Head to head

Sherlock AI vs VALIDIA

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

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

VALIDIA

Sales-quoted

VALIDIA authenticates who is on the call inside Zoom, Teams, Meet, and Webex without a meeting bot. Docs still describe hiring-fraud prevention with Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday. Pricing is quote-led. The marketing homepage is thin.

Where VALIDIA fits

  • Remote hiring teams seeing proxy candidates and deepfakes on Zoom or Teams
  • Employers that will not add a bot or a candidate desktop install
  • Greenhouse, Lever, or Workday shops that want identity alerts on the record
  • Security-minded TA teams worried about DPRK-style IT worker fraud

At a glance

DetailSherlock AIVALIDIA
Starting price$100/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underCandidate fraud & AI detectionCandidate fraud & AI detection, Interviewing

Where they pull apart

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

VALIDIA

Stands out: Know Your People is agentless inside the conference tool. It marks facial, voice, and behavioral mismatches, VPN use, and timing anomalies, aimed at proxy interviews and deepfake presence.

Watch out: There is no public rate card. The marketing homepage currently gives little product detail, so buyers should use docs.validia.ai and a demo. This is identity authentication, not a full interviewer.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need an AI interviewer, not an identity layer
  • Buyers who require a published per-check price before a call

Pros and cons

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

VALIDIA

  • Agentless inside Zoom, Teams, Meet, and Webex
  • Named ATS path for Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday in vendor docs
  • Aimed at proxy, deepfake, and false-identity hiring fraud
  • The vendor does not publish a price
  • Marketing homepage is not a full product page
  • Does not run the interview or replace an ATS

What each one costs

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

VALIDIA

Sales-quoted

VALIDIA does not publish a per-check or seat price. Hiring fraud prevention is documented for Zoom, Teams, Meet, and Webex, with Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday in the docs. Ask sales for a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Sherlock AI or VALIDIA 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 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?