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HireVue vs Tengai

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

Starting price

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

Tengai

Quote-based

Tengai is a Swedish AI avatar that runs a structured 20-minute screening interview and returns a shortlist ranked by fixed rules on a validated Big Five framework. It does not publish pricing, and plans are quoted by sales. It fits Nordic and EU employers that want a traceable, EU AI Act-focused first round in place of phone screens.

Where Tengai fits

  • Nordic employers hiring in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or English
  • Public-sector and regulated employers that need traceable, explainable rankings
  • High-volume roles in retail, logistics or customer service that currently rely on phone screens

At a glance

DetailHireVueTengai
Starting priceEnterpriseQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAssessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screeningAI interviewing, Assessments, Interviewing, AI screening
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

Tengai

Stands out: AI is used only for the conversation: Tengai says no AI scores or decides, and candidates are ranked mechanically against your requirements. Its interview framework was validated by Psychometrics Sweden AB, and the avatar uses no facial recognition. Candidates get personal feedback and can reuse their interview for other applications for 1 year.

Watch out: The avatar speaks English and Swedish, and the 4.0 translation covers only Swedish, English, Norwegian and Danish, so it is built for the Nordic market. Named ATS partners are Nordic systems (Teamtailor, Jobylon, Varbi, Zerolime, Talenttech), so US teams will likely need a custom API integration. Pricing is not published.

Not the right fit for

  • US teams on ATS platforms without a ready Tengai connector
  • Hiring in languages beyond the 4 Nordic and English options
  • Buyers who want AI to score answers or recommend hires

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

Tengai

  • Psychometrically validated Big Five framework
  • Rule-based, explainable rankings
  • Interview answers reusable by candidates for 1 year
  • No published pricing
  • Nordic languages and English only
  • ATS partners are mostly Nordic systems

What each one costs

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Tengai

Quote-based

Tengai does not publish pricing. Access is arranged through its sales team after a demo, and the site lists named contacts for sales and customer success. No free trial is advertised. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 28 Sep 2026

Common questions

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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?