Compare/Head to head

Lightscreen vs Ribbon

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

Starting price

Lightscreen

Sales-quoted

Lightscreen is an AI recruiting pipeline for screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews. Packaging is sales-quoted.

Where Lightscreen fits

  • TA teams that want screening plus voice AI interviews plus scheduling in one vendor
  • High-volume roles where a voice agent should book the next step
  • Companies comparing a pipeline product with FetchTalent or EvoHire screens
  • Orgs that will keep Greenhouse or Ashby as the ATS of record

Ribbon

$199/mo Free trial

Voice AI interviewer for screening at volume. Starter is $199/mo billed monthly with 50 interviews; paid plans start with a free trial.

Where Ribbon fits

  • TA teams running high-volume voice screens
  • Companies on Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, or Workday
  • Independent recruiters who want a $199 monthly plan with no commitment
  • Top-of-funnel screening, not final-round interviews

At a glance

DetailLightscreenRibbon
Starting priceSales-quoted$199/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underAssessments, Interviewing, AI interviewingInterviewing, AI interviewing

Where they pull apart

Lightscreen

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

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

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

Ribbon

Stands out: A public monthly grid ($199 / $499 / $999) with no commitment, plus Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, Workday, and Workable named.

Watch out: Each plan has an included interview count and extra interviews cost $3 each. Overage will dominate a busy week.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that will not use AI voice
  • Executive search

Pros and cons

Lightscreen

  • Screening, scheduling, and voice AI interviews in one pipeline
  • Voice agent can move a candidate to a booked next step
  • Designed as a layer on the ATS, not a rip-and-replace
  • Sales-quoted, no public interview pack
  • Implementation depends on ATS and calendar access
  • Overlap with EvoHire, Ribbon, and HireVue

Ribbon

  • Public $199 Starter, billed monthly, with a free trial
  • Named ATS list including Greenhouse, Ashby, and Workday
  • Capacity plus overage instead of a pure quote
  • $3 per interview overage
  • Included interview counts are listed inconsistently on the pricing page
  • Not a human interviewer marketplace

What each one costs

Lightscreen

Sales-quoted

Lightscreen quotes screening, scheduling, and voice AI interview pipelines. lightscreen.ai routes buyers to a demo rather than a published grid. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Ribbon

$199/mo

Plans are billed monthly with no commitment. Starter is $199/mo with 50 interviews included. Growth is $499/mo and Business $999/mo, with $3 per interview over the included amount. Enterprise is custom with unlimited interviews. Paid plans start with a free trial. The pricing page shows two versions of the included-interview counts for Growth and Business, so check the current figure at signup. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Lightscreen or Ribbon for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Ribbon 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?