HireVue alternatives and competitors, compared by hiring need

On 2 September 2026 we reviewed the results that rank for “hirevue alternatives” and “hirevue competitors”: vendor listicles and comparison pages, two directories, a Reddit thread, a Quora question, a video and HireVue’s homepage. Among the readable captures, none states a rule for inclusion; one gives dates for the vendor facts it repeats. This page does both. It presents twelve video-interviewing products that pass a stated rule, alphabetical and unranked, in each vendor’s own words from pages saved on 2 September 2026 and 3 September 2026, lists the names left out with the reason, and reproduces no compared-vendor amount, no rating and no fairness or legal judgement.

What HireVue is, in HireVue’s own words

HireVue’s video interviewing page states: “Video interviewing software offers recruiters both on-demand and live video interviews online, so candidates can respond on their own time or connect live from any device” (/platform/online-video-interviewing-software). Its AI Interviewer page describes voice: “Hirevue AI Interviewer runs 24/7 voice interviews to uncover true fit with validated AI scoring and recruiter-ready shortlists by morning” (/platform/ai-interviewer). Its assessment page states: “Hirevue’s recruitment assessment tools include game-based psychometric tests, Virtual Job Tryout® job simulations, AI-scored video interviews, technical and coding challenges, and language proficiency tests to support hiring across many roles and industries” (/platform/assessment-software). These are HireVue’s claims about itself; for current commercial terms, see our HireVue pricing page.

Modern Hire is a status note. HireVue’s press release, dated “SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH May 9, 2023”, states that HireVue “today announced it has acquired Modern Hire, the intelligent hiring platform” (/press-release/modernhire). On 3 September 2026, the modernhire.com address displayed HireVue’s homepage. TrustRadius gives its listing the title “Modern Hire (discontinued)” (/compare-products/hirevue-vs-modern-hire). No current seller-controlled page we checked offers Modern Hire as a standalone employer product, so it fails the availability test; this page does not assert that it is discontinued.

The rule and the fields

The candidate universe is every seller-controlled page returned by either search that presents the seller’s named product as a HireVue alternative. A product is numbered when an active first-party page, readable through our proxy on the retrieval date, describes it as currently available to employers and a first-party sentence explicitly connects it to video interviews. Mode is recorded only where the vendor names it; an unreadable page means “not evaluated”, never “no video”; what else a vendor sells never excludes it; HireVue itself is not numbered. Each numbered product gets up to four fields with first-party quotations (video mode, scoring with what it evaluates where stated, stated fit, integrations) and a fifth, editorial field: a dated public pricing status (a published currency amount for paid employer access; stated custom or quote-based pricing; or no amount found on the pages we checked). Beatview has two quotations and two dated “not stated” cells. No amount and no count appear in a cell; “not stated” means not stated on the listed pages checked on the date given. Each heading restates the vendor’s description of its fit, not our advice. The list is alphabetical and unranked: the rule decides membership, not order.

Twelve products, alphabetical, numbered for reference, not ranked

1. Beatview: stated capabilities: structured video interviews and ranking; buyer fit not stated

• Video mode: “Beatview is an AI-powered hiring platform that automates candidate screening, structured video interviews, and objective ranking - helping teams hire smarter, faster.” (/). From the page’s own metadata description; the rendered page carries little text. The mode is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Scoring: “Screen resumes, run structured AI interviews, and rank candidates objectively - with humans in control of every call” (/). What the score evaluates is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Stated fit: not stated on the listed pages checked on 3 September 2026.
• Integrations: not stated on the listed pages checked on 3 September 2026.
• Public price: Custom or quote-based pricing was stated when checked on 3 September 2026 (/, whose structured offer states a free trial and custom paid pricing).

