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Source with AI,
or pay only on hire.

Source candidates with our free proprietary AI models. Scale with premium cloud models on a per-profile basis. Or post to our marketplace and pay 12% only when you hire.

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What brings you here?

Hiring (DIY)

Free proprietary AI or pay-as-you-go cloud models

Hiring (Market)

Independent recruiters do the work (12%)

Recruiter / Sourcer

Marketplace (75-82%), or paid calibration tasks
Match scoring
Instant enrichment
ATS Sync
Scope Intelligence
SR. REACT DEV Job Role 94% JR Jordan R. Candidate 87% AK Aisha K. Candidate React Skill Type Script Skill Node.js Skill Stripe Company Remote Location
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Proven expertise delivering technical talent to

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Senior React Developer · Remote
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Jordan Reeves
Staff Eng · 8 yrs · SF
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Aisha Kowalski
Senior · 6 yrs · Remote
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Marcus Tran
Lead · 9 yrs · New York
78%

Automated Candidate Discovery

Stop spending hours searching manually. Scope's agents search, filter, and rank candidates against your exact requirements, even while you sleep.

AI analyzing profile…
94%
Jordan Reeves
Staff Eng · React · 8 yrs
✓ Strong match
Skills Match97%
Experience Fit91%
Location & Remote88%
AI analyzing profile…
87%
Aisha Kowalski
Senior Eng · TypeScript · 6 yrs
✓ Strong match
Skills Match83%
Experience Fit92%
Location & Remote95%

Deep AI Analysis & Scoring

No more gut-feel shortlisting. Scope's AI reads between the lines of every profile and scores candidates against your must-haves, skills, and location requirements.

Jordan Reeves [email protected]
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Aisha Kowalski [email protected]
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Staff Eng Opportunity: 100% Remote · Series B
Senior React Role: Remote-First · Funded Startup
Hi Jordan, your background in React caught our eye…
Hi Aisha, your TypeScript open-source work stood out…
We're hiring Staff Eng at a remote-first Series B…
We'd love to chat about a remote-first role on our team…
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Instant Outreach Integration

Your shortlist shouldn't sit in a spreadsheet. Generate AI-personalised outreach and push candidates directly into SmartLead or Instantly sequences in one click.

Agentic candidate sourcing
AI match scoring
1-click outreach sequences
Built with SOC 2-aligned controls

Two ways to hire on Scope

Run AI sourcing yourself for free with our local model, or have an independent recruiter source for you. Same platform, same candidate pipeline, two paths to the same hire. Pick the one that fits your team and timeline.

In-House Sourcing

A scalable pay-as-you-go platform for your internal team. Run unlimited basic sourcing for free, or scale up with premium cloud models on a per-candidate basis.

  • Free Tier: unlimited local sourcing via the Pulse model
  • Cloud Auto-Pilot: scale with premium models (e.g. Gemini, Claude) for $0.10/profile
  • No monthly subscription, you keep all candidate data and outreach

Best for: Volume hiring, ongoing roles, in-house recruiting teams that want a sourcing pipeline they own end-to-end.

Start sourcing

Recruiter Marketplace

NEW

A vetted independent recruiter sources for you. You only pay on a successful hire.

  • 12% of first-year salary, only on a successful hire
  • 120-day replacement guarantee
  • Recruiter handles top-of-funnel; you focus on interviews
  • Live ATS sync, recruiter sees stage progression

Best for: Senior or specialized roles, ad-hoc hiring, teams that don't have in-house recruiting capacity.

Hire through a recruiter

You can use both. Many teams run DIY sourcing for some roles and the marketplace for harder-to-fill ones.

Performance Benchmarks

Scope vs. Manual Sourcing

We benchmarked Scope against the standard manual recruiting workflow.

90% Faster

Scope clears a 500-candidate queue in under 15 minutes. A manual sourcer takes 3 days.

3x Precision

Agentic scoring surfaces passive talent that keyword filters miss. More signal, less noise.

Up to 80% Savings

Replace expensive agency retainers and 20-25% fees with our flat-rate DIY software or 12% pay-on-hire marketplace.

Benchmarks based on internal tests across multiple roles and profile sets. Results may vary.

How Scope Works

From job brief to shortlist in minutes. No sourcer required.

