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Canditech vs Lemonsignal

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

Starting price

Canditech

$75/mo Free trial

Skills assessments plus AI screening for technical and professional roles. Team starts at $75 per month billed yearly for 50 candidates a year; start free with no card.

Where Canditech fits

  • Technical and professional hiring teams
  • TA that wants simulations rather than trivia tests
  • Companies on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, or Workable
  • Buyers willing to start free without a card

Lemonsignal

$299/20 candidates Free trial

AI skills assessment for hiring: candidates do a real task in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, ChatGPT or Codex in the browser, and you get the finished work plus every prompt, command and edit as a session replay. Each candidate gets a role score and six AI skill ratings, each linked to the moment it is based on, and a question to ask in the interview. It is free on 3 candidates; packages start at $299 for 20 candidates and monthly plans at $449.

Where Lemonsignal fits

  • Teams hiring engineers who will code with AI assistants
  • Marketing and analyst roles where AI fluency matters
  • Hiring managers who want evidence of AI skill, not a self-rating

At a glance

DetailCanditechLemonsignal
Starting price$75/mo$299/20 candidates
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAssessments, AI screeningAssessments, AI screening
Capterra5.0 from 52 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Canditech

Stands out: Job-simulation assessments with AI scoring, then ranking: tests first, not a resume-only screen.

Watch out: Prices are billed yearly and rise with your annual candidate volume. AI features are the product; if your legal team blocks AI scoring, keep walking.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly high-volume hiring
  • Teams that want month-to-month billing
  • Employers that will not use AI scoring

Lemonsignal

Stands out: It tests how someone works with AI tools instead of banning them. Every score links to a timestamp in the session, so a hiring manager can watch the moment a candidate caught an AI edit nobody asked for, and the result ends with an interview question about the weakest moment. Tasks cover engineers, marketers and analysts, or you bring a real piece of work from your team.

Watch out: Pricing is per candidate who hands in the task, so screening at volume gets expensive ($10 per extra candidate on monthly plans). Getting started means a 30-minute setup call rather than self-serve signup, unused monthly candidates do not carry over, and it is a new product with no outside reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • High volume screening on a tight budget
  • Roles where AI tools are not used on the job

Pros and cons

Canditech

  • Job simulations rather than trivia quizzes
  • Start free, no card
  • Named ATS connectors including Greenhouse, Ashby, and Workday
  • Billed yearly, and price scales with candidate volume
  • AI scoring will be a legal review
  • Not an ATS of record

Lemonsignal

  • Candidates use real AI tools in the browser with nothing to install
  • Full session replay with every prompt
  • Only pay for candidates who hand in the task
  • Free on 3 candidates, no card
  • Per candidate pricing adds up at volume
  • Setup call required to start
  • New product with no outside reviews yet

What each one costs

Canditech

$75/mo

Prices are billed yearly and scale with the number of candidates you assess per year. At the smallest tier (50 candidates a year), Team is $75 per month (2 assessments, 8 users) and Pro is $100 per month (unlimited assessments and users, ATS integration, coding tests). At 100 candidates a year they are $150 and $200 per month. Enterprise is quoted. You can start free with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Lemonsignal

$299/20 candidates

Try it free on 3 candidates, no card. Packages are paid once and used within 12 months: $299 for 20 candidates or $599 for 50. Monthly plans are $449/mo for 50 candidates, $799/mo for 100 and $1,399/mo for 200, with extra candidates at $10 each; paying yearly gives 2 months free. A candidate counts only once they hand in the task. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Canditech cheaper than Lemonsignal?
Canditech starts lower, at $75/mo against $299/20 candidates for Lemonsignal. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Canditech or Lemonsignal for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Canditech offers a free trial. Lemonsignal offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?