Head to head

Interview Guard vs Sherlock AI

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

Interview Guard

Sales-quoted 7 day free trial

Interview Guard is a live interview-fraud layer. Candidates install a desktop app. The vendor does not record audio, video, or screenshare. A 7-day trial is on the homepage. Plan dollars are not on a public table, so terms go through the trial or sales.

Where Interview Guard fits

  • TA teams seeing Cluely, InterviewCoder, and overlay tools on live screens
  • Employers that refuse to record interviews but still want fraud signals
  • Desks on Zoom, Teams, Meet, or Webex that can require a 30-second candidate install
  • Companies willing to run a 7-day trial before a volume contract

Sherlock AI

$100/mo Free trial

Sherlock AI detects proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals in live interviews. Starter starts at $100/mo for 10 interviews, with extra interviews at $10 each (100 minimum). Annual billing saves 20%.

Where Sherlock AI fits

  • 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
  • Companies that prefer unlimited seats and pay per interview instead of per interviewer

At a glance

DetailInterview GuardSherlock AI
Starting priceSales-quoted$100/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial7 day free trialYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCandidate fraud & AI detection, InterviewingCandidate fraud & AI detection

Where they pull apart

Interview Guard

Stands out: 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.

Watch out: This is not the InterviewGuard.ai coding-session product that publishes $6 per session. interviewguard.io is a candidate desktop app. Do not mix the two rate cards. Professional plan dollars are not on a public table.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that will not ask candidates to install a desktop app
  • Buyers who need a printed per-interview dollar on the marketing page today

Sherlock AI

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: Starter includes only 10 interviews per month. Overflow is $10 per interview with a 100-interview minimum, so a busy week jumps from $100/mo to a much larger add-on.

Not the right fit for

  • Desks that need a published ATS-named integration list before buying
  • High-volume screens that will blow past 10 interviews/mo without Growth at $1,500/mo

Pros and cons

Interview Guard

  • No audio, video, or screenshare recording
  • Detects Cluely, InterviewCoder, ChatGPT, remote desktop, VMs, and deepfakes
  • 7-day trial on the vendor homepage
  • Candidates must install a desktop app
  • No reliable public dollar table on interviewguard.io
  • Easy to confuse with interviewguard.ai, a different product

Sherlock AI

  • Published Starter at $100/mo for 10 interviews with unlimited seats
  • Optional AI Fluency and automated notes on the same session
  • Growth drops overflow to $5 per interview (min 100) at $1,500/mo
  • Starter overflow is $10 per interview with a 100-interview minimum
  • ATS integrations are advertised without named systems on the pricing page
  • Not an interviewer. It sits on the live video you already run

What each one costs

Interview Guard

Sales-quoted

Interview Guard advertises a 7-day trial and an Enterprise custom plan. A Professional plan is named on the homepage without a published rate. Candidates install a desktop app. Interviews are not recorded. Ask sales or start the trial for current terms. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Sherlock AI

$100/mo

Starter starts at $100/mo and includes 10 interviews per month. Extra interviews are $10 each with a 100-interview minimum. Growth starts at $1,500/mo for 300 interviews, then $5 each (min 100). Annual billing saves 20%. Enterprise is custom. Three bundles: Only Fraud Detection, Fraud plus AI Fluency, and Fraud plus AI Fluency plus Note Taking. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Interview Guard or Sherlock AI for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Interview Guard offers a 7 day free trial. Sherlock AI offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?