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Asendia AI vs VeraHire

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

Starting price

Asendia AI

$99/mo 7 day free trial

AI voice recruiter aimed at staffing agencies: Sarah phone screens every applicant around the clock, scores them and pushes the shortlist into your ATS. Self serve plans start at $99/mo with 10 voice assessments and a 7 day free trial, but the ATS integrations and full sourcing agent sit on the $599/mo Growth plan, so agencies wanting write back should budget for that tier.

Where Asendia AI fits

  • Staffing agencies screening high applicant volumes in healthcare, IT and light industrial
  • Recruiting desks that want phone screens done overnight and on weekends
  • Small agencies that want to trial AI voice screening on a published price

VeraHire

$49/mo Free trial

VeraHire runs the whole first round for high-volume hiring: it scores every resume against your job description, runs a short AI voice interview and returns a ranked shortlist with the evidence behind each score. It costs nothing to start, with pay as you go at $7 an interview or bundles from $49 a month, and a free trial of 300 screens and 30 interviews.

Where VeraHire fits

  • BPO, call center and customer support hiring
  • Staffing and RPO teams screening many requisitions
  • Multi-site retail, hospitality and frontline employers
  • Lean teams with hundreds of applicants per role

At a glance

DetailAsendia AIVeraHire
Starting price$99/mo$49/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trialYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI interviewing, Interviewing, SourcingAI interviewing, Assessments, Interviewing, AI screening

Where they pull apart

Asendia AI

Stands out: Published self serve pricing is rare in AI voice screening, and Asendia lists every tier with the number of voice interviews included and the per interview overage ($3 to $4). It is built around staffing workflows, with healthcare, IT and light industrial as the verticals it names, rather than corporate TA.

Watch out: The $99 and $199 plans have no ATS integration and only 10 or 50 voice interviews, so real agency volume lands on Growth at $599/mo or higher. SMS and WhatsApp screening, resume screening and the scheduling agent are Enterprise only. It is a young company (YC, founded 2024), so check references on the ATS you use.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need ATS sync on a starter budget
  • Corporate TA teams wanting a video interview platform with employer branding
  • Buyers who need SMS or WhatsApp screening without an enterprise contract

VeraHire

Stands out: Every score has to trace back to something the candidate wrote or said, and the shortlist pushes into 50+ ATS and HRIS tools or runs with no ATS at all. Pricing is per screen and per interview with unlimited team members, and the product is independently bias audited under NYC Local Law 144.

Watch out: The cheapest bundles assume steady volume: Starter covers only 10 interviews a month before $6.50 overage applies. Interviews are voice by default, so roles that need a camera depend on VeraHire switching video on for your account, and SMS invites are billed separately.

Not the right fit for

  • Executive or low-volume specialist hiring
  • Teams that want a full ATS
  • Roles that need live coding interviews

Pros and cons

Asendia AI

  • Public pricing with interview counts and overage rates
  • Voice screens run 24/7 with fraud detection built in
  • 7 day free trial on every plan
  • ATS integrations start at $599/mo
  • SMS and WhatsApp screening are Enterprise only
  • Small interview allowances on the entry plans

VeraHire

  • Free trial with 300 screens and 30 interviews
  • No seat fees, unlimited team members
  • Works with or without an ATS
  • Small interview allowance on Starter
  • Video only on request
  • SMS billed separately

What each one costs

Asendia AI

$99/mo

Sourcing is $99/mo with 10 AI voice assessments and 1 seat, Sourcing+Starter $199/mo with 50 assessments, Sourcing+Growth $599/mo with 200 assessments, 4 seats and 50+ ATS integrations, and Sourcing+Business $799/mo with 500 assessments and 24/7 support. Extra interviews cost $4 each on the first two plans and $3 on Growth and Business. Annual billing saves 17%, Enterprise is quoted, and every plan starts with a 7 day free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 23 Sep 2026

VeraHire

$49/mo

VeraHire has no seat fees, setup fees or contracts on self-serve plans. Pay as you go costs $0 a month plus $0.25 per resume screening and $7.00 per AI interview. Monthly bundles, at annual rates: Starter $49/mo (10 interviews, 100 screenings), Growth $139/mo (30 interviews, 300 screenings), Value $299/mo (70, 700), Plus $499/mo (120, 1,200) and Scale $999/mo (250, 2,500). Month to month costs about 15% more (Starter $58, Growth $164). Overage runs from $6.50 down to $5.25 per interview depending on plan, and SMS is billed separately. Enterprise is priced by quote with SSO. The free trial includes 300 resume screenings and 30 AI interviews with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Asendia AI cheaper than VeraHire?
VeraHire starts lower, at $49/mo against $99/mo for Asendia AI. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Asendia AI or VeraHire for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Asendia AI offers a 7 day free trial. VeraHire offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 23 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?