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Interview Guard alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Interview Guard, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Interview Guard from $100/mo7 day free trial

The short answer

  • Sherlock AI : Sherlock AI publishes from $100/mo for proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals if you want a priced interview-fraud detector. From $50 prepaid credits
  • HireID : HireID is a quoted interview-integrity layer with a live agent inside Zoom, Meet, and Teams rather than a candidate desktop app. From Sales-quoted
  • Polygraf AI : Polygraf AI is quoted deepfake and interview-cheating detection without Interview Guard's no-recording desktop-app model. From Sales-quoted
  • HireVue : HireVue is a full structured video-interview platform, not a fraud overlay you drop onto an existing Zoom screen. From Sales-quoted

Why people look past Interview Guard

This is not the InterviewGuard.ai coding-session product. interviewguard.io is a candidate desktop app. Do not mix the two rate cards. Per-interview fees apply on top of the monthly plan.

What we noted

  • Candidates must install a desktop app
  • Per-interview fees on top of the monthly plan
  • Easy to confuse with interviewguard.ai, a different product

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that will not ask candidates to install a desktop app
  • Very high-volume desks that want flat pricing with no per-interview fee

Worth keeping in mind: It looks for 100-plus AI helpers including ChatGPT, Cluely, and InterviewCoder, plus overlays, remote desktop, VMs, VPN location spoofing, deepfakes, and proxy input. Alerts fire during the interview. Setup is pitched as three minutes with no IT project.

Interview Guard alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Interview Guard (the one you are on) –No$100/mo–No–No
Sherlock AI Sherlock AI publishes from $100/mo for proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals if you want a priced interview-fraud detector. –No$50 prepaid credits–No–NoHead to head
HireID HireID is a quoted interview-integrity layer with a live agent inside Zoom, Meet, and Teams rather than a candidate desktop app. –NoSales-quoted–No–NoHead to head
Polygraf AI Polygraf AI is quoted deepfake and interview-cheating detection without Interview Guard's no-recording desktop-app model. –NoSales-quoted–No✓YesHead to head
HireVue HireVue is a full structured video-interview platform, not a fraud overlay you drop onto an existing Zoom screen. –NoSales-quoted–No–NoHead to head

What each one does differently

Sherlock AI

$50 prepaid credits Free trial

Why it comes up: Sherlock AI publishes from $100/mo for proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals if you want a priced interview-fraud detector.

Stands out: Plans split into Only Fraud Detection, Fraud plus AI Fluency, and a full suite that adds automated interview notes, all with unlimited seats under fair use.

Watch out: Cost per interview depends on which checks each interview uses, so $50 of credits covers anywhere from about 5 to 10 interviews. Enterprise volume pricing is quoted.

Best for

  • TA teams running remote video interviews that need proxy and deepfake signals
  • Orgs that permit some AI use and want an AI Fluency score beside fraud
  • Teams that want automated notes on the same Sherlock session

HireID

Sales-quoted

Why it comes up: HireID is a quoted interview-integrity layer with a live agent inside Zoom, Meet, and Teams rather than a candidate desktop app.

Stands out: An Interview Agent can join the live conference and surface facial, voice, lip-sync, and AI-assist signals without auto-rejecting the candidate, so a human still makes the call.

Watch out: There is no published price or self-serve plan. It is a trust layer on top of your ATS and video tool, not a full interviewing product.

Best for

  • TA teams seeing proxy interviews and deepfakes on Zoom, Meet, or Teams
  • Employers that need ID-to-face matching before an offer, not after a background check
  • Staffing desks that must explain every fraud signal to a client or counsel

Polygraf AI

Sales-quoted API

Why it comes up: Polygraf AI is quoted deepfake and interview-cheating detection without Interview Guard's no-recording desktop-app model.

Stands out: Transcribes interviews and scores AI-coached answers in under 2 seconds, aimed at Cluely, Yoodli, InterviewCoder, and Pickle.

Watch out: The hiring detector is demo-sold. Retail AI-detector plans exist for writing, but those are a different SKU from interview fraud.

Best for

  • TA teams fighting AI-coached live interviews
  • Security teams that want on-prem AI policy enforcement
  • Employers hiring into sensitive or government roles

HireVue

Sales-quoted

Why it comes up: HireVue is a full structured video-interview platform, not a fraud overlay you drop onto an existing Zoom screen.

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.

Best for

  • Enterprise talent teams standardising video interviews
  • Teams that need assessments before an onsite
  • High-volume employers that cannot run live first rounds

4.5 on Capterra from 50 reviews

Common questions

What is the best Interview Guard alternative?
It depends on what sent you looking. We compare 4 alternatives to Interview Guard: Sherlock AI, HireID, Polygraf AI and HireVue. Each one's "Why it comes up" line says what it does differently, and the table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.
What is the cheapest Interview Guard alternative?
Of the published starting prices here, Sherlock AI is lowest at $50 prepaid credits. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.
Does Interview Guard have a free trial?
Interview Guard offers a 7 day free trial on our listing. Trial terms move, so confirm on the vendor site before you plan around it.

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