Head to head

FetchTalent vs Lightscreen

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

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

DetailFetchTalentLightscreen
Starting price$99/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCandidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI interviewing, AI screening, TextingAssessments, Interviewing, AI interviewing

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

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

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

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

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

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 FetchTalent or Lightscreen 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?