Compare/Head to head

Phenom vs X0PA AI

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

Starting price

Phenom

Enterprise

Enterprise talent experience platform: career site, CRM and internal mobility in one. Quote-based.

Where Phenom fits

Enterprise talent teams rebuilding the career site
Organisations buying CRM and internal mobility together
Teams with developers who will use the API
Buyers comparing enterprise talent platforms

A full AI native ATS with predictive scoring, sourcing, video interviews and a roster of AI hiring agents, aimed at mid size and large employers, RPOs and universities. Pricing is public but starts at $28,000 a year, so it competes with enterprise suites rather than small business ATS tools.

Where X0PA AI fits

Mid size and enterprise TA teams replacing an ATS with an AI native one
RPO and staffing firms that need multi client dashboards and invoicing
Universities screening admissions and internship applications at volume

At a glance

Detail	Phenom	X0PA AI
Starting price	Enterprise	$28,000/yr
Free tier	–No	–No
Free trial	Not on record	14 day free trial
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	CRM, Recruitment marketing, AI screening, Sourcing, Succession & internal mobility, Texting	ATS, AI interviewing, AI screening, Sourcing
Capterra	3.9 from 14 reviews	Not enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Phenom

Stands out: The career site is the product, not an afterthought bolted onto a tracker.

Watch out: No published price, and it is far more platform than a small team needs.

Not the right fit for

Small businesses posting jobs
Agencies

X0PA AI

Stands out: X0PA publishes enterprise pricing that most rivals hide, and its predictive retention and performance scoring goes beyond resume matching. One vendor covers ATS, sourcing, AI agents, video interviews and specialist editions for RPOs and academic admissions.

Watch out: The entry price is $28,000 a year and AI agents, video interviews and extra seats add cost. The pricing page FAQ still mentions a $49 per user Lite plan that no longer appears among the plan cards, so confirm what is actually on offer. Review volume on Capterra is very small.

Not the right fit for

Small businesses looking for a low cost ATS
Teams that already have an ATS they want to keep
Buyers who need a large base of public user reviews

Pros and cons

Phenom

Career site and CRM in one platform
Internal mobility included
Public developer API

No published price
No MCP
Too much platform for smaller teams

X0PA AI

Published annual pricing for every product
Predictive retention and performance scoring
14 day free trial with no card

Starts at $28,000 a year
Agents, interviews and seats priced separately
Few independent user reviews

What each one costs

Phenom

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

X0PA AI

$28,000/yr

US list prices are annual. AI Recruiter Core is $28,000/yr with 5 seats and 1 AI agent (extra seats $466/user/mo), Scale is $58,000/yr with 10 seats and 3 agents, and Elevate is $110,000/yr with 20 seats and 5 agents. X0PA ROOM video interviews start at $9,000/yr for 1,200 credits, standalone Agentic AI at $18,000/yr for one agent, and X0PA RPO at $4,345 per user/yr. Every plan has a 14 day free trial with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 23 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Phenom or X0PA AI for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing. X0PA AI offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 7 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?