Head to head

EvoHire vs Lightscreen

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

EvoHire

$165/mo Free tier

EvoHire runs AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection. A free plan is available. Paid plans start at $165/mo.

Where EvoHire fits

  • Engineering hiring teams that want AI phone and video screens before a CoderPad loop
  • TA orgs fighting interview cheating on remote technical screens
  • Startups that will try the free plan before $165/mo
  • Companies comparing EvoHire with FetchTalent at $99/mo

Lightscreen

Sales-quoted

Lightscreen is an AI recruiting pipeline for screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews. Packaging is sales-quoted.

Where Lightscreen fits

  • TA teams that want screening plus voice AI interviews plus scheduling in one vendor
  • High-volume roles where a voice agent should book the next step
  • Companies comparing a pipeline product with FetchTalent or EvoHire screens
  • Orgs that will keep Greenhouse or Ashby as the ATS of record

At a glance

DetailEvoHireLightscreen
Starting price$165/moSales-quoted
Free tierYesNo
MCP serverNoNo
Public APINoNo
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI interviewingAssessments, Interviewing, AI interviewing

Where they pull apart

EvoHire

Stands out: Cheat detection on phone and video technical screens is the wedge, not a generic one-way video recorder.

Watch out: The free plan is a cap, not a 14-day Pro trial. Paid at $165/mo still needs a live check on monthly interview volume and languages.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that only need a $59/role async Willo link
  • Enterprises standardized on HireVue with no appetite for a second AI interviewer

Lightscreen

Stands out: Screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews sit in one pipeline, so you are not stitching an AI interviewer to a separate scheduler.

Watch out: lightscreen.ai routes buyers to a demo. There is no $99/mo self-serve interviewer. ATS writeback and volume bands land in the quote.

Not the right fit for

  • Hiring managers who want a $59/role one-way video link today
  • Buyers who need a published per-interview rate

Pros and cons

EvoHire

  • Free plan with a published paid floor at $165/mo
  • Cheat detection on phone and video technical screens
  • Built for engineering screens, not generic HR video
  • Paid floor is above FetchTalent's $99/mo listing
  • Free plan caps will not cover a hiring sprint

Lightscreen

  • Screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews in one pipeline
  • Voice agent can move a candidate to a booked next step
  • Designed as a layer on the ATS, not a rip-and-replace
  • Sales-quoted, no public interview pack
  • Implementation depends on ATS and calendar access
  • Overlap with EvoHire, Ribbon, and HireVue

What each one costs

EvoHire

$165/mo

EvoHire publishes a free plan. Paid plans start at $165/mo for AI phone and video technical screening with cheat detection. Confirm live interview caps on the free and paid tiers on the vendor pricing page. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Lightscreen

Sales-quoted

Lightscreen quotes screening, scheduling, and voice AI interview pipelines. lightscreen.ai routes buyers to a demo rather than a published grid. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try EvoHire or Lightscreen for free?
EvoHire carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?