Both Applied Skills Hiring and Plum Natural Talent Matching are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. This page compares pricing, deployment, and features side by side to help you decide which fits your team.
Applied replaces CVs with anonymized work samples and structured scoring, making skills the basis for all hiring decisions.
Closely matched with Plum Natural Talent Matching on the attributes we track — see full table below.
Plum uses I-O psychology to profile natural talents and match people to roles where they will inherently succeed.
| Feature |
A
Applied Skills Hiring
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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P
Plum Natural Talent Matching
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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|---|---|---|
| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
8.9/10
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7.9/10
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| Maintain Score |
8.3/10
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8.8/10
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| Platform Score |
7.5/10
|
8.8/10
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| Key Specifications | ||
| Category | Skills Based Hiring Tools | Skills Based Hiring Tools |
| Best For | Midmarket | Midmarket |
| Pricing Model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Starting Price | £249/month | Custom |
| Free Trial | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI Features | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations & Coverage | ||
| Listed integrations | 3 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Workable | 4 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday |
| Integrations in common | BambooHR, Greenhouse | |
| Countries listed | 28 countries | 29 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| Blind Screening | Yes | — |
| CV-free Hiring | Yes | — |
| Natural Talent Profiling | — | Yes |
| Role Matching AI | — | Yes |
| Team Fit Analysis | — | Yes |
| Work Samples | Yes | — |
| View Full Details | View Applied Skills Hiring | View Plum Natural Talent Matching |
It depends on your priorities. Applied Skills Hiring and Plum Natural Talent Matching are closely matched on the attributes we track.
Both are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. See the full comparison table below for pricing, deployment, and feature differences.
Both use subscription pricing — check each vendor's site for current rates.