1

Paste or Describe the Role

Paste a job description or use our free AI JD Builder to define one. Scope parses skills, seniority, location, and remote policy automatically.

2

Pulse Sources for Free

Our local Pulse model searches across professional profiles at no cost. Scale to Cloud Auto-Pilot ($0.10/profile) for higher volume, no LinkedIn account needed.

3

AI Scores and Reveals Contacts

Every profile is scored against your exact requirements. Use a premium cloud model for deep analysis. Reveal personal emails and phone numbers for top matches at $0.10 each.

4

Outreach and Sync to ATS

Review your ranked shortlist and push AI-personalized outreach into SmartLead or Instantly in one click. Candidates sync live to Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby.

Prefer to let a recruiter handle it?

Post the role to our marketplace instead. A vetted independent recruiter sources for you and you pay 12% only on a successful hire.

Post to the marketplace →
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Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more power.

Sourcing Funnel Estimator

Scope is a funnel. You source and screen a broad pool for cents, then apply deep intelligence only to the qualified matches.

The 20% Yield: A calibrated search yields ~20% pass rate. This batch produces roughly 40 high-quality matches.

1 Sourcing

2 Initial Analysis

Deep Funnel (Top 20%)

Advanced Reasoning (1.5x)
1M Context Window (2.0x)

4. Auto-Reveal Contact

Unlock personal email addresses and phone numbers for candidates who pass the AI screen ($0.10/reveal).

Estimated Monthly Spend

Sourcing (200) $20.00
Initial Analysis (200) $10.00
Deep Funnel (40) $16.00
Contact Reveal (40) $4.00

Total Spend

$50.00

Cost per matched candidate: $1.25
Free AI Job Description Builder

Easily create a strong JD using our AI and see exactly how many real candidates match the initial search.

Free

$0 /mo

No credits needed

  • ✓ Proprietary AI Models
  • ✓ Automated Sourcing
  • ✓ OpenProfile App Connector
  • ✓ Basic Project Management
  • ✓ Manual Export (CSV)
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Starter

$99 /mo

$150 usage balance/mo

  • → Everything in Free, plus:
  • ✓ Frontier AI Models
  • ✓ Cloud Auto-Pilot Sourcing
  • ✓ Reveal Personal Emails & Phone Numbers
  • ✓ Google Sheets Sync
  • ✓ Email, ATS, & Slack Integrations
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Pro

$249 /mo

$400 usage balance/mo

  • → Everything in Starter, plus:
  • ✓ Priority Support
  • ✓ Agentic Skills Access (CLI & Agent Connect)
  • ✓ API Access & Webhooks
Start for Free

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Elite

$599 /mo

$1,000 usage balance/mo

  • → Everything in Pro, plus:
  • ✓ A calibrated role means we review your job description, improve the clarity of the requirements, quality-check candidate results, and ensure the scoring matches your needs. (expert tune-up + quality check)
  • ✓ Job description sanity check (avoid unrealistic requirements)
  • ✓ Better candidate quality (less noise, more relevant shortlists)
  • ✓ Ongoing improvements + monthly summary
  • ✓ White-Glove Support
  • Best for teams hiring for revenue-critical roles who want top-quality shortlists without spending time tweaking settings.
  • ✓ Additional roles available at $199/mo each
  • Limited capacity (small cohort)
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Need more? Add $30 to your usage balance anytime. It never expires.

For independent recruiters

Earn placement fees by sourcing for vetted hiring orgs

Browse open projects from companies hiring on Scope. Submit candidates you trust. Get paid 75% of the placement fee on every successful hire, paid in 2 installments.

Join as a full recruiter, a sourcer (deliver profiles without screening), or both. Free to apply after verification. No subscription. No upfront cost. Pay-on-placement only.

  • 75% recruiter share
    Paid in 2 installments at 30 and 120 days post-start.
  • Live ATS visibility
    Two-way sync with Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby. See your submitted candidates progress through interviews in real time.
  • Quality clients, vetted projects
    Hiring orgs are reviewed before listings go live. Salary range, fee, and replacement terms are transparent up front.
  • AI-assisted sourcing on-platform
    Use Scope's AI scoring and fake-profile detection to find better candidates faster, at no additional cost.
  • Sourcer-only path available
    Prefer to source without screening? Claim sourcing-only projects. Compensation splits accordingly.
  • Paid calibration microtasks
    After you've shown quality on the marketplace, opt in for paid calibration work on Elite roles. Flat fee per task, no screening involved.
  • $1,000 per recruiter you refer
    Invite recruiters in your network with your personal link. When their first placement is paid, $1,000 lands in your pending earnings. Uncapped.
Apply to join Read recruiter agreement

Verification typically takes 1-2 business days.

