Brindle Reference Checking vs Jointl

Brindle Reference Checking automates reference checks for recruitment agencies, from candidate consent through referee follow-up to a completed report. Recruiters set up reusable templates, add candidates, capture consent, and send requests; Brindle sends reminders and returns a structured PDF. Reports organize answers by section and include identity verification, a completion timestamp, an audit trail, and candidate and referee consent. Accounts can have unlimited templates with open, scaled, multiple-choice, and scenario-based questions. Referees respond through a guided web conversation, while recruiters can conduct checks by phone for referees who will not go online. CV templating returns a candidate CV in the agency’s house format and is free on annual plans. Brindle can run alongside ATS products including JobAdder, Bullhorn, FastTrack360, and Astute, but ATS integration is not available. The company says it complies with GDPR and the Australian and New Zealand Privacy Acts, does not train AI on customer data, and retains candidate and reference data for 10 working days after last activity. Annual Foundation starts at $299 a year; monthly Foundation is $499 a month.

Jointl describes itself as an AI-powered people intelligence layer for evidence-backed evaluation, reference checking, verification, matching, employee signals, team feedback, and exit insight. Its Flows can collect answers, run assessments, request references, verify signals, score results, trigger follow-ups, and summarize evidence. Teams can set criteria such as skills, experience, values, requirements, and references to produce a Matching Score and intelligence profile. Applicants can enroll themselves through public Autopilot links, while rules can move candidates based on scores, responses, and knockout criteria. Listed use cases include hiring, staffing, tenant screening, client checks, education admissions, and employee insight cycles. Jointl names integrations including Zapier, ChatGPT, Claude, BambooHR, Greenhouse, Workday, and others, and offers direct API access for internal systems and custom workflows. Its stated security measures include encryption in transit, hashed and salted passwords, 2FA, SSO, and regular backups. Ultra costs $99 a month, or $999 billed annually. Enterprise pricing is available through sales; Public Profiles and Verifications are marked beta.