Head to head

HireVue vs Truffle

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

Truffle

$49/mo 7 day free trial

AI screening for high-volume roles (resume review, one-way video and match scores) from $49/mo, with a 7-day trial.

Where Truffle fits

High-volume small and mid-market hiring
Teams that want video and scores in one login
Buyers who need a published price
Desks replacing an enterprise screening tool on budget

At a glance

Detail	HireVue	Truffle
Starting price	Enterprise	$49/mo
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Not on record	7 day free trial
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	–No	–No
Listed under	Assessments, Candidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing, AI screening	Assessments, ATS, Interviewing
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

Truffle

Stands out: A published $49 entry price with match reasoning, where rivals quote five figures.

Watch out: It is not a validated assessment suite, so regulated or high-stakes selection may need more.

Not the right fit for

Enterprises that need validated assessments
Agencies that only need contact data

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

Truffle

Published $49 entry price
7-day trial with no card
Match reasoning rather than a bare score

Not a validated assessment suite
No API or MCP
Smaller vendor than the incumbents

What each one costs

HireVue

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Truffle

$49/mo

Starter is $49 per month with a 200 credit pool, billed monthly only. Core is $99 per month billed annually ($119 monthly) and Team is $199 billed annually ($239 monthly). One credit screens a resume, two assess a candidate and five run a video interview. There is a 7 day free trial with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 20 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try HireVue or Truffle for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Truffle offers a 7 day free trial.

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