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SquarePeg vs HireVue: score every applicant from the resume, before anyone sits an interview

HireVue screens applicants by interviewing them: its AI Interviewer runs two-way voice interviews and ranks candidates on their answers. SquarePeg screens the application itself. Every applicant is scored 0–100 on each of your criteria as they apply, with the resume evidence behind each score, company data and an authenticity check, so you see who fits before anyone is asked to interview. Your team keeps working in your ATS.

SquarePeg vs HireVue at a glance

HireVue is an enterprise video interviewing and assessment platform. Its AI Interviewer "conducts dynamic, two-way voice interviews with every applicant 24/7" and scores the answers against validated rubrics, returning a ranked list with explanations and transcripts. HireVue also offers assessments, video interviews and scheduling, and says it connects to 45+ ATSs and serves 40% of the Fortune 100.

SquarePeg
HireVue
Screening
Scores every applicant against your criteria
✓
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A 0–100 score with a subscore for each criterion
✓
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Shows the resume evidence behind each score
✓
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Scores on company data the resume leaves out (headcount, funding, public or private)
✓
Unknown
Eligibility rules set aside mismatches before they're scored
✓
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Fits your stack
Works inside your existing ATS
✓
✓
Rejections and stage changes go back to your ATS
✓
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Chrome extension beside your ATS
✓
Unknown
Authenticity
Flags fake or misrepresented candidates
✓
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ID and selfie verification
✕
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Beyond inbound
Rediscovers past applicants
✓
Unknown
Outbound sourcing
✓
Unknown
Plain-language agent or assistant
✓
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Interview scheduling
✕
✓
AI interviews or screening calls
✕
✓

Based on each company's public website and announcements, checked October 2026. Unknown means we couldn't find it described there.

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As an AI company, SquarePeg gives us a lot of credibility. It has saved us so much time on screening and improved quality of hire.

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Head of People @ Laurel

How SquarePeg and HireVue compare in detail

HireVue and SquarePeg screen at different steps. HireVue screens through interviews; SquarePeg screens the application, before anyone is invited to talk.

Screening

SquarePeg

Every score shows its evidence. SquarePeg scores applicants as they apply, plus past candidates and sourced profiles, against criteria you write in plain language or generate from the job description, each marked Required, Preferred or Bonus. Every criterion gets a 0–100 subscore with a written explanation and the resume lines it's based on, so you review the best people first and can explain every ranking. Eligibility rules (location or radius, time zone, screening answers, a previous rejection reason or the application source) run first, so ineligible applicants are never scored or charged.

HireVue

HireVue's AI Interviewer ranks applicants on their interview answers: pass/fail qualification questions, skills on a custom 1–5 rubric and validated competencies, with transcripts to review. Applicants are ranked once they complete the interview. HireVue doesn't describe scoring resumes.

Fits your stack

SquarePeg

SquarePeg connects to Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, iCIMS, Recruitee and other ATSs and syncs your jobs and applicants. SquarePeg makes rejections and stage changes in your ATS just as if you had made them there, so your ATS emails and automations still run, and the Chrome extension opens it right next to the job or candidate you're viewing. No migration and no new system for your team to learn.

HireVue

HireVue isn't an ATS. It says it connects to 45+ ATSs and sends interview results back to the candidate record. Moving candidates between stages or rejecting them in the ATS isn't described.

Authenticity

SquarePeg

Every candidate gets an authenticity confidence rating (High, Mixed, Limited, Low or Unknown), kept separate from their score. It's built from LinkedIn, phone, email and resume signals, and it also flags a phone, email or resume shared with a differently named applicant. It's included in the credit that scores the candidate. Signals inform your review; nothing is rejected automatically.

HireVue

HireVue's integrity checks run during the interview: Candidate Image Capture takes snapshots to confirm identity, Browser Focus Tracking spots tab and window switches, and suspicious cases are flagged for review. Checking the application itself for fake candidates isn't described.

Beyond inbound

SquarePeg

Rediscovery searches past applicants in your ATS for people who fit a new opening and scores them on the same criteria as today's applicants. Outbound sourcing finds new candidates outside your ATS on the same scale, and you reveal an email only for the people you want to contact. Every resume gets company context such as industry, headcount, funding and public or private status. And you can find, compare and fine-tune just by asking: the SquarePeg agent finds past candidates who fit a new role, compares your top applicants, explains any score, and can review and update a job's criteria and eligibility rules, in the web app or inside your ATS.

HireVue

HireVue extends into the interview stage, with video interviews, assessments, scheduling and a co-pilot for live Zoom and Teams interviews. It also has a career-site chat agent for candidates. Sourcing, outreach and rediscovery of past applicants aren't described.

Pricing

SquarePeg

Credits work across every feature, there are no seat fees and no platform fee, and your whole team can log in. Scoring an applicant or a rediscovered candidate uses 1 credit; sourcing a candidate uses 1 and revealing their email 2. Rediscovery also has a one-time fee to index your ATS, charged at cost. Rescoring is always free, the agent is free, applicants who fail your eligibility rules cost nothing, and new accounts start with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required. See the pricing page for current rates.

HireVue

HireVue doesn't publish prices; its pricing page asks you to request a demo.

When to choose which

Choose SquarePeg if
•You want every applicant scored from the resume as they apply, without waiting for an interview
•You want a 0–100 subscore and resume evidence for each criterion
•You want fake or misrepresented applicants flagged at the application, before you invite anyone to interview
•You also want past applicants and sourced candidates scored on the same scale
When HireVue makes sense
•You want structured AI interviews or validated assessments as your first screening step
•You want interview scheduling and live-interview tools from the same vendor
800+
applications screened for one role at Nymbus

Before SquarePeg: "I'll spend time setting up a call with somebody, going to LinkedIn profile, trying to decipher if they're a real person, and then get them on the phone, and they're in no way matched up to the actual profile I had."

Bill Curtis, Recruiter, Nymbus · Uses Greenhouse
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Frequently asked questions

Does SquarePeg run AI interviews like HireVue?

No. SquarePeg screens the application: it scores each applicant's resume against your criteria and checks their authenticity as they apply. You can use SquarePeg to decide who to invite to interview, and run the interviews in the tool you already use.

What's the difference between resume-first and interview-first screening?

Interview-first screening, like HireVue's AI Interviewer, asks applicants to complete an interview and ranks them on their answers. Resume-first screening, like SquarePeg, scores every applicant from what they've already submitted, with company data and the resume evidence behind each score, so your team knows who to talk to first.

Can I try SquarePeg before connecting my ATS?

Yes. The demo on our homepage lets you score up to three of your own resumes or LinkedIn profiles for free, or explore sample jobs that are already scored, without connecting an ATS. When you connect your ATS, you start with 2,000 free credits and no credit card.

How is SquarePeg priced?

Credits work across every feature, there are no seat fees and no platform fee, and your whole team can log in. Scoring an applicant or a rediscovered candidate uses 1 credit; sourcing a candidate uses 1 and revealing their email 2. Rediscovery also has a one-time fee to index your ATS, charged at cost. Rescoring is always free, the agent is free, applicants who fail your eligibility rules cost nothing, and new accounts start with 2,000 free credits, no credit card required. See the pricing page for current rates.

Last checked October 2026. HireVue details come from HireVue's public website and announcements; SquarePeg details describe the product as it works today.

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