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Maki predicts performance. Eightfold only matches profiles.
Built for transparent skill intelligence that explains performance, not predictive matching you cannot interpret.
Overview
Eightfold focuses on talent matching and mobility.
Maki goes further: it’s a complete AI recruiting and assessment suite built to maximize long-term hiring impact through skill intelligence, scientific rigor, and predictive accuracy.
Where Eightfold predicts who fits, Maki measures why they succeed, turning interviews and outcomes into structured skill data that fuels compound learning and predictive hiring.
Ideal customer
Maki is built for forward-thinking organizations hiring at scale that need both depth and speed, from mid-market to enterprise.
If you’re looking to unify hiring, assessment, and growth through a single skill language, Maki fits better than legacy AI matching tools.
Feature comparison
Scope
Talent matching & mobility
AI use
Predictive suggestions
Assessments
Limited or external
Skill model
Proprietary black box
Candidate experience
Static forms
ATS integrations
Standard connectors
Feedback
Basic analytics
Security
Standard enterprise
Scope
Full talent lifecycle: engage, assess, hire, develop
AI use
End-to-end automation via AI agents
Assessments
300+ science-backed skills, in-house experts
Skill model
Transparent, validated skill framework
Candidate experience
Conversational, multilingual, dynamic
ATS integrations
30+ integrations, custom builds
Feedback
Instant, personalized candidate feedback
Security
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, EU AI Act-ready
Why companies choose Maki
Science-backed precision: Validated by Maki’s internal science team for predictive accuracy and fairness
Automation that acts: AI agents schedule, screen, and assess autonomously: reducing manual work by up to 70%
Candidate experience that converts: Maki delivers a branded, multilingual, human-like experience with 90%+ completion rates
Compound intelligence advantage: Maki learns from every hiring outcome, turning your data into a growing proprietary moat
Proof in performance
45%
faster time-to-hire
95%
candidate satisfaction
30%
lower turnover
In summary
Eightfold predicts, Maki delivers.
With a platform connecting hiring and growth, validated science, and compound learning, Maki helps organizations make faster, fairer, and more confident hiring decisions.
