Honest comparison
JobCannon vs HireVue: which fits your hiring stack?
HireVue is the category leader on async video interview at scale and inherits the Modern Hire job-simulation library. JobCannon is broader on self-discovery psychometrics (146 tests) and 10-40x cheaper with flat-rate pricing — but ships no video interview product today. Most teams should pair the two; teams not using async video heavily should consider the switch.
In Brief
JobCannon and HireVue both serve pre-hire assessment but diverge in three structural ways. Pricing — HireVue is enterprise-quote, priced annually with contract tiers by hiring volume; JobCannon Scale tier is $199/mo flat ($1,990/year) for 200 candidates a month with no annual lock-in. Product shape — HireVue pioneered async video interview and remains the category leader, plus inherits the Modern Hire job-simulation assessment library (work-sample tasks, situational judgement, technical coding); JobCannon ships no video interview product and focuses on candidate self-discovery breadth. Assessment depth — HireVue+Modern Hire is deep on role-specific job simulation; JobCannon ships 96 validated assessments spanning personality (Big Five, DISC, MBTI), interests (RIASEC), EQ, aptitude (IQ, critical thinking), and skills. HireVue's clear wins are async video at scale and Modern Hire job-simulation library. JobCannon's clear wins are flat-rate cost, breadth across self-discovery, and zero annual lock-in. Many hiring stacks pair the two: HireVue for the video and simulation layer, JobCannon at the top of the funnel for self-selection and psychometric depth.
Three structural differences
Where the platforms diverge.
Assessment battery comparison
What ships in each platform's standard tier.
Pricing comparison
For a mid-market hiring team per year
When JobCannon wins
Switch from HireVue or pair with it
Mid-market teams not using async video heavily save 10-40x by switching to JobCannon. Teams that rely on async video and job simulation typically pair the two: HireVue in the middle of the funnel, JobCannon at the top for self-selection and psychometric depth.
Free
For micro-teams trying the platform
- ▸10 candidate invites/month (resets the 1st of each month)
- ▸All 146+ assessments
- ▸Premium result for every candidate you invite
- ▸Every candidate profile fully open — nothing blurred
- ▸Share link via email or Slack
- ▸Free trial of the coordinator dashboard
Starter
For solo coaches and small HR
- ▸30 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸All 146+ assessments
- ▸Premium report (archetype + blind spots + work-style brief)
- ▸Coach notes per candidate
- ▸PDF export (client-ready)
- ▸Session prep recommendations
- ▸Candidate progress tracking
Team
For startups, teams and HR
- ▸80 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Starter
- ▸Team DNA dashboard
- ▸Compatibility matrix
- ▸Conflict-pattern detection
- ▸Compare 2-3 team members
- ▸Manager prep briefings
- ▸Shared admin access (2 seats)
Scale
For agencies, L&D and scale-ups
- ▸200 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Team
- ▸Integrity + social-desirability scales (fake-good detection)
- ▸White-label PDFs (your logo)
- ▸Full assessment API (start, score, retrieve results)
- ▸Custom assessment builder (beta)
- ▸Admin seats not billed per seat
- ▸Priority email support
Growth
For high-volume screening without a contract
- ▸1,000 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸Invoice / PO billing, not just card
- ▸Named support contact with a response-time target
- ▸Annual billing option
Enterprise
For 200+ person companies
- ▸Candidate volume set in your contract, all assessments
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸SLA (99.9% uptime)
- ▸Dedicated Customer Success
- ▸Custom integrations built against your tenant (Greenhouse and Ashby ship today)
- ▸Annual billing, invoice payments
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HireVue does not publish pricing — every engagement is an enterprise quote anchored on hiring volume, modules selected (video interview, assessments, technical interview, the acquired Modern Hire library), and contract term. Industry sources describe contract sizes that scale with hiring volume and module selection, with enterprise deployments running higher still. JobCannon Scale tier is $199/mo flat ($1,990/year) for 200 candidates a month with the full 146-test battery and employer dashboard. The structural difference is contract model — HireVue is enterprise-quote with annual commitment; JobCannon is flat-rate self-serve with no annual lock-in.
Two areas where HireVue has a clear lead. (1) Video interview at scale — HireVue pioneered async video interviewing and remains the category leader, with AI-assisted scoring, structured interview-guide templates, and integrations into every major ATS. JobCannon ships no video interview product today; if async video is core to your top-of-funnel screening, HireVue is hard to beat. (2) Modern Hire assessment library — HireVue acquired Modern Hire in 2023, inheriting one of the largest enterprise pre-hire assessment libraries with strong job-simulation content (work-sample tasks, situational judgement, technical coding). JobCannon ships breadth across personality, aptitude, and interests but does not yet match Modern Hire job-simulation depth.
HireVue (Modern Hire included) ships a large enterprise assessment library focused on job-simulation content — situational judgement tests, work-sample tasks, structured behavioral interview prompts, plus the legacy Modern Hire cognitive and personality batteries. The depth is in role-specific simulation. JobCannon ships 96 validated assessments focused on candidate self-understanding — Big Five (OCEAN — most-validated personality model in academic research), DISC, MBTI, RIASEC, EQ (Goleman framework), Multiple Intelligences, Skills Audit, plus aptitude testing (IQ, critical thinking, numerical reasoning). Different shape: HireVue is deep on job-simulation; JobCannon is broad on self-discovery and career fit.
Four scenarios. (1) Hiring teams that do not need video interview at scale — many SMBs and mid-market employers run live interviews on Zoom and only need an assessment layer. (2) Career-development and self-selection contexts where candidates explore fit before applying, not as a final-round screen. (3) Teams that cannot justify an annual enterprise contract for a hiring layer. (4) International hiring contexts where HireVue ATS integrations are not the binding constraint and breadth across self-discovery instruments matters more than job-simulation depth. For these cases JobCannon at $199/mo flat is a published monthly rate with broader assessment coverage, against a quote-only annual enterprise contract.
Yes, and some hiring stacks do exactly this. HireVue runs the async video interview and job-simulation layer at the middle of the funnel after applicants pass initial screen. JobCannon runs at the top of the funnel as a self-discovery and career-fit layer that helps candidates self-select before applying, plus as a deeper psychometric add-on (Big Five, EQ, aptitude testing) that complements job simulations. The two are not architecturally hostile — JobCannon does not require HireVue removal.
Three common reasons. (1) Annual contract cost has become unjustifiable — many mid-market teams pay a substantial annual fee for HireVue and do not use the video interview module enough to justify the lift. (2) The hiring motion has moved to live interviews on Zoom and the video module is dormant. (3) The team needs deeper psychometrics (Big Five, EQ, aptitude testing) for development and team-fit decisions, which is not Modern Hire core. Teams that stay with HireVue typically rely heavily on async video interview at scale; if that module is not load-bearing, JobCannon is a strong switch.