§ The result
3 points separate Fetcher and SeekOut.
Within the Sourcing cohort, Fetcher edges SeekOut by 3 points under rubric v1.0, 37 to 34. Fetcher leads 4 of the 7 criteria, including Data Governance Disclosure, while SeekOut leads 2, including Bias Audit Transparency, and 1 is level. Data Governance Disclosure is both the widest raw gap and the heaviest weighted swing — Fetcher 55, SeekOut 35 — and at a 15% weight it carries 45% of the weighted advantage Fetcher holds across the 4 criteria on that side of the table.
Vendor profile
Fetcher
AI-powered candidate sourcing and outbound recruiting platform that automates passive and active talent sourcing, personalized email outreach, and inbound applicant screening for corporate recruiting teams.
Vendor profile
SeekOut
Sourcing platform aggregating public profile data into a searchable talent index, with AI-assisted candidate matching and outreach.
§ The record
Fetcher and SeekOut are both filed under Candidate sourcing AI. They record no secondary category in common.
Both are in scope of EU AI Act, Colorado AI Act and NYC LL 144. Only Fetcher is in scope of Illinois HB 3773.
| Record | Fetcher | SeekOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | Mid | Enterprise |
| Headquarters | US | US |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
§ What decides it
The criteria that move the gap, heaviest swing first.
15% weight · 29% of the movement so far
Data Governance Disclosure
Fetcher 55 · SeekOut 35
3.0 weighted points to Fetcher
18% weight · 50% of the movement so far
Bias Audit Transparency
Fetcher 28 · SeekOut 40
2.2 weighted points to SeekOut
20% weight · 65% of the movement so far
Article 11 Technical Documentation
Fetcher 27 · SeekOut 35
1.6 weighted points to SeekOut
8% weight · 80% of the movement so far
Customer Documentation
Fetcher 55 · SeekOut 35
1.6 weighted points to Fetcher
12% weight · 92% of the movement so far
Post-Market Monitoring
Fetcher 35 · SeekOut 25
1.2 weighted points to Fetcher
12% weight · 100% of the movement so far
Human Oversight Design
Fetcher 52 · SeekOut 45
0.8 weighted points to Fetcher
Weighted delta is the raw difference times the criterion weight, so the 6 figures above sum to +2.9 — the difference between the two totals before either is rounded. Shares are of 10.4 points of movement counted without direction. The table below rounds each side to a whole number first, so its Δ raw total reads +3 beside that +2.9.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Fetcher minus SeekOut.
| Category | Weight | Fetcher | SeekOut | Δ raw | Δ weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 27 | 35 | -8 | -1.6 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 28 | 40 | -12 | -2.2 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 25 | 25 | - | - |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 55 | 35 | +20 | +3.0 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 52 | 45 | +7 | +0.8 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 35 | 25 | +10 | +1.2 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 55 | 35 | +20 | +1.6 |
| Total | 100% | 37 (F) | 34 (F) | +3 | +2.9 |
§ Evidence
Cited sources and documented absences, criterion by criterion.
An absence is a finding, not a blank: the reviewer looked for a named artefact and recorded that it is not located. Where a source sits is a fact about hosting only.
| Criterion | Weight | Fetcher | SeekOut | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | ||
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 1 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 1 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 0 | 1 | — |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 3 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 1 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 1 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 0 | 1 | — |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 1 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| All criteria | 100% | 13 | 6 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 5 | 4 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
Fetcher has 19 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 13 with a source URL, 6 documented absences; SeekOut has 9 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 5 with a source URL, 4 documented absences.
Provenance
The scores above are documented by 28 evidence rows on file for these two vendors: 19 for Fetcher, across 1 distinct source domain, and 9 for SeekOut, across 1 distinct source domain.
- Rubric
- v1.0
- Fetcher last reviewed
- July 17, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
- SeekOut last reviewed
- May 21, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
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§ Where next