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HireVue vs Lightscreen

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Public API
HireVue has one; not confirmed by us for Lightscreen
Higher Trust score
HireVue — 92 vs 79 for Lightscreen
Best fit
HireVue: Enterprises with high-volume hourly, campus or call-centre hiring that need structured, asynchronous screening · Lightscreen: Companies doing high-volume technical screening
Platforms
HireVue: Web, iOS, Android · Lightscreen: Web
Status
Both up at our last check — HireVue Sep 6, 2026, Lightscreen Sep 1, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactHireVueLightscreen
CategoryAI Interviewers & AssessmentsAI Interviewers & Assessments
Pricing modelContactContact
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score92 / 10079 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyHirevue, Inc.Lightscreen, Inc.
Launched20042024
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

HireVue

HireVue is built for employers screening thousands of applicants a year who need interviews, assessments and scheduling in one audited system that will survive a procurement and legal review; its explainability statement and fairness studies exist because its AI scoring has been scrutinised for years. A company hiring a few dozen people a year has no need for it and could not buy it without a sales cycle anyway, and candidates still report the one-way video format as impersonal.

Pros

  • Covers screening, interviewing, assessment and scheduling in one platform with 45-plus ATS integrations
  • Publishes an AI explainability statement and cites more than 2,000 model fairness maintenance studies
  • Twenty-plus years in the market, 80 million interviews run and large named customers such as IKEA and Nestlé
  • SOC, ISO and FedRAMP certifications, which matter for public-sector and financial employers

Cons

  • No published pricing or trial; everything starts with a demo request
  • Automated video and voice scoring is still contested by candidates and regulators, so legal review is part of adoption
  • Heavy for anything below several thousand applications a year
  • The facial-analysis episode, dropped in 2020, still shapes how candidates perceive the product

Lightscreen

Useful for teams that run enough technical interviews to justify handing the first round to an AI interviewer with cheating detection built in. Because pricing and terms are only available after a sales conversation, it is hard to judge cost-effectiveness against a plain ATS plus a scheduling tool until you actually talk to them.

Pros

  • Runs a full voice-and-video technical interview without a human on the call
  • Includes cheating detection during interviews
  • Plugs into existing ATS, background-check, and calendar tools instead of replacing them

Cons

  • No public pricing, so cost comparison requires a sales call
  • Candidates interact with an AI interviewer rather than a person, which will not suit every hiring brand
  • Young company founded in 2024 with a small team

Which one fits

Choose HireVue if you need

  • Enterprises with high-volume hourly, campus or call-centre hiring that need structured, asynchronous screening
  • Talent teams in regulated industries that must document how AI is used in selection decisions
  • Organisations replacing phone screens with an AI voice interviewer available 24/7

Choose Lightscreen if you need

  • Companies doing high-volume technical screening
  • Recruiting teams already using an ATS Lightscreen integrates with
  • Startups that want interview notes generated automatically

HireVue vs Lightscreen: the questions people ask

Which has a public API, HireVue or Lightscreen?

HireVue ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Lightscreen is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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