# Cerna > Cerna automates the executive candidate research phase of executive search — finding and vetting executives against the spec, with every claim sourced — and returns a shortlist ready for the recruiter to act on. ## Key pages - [Homepage](https://trycerna.com/): What Cerna is and who it's for - [How it works](https://trycerna.com/how-it-works): The pipeline — brief in, shortlist out - [Pricing](https://trycerna.com/pricing): $1,000 per search; first search free - [Get your first search free](https://trycerna.com/try): Submit a brief; get a sourced shortlist back - [vs. In-house research](https://trycerna.com/vs): How Cerna compares to manual research - [Blog](https://trycerna.com/blog): Content on executive search, executive candidate research, sourcing discipline ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://trycerna.com/privacy) - [Terms of Service](https://trycerna.com/terms)