CandiSift vs Hirvana

CandiSift is an open-source applicant tracking system for parsing resumes, matching candidates to job descriptions, and ranking applicants through a bias-audit workflow. Recruiters can create roles, upload PDF, DOCX, or plain-text resumes in batches, and review ranked results with accept or reject decisions. The screening sequence strips personally identifiable information, applies hard filters, ranks candidates, then sends those who remain to persona agents and human review. Token-cosine ranking, technical and risk personas, and synthesis contribute to that process. Before confirming a staged batch, users can view estimated processing costs; deterministic filters run before the paid LLM stage. CandiSift connects to Anthropic Claude through Agno persona agents, with an offline stub LLM available when there is no API key. It can run in Docker, uses SQLite by default, and supports a Postgres database URL. The project describes HTTP Basic authentication, security headers, rate limiting, upload validation, request limits, prompt-injection defenses, and an append-only audit log. The API includes a bias-audit endpoint. The project has no shipped accuracy benchmark; OCR, embeddings/FAISS, and skillNER are described as swaps rather than included defaults. The software fee is $0.00 per free; LLM processing may incur per-token costs.

Hirvana is a web-based candidate screening platform for business hiring teams. Users can provide a job-description link, and the service analyzes resumes against the role’s requirements. Hiring teams select criteria for Hirvana to use when ranking and scoring candidates. It also scores candidates through live interviews using speech-to-speech AI. Hirvana says it works alongside applicant tracking systems, HR software, and communication tools, without naming specific products. Its free plan costs nothing and includes 100 jobs, 100 candidates, 100 resume analyses, and 100 interview plans. Pro costs $100 a month, billed $100/m then pay-as-you-go. Its initial quotas include 100 jobs, candidates, and resume analyses, with listed charges after those amounts; it also includes unlimited interview plans and 10 AI-powered interviews, followed by further charges. Enterprise pricing is tailored and includes dedicated support, an uptime SLA, SSO support, onboarding, and a custom usage quota. The maker states that Hirvana is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and describes encryption for stored and transmitted data, daily backups, and point-in-time recovery. Its Terms describe the service as intended for business use.