Compare/Head to head

PhoneScreen.AI vs VeraHire

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

VeraHire

$49/mo Free trial

VeraHire runs the whole first round for high-volume hiring: it scores every resume against your job description, runs a short AI voice interview and returns a ranked shortlist with the evidence behind each score. It costs nothing to start, with pay as you go at $7 an interview or bundles from $49 a month, and a free trial of 300 screens and 30 interviews.

Where VeraHire fits

  • BPO, call center and customer support hiring
  • Staffing and RPO teams screening many requisitions
  • Multi-site retail, hospitality and frontline employers
  • Lean teams with hundreds of applicants per role

At a glance

DetailPhoneScreen.AIVeraHire
Starting price$4/screen$49/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAI interviewing, Interviewing, Reference checks, AI screeningAI interviewing, Assessments, 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

VeraHire

Stands out: Every score has to trace back to something the candidate wrote or said, and the shortlist pushes into 50+ ATS and HRIS tools or runs with no ATS at all. Pricing is per screen and per interview with unlimited team members, and the product is independently bias audited under NYC Local Law 144.

Watch out: The cheapest bundles assume steady volume: Starter covers only 10 interviews a month before $6.50 overage applies. Interviews are voice by default, so roles that need a camera depend on VeraHire switching video on for your account, and SMS invites are billed separately.

Not the right fit for

  • Executive or low-volume specialist hiring
  • Teams that want a full ATS
  • Roles that need live coding interviews

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

VeraHire

  • Free trial with 300 screens and 30 interviews
  • No seat fees, unlimited team members
  • Works with or without an ATS
  • Small interview allowance on Starter
  • Video only on request
  • SMS billed separately

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

VeraHire

$49/mo

VeraHire has no seat fees, setup fees or contracts on self-serve plans. Pay as you go costs $0 a month plus $0.25 per resume screening and $7.00 per AI interview. Monthly bundles, at annual rates: Starter $49/mo (10 interviews, 100 screenings), Growth $139/mo (30 interviews, 300 screenings), Value $299/mo (70, 700), Plus $499/mo (120, 1,200) and Scale $999/mo (250, 2,500). Month to month costs about 15% more (Starter $58, Growth $164). Overage runs from $6.50 down to $5.25 per interview depending on plan, and SMS is billed separately. Enterprise is priced by quote with SSO. The free trial includes 300 resume screenings and 30 AI interviews with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is PhoneScreen.AI cheaper than VeraHire?
PhoneScreen.AI starts lower, at $4/screen against $49/mo for VeraHire. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try PhoneScreen.AI or VeraHire for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. PhoneScreen.AI offers a free trial. VeraHire 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?