Ribbon
Ribbon: AI voice and video screening with outreach, scoring, and ATS syncing. Ranked #20 of 33 in Candidate Experience Software by our editors (6.8/10); pricing: 7-day trial; best for teams adding AI screening interviews to hiring.
At a glance
- Editor score6.8 / 10
- Pricing7-day trial
- Best forTeams adding AI screening interviews to hiring
- Free planNo
- Paid from$499/mo
- SMS messagingYes
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Voice and video interviews include live captions and recordings.
- Custom rubrics and scoring help structure recruiter review.
- Outreach and interview results sync with named ATS integrations.
Where it doesn't
- Growth starts at $499 per month, billed annually.
- Career-site tools are not part of the feature set.
- ATS integrations are included only from the Scale plan upward.
Our verdict on Ribbon
Ribbon focuses on the top of the hiring funnel: it contacts applicants by email and SMS, conducts AI voice or video screening interviews, and gives recruiters recordings, transcripts, summaries, and rubric-based scores to review. It suits talent acquisition teams that want to add structured first-round screening and outreach, while keeping final hiring decisions with recruiters. Candidates can complete interviews at a convenient time, and the product also includes candidate sourcing, ranked matches, outreach analytics, and interview integrity checks.
Its strongest fit is a workflow centered on screening rather than the full candidate journey. Teams can customize interview rubrics, use plain-language sourcing search, and automate follow-ups over email and SMS. Ribbon lists integrations with Greenhouse, Workday, Ashby, and UKG, with candidate and interview-result syncing; API access is also included in the paid plans shown. It runs in the cloud and is available through web and API. The feature set does not include career-site tools, so organizations seeking a broader candidate-experience suite may need another product alongside it.
According to the vendor’s pricing page, Growth is $499 per month billed annually, Business is $999, and Scale is $1,999. All three list video and voice interviews, SMS and email outreach, and API access; ATS integrations plus mapping appear on Scale. Enterprise has custom seats and active roles, unlimited interviews, SSO (SAML), and a dedicated CSM plus SLA, with no price shown here. A 7-day trial is advertised, not a free plan. Choose Ribbon if AI screening and outreach are priorities and the annual entry price fits; look elsewhere if career-site tools or a lower-cost starting point are central requirements.
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Ribbon fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $499/mo |
| SMS messaging | Yes |
| Candidate chatbot | No |
| Candidate scheduling | Yes |
| Career-site tools | No |
| Candidate nurture | Yes |
| Messaging channels | Multichannel |
| Free trial | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 60+ integrations: Greenhouse, Workday, Ashby, UKG See all → |
| Pricing | 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | ribbon.ai |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
Ribbon integrations
Ribbon lists 60+ integrations on its own site — the 4 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Greenhouse
- Workday
- Ashby
- UKG
Alternatives to Ribbon
- Workday Paradox Candidate Experience AgentA Workday Recruiting companion for conversational engagement and complex interview coordination.9.2
- iCIMSA broad candidate journey platform for mature enterprise recruiting teams.9.1
- Phenom Candidate ExperienceA broad candidate-experience suite for employers focused on career-site conversion.8.8
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