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HireVue vs ShortlistIQ

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

Free plan
ShortlistIQ has one; HireVue prices on request
Public API
HireVue has one; not confirmed by us for ShortlistIQ
Higher Trust score
HireVue — 92 vs 81 for ShortlistIQ
Best fit
HireVue: Enterprises with high-volume hourly, campus or call-centre hiring that need structured, asynchronous screening · ShortlistIQ: Talent teams handling high applicant volume for common roles
Platforms
HireVue: Web, iOS, Android · ShortlistIQ: Web

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

FactHireVueShortlistIQ
CategoryAI Interviewers & AssessmentsAI Interviewers & Assessments
Pricing modelContactFreemium
Starts at—$49/mo
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score92 / 10081 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyHirevue, Inc.UNIT01 doo
Launched2004—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Oct 14, 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

ShortlistIQ

ShortlistIQ's pitch is straightforward: let an AI interview run before a human ever opens a resume, and price it by applicant volume so a small team is not paying enterprise rates. The tiers scale steeply, so a company with a genuinely high-volume hiring season pays considerably more than the entry price suggests.

Pros

  • Free tier lets a team test on real applicants before paying anything
  • Pricing scales by applicant volume with clear published tiers
  • Standard tier and above include unlimited AI assistants, not just unlimited applicants
  • Produces a structured scoring report per candidate rather than a raw transcript

Cons

  • Jumps from $49 to $199 to $599/month quickly as applicant volume grows
  • No country or founder information disclosed on the site

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 ShortlistIQ if you need

  • Talent teams handling high applicant volume for common roles
  • Small teams wanting to test AI screening on 10 applicants for free first

HireVue vs ShortlistIQ: the questions people ask

Is HireVue cheaper than ShortlistIQ?

ShortlistIQ starts at $49/mo; HireVue prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.

Does HireVue or ShortlistIQ have a free tier?

ShortlistIQ has a free tier; HireVue prices on request.

Which has a public API, HireVue or ShortlistIQ?

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

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