Compare/Head to head

Carv vs ReCo

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

Starting price

Carv

Sales-quoted

AI interview notes, write-ups, and ATS fill for recruiting agencies. Pricing is sales-quoted; the vendor publishes no prices and its recruiter product is on a waitlist.

Where Carv fits

  • Recruiting agencies that live on intake calls
  • Desks on Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, or Workable
  • Recruiters drowning in notes and write-ups
  • Teams that will accept AI in the interview workflow

ReCo

$23.25/user/mo Free trial

ReCo is an interview workspace and live AI notetaker for recruiters at $23.25 per license/month billed annually, or $39 billed monthly. A 14-day trial starts without a credit card.

Where ReCo fits

  • Agency recruiters who want prep, live notes, and write-ups in one tab
  • EU desks that need GDPR/AI Act-minded transcripts without a meeting bot
  • Interviewers on Google Meet or Teams who will paste CV and JD for context
  • Solo recruiters who can live on one Individual license at $23.25/mo billed annually

At a glance

DetailCarvReCo
Starting priceSales-quoted$23.25/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAI note takers, InterviewingAI note takers, Interviewing, AI interviewing

Where they pull apart

Carv

Stands out: Joins the interview, writes the note, and pushes a candidate presentation back to Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, or Workable.

Watch out: Packaging is demo-led and the product now leans toward agentic volume hiring. Carv for recruiters shows a join-the-waitlist sign-up, so confirm availability and price on a call before you budget.

Not the right fit for

  • Enterprises that need HireVue-style structured video
  • TA teams that will not record interviews
  • Buyers who need a published price grid

ReCo

Stands out: Live transcript with no bot in the meeting. Works in Chrome for Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, in any language, and does not store audio or video.

Watch out: Face-to-face and phone capture are paid add-ons on top of the license. Teams of 5+ licenses are a custom quote.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need a native ATS writeback
  • High-volume phone or on-site interviewing without paying the capture add-on

Pros and cons

Carv

  • Notes and write-ups that actually land in the ATS
  • Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, and Teams named
  • Built for agency intakes, not enterprise video exams
  • No published pricing grid
  • Product marketing has shifted toward agentic volume hiring
  • Recruiter product is on a waitlist

ReCo

  • Published Individual license at $23.25/mo billed annually or $39 monthly, with a no-card trial
  • No meeting bot and no stored audio/video
  • AI chat that already knows the CV and JD
  • Teams of 5+ licenses need a custom quote
  • Phone and in-person capture cost extra
  • No published native ATS writeback. You still copy reports

What each one costs

Carv

Sales-quoted

Carv no longer publishes prices. Its pricing page now redirects to the homepage, which offers a demo for its agentic volume-hiring platform and a waitlist for Carv for recruiters. Pricing is sales-quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

ReCo

$23.25/user/mo

Individual is $23.25 per license per month billed annually ($279 a year), or $39 per license per month billed monthly. The pricing page also shows EUR and PLN. Teams of 5+ licenses are a custom quote. Face-to-face and phone capture are paid add-ons. 14 days free with no credit card. Audio and video are not stored. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Carv or ReCo for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. ReCo 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?