Head to head

Eightfold vs HelloSky

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

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

HelloSky

Sales-quoted

HelloSky is executive-search intelligence: map the market, rank leaders with SmartRank, and run outreach. Access to 100M+ executive profiles is sales-quoted. REST API and an MCP server are documented.

Where HelloSky fits

  • Retained executive search firms mapping leadership talent
  • Corporate exec TA that needs rank-and-evidence, not a boolean string
  • Desks on Loxo, Invenias, Gem, Clockwork, or Ezekia that want a research overlay
  • Teams that will call the REST API or MCP for enrichment

At a glance

DetailEightfoldHelloSky
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underATS, AI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobilitySourcing, AI sourcing
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

HelloSky

Stands out: SmartRank scores candidates against your scorecard with evidence. Beacon turns a JD or prompt into multi-step search strategies. Relationship pathing uses employment, board, investor, and education graphs, not just LinkedIn ties.

Watch out: There is no public seat price. This is retained-search and leadership TA software, not a $50 sourcer Chrome extension. Implementation assumes a search firm or executive TA stack.

Not the right fit for

  • High-volume IC hiring. The graph is built for leadership searches
  • Buyers who need a self-serve monthly checkout

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

HelloSky

  • 100M+ executive profiles with SmartRank evidence, not just a keyword hit
  • MCP server and REST API documented for custom workflows
  • Native hooks for search-firm CRMs (Loxo, Invenias, Gem, Clockwork, Ezekia)
  • Sales-quoted. No public plan table
  • Overkill for non-leadership reqs
  • You still run the search process. HelloSky is intelligence, not a placement desk

What each one costs

Eightfold

Sales-quoted

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 17 Sep 2026

HelloSky

Sales-quoted

HelloSky quotes subscriptions for executive search firms and in-house leadership TA. No public seat or credit table. REST API docs live at api.hellosky.ai. An MCP server is offered for custom workflows. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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