Head to head

HireVue vs Lavalier

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

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

Lavalier

Sales-quoted

Lavalier is interview intelligence that builds role-aligned plans, guides interviewers live, and compares candidates on competencies without a hire/no-hire score. The public pricing page mixes placeholder course prices with a Pro Starter card, so buyers still go through a demo for a real quote.

Where Lavalier fits

  • TA teams that want structured plans and live interviewer prompts, not a scoring bot
  • Employers who refuse social-profile enrichment of candidates
  • Desks that need consent management and candidate opt-out before recording
  • Companies that already interview on a calendar and ATS and want an overlay

At a glance

DetailHireVueLavalier
Starting priceEnterpriseSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screeningInterviewing
Capterra4.5 from 50 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

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

Lavalier

Stands out: Role Setup, Plan Builder, Live Guidance, and Candidate Compare sit on one workflow. Lavalier uses only what the candidate says in the interview and does not enrich profiles from social data.

Watch out: The pricing page is not a trustworthy rate card. It currently interleaves placeholder course tiles with a Pro Starter block that asks you to book a demo. There is no self-serve checkout you can trust.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need a published monthly price they can put in a cart
  • Teams that want an AI interviewer to run the screen without a human

Pros and cons

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

Lavalier

  • Live Guidance plus Candidate Compare without auto-reject scores
  • Consent email and opt-out before recording
  • Does not pull social profiles to enrich the candidate
  • No reliable public rate card, demo required
  • Does not replace an ATS or run unattended AI screens
  • Enterprise features such as SSO sit behind a custom card

What each one costs

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Lavalier

Sales-quoted

Lavalier lists Pro Starter and Enterprise cards that go through Book a Demo. The page advertises free to start and no demo required, but it is not a self-serve checkout with a standing monthly rate. Calendar, ATS, SSO, and reporting sit on the paid cards. Ask sales for a quote scoped to roles and credits. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try HireVue or Lavalier for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?