Example earnings
Successful hire at
$150,000first-year salary
Placement fee (12%) $18,000
You earn (75%) $13,500
Scope retains (25%) $4,500
Payout schedule
1
$6,750 at 30 days post-start
2
$6,750 at 120 days post-start

Per the recruiter agreement, the second installment is held until the 120-day replacement guarantee window closes.

No Upfront Cost

Post a role. Pay only when you hire.

A vetted independent recruiter sources and screens candidates for you. You pay 12% of first-year salary only on a successful placement. No retainers. No subscriptions. No risk.

No monthly fee
120-day replacement guarantee
Live ATS sync included
Vetted recruiters only

The 12% fee, explained

Scope charges 12% of the candidate's first-year base salary on a successful hire. The recruiter receives 75% of that; Scope retains 25% to operate the platform.

$
12% placement fee $18,000
Recruiter receives (75%) $13,500
Scope platform fee (25%) $4,500
Your total cost if hired $18,000

vs. $25,000+ typical agency retainer or 20-25% contingency fee

Fee is split: 50% invoiced at hire, 50% at 120 days. If the hire leaves within 120 days, the replacement guarantee activates at no extra cost.

What's included

  • Vetted, experienced recruiters
    All recruiters are reviewed before they can claim projects. Salary, fee, and replacement terms are shown up front.
  • Live ATS pipeline visibility
    Two-way sync with Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby. Track recruiter submissions through every interview stage in real time.
  • 120-day replacement guarantee
    If the hire leaves within 120 days, the recruiter sources a replacement at no additional charge. The second fee installment is held until the window closes.
  • AI-assisted, not spray-and-pray
    Recruiters use Scope's AI scoring and fake-profile detection on-platform. You get quality shortlists, not volume dumps.
  • No platform lock-in
    Use the marketplace for one role or many. You can run AI sourcing yourself in parallel using the Sourcing Plans.

Not sure which path to take?

Use Sourcing Plans if your team wants full control and a lower per-hire cost. Use Hire via Marketplace if you want a recruiter to handle sourcing and screening end-to-end with no upfront spend.

Post a Role to the Marketplace

Free to post. Pay 12% only on a successful hire.

Got questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

In-House Sourcing is our self-serve platform where you and your team run the AI sourcing. It is completely free to use with our local Pulse model. You can optionally scale up with premium cloud models on a pay-as-you-go basis for higher throughput or advanced reasoning. This path includes outreach, scheduling, and interview management on your side.

Recruiter Marketplace means an independent recruiter sources for you. You pay nothing up front, just 12% of first-year salary on a successful hire, with a 120-day replacement guarantee. Best for senior roles, specialized hiring, or when you don't have in-house recruiting capacity.

You can use both. Many teams run in-house sourcing for high-volume roles and post harder-to-fill openings to the marketplace.

When you mark a marketplace-sourced candidate as hired, Scope generates an invoice for 12% of the candidate's first-year base salary (excluding bonuses, equity, signing bonuses). The recruiter earns 75% of the fee in two installments at 30 and 120 days post-start. Scope retains 25% as the platform fee.

If the candidate leaves voluntarily within 120 days, you can request a free replacement from the recruiter. If they decline or fail to source one within 30 days, you receive a 75% refund of the placement fee. Full terms at app.usescope.co/legal/marketplace-terms.

Scope offers two-way sync with Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby. When a candidate moves between stages in your ATS (e.g., "Phone Screen" → "Onsite"), the change appears live on the candidate card in Scope within seconds.

For marketplace recruiters, this is critical: they see their submitted candidates progress through your hiring pipeline in real time, so they know whether to keep sourcing for you or whether their candidate is being moved forward.

Two-way sync is opt-in per integration. Configure it in Settings → Integrations → Enable two-way sync. Setup takes ~5 minutes per ATS.

