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PhoneScreen.AI vs Underheard

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

Starting price

PhoneScreen.AI

$4/screen Free trial

Pay-per-screen AI phone interviewer for hourly hiring and staffing desks. Applicants call in or get called, answer your questions in any of 34 languages, and you get a scored scorecard with recording and transcript. Resume screening and reference checks are handled by separate agents. There are no seats or monthly fees: the first 10 screens are free, then $4 per completed screen, and missed calls are never charged.

Where PhoneScreen.AI fits

  • Hourly hiring in home care, warehouses, restaurants and retail
  • Temp staffing desks confirming basics before a recruiter call
  • Employers with seasonal or uneven applicant volume
  • Teams that want to try AI screening without a contract

Underheard

Sales-quoted

Underheard is a Swiss AI voice agent for staffing agencies: it phones candidates the moment they apply, screens them, confirms availability and shift cover, and writes scores, notes and transcripts back into your ATS. It connects to staffing systems such as Bullhorn, Avionté and TempWorks. Pricing is by quote after a demo.

Where Underheard fits

  • Temp and light industrial staffing agencies
  • Agencies on Bullhorn, Avionté, TempWorks, Aqore or Crelate
  • Teams losing applicants to slow callbacks
  • European agencies that need EU data residency

At a glance

DetailPhoneScreen.AIUnderheard
Starting price$4/screenSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAI interviewing, Interviewing, Reference checks, AI screeningAI interviewing, Interviewing, AI screening

Where they pull apart

PhoneScreen.AI

Stands out: The price model suits uneven volume: you pay $4 only when a screen completes, with no subscription, seats or minimum, so a small agency or a seasonal employer pays nothing in a quiet month. The agents never accept or reject anyone, which keeps the hiring decision with your team.

Watch out: Named ATS connectors are aimed at SMB hourly hiring (Indeed, CareerPlug, Hireology, ApplicantPro, Workstream); staffing ATSs such as Bullhorn need Zapier or the API. The reference agent is still in beta, and transcripts come back in English only.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies needing a native Bullhorn or JobAdder connector
  • Professional roles that need long technical interviews

Underheard

Stands out: It covers the whole temp worker loop, not just the first screen: instant calls to new applicants, AI matching and SMS outreach when a job order lands, check-ins and compliance reminders on assignment, and an AI receptionist for call-offs, timesheet and payroll questions that hands off to a recruiter. Conversation data is stored in the EU, and calls run in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

Watch out: Underheard was founded in 2026 and its published customer list is short, so ask for staffing references. No price is published, so budget from a demo quote. The company also sells AI market research interviews, so staffing is one of two product lines.

Not the right fit for

  • Corporate teams hiring a few salaried roles
  • Buyers who want a published self-serve price
  • Executive search firms

Pros and cons

PhoneScreen.AI

  • $4 per completed screen, no seats or monthly fee
  • 34 languages with call-in on a local number
  • Resume and reference agents included
  • No native staffing-ATS connector named
  • Reference agent still in beta
  • Transcripts in English only

Underheard

  • Calls every applicant as soon as they apply
  • Covers screening, shift fill and retention in one
  • Writes structured data into staffing ATSs
  • No published pricing
  • Founded in 2026, short track record
  • Staffing is one of two product lines

What each one costs

PhoneScreen.AI

$4/screen

The first 10 screens are free with no card. After that it is $4 per completed screen, billed monthly for what you use, with no monthly fee or seats. Calls that go to voicemail, are missed, or end before any questions are never charged. Unlimited roles and teammates, ATS integrations, Zapier, API and webhooks are included. Volume pricing is available for hundreds of screens a month. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 13 Oct 2026

Underheard

Sales-quoted

Underheard does not publish a price for its staffing product. Plans are scoped on a demo call with the founders, and the vendor site points new agencies to a free try of the voice agent from its Hub. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 9 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try PhoneScreen.AI or Underheard for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. PhoneScreen.AI offers a free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 13 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?