§ The result
2 points separate HiBob and JazzHR.
HiBob holds a 2-point edge over JazzHR under rubric v1.0, 46 to 44, with both scored in the ATS-integrated cohort. HiBob leads 6 of the 7 criteria, including Article 11 Technical Documentation, while JazzHR leads 1, including Bias Audit Transparency. The widest raw gap and the heaviest weighted swing are the same criterion, Bias Audit Transparency, and JazzHR holds it (HiBob 20, JazzHR 35, 18% weight), worth 100% of the weighted advantage JazzHR builds across the 1 criterion it leads.
Vendor profile
HiBob
HiBob's Bob is an all-in-one HR platform whose Bob Hiring applicant tracking module uses AI to give each application an explainable match score against recruiter-defined criteria (AI CV Matching) and to draft job descriptions, interview scorecards and candidate emails.
Vendor profile
JazzHR
JazzHR is a small-business applicant tracking system that manages job posting, applications and hiring workflows, and layers on AI "Talent Fit" scoring that ranks candidates against a job description plus automated knockout screening questions.
§ The record
HiBob and JazzHR are both filed under ATS-integrated AI. They also share 1 secondary category: Screening.
Both are in scope of EU AI Act, NYC LL 144, Colorado AI Act and Illinois HB 3773.
| Record | HiBob | JazzHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | Mid | Low |
| Headquarters | GB | US |
| Founded | 2015 | 2009 |
§ What decides it
The criteria that move the gap, heaviest swing first.
18% weight · 33% of the movement so far
Bias Audit Transparency
HiBob 20 · JazzHR 35
2.7 weighted points to JazzHR
20% weight · 58% of the movement so far
Article 11 Technical Documentation
HiBob 55 · JazzHR 45
2.0 weighted points to HiBob
15% weight · 71% of the movement so far
FRIA Support
HiBob 35 · JazzHR 28
1.1 weighted points to HiBob
15% weight · 80% of the movement so far
Data Governance Disclosure
HiBob 57 · JazzHR 52
0.8 weighted points to HiBob
12% weight · 88% of the movement so far
Human Oversight Design
HiBob 63 · JazzHR 58
0.6 weighted points to HiBob
12% weight · 95% of the movement so far
Post-Market Monitoring
HiBob 47 · JazzHR 42
0.6 weighted points to HiBob
8% weight · 100% of the movement so far
Customer Documentation
HiBob 61 · JazzHR 56
0.4 weighted points to HiBob
Weighted delta is the raw difference times the criterion weight, so the 7 figures above sum to +2.7 — the difference between the two totals before either is rounded. Shares are of 8.1 points of movement counted without direction. The table below rounds each side to a whole number first, so its Δ raw total reads +2 beside that +2.7.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is HiBob minus JazzHR.
| Category | Weight | HiBob | JazzHR | Δ raw | Δ weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 55 | 45 | +10 | +2.0 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 20 | 35 | -15 | -2.7 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 35 | 28 | +7 | +1.1 |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 57 | 52 | +5 | +0.8 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 63 | 58 | +5 | +0.6 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 47 | 42 | +5 | +0.6 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 61 | 56 | +5 | +0.4 |
| Total | 100% | 46 (F) | 44 (F) | +2 | +2.7 |
§ 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 | HiBob | JazzHR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | ||
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 5 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domainSources on a separate domain |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | — |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domainSources on a separate domain |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 4 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domainSources on a separate domain |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 6 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 5 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domainSources on a separate domain |
| All criteria | 100% | 29 | 7 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 17 | 7 | Sources on the vendor's own domainSources on a separate domain |
HiBob has 36 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 29 with a source URL, 7 documented absences; JazzHR has 24 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 17 with a source URL, 7 documented absences; some documentation or audit rows for JazzHR sit on a domain separate from the vendor's own site.
Provenance
The scores above are documented by 60 evidence rows on file for these two vendors: 36 for HiBob, across 4 distinct source domains, and 24 for JazzHR, across 2 distinct source domains.
- Rubric
- v1.0
- HiBob last reviewed
- September 25, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
- JazzHR last reviewed
- August 2, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
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