Sign up at app.usescope.co/signup?audience=recruiter, fill out a profile (display name, bio, verticals you specialize in, optional LinkedIn), pick your role type (full recruiter, sourcer only, or both), and accept the recruiter agreement.

A Scope team member reviews your application within 1–2 business days. Once verified, you can browse open projects that match your role type, claim ones that fit your specialties, and start submitting candidates.

Recruiter accounts are kept separate from hiring-org accounts. You can't be both on the same email, and you can't claim projects from organizations you're affiliated with.

Scope uses a simple pay-as-you-go balance. Each action has a transparent dollar cost:

  • Sourcing: $0.10 per candidate (Cloud Auto-Pilot) or $0.00 (Live Local via OpenProfile).
  • Analysis: $0.00 (Native Pulse/Deep), $0.05+ (Economy Tier), up to $0.40+ (Flagship models).
  • Contact Reveals: $0.10 if a personal email address or phone number is found.

You can add funds to your balance anytime to use premium cloud models—your balance never expires.

Cloud Auto-Pilot performs an initial 'burst' search against our 800M+ profile database to give you an immediate shortlist, then seamlessly hands off the search to our distributed worker network to continuously find fresh candidates in the background. You just set your requirements, and Scope fills your pipeline automatically.

This feature costs a flat $0.10 per candidate. No LinkedIn account or browser extension is required.

It depends on how you prefer to source!

You can enrich for free by using the OpenProfile app which sources via your own LinkedIn account. Simply install the OpenProfile app, connect it to Scope, and paste LinkedIn search URLs or profile lists. This is available on all plans including Free, at no cost.

Alternatively, using Cloud Auto-Pilot uses your usage balance but does not require a LinkedIn account or browser extension.

Scope integrates with SmartLead and Instantly for email outreach sequencing, Google Sheets for live pipeline sync, and OpenProfile for desktop-based LinkedIn sourcing. Pro and Elite plans also include API access and webhooks for custom integrations.

All email integrations are available on Starter and above.

Scope has a permanent free tier with no credit card required to sign up. The free tier includes access to proprietary AI models, automated sourcing via OpenProfile, and CSV export.

When you're ready for Cloud Auto-Pilot search, frontier AI models, and outreach integrations, upgrade to Starter ($99/mo) directly from within the app.

No. Across all plans, Scope's AI does the sourcing.

For the Elite tier, we simply add a human optimization layer to calibrate your role definition, scoring, and filters so you don't waste time iterating blindly to get the right candidates.

No - Scope is entirely self-serve and you can get started right away without speaking to anyone. For the Elite tier, the calibration process also works entirely async. Calls are optional and only recommended for unusually complex roles.

On the Elite plan, you receive one calibrated role each month: an admin-verified marketplace sourcer reviews your job description, improves role clarity, quality-checks candidate results, and tunes the AI scoring so the shortlist is highly relevant.

Calibration work is distributed as paid microtasks to verified sourcers in our marketplace, each with a clear SLA. You also get a short monthly summary detailing what adjustments were made and why, giving you full transparency into the optimization process.

Recruiters run the full pipeline: source, screen, submit, manage candidates through to hire. They earn 75 to 82% of the 12% placement fee, based on performance tier.

Sourcers deliver high-quality profiles without doing the screen. You can either self-screen the profiles they hand you, or pair them with a marketplace recruiter who screens. Compensation splits accordingly: 50/50 sourcer/Scope when the hiring org self-screens, or 25/50/25 sourcer/recruiter/Scope when paired.

Sourcers who consistently deliver quality on the marketplace can also opt in to paid calibration microtasks on Elite roles after admin verification. These are flat-fee, SLA-bound tasks distributed round-robin among verified sourcers.

Yes. Every Scope recruiter gets a personal referral link. When a recruiter you referred makes their first placement and the hiring org pays the invoice, $1,000 lands in your pending earnings. One payout per unique recruiter, uncapped across referrals.

The payout comes entirely out of Scope's platform fee on that placement, never from the placed recruiter's share. Your referrals earn the same 75 to 82% they would have anyway.

A "verify recruiter" tool inside the dashboard lets you check by LinkedIn URL whether someone is already on Scope before you pitch them, so you don't waste effort on people who wouldn't count.

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