Compare/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.

Starting price

Brainner

$199/mo

AI resume screening and candidate fraud detection with ATS sync. Professional is $199/mo billed yearly, or $249 monthly; 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

Sales-quoted

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

DetailBrainnerHireVue
Starting price$199/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detectionAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 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

$199/mo

Brainner Professional is $199 a month billed yearly, or $249 monthly, for up to 2,000 analyses a month and 3 users. Business is $439 a month yearly, or $549 monthly, for up to 5,000 analyses a month and unlimited users. Enterprise is custom. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

HireVue

Sales-quoted

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?