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BrightHire vs HireFoundry

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

Starting price

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

HireFoundry

$99/mo 30 day free trial

Three AI agents that sit beside the recruiter rather than replace them: one scores resumes with the evidence shown, one feeds live questions and follow-ups during recruiter-run interviews, and one flags mismatches between resume, LinkedIn and contact details. It works inside 30+ ATSs, from $99/mo billed annually after a 30-day trial.

Where HireFoundry fits

  • Agency and in-house recruiters screening technical roles outside their own expertise
  • Teams that want AI help during live interviews while recruiters keep control
  • Recruiting teams worried about candidate fraud and resume inflation
  • Companies on Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, Loxo, PCRecruiter and other supported ATSs

At a glance

DetailBrightHireHireFoundry
Starting priceSales-quoted$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record30 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAI note takers, InterviewingInterviewing, Candidate fraud & AI detection, AI screening

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

HireFoundry

Stands out: The Interview Agent helps during the call, not after it: it rewrites the questions you have not asked yet as the candidate talks and suggests follow-ups only the interviewer sees, which lets a non-technical recruiter run a credible technical screen. Seats are unlimited on every plan, so cost is set by interview minutes.

Watch out: Plans are annual contracts paid upfront after the trial, and the Candidate Trust Agent and custom resume scoring only arrive at $999/mo. The agent joins calls as a visible participant, so candidates may notice it. HireFoundry is a new brand, launched from Fusemachines' earlier Interview Agent, with no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that want AI to run interviews or screens on its own
  • Buyers who need monthly billing without negotiation
  • Small teams that only need meeting notes after the call

Pros and cons

BrightHire

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

HireFoundry

  • Live interview guidance that adapts as the candidate answers
  • Unlimited seats on every plan
  • Connects to 30 ATSs, including staffing ATSs like Bullhorn and PCRecruiter
  • Annual contracts paid upfront
  • Candidate Trust Agent only on the $999/mo plan
  • New brand with no outside reviews yet

What each one costs

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 17 Sep 2026

HireFoundry

$99/mo

Starter is $99/mo billed annually with 1,000 interview minutes a month, unlimited seats and ATS integration. Premium is $999/mo billed annually with 10,000 interview minutes, unlimited custom resume scoring and the Candidate Trust Agent. Enterprise is quoted, starting at 20,000 interview minutes, with SSO, role-based access and custom onboarding. Teams start with a 30-day trial connected to their ATS; plans are then annual contracts paid upfront, with quarterly or monthly payment negotiable and overages set in the order form. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Oct 2026

Common questions

Can you try BrightHire or HireFoundry for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. HireFoundry offers a 30 day free trial.
Does BrightHire or HireFoundry 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?