2. BrightHire: vendor-stated fit, high-volume inbound; asynchronous voice or video screens scored on your criteria

• Video mode: “Interviews can be voice-only or video, depending on the role and configuration” (/ai-interviewer). Asynchronous is named: “Async so candidates respond anytime”.
• Scoring: “Every candidate gets the same structured interview, scored with criteria defined by your team” (/ai-interviewer).
• Stated fit: “It acts as an extension of your team to give you the capacity to manage high-volume inbound while identifying more great talent” (/ai-interviewer).
• Integrations: “Invite candidates, track completion, and review results directly in Greenhouse, Ashby, Workday, or SmartRecruiters” (/ai-interviewer).
• Public price: No public amount was found on the seller-controlled pages we checked on 2 September 2026 (/ai-interviewer, which describes volume-based pricing without an amount).

3. GoPerfect: vendor-stated fit, teams hiring at scale, including founders and sales leaders; AI chat through to video interviews

• Video mode: “We help you manage the entire interview process , from the initial AI interviewer chat to video interviews” (/). The mode is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Scoring: “GoPerfect turns it into screening criteria and scores every applicant from your ATS against it” (/).
• Stated fit: “While we help you hire at scale, our AI recruiting software is designed for founders and sales leaders too” (/).
• Integrations: “Every supported ATS connects the same way - fast, secure, and built to sync in both directions” (/integrations).
• Public price: Custom or quote-based pricing was stated when checked on 2 September 2026 (/pricing).

4. HeyMilo: vendor-stated fit, enterprise teams hiring at volume; AI-conducted voice or video interviews

• Video mode: “HeyMilo conducts conversational voice and video interviews, role-based scenario assessments, and cheating detection around the clock” (/interviewing-candidates). On-demand is named on its video page (/product-feature/ai-video-interview).
• Scoring: “Evaluate presence, communication, and professional presentation without scheduling every screen” (/product-feature/ai-video-interview).
• Stated fit: “For enterprise talent teams hiring at volume” (/).
• Integrations: “Plug HeyMilo into your ATS so candidates flow in, AI screens them, and structured reports flow back, no workflow changes required” (/).
• Public price: No public amount was found on the seller-controlled pages we checked on 2 September 2026 (/, product pages checked).

5. Mokka: vendor-stated fit, knowledge-worker hiring; AI interviews scored with explainable rubrics

• Video mode: “Improved reliability of candidate video interviews, ensuring stable connections and clear audio greetings from the start” (/changelog). The same changelog also lists video interview chapters. The mode is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Scoring: “Competencies evaluated based on AI interview and resume” (/). The same page also states: “Scores and ranks with explainable rubrics you can audit”.
• Stated fit: “Built for knowledge-worker hiring not yet another chatbot” (/).
• Integrations: “Connect Pinpoint and Greenhouse directly to Mokka for a seamless, two-way sync of candidate data, screening answers, and cover letters” (/changelog).
• Public price: A currency amount for paid employer access was published when checked on 2 September 2026, but is not reproduced here (/pricing.html).

6. OneWayInterview: vendor-stated fit, small businesses, agencies and large HR teams; one-way video with optional AI scoring

• Video mode: “The only one-way video interview software made for small businesses” (/).
• Scoring: “OneWayInterview uses AI to automatically score candidate responses based on relevance, clarity, and completeness” (/). The vendor adds that the scoring is optional per position.
• Stated fit: “Team-level sharing gives multiple recruiters full access to all positions and candidates across your account, which is ideal for agencies or large HR teams” (/).
• Integrations: “After AI screening completes, candidates and their results are automatically pushed to your connected ATS with no manual steps” (/).
• Public price: A currency amount for paid employer access was published when checked on 2 September 2026, but is not reproduced here (/, pricing section).

7. Peoplebox: vendor-stated fit, volume hiring; AI-conducted phone, video or chat interviews inside an HR platform

• Video mode: “Screen resumes and run video interviews, all with AI” (/peoplebox-product-tours). Its AI recruiter page adds that Nova conducts interviews by phone, video or chat (/ai-recruiter). The mode is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Scoring: “Scores across role competency, skills assessment, culture fit, and communication” (/ai-interview-software).
• Stated fit: “Built for Volume Hiring Across Industries” (/ai-interview-software).
• Integrations: “Nova connects directly to your ATS: candidates apply through your existing process, Nova picks them up automatically” (/ai-interview-software).
• Public price: Custom or quote-based pricing was stated when checked on 2 September 2026 (/pricing).

