Adaface sells credits by the year. We sell them by the month.
Adaface has a serious library, 500+ tests with a strong bench in programming, and a conversational test format candidates like. Its pricing is annual only: $180 a year buys 12 candidate credits, $500 buys 50, and credits expire after twelve months. springhire's Starter plan is $39 a month for 50 credits every month, with one-way video interviews, resume scoring and qualifying questions in the same ranked report. If you screen more than a handful of candidates, the arithmetic is not close.
Facts and pricing last verified on September 3, 2026.
The funny comparison
A day in the life, with each tool
Slightly unfair, entirely accurate. Every line is true as of the verified date.
| Moment | Adaface | springhire |
|---|---|---|
| Fifty candidates | That is your whole year. Choose wisely. | That is your month. Next month you get fifty more. |
| Buying it | Pick an annual tier from $180 to $50,000. | Pick a month. $39. |
| Unused credits | Expire after twelve months. | Top-up credits never expire. Plan credits refresh monthly. |
| Watching candidates talk | Not part of the product. | One-way video, transcribed and scored, in the same report. |
The cost comparison
What you have paid, month by month
Cumulative spend on the cheapest paid plan of each, across a year. springhire only bills in the months a role is open.
You hire all year
Twelve months on the cheapest paid plan, both sides.
You hire four months a year
Two roles in spring, two in autumn. springhire sits on Free in between.
Adaface
Starter plan, 50 credits a year, paid annually. Individual is $180 a year for 12 credits. No monthly option.
14-day trial, no ongoing free plan.
springhire
Starter plan, 50 credits a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time. Yearly saves 20%.
Free plan: 10 assessment credits a month, every tool, no card.
Year one: $500 with Adaface, $468 with springhire. Similar money. Twelve times the candidates.
Compared as of September 3, 2026, from each vendor's published pricing page. Adaface plans are annual; springhire plans are monthly or yearly.
The feature comparison
Who has more of what
Grey grows left for Adaface, magenta grows right for springhire. Then every feature, row by row.
Each row is scaled to its own larger value. The numbers are the real counts.
| Feature | Adaface | springhire |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $180/yr for 12 credits | $39/mo for 50 credits |
| Monthly billing | No | Yes |
| Free plan | 14-day trial only | 10 credits every month |
| Skills tests | 500+, strong in programming | 200+ across 16 categories |
| Live coding editor | Yes | No |
| One-way video interviews | No | Yes |
| AI resume scoring | No | Yes |
| Qualifying questions | No | Yes |
Tests and formats
Adaface
500+ tests with a chat-style interface and a real coding editor for developer roles. Adaface writes custom tests on request. Every test is fixed per assessment.
springhire
200+ tests, multiple choice and situational judgement, 8 to 12 minutes each. Programming is tested as knowledge, not in a live editor. Every candidate gets a random draw from a larger bank.
Credits and how fast they go
Adaface
One credit per invited candidate, refunded if unused. A ready-made test costs 5 credits once, a custom test 10. Starter gives 50 a year, so a busy month can empty the plan.
springhire
One credit per candidate assessed, whatever you bundle into the link. 50 a month on Starter, 150 on Growth, 400 on Scale, and $0.70 top-ups that never expire.
Beyond the test
Adaface
Adaface is a testing product. Video, resume screening and knock-out questions live in your ATS or inbox.
springhire
Qualifying questions, AI resume scoring, skills tests, personality inventories and a one-way video interview sit behind one candidate link and score into one ranked report.
Conclusion
Both are good. They are good for different people.
Pick Adaface if you hire engineers, want candidates to write real code in a live editor, and can commit to a yearly candidate volume. Pick springhire if you hire across sales, support, ops and admin as well, want video and resume screening in the same report, and want to pay monthly for the months you are actually hiring.
Pick Adaface if
- You hire mostly developers and want a live coding environment.
- You know your annual candidate volume and can prepay it.
- You want the larger test library, especially in niche languages and frameworks.
Pick springhire if
- You hire a mix of roles and want one link that tests, interviews and scores resumes.
- You hire in bursts and do not want credits expiring on a yearly clock.
- You want to start free today and pay $39 only in the months a role is open.
Facts and pricing last verified on September 3, 2026. If Adaface changes a price, tell us and we will fix this page.
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