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Lightscreen alternatives

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

Lightscreen from Sales-quoted

Closest alternatives

The short answer

FetchTalent : FetchTalent is AI phone and video screens from $99/mo, a published-floor screen without Lightscreen's scheduling pipeline. From $99/mo
EvoHire : EvoHire is AI phone and video technical screening from a free plan then $165/mo, cheat-detection first rather than a full pipeline. From $165/mo
Ribbon : Ribbon is a voice AI interviewer from $499/mo, interviewer-only versus Lightscreen's screen-plus-schedule story. From $499/mo
HireVue : HireVue is enterprise structured video on a quote, a heavier suite than a voice-AI pipeline add-on. From Enterprise

Why people look past Lightscreen

lightscreen.ai routes buyers to a demo. There is no $99/mo self-serve interviewer. ATS writeback and volume bands land in the quote.

What we noted

Sales-quoted, no public interview pack
Implementation depends on ATS and calendar access
Overlap with EvoHire, Ribbon, and HireVue

Not the right fit for

Hiring managers who want a $59/role one-way video link today
Buyers who need a published per-interview rate

Worth keeping in mind: Screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews sit in one pipeline, so you are not stitching an AI interviewer to a separate scheduler.

Lightscreen alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Lightscreen (the one you are on)	–No	Sales-quoted	–No	–No
FetchTalent FetchTalent is AI phone and video screens from $99/mo, a published-floor screen without Lightscreen's scheduling pipeline.	–No	$99/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
EvoHire EvoHire is AI phone and video technical screening from a free plan then $165/mo, cheat-detection first rather than a full pipeline.	✓Yes	$165/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
Ribbon Ribbon is a voice AI interviewer from $499/mo, interviewer-only versus Lightscreen's screen-plus-schedule story.	–No	$499/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
HireVue HireVue is enterprise structured video on a quote, a heavier suite than a voice-AI pipeline add-on.	–No	Enterprise	–No	–No	Head to head

What each one does differently

FetchTalent

$99/mo

Why it comes up: FetchTalent is AI phone and video screens from $99/mo, a published-floor screen without Lightscreen's scheduling pipeline.

Stands out: Live coding challenges run inside the same AI interview as the behavioral screen, with a cheat-detection report aimed at IT staffing submissions. Dual email and SMS reminders are used to cut no-shows.

Watch out: It is not an ATS. Pipeline, deletes, and offers stay in your system of record. After-hours interviews are a featured capability, so volume hiring can run while the desk is closed.

Best for

IT staffing firms that need a coding scorecard and cheat-detection report on every submission
Agencies that want AI phone screens after hours with SMS reminders
TA teams that will keep Greenhouse or similar as the ATS of record

Read the FetchTalent write-up Lightscreen vs FetchTalent

EvoHire

$165/mo Free tier

Why it comes up: EvoHire is AI phone and video technical screening from a free plan then $165/mo, cheat-detection first rather than a full pipeline.

Stands out: Cheat detection on phone and video technical screens is the wedge, not a generic one-way video recorder.

Watch out: The free plan is a cap, not a 14-day Pro trial. Paid at $165/mo still needs a live check on monthly interview volume and languages.

Best for

Engineering hiring teams that want AI phone and video screens before a CoderPad loop
TA orgs fighting interview cheating on remote technical screens
Startups that will try the free plan before $165/mo

Read the EvoHire write-up Lightscreen vs EvoHire

Ribbon

$499/mo Free trial

Why it comes up: Ribbon is a voice AI interviewer from $499/mo, interviewer-only versus Lightscreen's screen-plus-schedule story.

Stands out: A public interview-capacity grid ($499 / $999 / $1,999) plus Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, Workday, and Workable named.

Watch out: Growth is 100 interviews/mo with $4 overage. This is not a $49 toy. Overage will dominate a busy week.

Best for

TA teams running high-volume voice screens
Companies on Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, or Workday
Desks that want a 7-day trial before a $499 seat

Read the Ribbon write-up Lightscreen vs Ribbon

HireVue

Enterprise

Why it comes up: HireVue is enterprise structured video on a quote, a heavier suite than a voice-AI pipeline add-on.

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

Read the HireVue write-up Lightscreen vs HireVue

Common questions

What is the best Lightscreen alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. We compare 4 alternatives to Lightscreen: FetchTalent, EvoHire, Ribbon 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.

Is there a free alternative to Lightscreen?

Yes. EvoHire carries a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Lightscreen alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, FetchTalent is lowest at $99/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

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