Penroll
  • Replaces $5,000+ recruiter fees
  • AI-ranked candidates
  • EU-hosted in Frankfurt
  • GDPR-ready by default
  • Zero AI training on your data
  • 100+ countries, 30+ languages
  • Job post → offer in one tool
  • No HR team required
  • 25 free credits · no card
AI hiring for founders & small teams
25 free credits · no card needed

The AI recruiter for founders who don’t have one.

Penroll runs the entire hiring pipeline end to end — job post, ranked shortlist, interview scheduling, offer letter — from $19/month. No card required, no demo call to book.

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EU-hosted

Frankfurt

GDPR-ready

by default

Zero AI training

on your data

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Top candidate · React Engineer
AI ranked

Sarah Chen

Submitted via penroll.app/jobs

94%

Interview

5 years React experience
Shipped fintech product at scale
No TypeScript mentioned
I built Penroll because hiring my first people meant either paying a recruiter thousands or reading 40 CVs at midnight. Now it does the screening, scheduling, and offer letter for me — so a founder with no HR team can still hire well.

Arnas

Founder · Penroll

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The hiring tax

Hiring your first people shouldn’t cost a recruiter’s salary

For a small team without HR, every hire means stitching tools together, reading CVs at midnight, and hoping you got the compliance right.

Recruiters cost a fortune

A single placement runs $3,000–$15,000 and six weeks of back-and-forth — before anyone starts.

Spreadsheets get messy fast

CVs in your inbox, notes in a sheet, interviews in DMs. By candidate 30 you have lost the thread.

No HR team to lean on

You are the founder, the hiring manager, and the ops lead. Hiring is the thing that keeps slipping.

Hiring tools are fragmented

A job board here, an ATS there, a scheduler, an e-sign tool — five subscriptions that barely talk to each other.

Screening CVs eats your week

47 applications, most off-target. Reading them all at midnight is not a hiring strategy.

Compliance is a landmine

GDPR consent, candidate data, country-specific employment law — easy to get wrong, expensive when you do.

Penroll brings the whole hiring workflow into one AI-powered tool

Launch a job post, rank applicants, book interviews, and send offers from one place — no recruiter, no HR team, no five-tool stack. Your candidate data stays in the EU and is never used to train AI models.

How it works

The whole hiring pipeline in five steps

Most tools do one piece. Penroll does the whole thing — from writing the post to closing the offer — without making you stitch together five SaaS products.

  1. 1Step 1 of 5

    Generate the job post

    Describe the role in 30 seconds. AI writes a polished, country-compliant job description and 5 screening questions. 3 credits.

    You: fill 4 fields. Penroll: writes the post.

    Job title

    Senior Backend Engineer

    Company

    Acme Robotics

    Country

    🇺🇸 United States

    Responsibilities

    Own the API that orchestrates…
    Generate (3 credits)
  2. 2Step 2 of 5

    Publish & share

    Get a hosted application page (penroll.app/jobs/your-role). One click publishes to Google Jobs via JSON-LD. Share the link anywhere.

    You: copy link. Penroll: handles the page.

    Link

    penroll.app/jobs/acme-senior-backend-engineer

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    Copied!

    Indexed on

    Google Jobs · auto

  3. 3Step 3 of 5

    AI ranks the applicants

    CVs come in. AI scores each one against your requirements, flags red and green signals, and ranks them top-first. 1 credit per CV.

    You: review the shortlist. Penroll: skips the noise.

    Sarah Chen

    Interview

    92%

    Pieter de Vries

    Interview

    81%

    Aiyana Goldfarb

    Maybe

    67%

    Tomás Riveiro

    Pass

    38%
  4. 4Step 4 of 5

    Book interviews in one click

    Connect Google Calendar or Outlook. Click "Book interview" on any candidate — they pick a slot, both calendars auto-update.

    You: pick top 3. Penroll: handles scheduling.

    Mon

    12

    Tue

    13

    10:00

    Sarah · Tech

    Wed

    14

    Thu

    15

    14:30

    Pieter · Mgr

    Fri

    16

    11:00

    Aiyana · Intro

    Auto-synced to Google Calendar / Outlook · candidate picks a slot

  5. 5Step 5 of 5

    Send the offer letter

    AI drafts a country-compliant offer letter with the right notice period and salary clause. Candidate e-signs without leaving the email.

