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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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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