Interviewer.AI alternatives, compared fairly.

Interviewer.AI offers both recorded video interviews and an AI avatar that asks follow-up questions, with public pricing and a free trial. The avatar is on the Professional plan, which costs $399 a month for 120 credits. Each avatar interview uses two credits. If you want an AI interviewer without a monthly plan, or connections to your applicant tracking system on a smaller plan, compare these.

Facts last checked 24 September 2026 · Published by the LessRounds team

A note on fairness. We make LessRounds, so we’re not neutral. We’ve checked every fact about other tools against their own websites or the sources listed at the bottom, and we say where they’re the better choice. Prices and features change often. If something here is out of date, email hello@lessrounds.ai and we’ll fix it.

Interviewer.AI

What Interviewer.AI does well, and why teams look elsewhere.

A Singapore-based tool offering recorded video interviews and an AI avatar that asks follow-up questions, for hiring and admissions.

Where it’s strong

Public pricing, and you can sign up on your own
Both recorded and conversational interview formats
Used for admissions as well as hiring

Trade-offs

No free plan
The AI interviewer isn’t on the entry plan
You commit to a monthly plan with a set number of credits

Why people look for alternatives

The AI interviewer isn’t on the entry plan.
You buy a monthly plan with a set number of credits, rather than paying per interview.
No free plan.

At a glance

The alternatives side by side.

Tool	How it interviews	AI interviewer	Free to try	Sign up on your own
LessRounds	Live AI interview (voice or video)	Yes. It can ask its own follow-up questions, or read your questions word for word	100 free credits when you sign up (about 20 interviews). They don’t expire	Yes. Sign up with an email code
Ribbon	Live AI interview (voice or video)	Yes. Its questions adapt to each answer	7-day trial	Yes
TestGorilla	Skills tests + AI interviews	Yes, on the Plus plan and above	Yes, but without AI interviews	Yes, up to the Core plan
Spark Hire	Recorded video answers + applicant tracking system	No. “AI Video Review” rates recorded answers (English only)	No free plan or trial, per its FAQ	Partly

LessRounds

The AI interviewer is included from the start, even with your free credits. LessRounds starts you with 100 free credits (about 20 interviews), then costs $5 per finished interview of up to 30 minutes.

Best for: Small and mid-sized teams, agencies and founders who want AI first interviews without signing a contract
How it interviews: Live AI interview (voice or video)
AI interviewer: Yes. It can ask its own follow-up questions, or read your questions word for word
Pricing: 100 free credits to start, then $5 per interview of up to 30 minutes, or $10 for up to 60 minutes. Only finished interviews are charged
Free to try: 100 free credits when you sign up (about 20 interviews). They don’t expire
Applicant tracking systems: None built in. You can send results to other tools with webhooks and an API, or export a CSV spreadsheet
Languages: English and Hindi

Where it’s strong

Free to start: 100 credits (about 20 AI interviews) that don’t expire
Pay per finished interview. No subscription, no per-user fee and no fee per job opening
Every skill score comes with a quote from the answer it was based on
Candidates need no app or account

Trade-offs

No built-in connections to applicant tracking systems (ATS). You connect yours with webhooks and the API, or a CSV file
English and Hindi only
No single sign-on (SSO), custom branding or phone-call interviews yet
No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 security certification yet

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Ribbon

AI interviews, with connections to 60+ applicant tracking systems on every plan.

Best for: Teams hiring in large numbers or hiring frontline staff who need to connect an applicant tracking system from day one
How it interviews: Live AI interview (voice or video)
AI interviewer: Yes. Its questions adapt to each answer
Pricing: From $499 a month for 100 interviews (billed yearly), then $4 per extra interview. Larger plans: $999 for 400 and $1,999 for 1,000
Free to try: 7-day trial
Applicant tracking systems: 60+ applicant tracking systems, on every plan
Languages: 12, including Hindi

Where it’s strong

Connects to 60+ applicant tracking systems on every plan
Works on any phone without an app
Published prices, with bigger plans for more interviews
12 languages

Trade-offs

No permanent free plan
The cheapest plan is about $6,000 a year, billed yearly
The cheapest plan limits how many job openings can be active

LessRounds vs Ribbon in detail

TestGorilla

If you want skills tests alongside interviews, TestGorilla combines both.

Best for: Teams that want skills tests and interviews in one place
How it interviews: Skills tests + AI interviews
AI interviewer: Yes, on the Plus plan and above
Pricing: Free plan (no AI interviews). Core plan $142 a month, billed yearly. Plus plan from $400 a month
Free to try: Yes, but without AI interviews
Applicant tracking systems: Connects to applicant tracking systems from the Plus plan
Languages: AI interviews appear to be mainly in English

Where it’s strong

Large library of validated skills tests
AI scores answers and writes a reason. Recruiters can overrule it
A free plan for tests

Trade-offs

AI interviews and connections to applicant tracking systems start at $400 a month
Free plan excludes AI interviews

Spark Hire

Recorded video with its own applicant tracking system.

Best for: Teams that want recorded video interviews and a simple applicant tracking system from one company
How it interviews: Recorded video answers + applicant tracking system
AI interviewer: No. “AI Video Review” rates recorded answers (English only)
Pricing: Video Interview plan from $249 a month billed yearly, or $299 billed monthly
Free to try: No free plan or trial, per its FAQ
Applicant tracking systems: 40+ applicant tracking systems, including Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Workday
Languages: AI review is English-only

Where it’s strong

Prices are published on its website
All-in-one option with its own applicant tracking system
Large customer base (7,000+ organizations, per Spark Hire)
Connects to many applicant tracking systems

Trade-offs

Candidates record answers to set questions. Nobody asks follow-up questions
No free plan or trial
AI review of answers works in English only

LessRounds vs Spark Hire in detail

How to choose

Pick the tool that fits what you need.

Choose Interviewer.AI if you also run admissions interviews or want an avatar on screen.
Choose LessRounds for AI interviews with no monthly commitment.

Questions

What does an AI interview cost on Interviewer.AI?

On the Professional plan ($399 a month for 120 credits), an AI avatar interview uses 2 credits, so about $6.65 each if you use the full allowance.

Sources

Checked 24 September 2026.

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