8. Spark Hire: vendor-stated fit, small and medium-sized employers; one-way and live video

• Video mode: “Replace phone screens with on-demand video interviews” (/one-way-video-interview). Live is stated separately: “Conduct live video interviews on Spark Hire, a video interview platform built for recruiting” (/live-video-interview).
• Scoring: “Use the transcript, AI summaries, and AI scoring on specific competencies to determine which candidates you’d like to fast-track” (/one-way-video-interview).
• Stated fit: “Built for small and medium-sized employers who need to screen and select top talent faster” (/video-interviews/software).
• Integrations: “Set up Spark Hire, integrate your Applicant Tracking System (ATS), and get your team ready to screen and interview effortlessly” (/video-interviews/software).
• Public price: A currency amount for paid employer access was published when checked on 2 September 2026, but is not reproduced here (/pricing).

9. Truffle: vendor-stated fit, staffing and recruiting agencies running high-volume req loads; one-way video, assessments and resume screening

• Video mode: “Video interviews, assessments, and resume screening on one platform” (/solution/one-way-video-interview-software). One-way is named on its homepage: “Resume screening, one-way interviews, and assessments” (/).
• Scoring: “Candidate Shorts, AI summaries, and scoring get you to a decision in seconds” (/solution/one-way-video-interview-software). What the score evaluates is not stated on the listed pages checked.
• Stated fit: “Bring Truffle screening into Bullhorn for staffing and recruiting agencies running high-volume req loads” (/integrations).
• Integrations: “Truffle connects natively to Ashby, Workable, Breezy HR, Bullhorn, JazzHR, Recruitee, and Teamtailor, and writes results straight back into them” (/solution/talent-assessment-software).
• Public price: A currency amount for paid employer access was published when checked on 2 September 2026, but is not reproduced here (/pricing).

10. VidCruiter: vendor-stated fit, high-volume hiring; pre-recorded and live interviewing with rubric scoring

• Video mode: “Pre-recorded video interviews (also called one-way or on-demand interviews) let candidates answer interview questions on camera without a live interviewer present” (/video-interviewing/pre-recorded). Live interviews are stated separately (/video-interviewing/live).
• Scoring: “VidCruiter’s AI Interview Scoring applies client-approved rubrics to video interview responses” (/interview/ai-interview-scoring).
• Stated fit: “Built for high-volume hiring with automation and compliance tools” (/video-interviewing/pre-recorded).
• Integrations: “Current integrations include Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, ADP, UKG, SmartRecruiters, Dayforce, Pageup, and many others” (/video-interviewing/pre-recorded).
• Public price: Custom or quote-based pricing was stated when checked on 2 September 2026 (/interview-scheduling-software).

11. Willo: vendor-stated fit, recruiters; video, audio or text answers in the candidate’s own time

• Video mode: “Candidates can respond day or night - your Willo interview is accessible around the clock - accepting video, audio, and text responses” (/features). One-way is named on its homepage: “Skill assessments and one-way interviews” (/).
• Scoring: “Choose from ready-made assessments or build your own, then review every candidate against your success criteria from the start” (/).
• Stated fit: “Willo is the easiest-to-use candidate screening platform for recruiters” (/features).
• Integrations: “Easily connect Willo with the ATS you already use through beautiful native integrations, our OpenAPI, Integrately and Zapier” (/integrations).
• Public price: A currency amount for paid employer access was published when checked on 2 September 2026, but is not reproduced here (/pricing).

