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Simply AI alternatives

3 tools our write-ups put next to Simply AI, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Simply AI from $89/user/moFree trialAPI

Closest alternatives

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The short answer

  • Noota : USD pricing with a free plan and bot free recording, if you want a recruiter note taker without per call credits. From $19/user/mo
  • Carv : AI notes and ATS updates for agencies, if Bullhorn is your main system rather than a Salesforce based ATS. From Sales-quoted
  • Textkernel : Dedicated CV parsing and search at enterprise scale, if parsing matters more to you than call notes. From $99/mo

Why people look past Simply AI

Call recording and summaries start on Professional, not Core. AI usage is billed on top of the seat price: you connect your own AI key, or Simply runs AI on its keys at cost plus 20% per call.

What we noted

  • AI usage billed on top of the seat price
  • Call recording needs the Professional plan
  • Dutch market focus

Not the right fit for

  • US teams wanting a US focused vendor
  • Teams on an ATS without a ready Simply connector

Worth keeping in mind: Simply covers VOIP phone calls including mobile numbers as well as video and in person interviews, writes the key data points straight into ATS fields, and turns any CV into an editable Word CV in your house style in the same step.

Simply AI alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Simply AI (the one you are on) –No$89/user/mo–No✓Yes
Noota USD pricing with a free plan and bot free recording, if you want a recruiter note taker without per call credits. ✓Yes$19/user/mo–No✓YesHead to head
Carv AI notes and ATS updates for agencies, if Bullhorn is your main system rather than a Salesforce based ATS. –NoSales-quoted–No–NoHead to head
Textkernel Dedicated CV parsing and search at enterprise scale, if parsing matters more to you than call notes. –No$99/mo–No✓YesHead to head

What each one does differently

Noota

$19/user/mo Free tier API

Why it comes up: USD pricing with a free plan and bot free recording, if you want a recruiter note taker without per call credits.

Stands out: Noota records without a bot on every plan, covers phone calls with your own number as well as video interviews, and connects to ATS and CRM tools from Pro.

Watch out: Pro caps transcription at 1,000 minutes a month and a 10 seat workspace. The Hiring Agent is a separate $199/user/mo plan, and EU data centre hosting is on Hiring Agent and Enterprise only.

Best for

  • Recruiters who screen by phone as well as video
  • Agencies that want interview reports pushed to an ATS
  • Teams that interview in person and want notes from a phone

Read the Noota write-up Simply AI vs Noota

Carv

Sales-quoted

Why it comes up: AI notes and ATS updates for agencies, if Bullhorn is your main system rather than a Salesforce based ATS.

Stands out: Joins the interview, writes the note, and pushes a candidate presentation back to Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, or Workable.

Watch out: Packaging is demo-led and the product now leans toward agentic volume hiring. Carv for recruiters shows a join-the-waitlist sign-up, so confirm availability and price on a call before you budget.

Best for

  • Recruiting agencies that live on intake calls
  • Desks on Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, or Workable
  • Recruiters drowning in notes and write-ups

Read the Carv write-up Simply AI vs Carv

Textkernel

$99/mo API

Why it comes up: Dedicated CV parsing and search at enterprise scale, if parsing matters more to you than call notes.

Stands out: Its parser and matching engine run inside more than 100 ATS and HR systems, not only as a standalone product.

Watch out: Only the Parser has a public price, from $99 a month on credits. Source & Match, skills products and Enterprise depend on volume, languages and whether you buy direct or through an ATS partner.

Best for

  • ATS and HR software vendors embedding parsing
  • Staffing firms searching large candidate databases
  • Enterprises moving to skills-based hiring

Read the Textkernel write-up Simply AI vs Textkernel

Common questions

What is the best Simply AI alternative?
It depends on what sent you looking. We compare 3 alternatives to Simply AI: Noota, Carv and Textkernel. Each one's "Why it comes up" line says what it does differently, and the table above shows all 3 on price, free tier, MCP and API.
Is there a free alternative to Simply AI?
Yes. Noota carries a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.
What is the cheapest Simply AI alternative?
Of the published starting prices here, Noota is lowest at $19/user/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.
Does Simply AI have a free trial?
Simply AI offers a free trial on our listing. Trial terms move, so confirm on the vendor site before you plan around it.

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