Head to head

BrightHire vs Screenloop

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

Screenloop

Sales-quoted

Screenloop is an AI ATS with interview intelligence, references, and analytics. Packaging is quoted.

Where Screenloop fits

  • Growing TA teams that want ATS plus interview intelligence in one vendor
  • Companies replacing Greenhouse-plus-BrightHire with a single platform
  • Teams that care about structured references next to scorecards
  • EU and UK buyers already in Screenloop's geographic mix

At a glance

DetailBrightHireScreenloop
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underInterviewingATS, Interviewing

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

Screenloop

Stands out: Interview intelligence, structured references, and ATS analytics ship as one platform, not a BrightHire recorder bolted onto Greenhouse.

Watch out: screenloop.com does not list a public per-user rate. Mid-market TA rollouts go through sales. This is a system-of-record conversation, not a $15 ATS.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies that need Bullhorn-class client and placement CRM
  • Startups that want a $49 self-serve ATS today

Pros and cons

BrightHire

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

Screenloop

  • ATS, interview intelligence, and references in one platform
  • Analytics on the hiring funnel, not only a recorder
  • Aimed at in-house TA rather than a staffing desk CRM
  • Quoted, no public per-user grid
  • Wrong shape for agency BD and placements
  • Implementation is an ATS project, not a Chrome plugin

What each one costs

BrightHire

Sales-quoted

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

Checked 17 Sep 2026

Screenloop

Sales-quoted

Screenloop quotes its AI ATS, interview intelligence, and reference suite. screenloop.com does not list a public per-user rate. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try BrightHire or Screenloop for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does BrightHire or Screenloop 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?