Contact for pricing · Free trial🇬🇧
British platform for skills-based, bias-reduced hiring with an AI screener and a language analysis tool, now part of Phenom.
12 Textkernel alternatives for HR teams
Textkernel: Dutch provider of resume parsing and matching technology, part of Bullhorn since June 2024. These 12 tools cover the same task (CV screening & matching). They are ranked by how many of Textkernel's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Why teams look beyond Textkernel
- Textkernel does not target companies under 50 employees. 5 alternatives do.
Textkernel and the top 3 alternatives at a glance
Open in the comparison tool →| Textkernel | Applied | Bizneo | Eightfold AI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Usage-based | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing | Contact for pricing |
| Free plan | No | No | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Data hosting | Multiple regions, EU region available | Multiple regions | EU | Multiple regions, EU region available |
| Strong in | Netherlands, Germany | United Kingdom | Spain, Italy | United States, United Kingdom |
| Company size | Midsize, Enterprise | Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Certifications | ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 | Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II | ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 42001 | SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001 |
All 12 alternatives to Textkernel
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Contact for pricing · Free trial🇪🇸🇮🇹
Spanish applicant tracking system with an AI writing agent for job ads, an AI screening agent, and an AI voice interview agent.
Contact for pricing🇺🇸🇬🇧
Talent intelligence platform with an AI interviewer and AI matching across more than 1.6 billion career trajectories.
Per user · Free trial🇨🇳
Chinese HR SaaS suite from Shanghai with AI agent roles for recruiting, interviews, shift scheduling, performance and employee service.
Per user🇺🇸🇮🇳
LinkedIn's AI agent for recruiters that automates search strategy, sourcing, application review, and first outreach.
From $15 per user/month · Free trialAvailable internationally
AI applicant tracking system from Bangkok with an AI interviewer, candidate matching, and data enrichment from 20+ platforms.
From $60 per user/month🇺🇸🇬🇧
British agentic recruiting platform with an autonomous sourcing agent, automated application review, and interview note-taking.
Contact for pricing · Free trial🇨🇳
China-based AI-native HR platform with AI shortlisting, AI interview summaries, and a talent CRM, also international via mokahr.io.
Contact for pricing🇺🇸
US applicant tracking system with conversational AI, an AI matching engine, and the Winston intelligence layer, part of SAP since 2025.
Contact for pricing🇲🇽
Mexican applicant tracking system with AI scoring, automatic job description generation, and hiring history pattern detection.
Contact for pricing · Free trial🇦🇷
Latin American recruiting software with AI for job descriptions, CV scoring and interview templates, directly linked to Bumeran.
From 2,999 TRY per month · Free trial🇹🇷
Turkish HR software with Google Gemini-based resume analysis and scoring plus a natural-language assistant for HR data queries.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Textkernel?
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Applied, Bizneo and Eightfold AI share the most strong markets with Textkernel, so they are the closest fit if you work where Textkernel is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Textkernel?
Applied, Bizneo, i人事, Manatal and Metaview offer a free plan or a free trial according to the vendors. Check the limits of free plans before you rely on them for employee data.
Which Textkernel alternatives can host data in the EU?
Bizneo, Eightfold AI and SmartRecruiters can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.