Endorsed vs Ropes

Endorsed

Stands out: It catches fraud at the application stage, before anyone books an interview, by combining network signals (IP, device, VPN, phone and email) with resume and social checks, where most fraud tools in this category watch the live video interview. The pricing page publishes signal counts, accuracy claims and exactly what each tier includes.

Watch out: Endorsed began as an AI applicant review and sourcing tool and now leads with fraud detection, with applicant review sold as an add-on, so check the current product matches what you need. The three seat annual minimum puts Growth at roughly $9,000 a year before add-ons, and volume is capped at 5 jobs per user. Accuracy figures are the vendor's own.

Not the right fit for

• Solo recruiters, given the three seat annual minimum
• Teams whose fraud problem is proxies or deepfakes during live video interviews
• High volume hourly hiring where 5 jobs per user is too few

Ropes

Stands out: It pairs two jobs most tools split: fraud screening at intake (Scout reads phone, email, resume, LinkedIn, GitHub and IP signals straight from the ATS) and a proctored coding task generated from the client's own job spec, so there is no question bank for candidates to memorise. The result is a shareable replay the recruiter sends with the submittal, which is aimed squarely at staffing sub-to-placement rates rather than in-house hiring teams.

Watch out: No public price, and every route in is a demo. The assessments are technical (coding and data), so they add little for non-technical roles. The headline figures on the site, 39% of candidates showing a fraud signal and a 30% lift in sub-to-place, are the vendor's own data. The only ATS connection documented by a partner is Workable, so confirm your ATS before a trial. Ropes flags signals for a recruiter to review and does not reject candidates itself.

Not the right fit for

• Non-technical or hourly volume hiring
• Small teams that want a self-serve plan with a published price
• In-house teams that only need identity verification

Endorsed

• Catches fake applicants before an interview is booked
• Free trial with no card, and published tier contents
• Signals span network, device and identity data, not just the resume

• Three seat annual minimum on Growth
• AI applicant review costs extra
• 5 jobs per user cap on Growth

Ropes

• Fraud checks at intake and during the assessment in one product
• Coding tasks generated from each job spec, with no test bank to leak
• Replayable proof of skill to send with each submittal

• No public price, demo only
• Assessments cover technical roles only
• Few documented ATS integrations

Endorsed

$249/user/mo

Checked 23 Sep 2026

Ropes

Sales-quoted

Checked 25 Sep 2026