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Brainner vs HireLayer

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

Starting price

Brainner

$249/mo

AI resume screening and candidate fraud detection with ATS sync. Paid Professional is listed at $249/mo; 25-candidate free start.

Where Brainner fits

  • TA teams drowning in inbound resumes
  • Companies on Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, or iCIMS
  • Hiring that needs fraud signals, not only a score
  • Desks that will try 25 candidates before paying

HireLayer

€24/mo Free tier

Developer API from Paris for adding resume parsing and candidate scoring to your own software. Five endpoints cover CV parsing, job criteria extraction, one to one matching, ranking up to 10 candidates and skills normalisation, all on one credit balance, and a first-party MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT use the same tools in a chat. The free plan gives 50 calls a month; paid plans are 24 euros a month for 500 and 89 euros for 2,000.

Where HireLayer fits

  • ATS and HR software teams adding resume parsing to their product
  • Job boards that prefill profiles from an uploaded CV
  • Agencies screening applicants inside Claude or ChatGPT
  • EU teams that need resumes processed inside the EU

At a glance

DetailBrainnerHireLayer
Starting price$249/mo€24/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detectionAI screening, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

Brainner

Stands out: Ranking plus fraud (300-plus signals) with two-way ATS sync, not a generic ChatGPT-on-CVs wrapper.

Watch out: Analyses are metered: the paid tier covers a fixed quota and extra analyses are charged per analysis, with unlimited sold as an add-on. A busy month is the thing to model, not the headline.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that will not use AI on applications
  • Companies that need a flat, unmetered price
  • Agencies that need a full ATS

HireLayer

Stands out: Every score comes with a reason: Match returns a status and explanation for each weighted criterion, and Rank orders up to 10 candidates for one credit with a rationale each. Prices are public, failed calls cost nothing, and the same credits work through the MCP server, so a recruiter can screen resumes in Claude without writing code.

Watch out: Criteria labels, match explanations and ranking rationales are written in French whatever the input language, so English teams rely on their assistant or their own code to translate them. Prices are in euros only, and the ATS connections are API recipes a developer builds, not one click marketplace apps.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who want a finished screening app with no setup
  • Teams that need explanations written natively in English

Pros and cons

Brainner

  • Resume ranking plus fraud in one product
  • Named two-way ATS connectors
  • Usage-capped free start to try the scoring
  • Quota plus per-analysis overage
  • Unlimited analyses are an add-on
  • Not an ATS

HireLayer

  • Explanation for every criterion in Match and Rank
  • Public prices, a free plan and no charge for failed calls
  • First-party MCP server on every plan
  • Explanations returned in French only
  • Euro pricing with no USD price list
  • ATS links are build it yourself API recipes

What each one costs

Brainner

$249/mo

From $249/mo (Professional). Standard listed at $99/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

HireLayer

€24/mo

The Free plan gives 50 credits a month on all five APIs with no card and no time limit. Starter is €24/mo for 500 credits and Scale €89/mo for 2,000 credits; Enterprise volume is sold by quote. One-time credit packs that do not reset monthly cost €29 for 500, €99 for 2,000 and €449 for 10,000. One successful call on any API uses one credit, a Rank call covers up to 10 candidates, and failed calls are free. The vendor publishes prices in euros only. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 12 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try Brainner or HireLayer for free?
HireLayer carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Brainner or HireLayer have an MCP server?
HireLayer ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?