Both Applied Skills Hiring and Spotted Zebra 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 Spotted Zebra on the attributes we track — see full table below.
Spotted Zebra provides skills insight tools that connect role requirements to candidate potential for skills-based hiring.
| Feature |
A
Applied Skills Hiring
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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S
Spotted Zebra
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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|---|---|---|
| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
8.9/10
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9.3/10
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| Maintain Score |
8.3/10
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9.4/10
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| Platform Score |
7.5/10
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7.7/10
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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 | 3 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Workday |
| Integrations in common | BambooHR, Greenhouse | |
| Countries listed | 28 countries | 28 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| Blind Screening | Yes | — |
| CV-free Hiring | Yes | — |
| Potential Insight | — | Yes |
| Role Analysis | — | Yes |
| Skills Framework Builder | — | Yes |
| Work Samples | Yes | — |
| View Full Details | View Applied Skills Hiring | View Spotted Zebra |
It depends on your priorities. Applied Skills Hiring and Spotted Zebra 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.