Hirevire vs Adaface (2026): Skills Test, Recorded Answers or Both?
Hirevire and Adaface screen candidates at different moments, so most teams that compare them end up using one after the other. Adaface is a skills test: a candidate spends about 40 minutes answering coding, aptitude or role questions in a chat with a bot, and you get a score. Hirevire is one-way video screening: a candidate records short answers to your questions, and you hear how they think and explain their work. Pick Adaface when the question is "can this person do the task". Pick Hirevire when it is "how would this person talk to our team or our client". If you need both answers before a live interview, run the Adaface test first and send the people who pass a Hirevire link. Together they start at $648 a year.
Research: Adaface is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 45 reviews on G2, and Hirevire 4.7 from 30 on G2. Prices are from the Adaface and Hirevire pricing pages.
| Adaface | Hirevire | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Skills tests run by a chatbot | One-way video screening |
| What you learn | A score per skill, benchmarked | The candidate's answer, in their own words |
| How candidates answer | Chat, multiple choice, code editor, Excel and SQL simulations, file upload | Video, audio, screen recording, file or text, in the browser with no account |
| Price | $180 a year for 12 credits, up to $20,000 for 5,000 | $468, $1,188 or $2,388 a year, by volume |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days, no credit card |
| ATS | Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, SmartRecruiters, SAP SuccessFactors, Ashby, HubSpot, Oorwin | Ashby, Tellent Recruitee, Manatal, plus Zapier, Make and Pabbly Connect |
| G2 rating | 4.6 (45) | 4.7 (30) |
What does each tool measure?
Adaface measures skill. Its 500+ tests cover programming, data, cloud, accounting, Excel, aptitude, personality and language. Questions are chosen to be hard to look up, and proctoring watches the browser, webcam, screen and IP address. The result is a scorecard that compares each candidate with your others and with an industry benchmark.
Hirevire measures communication and judgement. You write three to five questions, the kind you would ask on a phone screen, and the candidate records answers when it suits them. A developer can share their screen and walk through a pull request. A designer can talk through a portfolio. A support hire can answer a customer complaint out loud. AI transcripts in 90+ languages and an AI scorecard that shows its reasoning come with every plan.
A test score is fast to compare across 200 people. A recorded answer is what tells you whether you want to spend an hour with one of them.
When should you use Adaface alone?
Use Adaface alone when the job is mostly about output and the team will meet every finalist anyway. A startup hiring two backend developers a year can send a $180 test, read the scores and book live interviews with the top three. Reviewers on Capterra India say candidates enjoy the chat format, which helps when the market is tight.
When should you use Hirevire alone?
Use Hirevire alone when the job is mostly about people: sales, support, recruiting, account management, hospitality, teaching. A short recorded answer to "a customer says the invoice is wrong, what do you say?" tells you more than a multiple choice test. Recruitment agencies use it to send clients one link to their shortlist's recorded answers.
Hirevire fits small teams screening 25 to 100 candidates a month, and agencies screening up to 1,000.
| Hirevire plan | Open jobs | Interviews | Users | Cost per interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials, $468 a year | 1 | 25 a month | 1 | $1.56 |
| Professional, $1,188 a year | 5 | 100 a month | 5 | $0.99 |
| Agency, $2,388 a year | 20 | 1,000 a month | 15 | $0.20 |
How do you run Adaface and Hirevire together?
Test first, then listen. The test filters a large pool cheaply, and the recording replaces the phone screen for the people who pass.
- Send every applicant the Adaface test from your ATS or a public link.
- Candidates above your cut-off get a Hirevire link by email, or move to a Hirevire stage in Ashby, where both tools connect.
- They record answers to three to five questions. A question set takes minutes to build, and AI can draft it from your job description.
- You read the transcripts and AI scorecards, watch the best answers, and book live interviews. For help with your setup, write to [email protected].
