Asendia AI
AI voice recruiter for staffing agencies that sources, runs phone screens and scores every candidate.
From $99/mo 7-day free trial
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Bottom line
AI voice recruiter aimed at staffing agencies: Sarah phone screens every applicant around the clock, scores them and pushes the shortlist into your ATS. Self serve plans start at $99/mo with 10 voice assessments and a 7 day free trial, but the ATS integrations and full sourcing agent sit on the $599/mo Growth plan, so agencies wanting write back should budget for that tier.
Stands out for: Published self serve pricing is rare in AI voice screening, and Asendia lists every tier with the number of voice interviews included and the per interview overage ($3 to $4). It is built around staffing workflows, with healthcare, IT and light industrial as the verticals it names, rather than corporate TA.
Watch out for: The $99 and $199 plans have no ATS integration and only 10 or 50 voice interviews, so real agency volume lands on Growth at $599/mo or higher. SMS and WhatsApp screening, resume screening and the scheduling agent are Enterprise only. It is a young company (YC, founded 2024), so check references on the ATS you use.
Overview
Asendia AI is a San Francisco based recruiting platform for staffing agencies. Its core product is Sarah, a voice agent that conducts live screening interviews with candidates by phone or browser at any hour, then scores them against the job requirements.
Each interview produces a transcript, a summary of job compatibility, technical, behavioral and psychometric analysis, and AI feedback on every answer. The screens also look for fraud and cheating signals.
Beyond screening, Asendia offers unlimited AI talent search on all plans, email outreach with AI templates, and on higher tiers a full sourcing agent, a post interview feedback agent and bulk invites to AI assessments.
Growth and above connect to more than 50 ATS platforms so shortlists, transcripts and scores land on the candidate record. Enterprise adds scheduling, resume screening, SMS engagement and SMS or WhatsApp screening agents, Slack integration and API access.
Pricing is public: $99/mo, $199/mo, $599/mo and $799/mo tiers with 10 to 500 voice assessments a month, 17% off annual billing and a 7 day free trial on every plan.
Who it's for
Best for
- Staffing agencies screening high applicant volumes in healthcare, IT and light industrial
- Recruiting desks that want phone screens done overnight and on weekends
- Small agencies that want to trial AI voice screening on a published price
Not ideal for
- Teams that need ATS sync on a starter budget
- Corporate TA teams wanting a video interview platform with employer branding
- Buyers who need SMS or WhatsApp screening without an enterprise contract
Key features
AI voice screening interviews. Sarah, the voice agent, runs structured screening calls 24/7 and returns a transcript, interview summary, job compatibility score and feedback on each answer.
Sourcing agent. Unlimited AI talent search on every plan, plus the full sourcing agent (Sarah the hunter) from the Growth plan.
Fraud and cheat detection. Screens flag inconsistent or assisted answers before a recruiter spends time on the candidate.
ATS write back. Shortlists, transcripts and scores sync to 50+ ATS platforms from the Growth plan.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Voice agent that conducts live screening interviews and scores each answer | Sourcing |
| Unlimited AI talent search from a prompt | Sourcing |
| Sourcing agent that finds and engages candidates (Sarah the hunter) | Sourcing+Growth |
| SMS and WhatsApp screening agents | Enterprise |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Sourcing | $99/mo | 10 AI voice assessments, 1 seat |
| Sourcing+Starter | $199/mo | 50 assessments, 1 seat |
| Sourcing+Growth | $599/mo | 200 assessments, 4 seats, ATS integrations |
| Sourcing+Business | $799/mo | 500 assessments, 24/7 support |
| Enterprise | Quote | SMS and WhatsApp screening, API |
Sourcing is $99/mo with 10 AI voice assessments and 1 seat, Sourcing+Starter $199/mo with 50 assessments, Sourcing+Growth $599/mo with 200 assessments, 4 seats and 50+ ATS integrations, and Sourcing+Business $799/mo with 500 assessments and 24/7 support. Extra interviews cost $4 each on the first two plans and $3 on Growth and Business. Annual billing saves 17%, Enterprise is quoted, and every plan starts with a 7 day free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 23 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Asendia AI expensive?
Asendia AI starts at $99/mo. We list 59 AI interviewing tools in total. 13 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $79 a month.
- 30 quote-based
- 13 free tier
- 29 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI interviewing listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Public pricing with interview counts and overage rates
- Voice screens run 24/7 with fraud detection built in
- 7 day free trial on every plan
Cons
- ATS integrations start at $599/mo
- SMS and WhatsApp screening are Enterprise only
- Small interview allowances on the entry plans
Integrations
Workable Slack WhatsApp
How Asendia AI compares
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Sales-quoted API
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