What HireTrue does

HireTrue, operated by the parent entity Kiosite, is a cloud-based SaaS platform that combines applicant tracking with proprietary psychometric and behavioral candidate assessment for pre-employment screening and ongoing talent development. Its core technology rests on two proprietary instruments — the HireTrue Profiler (job-interest/fit matching against organization-specific templates) and HireTrue FirstStep (cognitive skills and job-related personality traits producing a 'Potential' score), both backed by 50+ years of research and development. An exclusive beta Integrity Assessment extends measurement into ethics and conscientiousness. The platform applies AI-driven instant candidate analysis, strengths-based ranking, and a closed-loop big-data analytics engine that refines selection models over time as outcome data accumulates.

The product surface spans the full hiring funnel from a mobile-first, multilingual smart application process through workflow automation (job board posting, pre-screening, collaboration, scheduling) and on to onboarding, supported by add-on modules for skills-based testing, criminal background screening, tax incentive processing, candidate sourcing/employee referral, and a New Hire Service Plan. HireTrue sells through a quote-based enterprise and mid-market motion targeting organizations hiring 100+ people annually, with pricing that varies by organization size, annual hiring volume, and module selection. Revenue mechanics include platform subscriptions (annual/recurring), per-transaction screening fees, usage-based skills testing, and professional services for tax incentive filing. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with affiliate offices in New York, Princeton, Haifa (Israel — R&D), and Tokyo (Japan), and reports having worked with 25,000+ companies globally. Reference customers span financial services (Northwestern Mutual), hospitality (Marriott and a 50+ hotel ownership group), and nonprofits (St. Louis Zoo, Jewish Family and Children's Service).

Name

HireTrue

Legal name

Kiosite

Website

https://hiretrue.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HireTrue is a cloud-based applicant tracking and psychometric assessment SaaS that helps mid-market and enterprise organizations screen, rank, and develop candidates using proprietary behavioral instruments and AI-driven analytics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Technology / Pre-Employment Assessment

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ)

Keywords

• Applicant tracking system
• Pre-employment assessment
• Psychometric candidate evaluation
• AI candidate ranking
• Background screening services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription Services: Annual or multi-year subscription-based access to the HireTrue applicant tracking and assessment platform, including behavioral assessments, candidate ranking, and analytics. Pricing is quote-based and scales with organization size and hiring volume.
2. Background Screening Services: Integrated criminal background screening including identity and education verification, criminal background checks, and nationwide database and offender registry access.
3. Skills-Based Testing: On-demand access to a wide catalog of skills tests from software to clerical, accounting to reading comprehension, with custom-defined tests or packages available.
4. Tax Incentive Processing: Integrated tax incentive processing service handling analysis, routing of forms to state offices, and follow-up on certified hires.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HireTrue provides a cloud-based applicant tracking and development platform that combines proprietary psychometric assessments (HireTrue Profiler and HireTrue FirstStep) with AI-powered candidate ranking, big data analytics, and a suite of pre-employment tools. The platform can be used as a standalone ATS or as an assessment engine integrated into existing HR systems, and is complemented by add-on modules for skills testing, background screening, integrity assessments, and tax incentive processing.

Product overview

HireTrue is a unified applicant tracking and development platform combining assessment technology with hiring workflow management. The core platform integrates two primary assessment instruments: the HireTrue Profiler (job interest matching tool that measures candidate fit against organization-specific templates) and HireTrue FirstStep (cognitive and personality assessment generating candidate Potential scores). Additional modules include Skills-Based Testing, Integrity Assessments (beta), Criminal Background Screening, Tax Incentive Processing, and New Hire Service Plan. The platform also includes Candidate Sourcing, Smart Application Process, and comprehensive hiring workflow features including ranking, collaboration, scheduling, onboarding management, and reporting/analytics. The company operates under the parent entity Kiosite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talify: Client Success division for the Talify product/service line. Mentioned in team section as 'Tami Horn - Talify Client Success'.
• HireTrue Profiler
• HireTrue FirstStep

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% reduction in employee turnover at top performing Marriott properties
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is a leading cloud HCM and enterprise platform that includes talent management, recruiting, and analytics. It competes with HireTrue in the HCM/HRIS layer and increasingly bundles assessment capabilities, making it the dominant incumbent HireTrue must either complement or compete against for enterprise HR software dollars.

Direct peers

• iCIMS: iCIMS is a dedicated enterprise applicant tracking system used by large employers globally. It is the most direct ATS competitor to HireTrue's standalone platform, serving the same mid-market and enterprise customer segment with quote-based subscription pricing.
• Greenhouse Software: Greenhouse is a leading ATS with structured hiring and integrations marketplace. It targets the same mid-market and enterprise buyers as HireTrue and represents a direct alternative for organizations evaluating ATS-plus-assessment bundles.
• The Predictive Index (PI): PI is a behavioral assessment and talent optimization platform built on psychometric science with decades of research. It is one of the closest direct peers to HireTrue on the assessment side, targeting the same enterprise segment with subscription-based behavioral analytics.
• HireVue: HireVue combines video interviewing, AI-driven assessments, and ATS-style workflows. It competes directly with HireTrue in pre-hire assessment and ranking and is a stronger AI-native competitor that buyers may consider alongside HireTrue for predictive hiring.
• Pymetrics: Pymetrics is a behavioral assessment vendor using neuroscience-based games and AI to evaluate candidates. It is a direct peer on the assessment side, particularly for enterprise DEI and selection use cases where HireTrue markets its own predictive scoring.
• Lever: Lever is a combined ATS and CRM platform for talent acquisition, used by mid-market and enterprise employers. It competes directly with HireTrue in the standalone ATS space for organizations hiring 100+ annually.
• Hogan Assessments: Hogan is a long-established personality assessment provider with deep psychometric history, used for selection and development. It is a direct peer on the assessment IP and methodology side and a natural competitor when HireTrue is evaluated against legacy psychometric science.

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: Eightfold is an AI-native talent intelligence platform covering recruiting, retention, and skill matching. It competes with HireTrue in AI-driven candidate ranking and represents the modern, well-funded challenger in the predictive assessment category.
• Plum: Plum is an AI-powered behavioral assessment and talent matching platform serving enterprise and SMB. It competes with HireTrue in predictive candidate scoring and represents a more recent, venture-backed challenger in the same category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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