Both Lightcast (Emsi Burning Glass) and Textkernel are Talent Intelligence Platforms tools. This page compares pricing, deployment, and features side by side to help you decide which fits your team.
Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) is the world's leading labour market analytics platform used by enterprises, governments, and universities.
Textkernel provides semantic AI technology for CV parsing, job matching, and talent intelligence in the HR tech ecosystem.
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| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
6.8/10
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8.5/10
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| Maintain Score |
8.9/10
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8.3/10
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| Platform Score |
7.7/10
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8.1/10
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| Key Specifications | ||
| Category | Talent Intelligence Platforms | Talent Intelligence Platforms |
| Best For | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Pricing Model | Custom | Subscription |
| Starting Price | Custom | Custom |
| Free Trial | No | No |
| AI Features | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations & Coverage | ||
| Listed integrations | 4 listed: Greenhouse, LinkedIn, SAP, Workday | 5 listed: API, Bullhorn, Greenhouse, SAP, Workday |
| Integrations in common | Greenhouse, SAP, Workday | |
| Countries listed | 35 countries | 35 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| CV Parsing | — | Yes |
| Job Postings Data | Billions | — |
| Multilingual AI | — | Yes |
| Regional Labor Data | Yes | — |
| Semantic Matching | — | Yes |
| Skills Taxonomy | Yes | — |
| View Full Details | View Lightcast (Emsi Burning Glass) | View Textkernel |
It depends on your priorities. Lightcast (Emsi Burning Glass) stands out for: Lightcast (Emsi Burning Glass) uses custom pricing.
Both are Talent Intelligence Platforms tools. See the full comparison table below for pricing, deployment, and feature differences.
Lightcast (Emsi Burning Glass) uses custom pricing, while Textkernel uses subscription pricing. Check each vendor's site for current rates.