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Ropes vs Sherlock AI

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

Starting price

Ropes

Sales-quoted

Candidate fraud detection plus job-specific coding assessments, built for staffing firms that submit technical candidates to clients. Scout screens applicants in the ATS for fake identities and masked locations, and each assessment produces a replayable proof of skill to send with the submittal. Pricing is quote only, and it suits tech staffing desks rather than non-technical or high volume hourly hiring.

Where Ropes fits

  • IT staffing firms submitting remote developers to clients
  • Agencies that have been burned by proxy interviews or fake identities
  • Recruiters who want proof of coding skill to send with each submittal
  • Firms worried about hiring from sanctioned countries through masked locations

Sherlock AI

$100/mo Free trial

Sherlock AI detects proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals in live interviews. Starter starts at $100/mo for 10 interviews, with extra interviews at $10 each (100 minimum). Annual billing saves 20%.

Where Sherlock AI fits

  • TA teams running remote video interviews that need proxy and deepfake signals
  • Orgs that permit some AI use and want an AI Fluency score beside fraud
  • Teams that want automated notes on the same Sherlock session
  • Companies that prefer unlimited seats and pay per interview instead of per interviewer

At a glance

DetailRopesSherlock AI
Starting priceSales-quoted$100/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCandidate fraud & AI detection, AssessmentsCandidate fraud & AI detection

Where they pull apart

Ropes

Stands out: It pairs two jobs most tools split: fraud screening at intake (Scout reads phone, email, resume, LinkedIn, GitHub and IP signals straight from the ATS) and a proctored coding task generated from the client's own job spec, so there is no question bank for candidates to memorise. The result is a shareable replay the recruiter sends with the submittal, which is aimed squarely at staffing sub-to-placement rates rather than in-house hiring teams.

Watch out: No public price, and every route in is a demo. The assessments are technical (coding and data), so they add little for non-technical roles. The headline figures on the site, 39% of candidates showing a fraud signal and a 30% lift in sub-to-place, are the vendor's own data. The only ATS connection documented by a partner is Workable, so confirm your ATS before a trial. Ropes flags signals for a recruiter to review and does not reject candidates itself.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical or hourly volume hiring
  • Small teams that want a self-serve plan with a published price
  • In-house teams that only need identity verification

Sherlock AI

Stands out: Plans split into Only Fraud Detection, Fraud plus AI Fluency, and a full suite that adds automated interview notes, all with unlimited seats under fair use.

Watch out: Starter includes only 10 interviews per month. Overflow is $10 per interview with a 100-interview minimum, so a busy week jumps from $100/mo to a much larger add-on.

Not the right fit for

  • Desks that need a published ATS-named integration list before buying
  • High-volume screens that will blow past 10 interviews/mo without Growth at $1,500/mo

Pros and cons

Ropes

  • Fraud checks at intake and during the assessment in one product
  • Coding tasks generated from each job spec, with no test bank to leak
  • Replayable proof of skill to send with each submittal
  • No public price, demo only
  • Assessments cover technical roles only
  • Few documented ATS integrations

Sherlock AI

  • Published Starter at $100/mo for 10 interviews with unlimited seats
  • Optional AI Fluency and automated notes on the same session
  • Growth drops overflow to $5 per interview (min 100) at $1,500/mo
  • Starter overflow is $10 per interview with a 100-interview minimum
  • ATS integrations are advertised without named systems on the pricing page
  • Not an interviewer. It sits on the live video you already run

What each one costs

Ropes

Sales-quoted

Ropes does not publish a price. Scout and Assessments are sold through a 30-minute demo tailored to your ATS and workflow. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 25 Sep 2026

Sherlock AI

$100/mo

Starter starts at $100/mo and includes 10 interviews per month. Extra interviews are $10 each with a 100-interview minimum. Growth starts at $1,500/mo for 300 interviews, then $5 each (min 100). Annual billing saves 20%. Enterprise is custom. Three bundles: Only Fraud Detection, Fraud plus AI Fluency, and Fraud plus AI Fluency plus Note Taking. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

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

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 25 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?