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Zeeda alternatives

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

Zeeda from Quote-based

Closest alternatives

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The short answer

  • Ribbon : AI voice interviewer for screening at volume with published pricing from $499/mo and a free trial. From $499/mo
  • Veton.ai : Interactive AI screening interviews with a trust score and unlimited jobs and applicants at a listed $299/mo. From $299/mo
  • HeyMilo : High-volume AI recruiter across voice, video and SMS with cheat detection, ATS write-back and its own MCP server. From Quote-based

Why people look past Zeeda

No pricing is published and there is no self-serve sign-up, so you need a demo. Beyond Workday and Microsoft Teams, the 70+ integrations are not named on the site, and its results figures come from a small sample (55 hires).

What we noted

  • No published pricing or self-serve trial
  • Most of its 70+ integrations are not named publicly
  • Outcome claims rest on a small sample and there are no independent reviews yet

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers wanting a short, low-cost knockout screen
  • Teams that need published prices or a self-serve trial

Worth keeping in mind: Interviews run 20 to 30 minutes, much longer than a typical AI phone screen, and every score is explained against a rubric Zeeda will help you write if you do not have one. Zeeda says a ranked shortlist is ready within 48 hours of the process starting.

Zeeda alternatives compared

ToolFree tierFromMCPAPIHead to head
Zeeda (the one you are on) –NoQuote-based–No–No
Ribbon AI voice interviewer for screening at volume with published pricing from $499/mo and a free trial. –No$499/mo–No–NoHead to head
Veton.ai Interactive AI screening interviews with a trust score and unlimited jobs and applicants at a listed $299/mo. –No$299/mo–No–NoHead to head
HeyMilo High-volume AI recruiter across voice, video and SMS with cheat detection, ATS write-back and its own MCP server. –NoQuote-based✓Yes✓YesHead to head

What each one does differently

Ribbon

$499/mo Free trial

Why it comes up: AI voice interviewer for screening at volume with published pricing from $499/mo and a free trial.

Stands out: A public interview-capacity grid ($499 / $999 / $1,999) plus Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, Workday, and Workable named.

Watch out: Growth is 100 interviews/mo with $4 overage. This is not a $49 toy. Overage will dominate a busy week.

Best for

  • TA teams running high-volume voice screens
  • Companies on Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, or Workday
  • Desks that want a 7-day trial before a $499 seat

Read the Ribbon write-up Zeeda vs Ribbon

Veton.ai

$299/mo

Why it comes up: Interactive AI screening interviews with a trust score and unlimited jobs and applicants at a listed $299/mo.

Stands out: Every plan includes unlimited job positions and applicants, so cost scales only with interviews. The trust score adds a fraud check that many screening tools charge extra for.

Watch out: Monthly Basic lacks ATS integration, which only comes with Standard or a yearly plan. Headline results such as 92% time saved are the vendor's own figures, and there are few independent reviews.

Best for

  • Staffing agencies screening hundreds of candidates a week
  • High volume hourly and professional hiring alike
  • Teams hiring in more than one language

Read the Veton.ai write-up Zeeda vs Veton.ai

HeyMilo

Quote-based MCP API

Why it comes up: High-volume AI recruiter across voice, video and SMS with cheat detection, ATS write-back and its own MCP server.

Stands out: HeyMilo runs the first round across several channels in one pass and attaches trust signals to each candidate: identity checks, AI-answer flags and multi-person detection. Its Red API applies the same fraud checks to interviews it never ran, from Zoom or Teams recordings.

Watch out: The core platform has no published price; only the Red add-on does. Candidate Recommendations, the ATS rediscovery feature, has deep integrations only with Bullhorn, Avionté and Tracker, and some candidates will not want a machine running the first conversation.

Best for

  • High-volume desks screening hundreds of applicants per role
  • Staffing agencies on Bullhorn, Avionté, JobDiva or Tracker
  • BPOs and franchises that need one screen across sites and languages

Read the HeyMilo write-up Zeeda vs HeyMilo

Common questions

What is the best Zeeda alternative?
It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put Ribbon closest to Zeeda. Why it comes up: AI voice interviewer for screening at volume with published pricing from $499/mo and a free trial. The table above shows all 3 on price, free tier, MCP and API.
What is the cheapest Zeeda alternative?
Of the published starting prices here, Veton.ai is lowest at $299/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.
Which Zeeda alternatives have an MCP server?
HeyMilo ships a first party MCP server, so you can drive it from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

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