Via
AI hiring service from London that delivers 5 vetted candidates in 24 hours for business support roles, on a flat monthly fee.
Quote-based pricing
Bottom line
Via is a London hiring service founded in 2025 that promises 5 pre-vetted, interview-ready candidates within 24 hours of a role going live. It charges a flat monthly fee per job slot on a 12-month term, with no placement fee and a free first role. It fits employers filling finance, sales, HR, operations and admin roles.
Stands out for: The subscription is built on swappable job slots, so one slot can cover a sales hire one month and a finance hire the next. Scoring uses fixed, shareable weights with a senior recruiter approving every shortlist, which Via documents against UK GDPR Article 22 and the EU AI Act. Via says it has 100k candidates on the platform.
Watch out for: Published prices are in pounds sterling, and most customer quotes on the site come from London, so US buyers need a quote. Plans lock in for 12 months and auto-renew. Coverage is limited to business support functions, so skilled trades, healthcare and frontline roles are outside its scope.
Overview
Via was started in 2025 by a London team led by CEO and co-founder James Lock. It positions itself as a replacement for job boards and recruiting agencies rather than as software that an in-house team operates.
An employer creates a company profile and describes the role, and Via drafts the job spec if needed. The role is advertised across major job boards and matched against Via's own candidate database, then scored for fit against the employer's criteria.
Within 24 hours the employer receives the top 5 candidates with CVs and match summaries, and can see other strong matches. Candidates stay anonymous until they accept a match, and employers can message and schedule interviews inside the platform.
Via's ethics page explains that AI reads CVs and briefs, while fixed arithmetic rules turn that evidence into a score. A senior recruiter reviews every shortlist, and a full audit trail is available to clients on request.
Who it's for
Best for
- Companies hiring finance, sales and operations staff
- Employers replacing agency fees with a flat subscription
- Teams that want a short vetted list instead of an applicant pile
Not ideal for
- Frontline, healthcare or trades hiring
- Buyers who want month-to-month terms
- Teams that want a self-serve ATS
Key features
5 candidates in 24 hours. Via turns a role brief into a job spec, advertises it on major job boards, searches its own candidate database and delivers the top 5 matches with CVs and match summaries within 24 hours.
Job slots you can swap. Each subscription slot holds one live role. Once it is filled, the slot can be switched to a different role at no extra cost.
Rules-based match scoring. Candidates are scored against essential and desirable criteria using fixed weights that Via will share with clients. The scoring engine does not learn from past candidates.
Recruiter QA on shortlists. A senior Via recruiter reviews every shortlist before delivery and can remove or re-rank candidates. An audit trail is kept for every candidate scored.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Drafts a job spec from the employer's requirements | |
| Reads CVs and scores candidates against essential and desirable criteria with fixed weights | |
| Sources matches from Via's internal candidate database |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
Via does not publish US dollar pricing. Plans are sold per live job slot on a 12-month term invoiced monthly: Growth covers one slot, Scale covers three, and Enterprise is priced on hiring volume with a named account manager. A slot can be swapped to a new role as often as needed, and no placement fee is charged on any plan. The first role is free with no card required, covering permanent and fixed-term hiring. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 28 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Via expensive?
Via does not publish a price. It is one of 43 quote-based tools among the 82 AI screening tools in our directory. 10 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 43 quote-based
- 10 free tier
- 36 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI screening listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Shortlist of 5 candidates within 24 hours
- No placement fee on any plan
- Documented scoring rules and human review
Cons
- No US dollar pricing published
- 12-month auto-renewing term
- Limited to business support roles
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How Via compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Via (this tool) | – | Quote-based | – | – | |
 Paraform Paraform connects employers with independent recruiters paid per placement, while Via charges a flat monthly slot fee with no placement fee. | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | ✓ | $99/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
| | – | $299/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
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