Saply vs HireAra
Choosing the right CV formatting tool can save your recruiters hours every week. Here's how the two compare across pricing, features, and support.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Key differentiators
Where Saply and HireAra meaningfully differ.
Free trial
Saply
Saply offers a free trial so you can test with your own CVs and templates before committing.
HireAra
HireAra does not offer a free trial — you pay before you can evaluate whether it works.
Pricing
Key differenceSaply
Starts from €49/month, accessible for agencies of all sizes.
HireAra
Starts at $250/month — roughly 5× more expensive.
CV tailoring & matching
Key differenceSaply
Automatically tailors a CV to a specific vacancy and provides a matching score with a breakdown of strengths and gaps — all in under 10 seconds.
HireAra
Focuses on formatting only. No tailoring or matching functionality.
AI assistant
Key differenceSaply
An AI assistant lets your recruiters make targeted edits to CV content directly — reword sections, adjust tone, or highlight specific experience — without manual copy-pasting.
HireAra
No AI assistant for editing CV content.
GDPR & data privacy
Saply
Runs entirely on Microsoft Azure within the EU. Fully GDPR compliant out of the box. Zero data retention.
HireAra
States GDPR compliance but default hosting is not guaranteed EU-only across all plans.
Notes integration
Saply
Saply integrates with notes so recruiters can attach context, comments, and briefing notes directly alongside the CV — keeping everything in one place.
HireAra
No notes integration.
Email-based processing
Saply
Send CVs to engine@saply.ai, get formatted results back in under 10 seconds — directly from your inbox.
HireAra
No email workflow. Requires logging into the platform.
Microsoft Word plugin
Saply
Integrates directly into Word. Format and tailor CVs without leaving your document.
HireAra
No Word plugin available.
Customizable templates
Saply
Fully customizable templates — your company template, client-specific formats, Europass, DIGIT TM — all set up during onboarding.
HireAra
Limited to preset templates. No full customization.
CV format support
Saply
Accepts any CV format: PDF, Word, scanned images.
HireAra
Does not support image PDFs, scanned images, or Word documents.
Onboarding & support
Saply
Unlimited onboarding and ongoing priority support included.
HireAra
No unlimited onboarding or dedicated support.
ATS integration
Saply
Integrates with Bullhorn, Carerix, and Spott out of the box.
HireAra
Integrates with Bullhorn and Vincere. No Carerix or Spott support.
Custom features
Saply
Open to building custom features based on your agency's specific workflow needs.
HireAra
No custom feature development.
The verdict
If you are looking for a CV formatting tool that goes beyond formatting, Saply is the clear choice. It is more affordable, processes CVs in under 10 seconds, offers CV tailoring, candidate matching, an AI assistant, and notes integration that HireAra simply does not have — and runs fully GDPR compliant within the EU.
HireAra may work for some agencies, but at 5× the price with fewer features, no free trial, and no guaranteed EU data residency by default, it is hard to justify when Saply offers more for less.
The bottom line: Saply gives your recruiters their time back and helps them present better candidates, faster.