SimpleHire
AI voice screening interviews for staffing recruiters. Proctored skill checks and an optional ID check, from $2 per screen. Not an ATS.
From $2/screen Free tier
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Bottom line
SimpleHire runs a proctored AI voice interview and skill check on a candidate before you send them to the client, and returns a scored report plus a shareable certificate. It is priced per screen from $2, with 25 free Basic screens a month, but ATS integration is still coming soon. Best for staffing desks that want proof attached to submissions, not for teams shopping for an ATS.
Stands out for: Pricing is published and per screen ($2, $3 or $5) with 25 free Basic screens every month and no card, which is rare for proctored screening. Each report pairs a role-based voice interview that follows up on weak answers with skill evidence and integrity signals, and the candidate can keep the result as a verified profile.
Watch out for: ATS integration is not live yet: Ceipal and JobDiva come first, then Bullhorn, so today the report is attached to submissions by hand. The ID and face-match check is optional and its price is not listed separately. Proctoring signals are flagged for a human to review rather than decided automatically, and the vendor positions the tool as pre-screening evidence, not a background check.
Overview
SimpleHire is a pre-submission screening tool for staffing recruiters. You paste the client requirement and the candidate's resume, send an invite from the recruiter dashboard, and the candidate completes the screen when they are ready, so no panel scheduling is needed.
The screen has up to four parts: a role-based voice interview that asks follow-up questions when answers are weak, a role-specific skill check, layered proctoring, and an optional ID and face-match check that can be done later. In 15 to 30 minutes the recruiter gets a screening score, an interview summary, skill evidence and a shareable certificate, with a submission-readiness rating and a recommendation to submit or not.
Proctoring covers full-screen exits, tab and window changes, focus loss and copy-paste attempts, plus checks for supported high-risk desktop apps. Recruiters can require a paired second-device view. Every recorded signal is flagged for a person to review, and the recruiter makes the submission decision.
With the candidate's consent a completed screen can become a verified profile and certificate the candidate owns and chooses whether to publish. The vendor says companies buy the evaluation, never the candidate's data.
Pricing is per screen with no contract: Basic $2, Adaptive $3 and Advanced $5, and every workspace gets 25 free Basic screens a month with no card. ATS integration (Ceipal and JobDiva first, then Bullhorn) is listed as coming soon.
Who it's for
Best for
- Staffing recruiters who submit verified profiles to clients instead of raw resumes
- Desks filling junior, technical or high-value roles that need skill evidence
- Agencies screening at volume that want a low per-screen price and a free monthly allowance
- Teams that want an optional ID and face-match check without a separate vendor
Not ideal for
- In-house TA teams shopping for an ATS with pipelines and job posts
- Buyers who need live ATS writeback on day one
- Teams that need an FCRA background check
Key features
Screen before you submit. A role-based AI voice interview with follow-ups, a skill check and proctoring produce a screening report and shareable certificate in 15 to 30 minutes.
Staffing-first. Built for recruiters who submit to clients. Not an ATS and not a job board.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Role-based voice interview that asks follow-up questions when answers are thin or incomplete | Basic |
| Per-answer AI assessment and adaptive follow-up questioning | Adaptive |
| Role-based practical evaluation and an optional coding round scored separately | Advanced |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
MCP server
The vendor does not publish a first-party MCP server.
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Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $2/screen | 8 questions, 15 min. Voice interview, knowledge check, browser, desktop and second-device proctoring. 25 free screens a month. |
| Adaptive | $3/screen | 20 min. Adds adaptive follow-ups, per-answer AI assessment and a role-based practical evaluation. |
| Advanced | $5/screen | 30 min. Adds deeper follow-ups, extended skill evaluation, an optional scored coding round and a detailed submission recommendation. |
Pay per screen with no contract: Basic is $2 (8 questions, about 15 minutes), Adaptive is $3 (follow-up questions, about 20 minutes) and Advanced is $5 (deep dive, about 30 minutes, optional coding round scored separately). Every workspace gets 25 free Basic screens a month with no card. An ID check can be added when a client requires it. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is SimpleHire expensive?
SimpleHire starts at $2/screen. We list 71 assessments tools in total. 13 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $80 a month.
- 29 quote-based
- 13 free tier
- 38 public price
Worked out automatically from every assessments listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Published per-screen prices from $2, with no contract
- 25 free Basic screens a month, no card
- Proctoring covers browser, desktop and optional second-device views
- Candidate owns the verified result and certificate
Cons
- ATS integration is coming soon, not live
- Not an ATS. No job pipeline or client CRM
- Optional ID check pricing is not listed on the page
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How SimpleHire compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $2/screen | – | – | |
| | – | $50 prepaid credits | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | – | $29.99/report | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $250/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
$50 prepaid credits
Live interview-fraud detection from $100/mo for 10 interviews. Watches the live interview, where SimpleHire screens the candidate before you submit.
Sales-quoted
Interview integrity for deepfake, proxy and ID checks, quote-based. Focused on the live interview rather than a pre-submission voice screen.
$29.99/report MCP API
FCRA background reports from a published $29.99 package. SimpleHire is a voice screen plus skill evidence, not a CRA.
$250/mo API
Identity verification APIs for onboarding. Not a recruiter screening report with voice interviews.
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