Head to head

Alex vs Hubert

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Alex

Sales-quoted

Alex (formerly Apriora) is an AI interviewer for live voice, video, and text screens. The company is Alex at alex.com. Pricing is sales-quoted after a demo. There is no public rate card.

Where Alex fits

  • High-volume TA teams that cannot staff enough first-round interviewers
  • Companies that want one AI recruiter across phone, video, and text
  • Orgs already on one of the 33 supported ATS platforms
  • Global hiring that needs 30-language screens

Hubert

Sales-quoted 6 day free trial

Hubert is a structured AI interviewer for high-volume hiring. You pay per interviewed candidate on a custom package. The lowest published volume is 5,000 interviews per year. A 6-month trial is on the vendor pricing page.

Where Hubert fits

  • High-volume TA teams replacing CV screens with structured AI interviews
  • Employers that need explainable, repeatable scores for audit or works-council review
  • Volume desks that need scores and transcripts written back to the ATS
  • Multilingual volume hiring (30-plus languages on the product page)

At a glance

DetailAlexHubert
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record6 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underInterviewing, AI interviewing, AI screeningInterviewing, AI interviewing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.3 from 16 reviews

Where they pull apart

Alex

Stands out: Alex has run 1,000,000 candidate interviews, supports 30 languages, and lists 33 official ATS integrations. It handles outreach, screening, interviewing, verification, and scheduling so TA does not add headcount for first rounds.

Watch out: Every commercial path is a 30-minute demo. No self-serve SKU, no published per-interview rate, and no trial. This is built for high-volume screening, not a $99/mo SMB seat.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs that need a published per-interview or per-month price
  • Teams that only want a human notetaker, not an AI that runs the interview

Hubert

Stands out: HubertDetect marks AI-written answers. Recruiter Agent, chat and voice interviews, and explainable 0-100 scores land in the ATS. Delivery is SMS and web. The vendor claims GDPR and EU AI Act alignment.

Watch out: There is no dollar table. Volume starts at 5,000 interviews a year, which is not an SMB first buy. Unlimited users is in the custom plan, but you still buy interview volume.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that hire a few dozen people a year and cannot use 5,000 interviews
  • Buyers who need a published per-interview dollar they can model in a spreadsheet tonight

Pros and cons

Alex

  • Voice, video, and text in one AI interviewer, 30 languages
  • 33 official ATS integrations, so reports can land where recruiters already work
  • Scale story: 1,000,000 interviews, built for thousands of screens a day
  • Sales-quoted only. Demo-gated, no trial
  • Overkill if you just need notes on human interviews
  • Review corpus is split across the Apriora and Alex names

Hubert

  • Pay only for interviewed candidates, unlimited users on the custom plan
  • HubertDetect plus explainable scores designed for EU AI Act conversations
  • 6-month trial printed on the vendor pricing page
  • No public dollar amount, only volume bands from 5,000 interviews a year
  • Built for volume, not a 50-hire-a-year desk
  • Capterra sample is 16 reviews, just over the directory floor

What each one costs

Alex

Sales-quoted

Alex does not publish plan prices. Access is quoted after a demo. The product is the AI interviewer formerly sold as Apriora, now at alex.com. No self-serve trial is offered. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Hubert

Sales-quoted

Hubert sells custom volume packages. You pay only for interviewed candidates, with unlimited users. The lowest package is 5,000 interviews per year. Some customers run more than 250,000 a year. A 6-month trial is listed on the pricing page. ATS integration is included in the custom plan. Ask sales for a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Alex or Hubert for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Hubert offers a 6 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?