Head to head

HireVue vs Tenzo AI

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

Tenzo AI

Contact for pricing

Voice AI screens over phone, SMS, and WhatsApp on top of your ATS. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Tenzo AI fits

High-volume TA that wants every applicant screened
Healthcare, hourly, and always-on hiring
Workday, Bullhorn, iCIMS, or Greenhouse customers
Teams that will use WhatsApp and SMS, not only email

At a glance

Detail	HireVue	Tenzo AI
Starting price	Enterprise	Contact for pricing
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	✓Yes
Listed under	Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening	Interviewing, AI interviewing, Texting
Capterra	4.5 from 50 reviews	Not 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

Tenzo AI

Stands out: Morgan, a screening agent that hits every applicant by phone/SMS/WhatsApp and writes a scored shortlist back, with 57-plus ATS names including Bullhorn, Workday, iCIMS, SAP SuccessFactors, and Greenhouse.

Watch out: Quote-only enterprise motion. A two-recruiter shop will be over-served.

Not the right fit for

SMBs that need a public seat price
Executive search
Teams that refuse AI voice screens

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

Tenzo AI

Phone plus SMS plus WhatsApp, not video-only
Long ATS list including Bullhorn, Workday, and Greenhouse
Scores every applicant, not a sample

Quote-only
No public per-seat price
Overkill for low-volume professional hiring

What each one costs

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Tenzo AI

Contact for pricing

Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

Checked 8 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try HireVue or Tenzo AI 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?