VidCruiter vs HireVue: two enterprise platforms, neither with a public price
VidCruiter and HireVue are the two enterprise-scale video interviewing platforms most often shortlisted together, and neither publishes a price. Both quote on request. They differ in what surrounds the interview. VidCruiter adds an applicant tracking system, automated reference checking, video proctoring and a published VPAT for accessibility. HireVue adds an assessment library, conversational AI agents and FedRAMP authorization. The choice usually comes down to which of those two lists contains something you can't do without.
Side by side
Every VidCruiter and HireVue figure here was read from that vendor’s own public pages, last checked September 2026. VoxScreen’s column is generated from the same constants that set its prices, and is here for reference rather than as the subject of this page.
| Compared on | VidCruiter | HireVue | VoxScreen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan, not a trial | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | Yes, 50 candidates a month |
| Free trial, if there is no free plan | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | Not needed. The free plan has no end date |
| Entry price | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | $39/mo |
| Team members included | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | Unlimited, on every plan |
| Custom branding (logo and colors) | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | Yes, on the free plan too |
| Pricing published on their site | No | No | Yes |
| AI scoring against a rubric you write | AI scoring, notes and summaries | Assessments and interview insights | Yes |
| Spoken language level (CEFR A1 to C2) | Not stated on their site | Language proficiency tests | Yes, A1 to C2 |
| Public API and webhooks | Not stated on their site | Not stated on their site | Yes, REST and webhooks |
| Candidate interview languages | Site in EN and FR | Not stated on their site | 5 (en, es, fr, de, pt-BR) |
Read from their own pages: vidcruiter.com vidcruiter.com/pricing hirevue.com/pricing hirevue.com/platform
Which one to pick
If accessibility conformance is a procurement requirement, VidCruiter. It publishes a VPAT, which is rare in this category and is the document a public-sector or education bid will ask for by name.
If FedRAMP is a requirement, HireVue, and nothing else on this page substitutes.
If you need reference checking or proctoring in the same platform, VidCruiter carries both. HireVue doesn't.
If you need assessments rather than interviews, HireVue. Virtual job tryouts, game-based and technical assessments and language proficiency tests are a genuine library, and VidCruiter's skills testing is narrower.
Budget for the sales cycle either way. Neither publishes an entry price, a seat count or a trial term, so evaluating either one starts with a call and a scoping conversation, and that time is a real cost worth naming up front.
Where VidCruiter wins
- A published VPAT for accessibility, which very few vendors in this category offer.
- Automated reference checking and video proctoring inside the same platform.
- SOC 2 Type II plus ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018, with GDPR, PIPEDA and CCPA compliance stated.
- An applicant tracking system, so it can be the system of record instead of a layer on one.
Where HireVue wins
- FedRAMP authorization alongside SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001.
- A real assessment library: virtual job tryouts, game-based, technical and language proficiency tests.
- Native integrations with Workday, SAP, Oracle and SmartRecruiters.
- Conversational AI hiring agents for candidate engagement at volume.
The option neither of them offers
If you have arrived here from a small company and the shortlist is starting to feel oversized, that's worth trusting. Both of these are enterprise platforms sold through a procurement process. A team without a recruiter usually needs one step of what they do — recorded answers, scored, ranked — which VoxScreen does free for 50 candidates a month, with the price on the page.
Common questions
How much do VidCruiter and HireVue cost?
Neither publishes prices. VidCruiter's pricing page is a form and quotes against the modules you select; HireVue's names an Essential and a Premium package with no figures attached. Neither states a free plan or a trial length publicly, so any comparison of their numbers starts with two sales conversations.
Which has better accessibility support?
VidCruiter, on the evidence each publishes. It provides a VPAT — the standard accessibility conformance document — which HireVue doesn't publish. If you're buying for a public-sector, education or government context where accessibility is a stated requirement, ask both for their VPAT and let the answers decide it.
Which one is better for high-volume hiring?
Both are built for it, in different ways. HireVue organizes around hiring tracks at scale — campus, hourly, technical — with AI agents for engagement. VidCruiter targets high-volume verticals directly: K-12, contact centres, retail, public sector and manufacturing. Volume alone won't separate them. The surrounding modules will.
Do either integrate with my ATS?
HireVue names Workday, SAP, Oracle and SmartRecruiters as native integrations. VidCruiter includes its own applicant tracking system, so the question there is more often whether you would replace yours than whether it connects. Confirm your specific ATS with each vendor — integration lists change more often than the pages that list them.