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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

$50 prepaid credits Free trial

Sherlock AI detects proxy, lip-sync, and deepfake signals in live interviews. It is pay as you go: credits start at $50, about 5 to 10 interviews, and new accounts get $20 in free credits.

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$50 prepaid credits
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: Cost per interview depends on which checks each interview uses, so $50 of credits covers anywhere from about 5 to 10 interviews. Enterprise volume pricing is quoted.

Not the right fit for

  • Desks that need a published ATS-named integration list before buying
  • Buyers who want a fixed monthly price per interview

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

  • Pay as you go from $50 in credits with no subscription
  • Optional AI Fluency and automated notes on the same session
  • $20 in free credits to test about 2 to 4 interviews
  • Per-interview cost varies with the checks each interview uses
  • 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 4 Nov 2026

Sherlock AI

$50 prepaid credits

Pay as you go: add credits in dollars, minimum $50 ($50, $100, $250, $500 or any amount from $50 up). $50 covers about 5 to 10 interviews depending on the checks each interview uses. New accounts get $20 in free credits, about 2 to 4 interviews. Enterprise is volume pricing with invoicing and yearly contracts. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?