Compare/Head to head
Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.
Starting price
Sales-quoted
Enterprise structured video interviews with assessments wired into the hiring stages. Quote-based.
Where HireVue fits
Sales-quoted Free trial
Enterprise video interviews, assessments, and proctoring. Pricing is sales-quoted; vendor says a trial or demo is available.
Where Talview fits
| Detail | HireVue | Talview |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Sales-quoted | Sales-quoted |
| Free tier | –No | –No |
| Free trial | Not on record | Yes |
| MCP server | –No | –No |
| Public API | –No | ✓Yes |
| Listed under | Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening | Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing |
| Capterra | 4.5 from 50 reviews | 4.2 from 42 reviews |
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
Talview
Stands out: Interviews, skills tests, and proctoring in one enterprise suite, common in India and global high-volume programmes.
Watch out: Quote-only. This is not a $100/mo one-way video tool. Proctoring and fraud features are why enterprises buy it.
Not the right fit for
HireVue
Talview
HireVue
Sales-quoted
Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
Talview
Sales-quoted
Sales-quoted. Talview's pricing page is a quote form with unit-based pricing per feature, sold individually or bundled, and a typical minimum commitment of about 150 to 200 candidates. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
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