans are priced per screening, so the cost per resume depends on how full you make each one. The arithmetic below uses the plan limits, so your real cost per resume is the figure shown or lower only if you fill the screening; a half-empty screening costs the same as a full one.
| Plan | Cost per screening | If you upload 30 resumes | If you upload the maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, all 4 used | $12.25 | about $0.41 each | 60 resumes: about $0.20 each |
| Pro, all 20 used | $7.45 | about $0.25 each | 200 resumes: about $0.04 each |
If you only hire once or twice a month, you will not use all your screenings and the per-screening price is higher: one Starter screening in a month is $49 for that shortlist. Be honest with yourself about volume. If you hire four times a year, the plan is a poor fit, and you can subscribe for the month you need it and cancel.
Drop the job description and resumes here. Starter $49/mo · Pro $149/mo. Refund within 14 days if it misses.
Upload your filesWhat is included in every screening
- A ranked Excel file with every candidate, a score, and each must-have marked met, partly met or not shown, with a quote from the resume as evidence.
- Red flags written as questions to ask: gaps, overlapping jobs, dates that do not add up.
- Duplicate applications found and counted once.
- A one-page top-10 summary and interview questions for each finalist.
- Two rounds of changes per screening, for example "weigh QuickBooks more" or "drop the Spanish requirement".
- A 14-day refund if the shortlist misses: email us and we refund your month.
Files can be PDF or Word (also TXT, RTF, ODT, MD), up to 100 MB per file and 220 files per upload, or a single ZIP.
How that compares with the alternatives
We only quote prices we could check ourselves. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.
| Option | What you pay | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Do it yourself | Your time | Open and read each resume. We do not have a verified figure for how long this takes; it depends on your pile and how closely you read. |
| Screening software with a monthly plan | Truffle's own article lists $49/mo for 200 credits (one credit per resume scored), $99/mo billed annually for 600 credits. That works out to roughly 25 and 17 cents per resume by our arithmetic. | You set up jobs in their tool and review results there. |
| Applicant tracking systems | Vary widely by seats and volume; we do not quote a number. | You run your whole hiring process in the system. |
| A recruiter or staffing agency | Typically a percentage of the placed person's pay, per industry guides. | They source and place candidates, which is a different job from sorting what you already received. |
| MyClawn Screen | $49/mo or $149/mo | Upload files, get a file back. No account setup in another tool. |
The honest summary: if you already pay for an ATS with screening built in, you may not need this. If you get bursts of resumes by email for a few roles a year and just want a shortlist you can check, a screening is a small, predictable cost. See the full comparison.
What it does not cost, and what it does not do
No setup fee, no per-seat charge, no per-candidate fee. It also does not check references, run background checks or verify degrees, and it does not make the hiring decision. Those limits are on the how it works page.
Ready to try one? Upload a job description and resumes.
A worked month
Say you are a landscaping company hiring a crew scheduler and two seasonal laborers this month. That is three openings, so three screenings. Resumes arrive by email: 48 for the scheduler, 31 and 27 for the laborers. Each is under Starter's limit of 60 resumes, so Starter at $49 covers all three, with one screening left. You upload each job description with its pile, read three ranked shortlists, and interview from the top ten of each. If next month you do not hire, you can cancel and pay nothing further.
Now a busier example: an office with a recurring flood of applications for several roles and 150 to 200 resumes per opening. Starter's 60-resume limit is too small; Pro at $149 takes up to 200 per screening and 20 screenings a month.
Questions
Is there a free trial?
We do not list a free trial. The protection is the 14-day refund: if the shortlist misses, email us within 14 days and we refund your month.
What counts as one screening?
One job opening with its job description and its resumes. A second role is a second screening.
Do unused screenings roll over?
The plan quota is per month. We do not describe rollover, so assume unused screenings do not carry over.
Can I switch between Starter and Pro?
Plans are monthly and you can cancel any time from your account page; choose the one that fits the month's hiring.
Drop the job description and resumes here. Starter $49/mo · Pro $149/mo. Refund within 14 days if it misses.
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Sources (checked 2026-11-09): www.hiretruffle.com/blog/cheapest-way-to-screen-job-applicants · www.pin.com/blog/ai-resume-screening-tools/