--- title: Searchlight.ai Reviews meta\_title: 'Searchlight.ai Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 38 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Searchlight.ai works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 38 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Pre-Employment Screening url: https://www.g2.com/categories/pre-employment-screening --- # Searchlight.ai Reviews & Product Details Searchlight is a people-centered Talent Intelligence solution that adds science to hiring so companies can confidently build and retain winning teams. Our comprehensive platform for Quality of Hire enables companies like Zapier, Talkdesk, and Udemy to hire up to 40% faster while improving retention by 45%. * * * Seller [Searchlight.ai](https://www.g2.com/sellers/searchlight-ai) Discussions [Searchlight.ai Community](https://www.g2.com/products/searchlight-ai/discuss) Languages Supported English, French Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Francisco Perez Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/searchlight-ai/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Xref](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Xref") Xref 4.6/5(503) ](https://www.g2.com/products/xref-xref/reviews) [ ![HiPeople](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HiPeople") HiPeople 4.6/5(1,066) ](https://www.g2.com/products/hipeople/reviews) [ ![SeekOut](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SeekOut") SeekOut 4.5/5(783) ](https://www.g2.com/products/seekout/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/searchlight-ai/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 38 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Jeremy T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jeremy T.") JT Jeremy T. Recruitment Team Lead Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/8/2023 "Searchlight.ai - a valuable addition to our startup's success story." 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? Searchlight.ai helped us in selecting a high-quality founding team and simplifying the reference check process. It not only saved us time and resources, but also allowed us to focus on other key areas to drive business growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? We have only been impressed with the Searchlight.ai product and team as a whole. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Searchlight.ai is addressing the challenge of efficient reference checks in the recruitment process by quickly and accurately vetting candidates. Their innovative approach has aided in our hiring decisions, ensuring a top-notch team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/10/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") UE Verified User in E-Learning Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/26/2022 "Seamless experience for candidate and employer" 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? It can be integrated into Greenhouse. Searchlight will trigger when it lands to the Searchlight phase. I like how you can download the report and share it easily with the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? I get notified when the first Searchlight review has been completed. However, it doesn't notify me when all the references that have been submitted are complete. I need to check back on the platform to see how many references are done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Many managers do not have the bandwidth to call a reference. It's nice that this reference check is in the form of an email. It will take referrals 10-15 minutes to complete. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Heather W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Heather W.") HW Heather W. Operations Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/3/2021 "Data based hiring & onboarding" 4/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? Ease of use is a plus but the internal team and their desire to perfect their product is the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? With the recent updates, I don't have anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? The information generated from the reference feedback is helpful in the decision-making process and the additional reports assist with onboarding plus having Quality of Hire data to measure similarities and differences between new hires and managers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/28/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Marzieh H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Marzieh H.") MH Marzieh H. Project Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/17/2022 "Hiring smart talents with help of Ai" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? SearchLight is so fast and agile for finding top talented candidates with right skills. Hiring a new staff is possible with the lowest cost and highest accuracy at shortest time. In-app filters have the ability for powerful search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? It has no problems and helped us so much in reducing employment costs and staff selection that I think it is one of the best of its kind and has been perfect and good for me in every way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Searchlight.ai: If you have a company or you want to add new talents to your team, the best solution is to hire is SearchLight platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? SearchLight improve our process of hiring talents as well as selecting the best new person for the right role in the workplace and it has made it easy for us. It includes all the steps that have reduced costs and increased the speed of the hiring process. Also it has great reference check and talent intelligence features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/22/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Brandon J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brandon J.") BJ Brandon J. Senior Technical Recruiter Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/18/2021 "Searchlight.ai is just what the we needed!" 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? The intuitiveness of the application + the presentation of the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? There is nothing that I dislike at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Onboarding our new hires + communication of references from HR to Hiring Managers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/19/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Meaghan L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Meaghan L.") ML Meaghan L. Talent Coordinator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/11/2021 "Searchlight is the best thing to happen to our reference check process!" 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? Searchlight has decreased the time it took for us to complete reference checks significantly! Searchlight's integration with Lever was a huge selling point when we looked to automate our process. It has not disappointed us yet. It integrates flawlessly and has cut out quite a few steps that we were doing manually before. I love that it automatically puts all the candidate information into searchlight as soon as we switch them to that stage in lever. No more inputting candidate information manually in a google form...yay!! We love how we can customize our assessments completely to get all the crucial information to make significant hiring decisions from references. The option to have different specialized assessments for different roles is excellent as well. The Reference Prospects is also an awesome function that we enjoy. It allows us to have the contact information for references that are interested in opportunities which cut down sourcing time for our team as well! The Searchlight team is also FANTASTIC and always available when we have a question, have a problem with integration, or need to make changes to our assessments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? There honestly isn't anything we don't like about Searchlight! I think every scaling company should have it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Searchlight has completely changed the game for us when it comes to getting references from our candidates. Before Searchlight, all of our reference checks were completed manually via Video call. This old process would take over a week or more to complete them for EACH candidate because we would have to find a time that works for both us and the reference to have that call. The process was not scalable AT ALL. Searchlight has decreased our average time for completed references from over a week to 2 DAYS! It has opened up so much more time for us to continue to improve our candidate closing process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/11/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic KD Kyara D. Talent Acquisition Coordinator Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/18/2022 "Application is user friendly" 4/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? I like that it makes the referral process easy for candidates and employers alike. It allows us to get a good understanding of where the candidate is currently at and helps assess how we can help set them up for success, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? There's nothing that comes to mind.The application works very well for the organization's need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps us with understanding how we can set up our new employees for success Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Brenda C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brenda C.") BC Brenda C. Recruiting Operations Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/27/2022 "Recruiting Operations Specialist" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? Searchlight does all the work for us VS us having to reach out to the referrals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? Long questionaire. Takes about 22mins to fill out on the candidate's side and Referral side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? Making the survey/questionnaire shorter and less time to fill out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") AE Verified User in E-Learning Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/15/2022 "Great service to spread the good words for your people!" 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? I appreciate the easy and efficient flow and options it allows your references to speak to your success and relationships! It is a very easy application to link to other ATS systems as well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? Those candidates do not get to see the format that references will be filling out so they can help prep their references for how long it will take Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? It is solving the reference integration with ATS and allows the employee hiring process to be more efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AM Austin M. Chief of Staff Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/7/2021 "Great product for helping scale a team!" 5/5 What do you like best about Searchlight.ai? We've used Searchlight.ai for the past couple of years at our startup, and it helped tremendously as I scaled my team from 5 to 15. By bringing reference checks earlier into the interview process, we were able to quickly get more data about prospective employees. It's also incredible to have all of the names, phone numbers, etc. of the references saved in one place, and to be able to look at candidates on a single dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Searchlight.ai? I would love to see a simpler user interface for customizing the questions. Right now, we have to reach out to their team in order to update the template. It would be awesome if we could customize it in the future! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Searchlight.ai: The team & product are great. I'd highly recommend using their product for reference checks of employees! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Searchlight.ai solving and how is that benefiting you? This product helps you hire exceptional talent! I'm able to spend less time & get better information about candidates using Searchlight.ai. Especially for any fast-growing company, I'd highly recommend this software! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/7/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Searchlight.ai? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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