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title: "lemonly – find the talent you're looking for"
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canonical_url: "https://www.lemonly.ai/"
last_updated: "2026-09-14"
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summary: "lemonly is an AI-powered talent sourcing service for startups in Canada and the US: lemonly's AI finds and assesses 15,000–30,000 candidates per role, its recruiters interview the strongest, and you meet only the few worth your calendar – for one flat $8,000 placement fee, due only when you hire, with a 90-day satisfaction guarantee."
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# Find the talent you're looking for.

lemonly sources, screens, and interviews the passive talent traditional recruiters miss - then introduces only the best fits. One flat fee, due only when you hire.

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Trusted by teams at

## Fewer, better candidates.

lemonly sources the best talent for you, automatically. So you can make better hiring decisions, faster. No sifting through resumes. No hefty recruiter fees.
How it works

## Three superpowers, one platform.

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### Source Candidates

lemonly evaluates the whole market to find talent that hasn't even applied yet.
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### Screen & Interview

Every candidate is screened against your brief – and the best are interviewed by a human.

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### One Flat Fee

$8,000 per hire, whatever the salary. Incentives aligned with yours.

Recruiters$18k

lemonly$8k flat

[Find Out How](https://www.lemonly.ai/how-lemonly-works.md)

Already have applicants? [lemonly’s AI candidate screening](https://www.lemonly.ai/ai-candidate-screening.md) ranks them against your brief for $150/month per role.

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300,000+

Candidates evaluated

500+

Interviews conducted

25+

Searches run

The marketing manager no recruiter could find? lemonly evaluated 26,314 profiles and made the hire. [Read the Northern Fitness case study →](https://www.lemonly.ai/case-studies/northern-fitness.md)

01

### Discovery

We work with you to figure out what you’re looking for. _Exactly_ what you’re looking for.

Hiring Brief

✓Role:Senior Frontend Engineer▌

✓Must-haves:React, TypeScript, system design▌

✓Culture:Async-first, builder mentality▌

✓Team fit:Collaborative, low-ego▌

Brief ready

02

### Sourcing

lemonly evaluates 15,000–30,000 candidates for the role – far beyond any recruiter’s network – and surfaces the strongest matches, including the passive talent who never applied.

6found

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### Interviews

The best of those candidates get a short interview with a human – to verify what we’ve learned and confirm they’re real. No AI resumes.

Candidate Assessment

Technical fit82%

Culture match94%

Motivation91%

Communication87%

Overall: Strong match

04

### Introductions

You get a short list of pre-qualified, warmed-up candidates – each with a briefing on who they are, why they fit, and what to explore in your first conversation.

Candidate Profile

Sarah Chen

Marketing Director – B2B SaaS

✓8 years brand strategy at B2B SaaS companies

✓Built and led a 12-person marketing team

✓Excited about the growth trajectory

Ready for intro

What people are saying

> “I'm very busy, and I really appreciated them saying – here they are, who do you want to interview. They made it objective and easy.”

Natalie Bosler

COO, Savanti Travel
Pricing

## One flat fee, regardless of salary.

The fee is the same whether you hire someone at $80K or $200K, due only when you place someone. Never a percentage of the candidate's salary.

Talent Sourcing

$8,000

per successful hire

Tell lemonly who you're looking for, lemonly goes and finds them.

- 15,000+ candidates assessed per role
- A recruiter interview before every intro
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Non-exclusive – end it on 15 days' notice

See the [full pricing breakdown](https://www.lemonly.ai/pricing.md), work out your own numbers in the [hiring cost calculator](https://www.lemonly.ai/cost-calculator.md), or compare us against [every other way to hire](https://www.lemonly.ai/compare.md).

FAQ

## Common questions

### How does lemonly screen candidates?

lemonly analyses resumes against structured role requirements you define — not simple keyword matching. Each candidate is scored and colour-coded by fit, so you can instantly see your strongest matches. You can adjust your requirements as you learn what you're looking for, and lemonly reassesses automatically. One customer screened close to 400 applicants down to their top 40 without reading a single resume. [Read our full guide to AI candidate screening software](https://www.lemonly.ai/guide-to-hiring/ai-candidate-screening-software.md).

### What ATS integrations do you support?

We currently integrate with select applicant tracking systems including Ashby, with more integrations on the roadmap. Setup is guided and straightforward — no engineering resources required.

### How is this different from a recruiter?

Recruiters typically charge 15–25% of a hire's first-year salary, and they're incentivised to fill roles quickly at the highest salary possible — because they take a cut. lemonly runs the full search for you — sourcing, screening, and first-round interviews — for one flat $8,000 fee, due only when you hire. Because it's a flat fee and not a percentage of salary, our incentives are aligned with yours: finding the right person, not the highest-paid one. One customer told us they were spending $5–6K on LinkedIn ads per role before switching to lemonly.

### How long does setup take?

Most teams are up and running within minutes. Define your role requirements, connect your ATS if you have one, and lemonly starts screening immediately. No engineering resources, no lengthy onboarding.

### Does lemonly help reduce hiring bias?

Yes. Every candidate is evaluated against the same structured criteria — competencies, experience breadth, and role fit — not names, photos, or backgrounds. Structured scorecards and consistent evaluation mean your decisions are based on evidence, not gut feel. We also bias slightly in the candidate's favour, because a false negative is far more costly than a false positive.

### Is my data secure?

Absolutely. All candidate data is encrypted and handled under a strict consent-first model. We're built to comply with GDPR, PIPEDA, and US privacy laws including CCPA. Candidates own their data, can see everything we hold, and can request deletion at any time. We never sell or share your data.

### What does the candidate experience look like?

Candidates interact with your brand, not ours. lemonly works behind the scenes to screen and assess applicants. There's no chatbot interview or awkward AI interaction — just faster, fairer decisions on your end.

### Is there a contract?

Yes – a standard, non-exclusive Recruitment Services Agreement, with no minimum commitment. Engage lemonly for as many or as few roles as you like, and either side can end it on 15 days' notice. Every placement is backed by a 90-day guarantee: we run a replacement search at no extra fee if the hire doesn't work out within 90 days of starting.

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