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SmoothHiring vs Wizehire

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

Starting price

SmoothHiring

$149/mo 14 day free trial

Applicant tracking for small and mid-size employers built around a patented predictive assessment: candidates are benchmarked against the traits of your top performers and ranked by AI, alongside job posting, scorecards and self-scheduling. Plans run from $149/mo for 5 active jobs to $469/mo for unlimited, so it suits SMBs that want screening science without an enterprise contract.

Where SmoothHiring fits

  • Small and mid-size employers hiring steadily
  • Owners who want predictive screening on a budget
  • Teams that want to assess candidates without posting a job

Wizehire

$249/mo

SMB hiring platform with job-board distribution, AI screening, and human coaches. Quickstart is $249/mo billed monthly.

Where Wizehire fits

  • SMBs making a handful of hires who want a coach
  • Teams that want 100-plus job boards without a media buyer
  • Payroll stacks on Gusto, ADP, UKG, or Paylocity
  • Buyers who will pause and reactivate rather than sign annual ATS

At a glance

DetailSmoothHiringWizehire
Starting price$149/mo$249/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underATS, Assessments, Job boardsATS
Capterra4.7 from 12 reviews4.8 from 124 reviews

Where they pull apart

SmoothHiring

Stands out: The Candidate Fit benchmarks, which profile your best current employees and score applicants against them, are the point of difference, and they can be bought on their own without posting a job. Growth adds unlimited users, AI ranking and nurture campaigns for $229/mo, and every plan starts with a 14-day trial and no card.

Watch out: Benchmarks are basic on Growth and advanced only on Scale, and one-way video and texting also wait until the $469/mo Scale plan. It has only 12 Capterra reviews at 4.7, and one reviewer said it was hard to see which boards jobs had been posted to.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies managing client pipelines
  • Teams needing custom integrations below Enterprise
  • Teams wanting video screening on the entry plan

Wizehire

Stands out: A hiring coach plus Talent Match screening, not just another cheap ATS login.

Watch out: Quickstart is $249/mo. Extra jobs are $99/mo and extra locations $349/mo. Scout, the AI recruiting agent, sits on Growth.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies
  • In-house TA that already has Greenhouse
  • Buyers hunting a $30/mo tracker

Pros and cons

SmoothHiring

  • Predictive benchmarks against your top performers
  • Unlimited users from $229/mo
  • 14-day trial with no card or long-term contract
  • Video and texting only on the $469/mo Scale plan
  • Only 12 Capterra reviews
  • Sponsored posting sold separately

Wizehire

  • Coach plus ATS, not only software
  • Public $249 Quickstart
  • Payroll and Checkr connectors named
  • $249 is a steep SMB floor versus $30 trackers
  • Scout is not on Quickstart
  • No free trial advertised

What each one costs

SmoothHiring

$149/mo

Starter is $149/mo (5 active jobs, 5 users); Growth is $229/mo (10 active jobs, unlimited users, AI ranking and basic benchmarks); Scale is $469/mo (unlimited jobs, one-way video assessments, texting, advanced benchmarks); Enterprise is quoted. Yearly billing includes two months free ($1,430, $2,198 and $4,502 a year). Sponsored premium job posting and the Candidate Fit assessment are also sold as packages. 14-day free trial with no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 Sep 2026

Wizehire

$249/mo

From $249/mo (Quickstart, monthly). Confirm current plans on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is SmoothHiring cheaper than Wizehire?
SmoothHiring starts lower, at $149/mo against $249/mo for Wizehire. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try SmoothHiring or Wizehire for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. SmoothHiring offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 26 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?