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InCruiter vs Karat

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

Starting price

InCruiter

₹199,999/yr Free trial

Interview outsourcing and AI interviewing from Bengaluru: a network of 4,500+ expert interviewers runs technical and non-technical rounds for you, and IncBot runs one-way conversational AI interviews. Published prices are in rupees only, from ₹199,999 a year plus GST for the video interview Pro plan, so it suits India hiring and tech teams that want interview capacity without adding interviewers.

Where InCruiter fits

  • Tech and IT hiring teams short on interviewer time
  • Staffing firms running first rounds at volume
  • India-based employers paying in rupees

Karat

Sales-quoted

Technical interviewing as a service: trained Interview Engineers run live engineering interviews to your bar. Quote-based.

Where Karat fits

  • Companies short on engineer-interviewers
  • High-volume technical hiring programs
  • Enterprises standardizing a technical bar
  • Teams vetting contractors and partner talent

At a glance

DetailInCruiterKarat
Starting price₹199,999/yrSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underInterviewing, Assessments, AI interviewing, SchedulingAssessments, Interviewing
Capterra4.8 from 80 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

InCruiter

Stands out: Few tools combine a marketplace of human expert interviewers with AI interviews, AI phone screening, a coding compiler and AI proctoring under one login, and the whole platform, reports and emails included, can be white-labelled. It is rated 4.8 on Capterra across 80 reviews.

Watch out: Pricing is published only in rupees and per module, so US buyers will need a quote. Many Capterra reviews come from people working as InCruiter interviewers rather than from hiring teams, so read them with that in mind.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who want US dollar pricing up front
  • Teams needing a full ATS as the core system
  • Low volume hiring where outsourced rounds add little

Karat

Stands out: Expert interviewers run the technical interview, backed by benchmarks from 600,000-plus interviews.

Watch out: No public rate card. You buy a scoped interview program after a demo, not software by the month.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that only need a coding pad
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

InCruiter

  • Outsourced expert interviewers plus AI interviews
  • White-label reports, videos and emails
  • Rated 4.8 on Capterra across 80 reviews
  • Prices published in rupees only
  • Modules priced separately
  • Many reviews come from its interviewers

Karat

  • Interviewers included, not only software
  • Consistent bar across teams and regions
  • Benchmarks from 600,000-plus interviews
  • No public self-serve price
  • Demo required before a quote
  • Costs more than a self-run pad

What each one costs

InCruiter

₹199,999/yr

InCruiter publishes prices in Indian rupees only. The IncVid video interview Pro plan is ₹199,999 a year plus GST (1 main user, 2 sub users, 100 interview credits) and Pro+ is ₹599,999 a year plus GST (4 sub users, 250 interview credits); Enterprise is quoted. Interview as a Service and the AI interview products are scoped separately, and a trial is available with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Karat

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Pricing is set per interview program after a demo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try InCruiter or Karat for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. InCruiter offers a free trial.

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