Side-by-side · Rubric v1.0
Fountain vs SmartRecruiters
Side-by-side scores and evidence under the HireAIScore rubric v1.0. Click a vendor name to jump to the full profile and the cited evidence behind each score.
Vendor profile
Fountain
AI-powered high-volume hiring platform that automates sourcing, applicant screening (including a voice-based AI Recruiter), interview scheduling, and onboarding for frontline workforces.
Vendor profile
SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters is an enterprise applicant tracking system and talent acquisition suite whose AI layer (the Winston assistant plus SmartAssistant/Winston Match) screens, ranks, and matches candidates to requisitions to support recruiter decisions.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Fountain minus SmartRecruiters.
| Category | Weight | Fountain | SmartRecruiters | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 50 | 70 | -20 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 30 | 78 | -48 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 30 | 45 | -15 |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 55 | 62 | -7 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 58 | 62 | -4 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 40 | 48 | -8 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 52 | 63 | -11 |
| Total | 100% | 44 (F) | 62 (D) | -18 |
§ Evidence summary
Evidence count
Fountain
20 rows across 7 categories
- documentation
- 11
- absence
- 6
- public statement
- 3
Evidence count
SmartRecruiters
13 rows across 7 categories
- documentation
- 5
- public statement
- 3
- audit report
- 3
- absence
- 2