Head to head

Brainner vs HireVue

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

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

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise structured video interviews with assessments wired into the hiring stages. Quote-based.

Where HireVue fits

Enterprise talent teams standardising video interviews
Teams that need assessments before an onsite
High-volume employers that cannot run live first rounds
Buyers comparing validated assessment vendors

At a glance

Detail	Brainner	HireVue
Starting price	$249/mo	Enterprise
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection	Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening
Capterra	Not enough reviews	4.5 from 50 reviews

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

HireVue

Stands out: Video interviews and validated assessments in one enterprise suite.

Watch out: No published price, and it is far heavier than a small team needs for async video.

Not the right fit for

Small businesses that want a cheap async video tool
Desks that only need interview notes

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

HireVue

Video and assessments in one suite
Built for defensible high-volume screening
Connects to the major enterprise trackers

No published price
No API or MCP
Too heavy for small-team async video

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

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Brainner or HireVue for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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