    You: hit send. Penroll: closes the loop.

    Offer letter · Sarah Chen

    Senior Backend Engineer

    Acme Robotics

    Start: 2026-06-12

    Salary: €95,000 / yr

    Notice: 1 month

    AcceptCounter

Why Penroll

What our AI hiring tool actually does

AI-ranked, not chronological

47 CVs come in. You see 5 ranked by match — with green flags, red flags, and suggested interview questions. No more hunting through PDFs.

Global by default

100+ countries, 30+ languages, country-specific employment-law conventions applied automatically — UK Equality Act, Germany AGG, UAE Labour Decree, US EEO, and more. Your post is country-aware before you read it.

One tool, whole pipeline

Job post → hosted application page → AI ranking → interview booking → offer letter → e-sign. No stitching together five SaaS tools. No exporting CSVs between systems.

GDPR-ready out of the box

Consent checkbox on every form. CV data auto-deleted after 24 months (4 years with candidate opt-in). EU-hosted by default. Right-to-erasure built in. Your legal team will sleep better.

Costs less than one recruiter call

A full hire on Penroll: ~$2 in credits + your monthly plan. The same hire through a recruiter: $3,000 to $15,000 plus a 6-week wait. Different category of cost.

AI-native, not bolted on

Each stage uses the right kind of AI for the job — fast lightweight models for screening, more capable ones for ranking nuance, conservative ones for legal language. Built AI-first from day one, not a rules engine with 'AI' sprinkled on top.

Global by default

Hire across 100+ countries

Penroll applies country-specific employment-law conventions — UK Equality Act, Germany AGG, EU GDPR notices, US EEO and more — to every job post and offer-letter draft, in 30+ languages. Your post is country-aware before you read it.

  • Country-aware job posts & offers
  • 30+ output languages
  • EU-hosted candidate data

Built for trust

Your candidate data stays in the EU and never trains AI models

Hiring means handling people’s personal data. Penroll is built so doing it correctly is the default — not a checklist you maintain yourself.

EU-hosted in Frankfurt

Candidate data lives in EU-region storage by default — not shipped to a US data centre.

GDPR-ready workflows

You are the controller, Penroll the processor. The defaults are built around that split.

Candidate consent built in

Every application form carries an explicit consent checkbox before anything is submitted.

Right to erasure

Erasure requests are handled in one click — no ticket queue, no manual data hunt.

Scheduled CV deletion

Unselected CVs auto-delete after 24 months — or 4 years only if the candidate opts in.

Zero AI training on your data

Prompts run through a zero-retention API. Your hiring data is never used to train models.

Free tool

Free AI Job Description Generator

Country-aware, inclusive, ATS-ready. No signup, no card. Generate and steal the markdown in 30 seconds.

Generate free JD →

Pricing

One hire pays for the year

A Growth plan costs $49/mo. A recruiter charges $3,000–$15,000 per hire. The math is uncomplicated. Calculate your number →

Free

One complete hire, on the house.

$0/ month

 

25 credits — one complete hire, free

Start free
  • Job post + screening questions
  • Hosted application page
  • ~20 CV ranks
  • Country-compliant offer letter
  • Upgrade anytime to keep going

Starter

For founders making 1-2 hires a month.

$16/ month

Billed $190 once per year

30 credits / month

Choose Starter
  • Everything in Free
  • Custom application page branding
  • Email candidate notifications
  • Priority email support
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Growth

For teams hiring across multiple roles.

$41/ month

Billed $490 once per year

100 credits / month · rollover

Choose Growth
  • Everything in Starter
  • Unused credits roll over
  • Export-ready posts for LinkedIn & Indeed
  • Multi-role pipelines
  • Custom brand: logo + company name on every email and post
  • Bulk CV ranking

Scale

For high-volume hiring teams.

$83/ month

Billed $990 once per year

300 credits / month · rollover

Choose Scale
  • Everything in Growth
  • Up to 5 hiring managers
  • Custom screening question sets
  • Priority support

First hire on us — full refund within 30 days if you don’t hire someone. No questions asked.

What 1 credit gets you

2cGenerate a job post
1cGenerate screening questions
1cPublish to a job board
1cAI-rank one CV
2cGenerate an offer letter
1cSend for e-sign

A full hire — generate post, publish, scan ~20 CVs, send offer — costs around 25 credits. The Free plan gives you exactly that. Growth covers ~3-4 full hires per month.

