Head to head

BrightHire vs HeyMilo

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

HeyMilo

Quote-based

Voice AI that runs first-round phone screens and writes the outcome back to your ATS. Quote-based, with MCP available.

Where HeyMilo fits

  • High-volume desks that still want a phone screen
  • Agencies on Bullhorn, Avionté or JobDiva
  • In-house teams on Greenhouse, Ashby or Workday
  • Teams that want voice and SMS rather than chat alone

At a glance

DetailBrightHireHeyMilo
Starting priceSales-quotedQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underInterviewingInterviewing, Texting

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

HeyMilo

Stands out: A voice agent that works with agency CRMs as well as corporate trackers.

Watch out: No published price, and some teams will not want a machine running the first conversation.

Not the right fit for

  • Executive search, where the first call should be human
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

BrightHire

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

HeyMilo

  • Works with agency CRMs as well as corporate trackers
  • MCP available
  • Voice and SMS rather than chat only
  • No published price
  • No API

What each one costs

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 17 Sep 2026

HeyMilo

Quote-based

Quote / Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try BrightHire or HeyMilo for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does BrightHire or HeyMilo have an MCP server?
BrightHire and HeyMilo ship 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?