Compare/Head to head

Carv vs Simply AI

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

Simply AI

$89/user/mo Free trial

Recruiter call notes, ATS data entry and branded CV formatting in one tool, built for agencies on Salesforce based ATSs and Bullhorn. From $89/user/mo billed yearly, with call recording on the $109 Professional plan.

Where Simply AI fits

  • Recruitment and staffing agencies on Salesforce based ATSs such as Mysolution or Byner
  • Agencies that send candidate CVs to clients in their own house style
  • Recruiters who screen mostly by phone
  • EU teams that need ISO 27001, GDPR and EU only data processing

At a glance

DetailCarvSimply AI
Starting priceSales-quoted$89/user/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underAI note takers, InterviewingAI note takers, 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

Simply AI

Stands out: Simply covers VOIP phone calls including mobile numbers as well as video and in person interviews, writes the key data points straight into ATS fields, and turns any CV into an editable Word CV in your house style in the same step.

Watch out: Call recording and summaries start on Professional, not Core. AI usage is billed on top of the seat price: you connect your own AI key, or Simply runs AI on its keys at cost plus 20% per call.

Not the right fit for

  • US teams wanting a US focused vendor
  • Teams on an ATS without a ready Simply connector

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

Simply AI

  • Phone, video and in person calls covered
  • CV parsing plus branded Word CV output
  • ISO 27001 with EU only data processing
  • AI usage billed on top of the seat price
  • Call recording needs the Professional plan
  • Dutch market focus

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

Simply AI

$89/user/mo

Simply prices per user a month, with a 20% saving on yearly billing, and shows prices in USD, EUR, GBP and AUD. Core is $89/user/mo billed yearly, or $112 monthly, with AI search and matching, ATS and CRM features, document creation and parsing, and 30+ integrations. Professional is $109/user/mo billed yearly, or $139 monthly, and adds workflow automations, recording and summaries of every conversation, and a unified inbox. Enterprise is custom and adds OIDC, a custom data-retention policy, your own terms and DPA, video storage and a dedicated account manager. AI usage is billed separately: connect your own AI key, or Simply runs AI on its keys at cost plus 20% per call. Data migration is free for a limited time, and a 14-day trial needs no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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