Spark Hire alternatives: 10 video interviewing tools compared
Employers look for a Spark Hire alternative when the printed price turns out to be a floor, when the monthly plan runs into its five-job cap, or when they want scoring, an EU data location or a bundled applicant tracking system from a different supplier. Options range from cheaper recorded-only tools to full interview suites.
Short answer: Challengers take places 1 to 3 here. Big brands follow in the order of our category ranking. For Spark Hire users, the top three picks from our video interviewing software ranking are Willo, Hirevire and Hireflix. Pick Willo if you hire in bursts and want to pay per open role without a contract. The 10 entries that follow are all ranked in Best Video Interviewing Software in 2026; each one explains what sets it apart from Spark Hire.
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Pricing: Published starting rates for monthly or annual terms; scaled by company size
Established in: United States
Built for: Small employers wanting a published start price and month-to-month payment
Not for: Buyers who need recordings exported while on a monthly plan
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Why buyers look past Spark Hire
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The monthly plan has a ceiling
Spark Hire lists video interviews at $299 a month, or $249 a month billed annually. Monthly billing stops at five jobs at a time and five users. Unlimited jobs and users, interview downloads, live training and a customer success manager appear only in the annual column, so a growing team is pushed into a yearly commitment.
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Connections and sign-on cost extra
The pricing page lists API access, single sign-on and additional brands as add-ons whose prices need a demo request. It also states that Dayforce, UKG Pro and Workday integrations require a paid add-on. A team with a corporate identity system or one of those platforms should ask for the full figure before comparing.
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Pricing follows company size and product
The page says pricing varies by company size, and video interviews, behavioural assessment and the applicant tracking system are priced as separate products. The ATS starts at $335 a month for Pro and $499 for Growth, annual only, with predictive assessment missing from Pro. Buyers who want one contract for everything compare suites elsewhere.
you run high-volume enterprise hiring and want interviews, scheduling and assessments together
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What each one does differently
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Willo
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Willo, from Glasgow, charges per live role with no contract, so a company that interviews in short bursts pays only while a role is open. The Lite plan stops at five live roles and 150 assessed candidates per role, and its ATS links go through Zapier and Integrately. Native integrations, SSO and longer retention wait in a quoted annual plan.
Switch from Spark Hire if you hire in bursts and want to pay per open role without a contract.
Hirevire, from India, publishes monthly, quarterly and yearly plans by number of open roles, with a seven-day trial that needs no card. Every plan includes AI scorecards, and the limits fall on capacity: 300 interviews a year on Essentials and 1,200 on Professional. Recordings are held for 90 days unless a storage add-on extends that period.
Switch from Spark Hire if you want AI scoring and a lower entry price for one or two roles.
Hireflix, a Spanish company, has two published prices that depend only on headcount, under 50 staff or 50 to 250, billed yearly with a one-month trial. Seats, positions and responses are unlimited in both bands. The feature list covers recorded interviews and review, with no live room and no automatic scoring, and larger employers negotiate.
Switch from Spark Hire if you want recorded interviews with no seat or position limits.
Cammio is a Dutch supplier of pre-recorded interviews, video messages and video vacancies, with servers inside the EU and a stated monthly starting rate. A customer success manager guides a month-long rollout. The contract renews automatically unless notice is given three months before term end, fees can be indexed yearly, and integrations or SSO are extra.
Switch from Spark Hire if EU server location and a guided rollout matter for graduate hiring.
Interviewer.AI, based in Singapore, sells interview credits: one recorded interview takes one credit, an avatar-led conversation takes two, and unused credits carry over. Two editions are priced monthly or yearly, with a 14-day trial. ATS integrations, data export and data residency choices sit under Enterprise, which is quoted on request.
Switch from Spark Hire if you want to pay per interview taken and try an AI avatar interviewer.
Jobma is a United States platform that combines one-way interviews, live and panel rooms, an autonomous AI interviewer and skills tests, with candidate interviews in 16 languages. The price page is a request form asking for your country. It addresses mid-size and enterprise teams, so a very small recruiting desk may not open every module.
Switch from Spark Hire if you want live, panel and recorded interviews plus tests in one tool.
