# Rival

> Rival, formerly SilkRoad Technology, sells cloud software for recruiting, employee workflows, learning and performance management. Its modular suite can run alongside existing HR systems, with ROSI providing AI-assisted sourcing, answers and workflow creation. Its documented customers include Bendix, Cleveland Clinic and Numotion.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Andrew "Flip" Filipowski (Co-founder; former chairman and CEO), Brian Platz (Co-founder; former COO)
- **Products:** Rival Recruit, Rival Workflow, Rival Onboard / RedCarpet, Rival Learn, Rival Perform
- **Notable:** Bendix case study reports more than 450 administrative hours saved annually., Cleveland Clinic case study reports 38,000 non-employees onboarded annually and a 30x return on investment., Rival was listed as a Core Challenger in the 2024 Fosway talent acquisition assessment, according to its newsroom.

## Products & services

- **Rival Recruit** — ATS and CRM with passive-candidate sourcing, automated email and SMS outreach, interview workflows and analytics; also offered as an outbound sourcing layer for an existing ATS.
- **Rival Workflow** — No-code employee journeys covering onboarding, offboarding, documents, approvals and cross-system tasks; the successor to RedCarpet.
- **Rival Onboard / RedCarpet** — Legacy strategic onboarding product lineage now represented in Rival Workflow.
- **Rival Learn** — Learning management, role- and region-based training journeys, qualification tracking and completion reporting.
- **Rival Perform** — Goals, check-ins, 360-degree feedback, performance reviews and succession planning.
- **ROSI (Rival OS Intelligence)** — Embedded AI capabilities for permission-aware answers, sourcing, employee assistance and content generation; expanded to Skills Match and Journey Builder in 2026.
- **Integration and implementation services** — Configuration and connections to ATS, HRIS, payroll, document management and background-check systems.

## Achievements

- Bendix case study reports more than 450 administrative hours saved annually.
- Cleveland Clinic case study reports 38,000 non-employees onboarded annually and a 30x return on investment.
- Rival was listed as a Core Challenger in the 2024 Fosway talent acquisition assessment, according to its newsroom.
- Rival advertises access to more than 750 million candidate profiles.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — ROSI Employee Agent and ROSI Review Writer described in a product update.
- **2026-06** — ROSI Skills Match introduced ranked candidate matching with adjustable skill priorities and score explanations.
- **2026-07** — ROSI Journey Builder announced prompt- and spreadsheet-driven creation of editable employee journeys.
- **2026-09** — Public SaaS terms carry a September 16, 2026 update date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rival-hr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rival-hr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/silkroadtweets
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rival-hr/videos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silkroadtechnology/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01