§ The result
1 point separates Keka and Recruiterflow.
Keka holds a 1-point edge over Recruiterflow under rubric v1.0, 37 to 36, with both scored in the ATS-integrated cohort. Keka and Recruiterflow each lead 3 of the 7 criteria, with 1 level, though the side of the split Keka holds (headed by Data Governance Disclosure) adds up to more weighted points. The widest raw gap and the heaviest weighted swing are the same criterion, Human Oversight Design, and Recruiterflow holds it (Keka 50, Recruiterflow 58, 12% weight), worth 59% of the weighted advantage Recruiterflow builds across the 3 criteria it leads.
Vendor profile
Keka
Keka is an HR and payroll suite whose Keka Hire ATS scores each applicant against recruiter-defined role requirements and runs an AI screening conversation that decides which candidates reach the shortlist.
Vendor profile
Recruiterflow
Recruiterflow is an ATS and CRM for recruiting agencies and executive search firms. Its AIRA AI layer ranks candidates already in a firm's database against each job with an explainable 0–100 Criteria Score (AIRA Matchmaker, shown as the 'AI Matches' card), and adds natural-language candidate search, external profile sourcing and an AI call notetaker that fills in interview scorecards.
§ The record
Keka and Recruiterflow are both filed under ATS-integrated AI. They record no secondary category in common.
Both are in scope of EU AI Act, NYC LL 144 and Colorado AI Act. Only Keka is in scope of Illinois HB 3773.
| Record | Keka | Recruiterflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | Low | Mid |
| Headquarters | IN | US |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
§ What decides it
The criteria that move the gap, heaviest swing first.
12% weight · 26% of the movement so far
Human Oversight Design
Keka 50 · Recruiterflow 58
1.0 weighted points to Recruiterflow
15% weight · 50% of the movement so far
Data Governance Disclosure
Keka 50 · Recruiterflow 44
0.9 weighted points to Keka
12% weight · 72% of the movement so far
Post-Market Monitoring
Keka 40 · Recruiterflow 33
0.8 weighted points to Keka
20% weight · 88% of the movement so far
Article 11 Technical Documentation
Keka 30 · Recruiterflow 33
0.6 weighted points to Recruiterflow
18% weight · 98% of the movement so far
Bias Audit Transparency
Keka 20 · Recruiterflow 18
0.4 weighted points to Keka
8% weight · 100% of the movement so far
Customer Documentation
Keka 55 · Recruiterflow 56
0.1 weighted points to Recruiterflow
Weighted delta is the raw difference times the criterion weight, so the 6 figures above sum to +0.5 — the difference between the two totals before either is rounded. Shares are of 3.7 points of movement counted without direction. The table below rounds each side to a whole number first, so its Δ raw total reads +1 beside that +0.5.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Keka minus Recruiterflow.
| Category | Weight | Keka | Recruiterflow | Δ raw | Δ weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 30 | 33 | -3 | -0.6 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 20 | 18 | +2 | +0.4 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 30 | 30 | - | - |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 50 | 44 | +6 | +0.9 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 50 | 58 | -8 | -1.0 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 40 | 33 | +7 | +0.8 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 55 | 56 | -1 | -0.1 |
| Total | 100% | 37 (F) | 36 (F) | +1 | +0.5 |
§ 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 | Keka | Recruiterflow | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | ||
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 5 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 4 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 7 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 7 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 6 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| All criteria | 100% | 28 | 7 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 25 | 6 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
Keka has 35 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 28 with a source URL, 7 documented absences; Recruiterflow has 31 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 25 with a source URL, 6 documented absences.
Provenance
The scores above are documented by 66 evidence rows on file for these two vendors: 35 for Keka, across 1 distinct source domain, and 31 for Recruiterflow, across 1 distinct source domain.
- Rubric
- v1.0
- Keka last reviewed
- September 25, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
- Recruiterflow last reviewed
- September 25, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
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