$99/20 interviews Free tier 14 day free trial
Why it comes up: AltHire AI also targets staffing agencies with AI phone screens and proctored video and coding interviews on a built-in ATS, but it has a free ATS and publishes prices from $99 per 20 interviews with a 14-day trial.
Stands out: It covers the whole screening funnel in one product, from interest check to proctored coding round, and throws in a free ATS for teams that have none. Domain specific assessments for healthcare, legal and education go beyond the usual tech and sales question banks.
Watch out: Pack prices hide very different per-interview rates: Launch overage is $4.75 an interview, while the $2,200 Elite pack bills $22 an interview after its 100 included ones. Many of the headline numbers (500+ companies, 70% faster hiring) come from the vendor's own marketing, and it has very few independent reviews. Its FAQ also pitches interview practice to candidates, so confirm you are buying the recruiter product.
Best for
- Staffing agencies that want AI screening they can white label
- Small teams with no ATS that want one bundled with AI interviews
- Technical and campus hiring that needs proctored coding rounds
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Why it comes up: RecruitAi focuses on AI phone screening for staffing firms, calling applicants within minutes of applying, and works as a screening layer rather than a full ATS replacement; it is also quote based.
Stands out: The handoff after the screen is the strong part. Three next-step modes (Walk-in, Approval, Autopilot) can be set differently per branch and per role, so a light industrial branch can send qualified people straight in while an office desk keeps a manager approval in front of every interview. Recruiters get two separate scores, resume and call, with the candidate's own words as evidence.
Watch out: No public price and no self-serve trial, so you cannot test it without a sales call. The vendor says plainly that no universal ATS integration is assumed: intake is uploads, spreadsheets, email forwarding or a Chrome extension for select ATS platforms, and the ATS stays your system of record. Launch timing is only confirmed after setup and consent review.
Best for
- Staffing firms with several branches screening hourly or light industrial roles
- Desks losing applicants because callbacks take hours
- Teams that want walk-in invites as well as booked interviews
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$29/recruiter/mo Free trial API
Why it comes up: KitaHQ covers AI resume screening and multilingual video interviews for agency hiring at a published $29 per recruiter a month, without ExcelHire's VMS portal and back-office tools.
Stands out: Candidate messaging runs through your own WhatsApp, SMS and email with multi-step sequences, which suits markets where candidates live on WhatsApp. Agencies get AI resume formatting and branding, shareable candidate reports and a hiring manager portal, and the AI video interviews are sold on their own from $99 a month if you already have an ATS.
Watch out: The two products are priced separately, so screening plus interviews means paying for both, and interviews with live follow-up questions use three times the credits. API access and proctoring sit on the Business interview tier. Integrations named are meeting and messaging tools (Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp), not other ATSs, and the Capterra listing has too few reviews to show.
Best for
- High-volume and hourly hiring
- Staffing, recruitment and RPO agencies
- Teams hiring in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia
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