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BrightHire vs Rekbot

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

Rekbot is an AI training and performance platform for recruiters that scores simulated and live calls and tracks team KPIs. It uses pay-as-you-train pricing from £99 a month with no seat limits, publishes prices in British pounds only and offers a free trial. It fits agency owners and TA leaders who need to ramp new recruiters and coach from call data.

Where Rekbot fits

Recruitment agencies onboarding graduate recruiters
TA teams standardizing training across regions
Managers who want to coach from scored call data

At a glance

Detail	BrightHire	Rekbot
Starting price	Sales-quoted	£99/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Not on record	Yes
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	AI note takers, Interviewing	Learning, Assessments, People analytics

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

Rekbot

Stands out: Rekbot Live scores real recruiter calls and alerts managers when a placement is at risk of candidate drop-out. Its library of 100+ modules runs from first-day basics up to MSP and RPO selling and delivery. The Rekpod feature generates 1-minute personalized audio recaps of each recruiter's progress.

Watch out: Rekbot is a training and coaching tool, not an ATS or recruiting reporting suite, so time-to-fill and source metrics still come from your ATS. Pricing is shown only in British pounds, and token consumption makes monthly cost depend on usage. The ATS plugin is listed only on the graduate program, and no specific ATS is named.

Not the right fit for

Teams looking for ATS-style recruiting funnel reports
Buyers who need fixed USD per-seat pricing
Companies that want candidate-facing AI interviewing

Pros and cons

BrightHire

Works with the major modern trackers
MCP available
Coaching sits alongside the recording

No published price
Requires an ATS underneath

Rekbot

Scores both practice and real calls
100+ modules up to MSP and RPO selling
No seat limits on token pricing

No US dollar pricing published
Not a recruiting funnel analytics tool
ATS integration not named

What each one costs

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Rekbot

£99/mo

Rekbot publishes prices in British pounds only. Its model is pay-as-you-train, starting at £99 a month: the Master Plan is £99 monthly or £990 a year, and teams buy tokens that are spent on simulated calls, CV reviews and coaching feedback, with no seat limits or long-term contracts. Skills Assessments for screening hires cost £20 per assessment, the Grad/Rookie Program is £299 monthly or £799 for 12 weeks, and bulk assessment packages are sold through sales. The vendor offers a free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try BrightHire or Rekbot for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Rekbot offers a free trial.

Does BrightHire or Rekbot 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?