Flow 01
Traditional first round
- 1Review resumes
- 2Coordinate calendars
- 3Repeat the same opening questions
- 4Compare notes after the call
Compare hiring workflows
Spend interviews on finalists, not maybes.
Compare RoundZero with HireVue, Spark Hire, Willo, Workable, Ashby, Greenhouse, and Lever. See how a focused, asynchronous first round can give candidates more flexibility and give your team evidence before spending time live.
The workflow shift
Evidence arrives before the meeting.
Flow 02
RoundZero first round
- 1Every applicant receives AI pre-evaluation
- 2Selected candidates respond on their own time
- 3Adaptive text interviews and voice assessments probe claims
- 4Review evidence-backed reports before meeting
Hiring-time ledger
Put a number on the first round.
Adjust the assumptions to estimate interview labor that an asynchronous RoundZero review could return during one hiring cycle.
Monthly assumptions
One hiring cycle using a single month of RoundZero.
Estimated hiring-cycle return
30 reports · Starter plan at $39/month
- Traditional interview labor
- 15.0 hours
- RoundZero report review
- 2.5 hours
- Hours returned
- 12.5 hours
- Gross labor savings
- $750
- Starter monthly plan
- −$39
Estimated net savings
$711
Formula: roles × candidates × interview time × interviewers, less report-review time and the recommended plan. Estimates exclude implementation, add-ons, and taxes. This compares replaced interview labor—not every ATS feature.
RoundZero pricing
Transparent capacity, from the start.
All applicants receive AI pre-evaluation. Paid plans add AI job creation; Growth and Scale include job import.
Free
$0
forever
1 active job
5 reports per job
Starter
$39
per month
5 active jobs
15 reports per job
Growth
$99
per month
25 active jobs
25 reports per job
Scale
$249
per month
100 active jobs
50 reports per job
The market
Choose the scope your team actually needs.
Official pricing and product emphasis verified August 7, 2026. Prices can change; follow each source for current terms.
Screening & interview platforms
RoundZero vs HireVue
Custom pricing
Essential through Premium
Official-site emphasis
Automated hiring workflows, candidate experience, ATS integrations, and 24/7 support.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero publishes self-serve plan limits and focuses on evidence before a human first interview.
RoundZero vs Spark Hire
$249/month billed annually, or $299 monthly
Video interviewing includes unlimited annual jobs, users, and video interviews. Recruit Pro ATS starts at $335/month annually.
Official-site emphasis
Video interviews plus AI transcripts, summaries, and scoring.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero combines applicant pre-evaluation, adaptive text and voice interviews, and evidence-backed reports in one workflow.
RoundZero vs Willo
$59 per live role
Lite is pay-as-you-go with up to 5 roles, 5 users, and 150 assessed candidates per role. Enterprise starts at $3,799/year in USD.
Official-site emphasis
ATS integrations, AI transcription, summaries, and benchmarking.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero prices by plan capacity and adds pre-evaluation before selected candidates complete the adaptive interview.
Full ATS suites
RoundZero vs Workable
From $299/month ($3,588/year)
Standard pricing for 1–20 employees. Video interviews are a $109/month Standard add-on; the AI agent includes 3,000 credits before usage pricing.
Official-site emphasis
ATS, sourcing, and reporting.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero is narrower: it is built for early screening and first-round interview evidence, not a complete ATS suite.
RoundZero vs Ashby
$400/month
Foundations covers up to 100 employees, with a 10% annual discount available. Larger plans are custom; AI notetaker is a paid add-on.
Official-site emphasis
All-in-one ATS, scheduling, CRM, and analytics.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero can complement an ATS when the priority is asynchronous evaluation and evidence before live interviews.
RoundZero vs Greenhouse
Custom pricing
Core, Plus, and Pro pricing varies with hiring volume and complexity.
Official-site emphasis
Structured interview kits and scorecards, scheduling, reporting, and AI notetaker.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero concentrates on automating repetitive early evaluation rather than administering the full hiring lifecycle.
RoundZero vs Lever
Custom quote
Pricing scales with team size and hiring needs.
Official-site emphasis
ATS and CRM, reporting, AI screening, and unlimited AI interview transcripts and summaries.
RoundZero distinction
RoundZero offers transparent self-serve tiers for teams seeking a focused pre-evaluation and first-round interview workspace.
Repetitive early evaluation.
Resume-only triage, repeated opening screens, scheduling a first call with every maybe, and unstructured notes without a visible evidence trail.
The rest of enterprise recruiting.
RoundZero does not replace enterprise CRM, offer management, onboarding, or compliance administration. It can complement a full ATS by improving the work before a human interview.