Head to head

FetchTalent vs HireVue

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

FetchTalent runs AI phone and video screens with coding scorecards and cheat detection, then writes transcripts and recordings back to the ATS. Plans are listed from $99 per month.

Where FetchTalent fits

  • IT staffing firms that need a coding scorecard and cheat-detection report on every submission
  • Agencies that want AI phone screens after hours with SMS reminders
  • TA teams that will keep Greenhouse or similar as the ATS of record
  • Desks comparing an AI interviewer against a $99/mo listing

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise structured video interviews with assessments wired into the hiring stages. Quote-based.

Where HireVue fits

  • Enterprise talent teams standardising video interviews
  • Teams that need assessments before an onsite
  • High-volume employers that cannot run live first rounds
  • Buyers comparing validated assessment vendors

At a glance

DetailFetchTalentHireVue
Starting price$99/moEnterprise
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCandidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI interviewing, AI screening, TextingAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 from 50 reviews

Where they pull apart

FetchTalent

Stands out: Live coding challenges run inside the same AI interview as the behavioral screen, with a cheat-detection report aimed at IT staffing submissions. Dual email and SMS reminders are used to cut no-shows.

Watch out: It is not an ATS. Pipeline, deletes, and offers stay in your system of record. After-hours interviews are a featured capability, so volume hiring can run while the desk is closed.

Not the right fit for

  • Companies that need a full ATS with job posting as the core product
  • Buyers who will not proceed until the vendor FAQ prints a confirmed rate card

HireVue

Stands out: Video interviews and validated assessments in one enterprise suite.

Watch out: No published price, and it is far heavier than a small team needs for async video.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses that want a cheap async video tool
  • Desks that only need interview notes

Pros and cons

FetchTalent

  • Coding scorecard plus cheat detection in the same interview as the screen
  • Phone and video, with SMS reminders, without replacing the ATS
  • After-hours interviews so volume roles do not wait on recruiter calendars
  • The vendor site does not print a full plan table next to the $99 per month listing
  • Not an ATS. You still pay for a system of record
  • No public API or MCP listed

HireVue

  • Video and assessments in one suite
  • Built for defensible high-volume screening
  • Connects to the major enterprise trackers
  • No published price
  • No API or MCP
  • Too heavy for small-team async video

What each one costs

FetchTalent

$99/mo

FetchTalent is listed from $99 per month. ATS writeback is the integration path. A public FAQ asks how much it costs. Treat $99 per month as the current directory rate. Reward or usage add-ons are not printed. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try FetchTalent or HireVue for free?
Neither 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?