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Hirevire vs Textwork

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

Starting price

Hirevire

$49/mo 7 day free trial

One-way video screening with AI scorecards on every plan. Essentials is $49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly, with a 7-day trial and no card.

Where Hirevire fits

  • Solo recruiters screening 1 or 2 roles on video
  • Teams that want AI scorecards without an add-on fee
  • Agencies that need client-branded interview rooms
  • Desks that auto-disqualify must-have misses

Textwork

$99/mo

Text-to-apply AI agent for hourly, frontline and trades hiring: it texts each applicant the moment they apply, runs your screening questions over SMS and hands back a scored report. Starter is $99/mo, and a person still decides who moves forward.

Where Textwork fits

  • Staffing desks filling hourly and frontline roles
  • Trades and service businesses hiring from Indeed and job ads
  • Lean talent teams that cannot call every applicant
  • Owners and hiring managers without a recruiting department

At a glance

DetailHirevireTextwork
Starting price$49/mo$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trialNot on record
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underInterviewingAI screening, Texting

Where they pull apart

Hirevire

Stands out: AI scorecards, transcripts in 90+ languages and auto-disqualify ship on Essentials, not only on Agency.

Watch out: Essentials is 1 job, 1 user and 300 interviews a year. Videos are stored for 90 days unless you buy an extension.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need a full ATS, not a screener
  • High-volume hiring on the Essentials quota

Textwork

Stands out: It closes the first-hour gap that loses hourly applicants. The agent replies by text at night and on weekends, asks one question at a time about availability, location, licences or start date, and follows up when an answer is vague, so recruiters start the morning with scored, comparable reports instead of a pile of unread applications.

Watch out: It is a very small vendor: the site counts 145 jobsites and about 180 applicants screened, and the Growth plan is still marked coming soon. Usage capacity on Starter is described only as limited, with no published number of conversations, and the only named ATS connection is SmartRecruiters.

Not the right fit for

  • Salaried or executive searches screened by phone or video
  • Teams that need a deep ATS integration beyond SmartRecruiters
  • Buyers who want a published conversation allowance before paying

Pros and cons

Hirevire

  • AI scorecards on every paid plan
  • 7-day trial, no credit card
  • MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT
  • Essentials is 1 job and 1 user
  • Videos stored 90 days unless extended
  • Hiring-manager sharing starts on Professional

Textwork

  • Replies to applicants instantly, including nights and weekends
  • Scored reports with full transcripts
  • Recruiters can take over the text thread at any time
  • Very small vendor with a short track record
  • Starter usage limits are not published
  • Only SmartRecruiters is named as an ATS connection

What each one costs

Hirevire

$49/mo

Essentials is $49/mo monthly or $39/mo billed yearly; Professional is $149/mo or $99 yearly; Agency is $249/mo or $199 yearly. Every plan includes the AI features, and the 7-day trial needs no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Textwork

$99/mo

Starter is $99/mo with limited usage capacity, custom instructions and report history. A Growth plan at $199/mo with advanced model access is listed as coming soon, and Enterprise is quoted. The vendor does not publish a free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Hirevire cheaper than Textwork?
Hirevire starts lower, at $49/mo against $99/mo for Textwork. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Hirevire or Textwork for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Hirevire offers a 7 day free trial.
Does Hirevire or Textwork have an MCP server?
Hirevire ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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