Spark Hire charges $299 a month to watch videos. We score them for $39.
Spark Hire is the best known one-way video interview tool, and its month-to-month plan is $299 for 5 users and 5 jobs, or $249 a month on an annual contract. You get recorded answers to watch and rate yourself. springhire's one-way interview transcribes every answer and scores it with AI against the competencies you chose, then puts that score next to a skills test, a resume score and your knock-out questions in one ranked report, from $39 a month.
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 | Spark Hire | springhire |
|---|---|---|
| Fifty recordings arrive | Fifty recordings to watch. Clear your afternoon. | Fifty transcripts, scored. Watch the top five. |
| Month-to-month price | $299. | $39. |
| Sixth job opens | That is a plan upgrade. | That is a job. |
| Skills test after the video | Different vendor, different link, different invoice. | Same link. 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.
Spark Hire
Video interview software, month to month, 5 users and 5 jobs. $249 a month on an annual contract. Pricing varies by company size.
No free plan listed.
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: $3,588 with Spark Hire, $468 with springhire. That is $3,120 kept, and nobody had to watch fifty videos.
Compared as of September 3, 2026, from Spark Hire's published pricing for its video interview software ($299 month to month, $249 a month annual) and springhire's pricing page.
The feature comparison
Who has more of what
Grey grows left for Spark Hire, 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 | Spark Hire | springhire |
|---|---|---|
| Month-to-month price | $299 (5 users, 5 jobs) | $39 |
| Annual price | $249/mo, $2,988/yr | $374/yr on Starter |
| Free plan | No | 10 credits every month |
| One-way video interviews | Yes | Yes |
| AI transcription and scoring | No | Yes |
| Skills tests in the same link | No | 200+ tests |
| AI resume scoring | No | Yes |
| ATS and scheduling | Yes, separate plans from $335/mo | No |
The video round
Spark Hire
Candidates record answers on any device; recruiters watch, rate and share. Polished and reliable, with branding and scheduling around it. Scoring is a human job.
springhire
3 to 15 questions with think and answer time, retakes you control, recording on any device. Every answer is transcribed and scored by AI against your chosen competencies, then ranked.
Everything around the video
Spark Hire
Spark Hire sells an ATS (from $335 a month, annual only), a behavioural assessment (also $299 or $249 a month) and live interviews as separate products.
springhire
Qualifying questions, resume scoring, 200+ skills tests and 7 personality inventories are in the same link as the video, on every plan including Free.
Price and commitment
Spark Hire
$299 month to month for 5 users and 5 jobs, or $249 a month on an annual contract. No refunds after service starts. Varies by company size.
springhire
$39 a month for 50 candidates, unlimited jobs, cancel any time. $99 for 150 credits and 3 seats. Yearly saves 20%.
Conclusion
Both are good. They are good for different people.
Pick Spark Hire if you want a mature video-first suite with an ATS, scheduling and live interviews from one vendor, and you have people to review recordings. Pick springhire if you want the one-way round scored automatically, sitting next to skills tests and resume scores, at about an eighth of the monthly price.
Pick Spark Hire if
- You want video interviews, an ATS and scheduling from one vendor.
- You run live two-way video interviews as well as one-way.
- You have recruiters whose job is to review every recording.
Pick springhire if
- You want every answer transcribed and scored so you only watch the best.
- You want a skills test and a resume score in the same report as the video.
- You want $39 a month and a free plan, not $299.
Facts and pricing last verified on September 3, 2026. If Spark Hire changes a price, tell us and we will fix this page.
Frequently asked questions
Also comparing
Willo alternative
Willo charges per live role. We charge per month, roles unlimited.
Hireflix alternative
Hireflix is a good $75 video tool. We are a $39 screening tool that includes one.
HireVue alternative
HireVue is what Fortune 500s use. This is what everyone else can afford.
myInterview alternative
myInterview joined Radancy. Its pricing page joined the void.
