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HireVue vs ShortlistIQ

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

Starting price

HireVue

Sales-quoted

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

ShortlistIQ

$49/mo Free tier

Conversational AI that runs first-round interviews and scores them. Free plan for 10 applicants; Basic is $49/mo.

Where ShortlistIQ fits

  • Startups testing AI first-rounds
  • TA teams that want scored interview reports without an enterprise RFP
  • Desks that will start on the free 10-applicant plan
  • High-volume screening that is not yet HireVue-shaped

At a glance

DetailHireVueShortlistIQ
Starting priceSales-quoted$49/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screeningInterviewing, AI interviewing
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

ShortlistIQ

Stands out: A public $49 Basic plus a real free rung. That is rare in AI interviewing, which is usually quote-only.

Watch out: Basic is a startup cap (20 interviews). Agencies are on Premium at $599/mo.

Not the right fit for

  • Enterprises that need Workday-native voice AI
  • Teams that refuse AI interviews
  • Agencies that need $49 to mean unlimited

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

ShortlistIQ

  • Public $49 Basic instead of a pure quote
  • Free plan to try 10 applicants
  • Scored first-round reports without a human interviewer marketplace
  • Volume caps on Basic
  • Integration list is not published in detail
  • Not an ATS

What each one costs

HireVue

Sales-quoted

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

ShortlistIQ

$49/mo

Free tier; paid from $49/mo (Basic). Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try HireVue or ShortlistIQ for free?
ShortlistIQ carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?