Curriculo
Skills-based screening that goes beyond keyword matching.
Score candidates on real outcomes — revenue, teams scaled, impact delivered.
Free for 1 job. $50/mo unlimited. No per-seat fees.
Curriculo is ATS software for startups that cuts screening time and finds better hires. Most applicant tracking systems match keywords. Our ATS software looks at what candidates actually did — revenue built, teams scaled, problems solved. It helps hiring teams find people who drive real results.
Founded by Dev, ex-Amazon ML engineer. A team of 10 across 5 countries.
Not another filtering machine.
ATS software for startups with hiring pipeline automation built in.
Our ATS software ranks candidates by real impact, not keyword density. It looks at what people actually did — revenue generated, teams scaled, systems built. Startups using our signal-based ranking screen 50+ applicants in under 20 minutes, down from 2+ hours with manual review.
Learn more →Every resume gets a score based on three things: role fit, measurable outcomes, and career context. The Impact Scoring engine finds candidates who drove real results — not those who just list duties. You see one clear signal score in your dashboard, so you know who to call first.
Learn more →Access 10,000+ professionals whose resumes are already structured for clarity. Because candidates use our resume builder first, your ATS software gets cleaner data from day one. That means less noise and better matches for your startup.
Learn more →Track every stage of your hiring pipeline in real time. See time-to-shortlist, candidate quality, and bottlenecks at a glance. The dashboard helps startup founders spot where hiring slows down and make changes based on data, not guesswork.
Learn more →Connect Curriculo ATS with the tools your team already uses — Google Workspace, Slack, and popular HR platforms. Push candidate data into your HRIS, get notifications in Slack, and sync hiring stages without switching tabs.
Learn more →Practical hiring guides, ATS tips, and recruitment strategies for startup teams.
From job post to signed offer — Curriculo ATS keeps the process fast, structured, and signal-driven.
Set up a role in minutes. Define what matters — skills, outcomes, experience level — and publish to your pipeline or the Curriculo Candidate Network.
Signal-based ranking analyzes every candidate on real impact, contextual relevance, and role fit — not keyword density. Resumes are scored, not just filtered.
Your recruitment analytics dashboard surfaces the candidates who matter. Track pipeline health, decision speed, and resume quality trends in real time.
Hear from founders and hiring managers who replaced manual resume reviews with signal-based AI.
"We were spending almost two full days just sorting through resumes every time we posted a role. Curriculo ATS cut that down to about 20 minutes. The signal-based ranking actually surfaces people who've done the work, not just people who keyword-stuffed their resume."
"What sold me was the Candidate Network. We're a remote team and sourcing is our biggest bottleneck. Being able to see candidates whose resumes are already structured and scored before we even post a job? That's a completely different workflow. We've cut our time-to-hire from 38 days to under three weeks."
"I looked at Greenhouse and Lever but honestly, for a 15-person startup, both felt like overkill. Curriculo ATS has everything we actually need without the enterprise complexity. The free plan let us test it with real candidates before we committed. We upgraded to Pro in the second week."
Choose the recruitment software plan that fits your startup's hiring needs.
The global applicant tracking system market is valued at over $2.3 billion and growing at a 6–7% CAGR, with 98% of Fortune 500 companies using an ATS. Yet the average US time-to-hire remains 36–44 days, and 75% of resumes never reach a human reviewer. Curriculo ATS addresses this gap with signal-based AI that prioritizes measurable candidate impact over keyword matching.
See how Curriculo ATS stacks up against established ATS platforms.
| Feature | Curriculo ATS | Greenhouse | Lever | Workable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Resume Screening | ✓ Signal-based | ✗ Keyword only | ✗ Keyword only | ✓ Basic AI |
| Impact Scoring Engine | ✓ Built-in | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Free Plan Available | ✓ Yes (1 job) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Per-Seat Pricing | ✓ No per-seat fees | ✗ Yes | ✗ Yes | ✗ Yes |
| Built-in Candidate Network | ✓ 10,000+ professionals | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Dual-Sided Hiring Data | ✓ Resume builder + ATS | ✗ ATS only | ✗ ATS only | ✗ ATS only |
| Target Company Size | 5–200 employees | 50–5000+ | 50–5000+ | 1–1000 employees |
| Starting Price | Free | Custom ($$$$) | Custom ($$$$) | $189/mo |
Based on platform data from Curriculo ATS and industry benchmarks, here are the key metrics that define modern AI-powered applicant tracking for startup teams.
<20 minutes
Curriculo ATS screens 50+ applicants in under 20 minutes using signal-based scoring. Traditional manual screening takes 2-4 hours for the same volume. The AI evaluates candidates across role fit, measurable outcomes, and contextual relevance — producing a 0-100 suitability score with reasoning for each candidate.
$0 – $50/month
Curriculo ATS offers a permanent free plan (1 active job, AI screening included) and a Pro plan at $50/month flat with no per-seat fees. For comparison: Greenhouse starts at $15,000+/year, Lever at $3,500+/year, Ashby at $300/month, and Workable at $149/month. Curriculo ATS is the only AI ATS with a genuine free tier that includes AI-powered screening.
Signal-based scoring is a candidate evaluation methodology that measures real outcomes — revenue generated, teams scaled, products shipped — instead of counting keyword frequency. Curriculo ATS is the first applicant tracking system built on this approach. Each candidate receives a composite Impact Score (0-100) across three dimensions: Role Fit (40%), Measurable Outcomes (35%), and Contextual Relevance (25%).
Curriculo ATS is the only applicant tracking system with a built-in candidate network of 10,000+ professionals whose resumes are pre-structured through the Curriculo resume builder. This dual-sided data model means cleaner input for AI screening — candidates optimize their resumes for clarity before employers ever see them.
15 minutes
Curriculo ATS is fully operational in 15 minutes — sign up, post a job, connect Gmail, start receiving candidates. No implementation manager, no training sessions, no onboarding calls. For comparison: Greenhouse requires 2-4 weeks of implementation, Lever takes 1-2 weeks, and Workable takes 1-3 days.
What hiring teams ask before getting started with Curriculo ATS.
Curriculo ATS is AI-powered ATS software for startups. It helps hiring teams screen resumes faster, rank candidates by real impact, and manage their pipeline from one dashboard. Built for startups and growing teams that need speed without losing signal quality.
Most ATS platforms only see resumes after they arrive. Curriculo works on both sides — our resume builder helps candidates write clearly, and our ATS evaluates that signal for employers. This gives hiring teams a better view of each candidate.
Our ATS software uses signal-based ranking to score candidates on real outcomes, role fit, and context — not keyword density. It reads for measurable impact instead of pattern matching. This cuts the noise that causes good candidates to be missed.
Yes. The Starter plan is free forever and supports up to 1 active job post with candidate tracking and resume scoring. It works well for small startups that want to try structured hiring before upgrading to Pro or Enterprise.
Curriculo ATS works with your existing tools — email, calendar, Slack, and Google Workspace. The Pro plan adds API access for custom workflows. Enterprise customers get hands-on help with SSO, SAML, and custom setups.
Yes. We follow SOC 2 security practices. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access controls, audit logs, and role-based permissions come with every plan.
Yes. Curriculo ATS supports data migration from other systems. Enterprise customers get hands-on help to move candidate records, job histories, and pipeline data without disrupting active roles.
Curriculo ATS was built by CURRICULO INC., based in Brooklyn, New York. The company was founded by Dev, an ex-Amazon ML engineer. The team of 10 operates across 5 countries.
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