Textio

Textio is an augmented writing platform that uses AI to help organizations write more inclusive, effective workplace communications, with a primary focus on job postings, performance reviews, and recruiting messages.

The platform analyzes text in real time against a massive dataset of language patterns and their outcomes, providing guidance on how word choices, phrases, and tone affect who applies to your jobs and how performance feedback is perceived across different demographics.

Textio's job posting optimizer identifies gendered language, exclusionary jargon, age-biased phrases, and ability-related language that can deter qualified candidates from applying. It goes beyond simple word swaps by understanding contextual bias, flagging entire sentence structures that statistically correlate with reduced applicant diversity.

The performance review analysis feature is equally powerful, detecting patterns like the tendency to use agentic language for men and communal language for women, or providing vague feedback to underrepresented employees while giving actionable development guidance to others.

Textio provides managers with real-time coaching as they write reviews, nudging them toward specific, equitable, and actionable feedback. The platform integrates with major ATS systems, Greenhouse, Workday, and Microsoft 365. LinkedIn uses Textio internally across their talent organization.

While Textio is highly effective at surface-level language bias, it does not address deeper structural inequities in hiring or performance management processes. Pricing is enterprise-focused with annual contracts based on the number of users and modules deployed.