What does it cost to use both?
| Setup | Yearly cost | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Adaface Individual and Hirevire Essentials | $648 | 7 tests and 300 recorded interviews for one job |
| Adaface Pro and Hirevire Essentials | $1,368 | 95 tests and 300 recorded interviews for one job |
| Adaface Pro and Hirevire Professional | $2,088 | 95 tests and 1,200 recorded interviews across 5 jobs |
| Adaface 500 credits and Hirevire Agency | $5,388 | 495 tests and 12,000 recorded interviews across 20 jobs |
The counts assume one ready-made Adaface test, which costs 5 credits once.
Compare that with a coding platform that bundles a live interview. HackerRank Starter costs $948 for 60 attempts plus $20 for each extra, so 100 candidates cost $1,748. Adaface Pro with Hirevire Essentials costs $380 (22%) less and gives you a recorded answer from each candidate who passes. Codility's smallest yearly plan is $4,800 for 200 invites. Adaface Pro with Hirevire Professional costs $2,712 (57%) less, for 95 tests and 1,200 recorded interviews.
Where you only need one, the cheaper choice depends on volume. For 7 or fewer candidates a year, Adaface Individual at $180 is the cheaper choice. Above that, Adaface Starter costs $500 for 45 tests, and Hirevire Essentials $468 for up to 300 recorded interviews a year on one job.
What do users of each say?
Adaface reviewers on Capterra India praise the candidate experience, the accuracy of first-round screening and a helpful support team. The complaints are about price in India, credits that do not roll over, gaps for niche roles and for product and design hiring. Our Adaface review lists each one with the Hirevire feature that answers it.
Hirevire is rated 4.7 out of 5 on G2. Shareable review links let a hiring manager or client watch and rate answers in a browser with no account, on the Professional and Agency plans.
Which should you choose?
| Your situation | Choose |
|---|---|
| A few developer hires a year, every finalist meets the team | Adaface |
| Customer-facing roles where speaking matters | Hirevire |
| Agency sending shortlists to clients | Hirevire Agency |
| Technical roles where you also need to hear how candidates explain their work | Adaface, then Hirevire |
| Live pair programming in the same tool | HackerRank or Codility, see the Adaface alternatives |
| Many non-technical tests across roles | TestGorilla or Testlify, see the Adaface competitors by type |
Frequently asked questions
Comparing the two
Is Hirevire an alternative to Adaface? Hirevire replaces the phone screen that comes after a test. Teams that need a scored coding test keep Adaface and add Hirevire for the step after it.
Which is cheaper, Hirevire or Adaface? Adaface starts lower, at $180 a year for one test and 7 candidates. Above that, Adaface Starter costs $500 for 45 tests, and Hirevire Essentials $468 for 25 interviews a month on one job.
Do candidates need an account for either tool? Hirevire candidates record in the browser with no account and no password. Adaface candidates follow an invite link to the test.
Using both
Do Hirevire and Adaface work in the same ATS? Yes, both connect to Ashby. Hirevire also connects to Tellent Recruitee and Manatal, and to other tools through Zapier, Make and Pabbly Connect on every plan.
Can I send results from both to my own systems? Adaface has an API and an MCP server. Hirevire has webhooks on the Agency plan and an MCP integration on every plan.
Who do I ask about setting this up? Write to [email protected].
Sources
- Adaface, "Pricing". https://www.adaface.com/pricing
- Adaface, "Platform Features". https://www.adaface.com/features
- Adaface, "Integrations". https://www.adaface.com/integrations
- G2, "Adaface reviews". https://www.g2.com/products/adaface/reviews
- Capterra India, "Adaface". https://www.capterra.in/software/183219/adaface
- Hirevire, "Pricing". https://hirevire.com/pricing
- G2, "Hirevire reviews". https://www.g2.com/products/hirevire/reviews
- HackerRank, "Pricing". https://www.hackerrank.com/work/pricing/
- Codility, "Pricing". https://www.codility.com/pricing/
