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Eightfold vs EVA.ai

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

Starting price

Eightfold

Sales-quoted

Enterprise talent intelligence matching people to roles on a skills graph, inside and outside the company. Quote-based.

Where Eightfold fits

  • Enterprises that want internal mobility alongside external search
  • Talent teams buying a skills graph
  • Large employers comparing talent intelligence platforms
  • Buyers who already have an ATS and want matching on top

EVA.ai

$7,200/yr

Enterprise HR platform that joins AI screening, a conversational HR bot, skills mapping and internal mobility, with human review built in. Only the Competency Mapping entry product has a published price ($7,200/yr); the hiring modules are quoted, so it suits large or public sector employers more than small teams.

Where EVA.ai fits

  • Large employers linking hiring to internal mobility
  • Public sector and UN organisations
  • HR teams building a skills taxonomy

At a glance

DetailEightfoldEVA.ai
Starting priceSales-quoted$7,200/yr
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underATS, AI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobilityAI screening, People analytics, Succession & internal mobility
Capterra4.0 from 14 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Eightfold

Stands out: Skills-graph matching plus internal mobility, rather than another application inbox.

Watch out: No published price, no MCP, and it usually sits on top of an existing ATS rather than replacing it.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses
  • Staffing agencies

EVA.ai

Stands out: It treats hiring and internal mobility as one skills problem: the same skills data drives external shortlists, internal role and gig matches and workforce planning, and every AI shortlist comes with a written justification. EVA says it works across 170+ countries, including with United Nations entities, which have dedicated procurement terms.

Watch out: The published prices are for Competency Mapping, not for AI screening or matching, so recruiting use needs a quote. It is a modular platform with forward deployed engineers, which means scoping and setup rather than a quick self serve start.

Not the right fit for

  • Small teams wanting a self serve screener
  • Buyers who need published recruiting prices
  • Agencies focused only on sourcing

Pros and cons

Eightfold

  • Skills graph plus internal mobility
  • Public API
  • Works across the employee lifecycle
  • No published price
  • No MCP
  • Usually an addition to an ATS, not a replacement

EVA.ai

  • Written justification for every AI shortlist
  • Covers hiring and internal mobility together
  • Published entry pricing with credit toward modules
  • Recruiting modules are quoted
  • Enterprise scale setup
  • Few independent reviews

What each one costs

Eightfold

Sales-quoted

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

EVA.ai

$7,200/yr

Competency Mapping is the published entry point: Self-Service is $7,200 a year for up to 250 people with two assessment rounds and 8 hours of EVA support; Managed is $16,000 per project for up to 300 people, run by EVA with a board-ready analysis in under 10 weeks. Either fee can be credited against a licence for other EVA modules. Wider mapping, analytics, workforce planning, talent matching and the full platform are quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 23 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 17 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?