VidCruiter, from Canada, treats the interview as a structured process: rubrics, scheduling from synced calendars, reference checks, skills testing and an ATS sit under one contract. Nine modules are listed with no price, so a sales call comes first. Hosting can be placed in the United States, EU, United Kingdom, Canada or Australia.
Switch from Spark Hire if you want rubric-based interviews and need a hosting region of your choice.
Talview, in the United States, quotes by module and candidate volume: its form asks whether you want video interviews, an AI interviewer, assessments or proctoring, then how many candidates a year. An organisation that also runs exams keeps everything in one contract. The quote needs a work email and mobile number.
Switch from Spark Hire if you also run proctored exams or assessments next to interviews.
Harver, from the Netherlands, offers its interview product next to Harver Assess, pymetrics and Checkster. The vendor states that scoring uses no automated decision-making and no facial or micro-expression analysis. There is no list price and the product page ends in a demo request, so it fits employers that already buy its tests.
Switch from Spark Hire if you already buy assessments from Harver or want a Dutch supplier with no facial analysis.
HireVue handles on-demand and live interviews, including sessions run in Zoom, Teams or Webex, with AI summaries and transcripts inside a wider platform of assessments, scheduling and an AI interviewer. No prices are published, only a demo form, and plans range from mid-market to enterprise. It is sizeable for a team with one vacancy.
Switch from Spark Hire if you run high-volume enterprise hiring and want interviews, scheduling and assessments together.
Willo: Pricing is per live role without a contract, with the Lite plan stopping at five live roles and 150 assessed candidates per role.
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You want AI scoring at the lowest entry price
Hirevire: Every plan carries AI scorecards, with a seven-day trial that needs no card and recordings kept for 90 days.
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You need recorded interviews with unlimited seats
Hireflix: Two published prices depend only on headcount, with unlimited seats, positions and responses.
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You need EU servers and a guided rollout
Cammio: Servers are inside the EU and a customer success manager runs a month-long rollout, under a contract that renews automatically.
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You want live, panel and recorded interviews in one tool
Jobma: It offers one-way, live and panel rooms plus an AI interviewer, with pricing by request.
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When Spark Hire is still the right choice
Spark Hire stays a sensible choice for a small team that wants live and one-way interviews, a published price and a monthly option, backed by a long list of ATS connections and a Chrome extension. If five jobs and five users cover you, the monthly plan is simple to run. Compare the annual quote first if you need downloads or SSO.
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What moving off Spark Hire involves
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Recordings need to be saved before you leave
Downloading interviews is marked annual only on the monthly plan, so check what your current plan lets you export before cancelling. Decide which candidate recordings you must keep for legal or record-keeping reasons and for how long, and confirm the new tool's retention period.
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Integrations and links need rebuilding
Candidate invitations, ATS connections and any Zapier flows will have to be set up again. Ask each shortlisted vendor whether your ATS is a native link, a Zapier route or a paid add-on, and re-test one live role before the old plan ends.
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Questions about replacing Spark Hire
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How much does Spark Hire cost?
The pricing page lists video interviews at $299 a month on a monthly plan and $249 a month billed annually, in US dollars plus sales tax. It states that pricing varies by company size, so treat the printed figures as starting rates.
Does Spark Hire have a free trial?
The pricing page we read did not mention a free trial. Hirevire offers a seven-day trial without a card, Interviewer.AI a 14-day trial and Hireflix a one-month trial.
Which alternatives publish a price?
Hireflix, Hirevire, Willo, Cammio and Interviewer.AI show prices or starting rates. Jobma, VidCruiter, Talview, Harver and HireVue ask you to request a quote or book a demo.
Can I pay per role instead of per month?
Willo's Lite plan is priced per live role without a contract. Hirevire's plans also scale with the number of open roles.
Which alternatives keep data in Europe?
Cammio states servers inside the EU, VidCruiter offers EU hosting among several regions, and Hireflix is Spanish and Harver Dutch. Check the data processing terms, since the company's country and the server location are separate questions.
Is there a tool that does live and one-way interviews?
Spark Hire does both, and so do Jobma and HireVue. Hireflix covers recorded interviews only.
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Checked 8 November 2026
Spark Hire pricing: Video interview $299 monthly and $249 annual, five jobs and users on monthly, annual-only downloads, add-ons, ATS Pro $335 and Growth $499, integrations.
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