One-time top-up

Pick exactly how many credits you need

Drag the slider — pay once, credits stay on your account with no expiry.

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One workflow vs. the usual workarounds

Recruiters, spreadsheets, a legacy ATS, or five stitched-together tools — here is how the whole hiring pipeline in Penroll stacks up.

Penroll

What you pay
Flat monthly plan
Time to first shortlist
Minutes
AI-ranked candidates
Country-aware job posts
Interviews + offers built in
GDPR-ready, EU-hosted
Works without an HR team

Recruiter

What you pay
$3k–$15k per hire
Time to first shortlist
2–6 weeks
AI-ranked candidates
Country-aware job posts
Interviews + offers built in
GDPR-ready, EU-hosted
Varies
Works without an HR team

Spreadsheet

What you pay
Your time
Time to first shortlist
Hours of reading
AI-ranked candidates
Country-aware job posts
Interviews + offers built in
GDPR-ready, EU-hosted
Works without an HR team

Legacy ATS

What you pay
$300+/mo/seat
Time to first shortlist
Days of setup
AI-ranked candidates
Add-on
Country-aware job posts
Interviews + offers built in
Partial
GDPR-ready, EU-hosted
Varies
Works without an HR team

Five tools

What you pay
5 subscriptions
Time to first shortlist
Days
AI-ranked candidates
Maybe
Country-aware job posts
Interviews + offers built in
Separate tools
GDPR-ready, EU-hosted
Varies
Works without an HR team

Recruiter fees and ATS pricing are typical market figures, not quotes from any specific provider.

FAQ

Common questions

How is this different from an ATS like Greenhouse or Lever?
ATSs are built for in-house recruiting teams running 50+ open roles. They cost $300+/month per seat and assume you have a recruiter on staff. Penroll is built for the founder, ops lead, or hiring manager doing 1-5 hires a month — fewer features, better defaults, ~50× less expensive.
Will candidates know they're being AI-ranked?
Yes — and that's a positive story. The public application page tells candidates the post was AI-generated and that we apply AI-assisted screening. Scoring is based on skills and measurable experience only — not demographics. Being transparent earns trust with both candidates and labour authorities.
Is the AI ranking biased?
We never train on candidate data. The ranking prompt is explicitly instructed to ignore name, gender, nationality, age, and any other protected characteristic — scoring is based on skills, experience, and measurable accomplishments only. We also flag suspiciously generic CVs so you can spot AI-generated applications.
Which countries does it work in?
Anywhere. The AI applies country-specific employment law and clauses automatically — US EEO statements, UK Equality Act 2010, Germany AGG, UAE Labour Decree, EU GDPR notices, and more. Major markets have particularly strong coverage. For high-risk documents like terminations, we always recommend a final review by local counsel.
How does GDPR work?
You're the data controller — Penroll is the data processor. Every applicant agrees to a consent checkbox before submitting. CV data auto-deletes after 24 months for unselected candidates (4 years if the candidate opts in to future-role outreach). All data is hosted in the EU (Frankfurt). Right-to-erasure requests can be filed in one click.
How do credits work?
A credit funds one AI action. Generating a job post = 2 credits. Ranking one CV = 1 credit. Sending an offer letter = 2 credits. A full hire (job post + ~20 CVs ranked + offer) costs around 25 credits. Free plan gives you 25 credits — one complete hire on the house. Growth ($49) covers 3-4 full hires per month. Unused credits roll over on Growth and Scale.
Can I publish to LinkedIn or Indeed?
Google Jobs is built in (free, via JSON-LD schema) — your post gets indexed automatically. Indeed and LinkedIn require partner-API approvals which we're working on. In the meantime, you can copy your hosted application page link to any job board, Slack channel, or X post.
What happens if I cancel?
You keep access to your jobs and applicants until the end of your billing period. Hired candidates stay yours forever. Unselected applicant data deletes after 24 months per GDPR policy (4 years for candidates who opted into future-role outreach).
Is my candidate data ever shared with third parties?
No. CVs are stored in EU-region storage. Our AI provider processes prompts but does not train on them — we use the zero-retention API mode. Your hiring data is yours.

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