Head to head

BrightHire vs Equitas

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

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

Interview intelligence that records, transcribes and coaches, sitting on top of your ATS. Quote-based, with MCP available.

Where BrightHire fits

  • Talent teams on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Workday
  • Panels where someone always misses the interview
  • Teams coaching their interviewers
  • Organisations that want notes without a separate note-taker

Equitas

Sales-quoted

Equitas is structured interview intelligence with a live autocue, transcription it claims at 99.9 percent accuracy, and human-led scoring. There is no public rate card. In January 2026 Equitas acquired Screenloop, which continues under its own brand.

Where Equitas fits

  • TA teams that want interviewers on rails without replacing the human scorer
  • Employers documenting structured, fair interviews for audit or DEI goals
  • Desks that already have an ATS and need an interview overlay, not a new ATS
  • Companies comparing Equitas after the Screenloop acquisition

At a glance

DetailBrightHireEquitas
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underInterviewingInterviewing

Where they pull apart

BrightHire

Stands out: Interview recordings and coaching attached to the candidate record in the ATS.

Watch out: No published price, and it needs an ATS underneath it.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses with no ATS
  • High-volume hourly chat screening

Equitas

Stands out: A real-time autocue walks interviewers through the same questions. Scoring stays human, with positive and negative indicators, auto-generated candidate feedback, and a fairness posture the vendor ties to inclusive-by-default interviews.

Watch out: Buyers talk to sales. Equitas does not print a current dollar or seat table. An old FAQ figure should not be treated as the live price. Screenloop remains a separate product after the acquisition.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who need a priced notetaker they can buy on a card today
  • Teams that want a fully autonomous AI interviewer with no human scorer

Pros and cons

BrightHire

  • Works with the major modern trackers
  • MCP available
  • Coaching sits alongside the recording
  • No published price
  • Requires an ATS underneath

Equitas

  • Live autocue for consistent questions across interviewers
  • Human-led scoring with structured indicators, not a silent auto-fail
  • Fairness and inclusive-interview framing baked into the pitch
  • The vendor does not publish a current price
  • Screenloop customers should not assume the products have merged
  • No named ATS list on the homepage, only a generic ATS bridge

What each one costs

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Equitas

Sales-quoted

Equitas sells structured interview intelligence on a demo. The homepage has no seat or monthly table. Autocue, transcription, human-led scoring, and ATS writeback are in the core product. Screenloop was acquired in January 2026 and remains a separate brand. Ask sales for a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try BrightHire or Equitas for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does BrightHire or Equitas have an MCP server?
BrightHire 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 17 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?