12. ZappyVue: vendor-stated fit, recruiters; one-way interviews auto-scored on knowledge and language proficiency

• Video mode: “Recruiters use Automated Video Interviews, also known as asynchronous, on-demand, one-way, or pre-recorded video interviews, as a pre-screening method to virtually interview candidates” (/). Zappyhire’s own ranking page presents ZappyVue as its product (/blog/top-hirevue-alternatives-compare-features-and-cons).
• Scoring: “Automated video interviews easily analyze candidate responses and score them based on their knowledge and language proficiency without any human intervention” (/).
• Stated fit: “Automated Video Interview Platform for Recruiters” (/).
• Integrations: “ZappyVue integrates seamlessly with third-party systems like APIs, Mailboxes, and third party HRMS platforms” (/). Its proctoring page adds integration with the existing ATS or HRMS (/solutions/online-ai-video-proctoring).
• Public price: No public amount was found on the seller-controlled pages we checked on 3 September 2026 (/, no pricing page linked from it).

Not numbered, and why

• Puck: no qualifying positive video-interview sentence was found; its checked product page instead describes phone-based screening: “Puck is a two-way phone conversation, so candidates lean in instead of checking out” (/ai-recruiter).
• SocialTalent: its comparison page ranks in the searches, but no first-party sentence connects its offering to video interviews (the page rules out asynchronous video for itself, /compare/hirevue-alternatives).
• Hireflix, myInterview, Harver, Paradox, Talview, Sapia, Metaview, Codility and HackerRank: named by listicles but not ranking in either search, so outside the universe.
• Separate generic searches (“video interview software”, “video interviewing platform”) returned other vendor results, including interviewstream, X0PA, Avature, iCIMS, Indeed Interview, ApplicantStack, Jobma, Interviewer.ai and StandOut; those were not evaluated for this head-query list.
• WeCP, Aural and Exafol rank only in the comparison searches and are therefore outside the universe. Gartner Peer Insights (blocked to our proxy) and G2 (captured, not used) are directories. hrtechsaas, People Managing People, Recruiting Tech Reviews, Hunt Scanlon, Aptitude Research, Unleash, SaaSworthy and AMS Verified are sources, not qualifying products. Nothing from the directories’ listings is shown or inferred.

When the alternative is a skills platform, not another video tool

Some buyers who search for HireVue alternatives want evidence of skill rather than a recorded interview. TestGorilla and Vervoe, named by the listicles, rank only on the generic searches and were not evaluated; our TestGorilla alternatives page covers that category. On its own page, SharpAssessment, the site you are reading, describes itself as “Practical and job-knowledge tests for roles where the work is checkable: data entry, bookkeeping, support, warehouse, admin.” (sharpassessment.com). Its checked pages describe practical and job-knowledge work samples, not video interviewing; it was not evaluated under the rule and is not numbered. As of 2 September 2026 it competes for some of the same buyers as the vendors above, which this page discloses.

What this page does not do

• No compared-vendor amount: the assessment pricing transparency index carries the published amounts.
• No review-site rating, no review quotation, no verdict, no candidate advice.
• No fairness, bias, validity or legal statement; personality test for hiring carries the site’s position on validity and law, pre-employment testing companies the broad roster.

How we read the pages

On 2 September 2026 we attempted to capture, through a scraping proxy, the 37 URLs ranking for the two head searches and the two comparison searches; four came back blocked or nearly empty and are not evaluated. The same day we saved HireVue’s pages, its Modern Hire press release and 166 first-party files from eighteen vendor domains. On 3 September 2026 we added ZappyVue’s site, Beatview’s pages rendered with JavaScript, HireVue’s pricing and Modern Hire pages and the modernhire.com address. Every quotation was matched by script against the saved HTML and is rendered in the source’s own characters, with em and en dashes replaced by hyphens. The searches were measured on 2 September 2026 and their overlap recorded. Reddit, Quora and LinkedIn were read only to learn what buyers ask; none is quoted. Corrections: write to [email protected] with the sentence and the page. We will recheck every vendor page by 2 December 2026 and note changes here.