Enterprise-grade AI interviews at 1/10th the cost, with compliance built in.
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The short version
HireVue pioneered AI video interviews and is well-suited to large enterprises that already have the budget and onboarding capacity for a multi-week deployment. ARIA is built for teams that want a live conversational interview instead of a one-way recording, transparent scoring instead of a black box, and compliance-by-design at a fraction of the cost — with self-serve onboarding in minutes.
A side-by-side look at the dimensions hiring teams actually evaluate.
| Feature | HireVue | ARIA |
|---|---|---|
| Interview type | One-way recorded video | Live two-way voice conversation |
| Languages | 40+ | 30+ with native accents |
| Pricing | Reportedly $35,000–$50,000+/year (enterprise quote) | Starting at $99/month |
| AI scoring | Proprietary, opaque to candidates | Structured rubrics with explicit reasoning |
| Compliance | NYC LL144 audit available | EU AI Act + NYC LL144 + GDPR by architecture |
| Candidate experience | Record yourself talking to a screen | Natural conversation with an AI interviewer |
| Facial analysis | Discontinued in 2021 after regulatory and academic scrutiny | No facial analysis — voice signals only |
| Setup time | Weeks of enterprise onboarding | Minutes — self-serve |
| Free trial | No (demo only) | Yes — 3-day free trial |
| Custom AI interviewers | No | Yes — unlimited custom personas |
HireVue is sold via enterprise contracts that typically start in the tens of thousands per year. ARIA starts at $99/month with no minimum commitment — same fairness, same audit-readiness, fraction of the spend.
Two-way voice conversations let ARIA ask follow-ups, clarify ambiguous answers, and uncover signal that a fixed script of one-way recordings never reaches.
EU AI Act Annex III obligations, NYC LL144 bias-audit support, and GDPR Article 22 safeguards are architectural defaults — not features locked behind enterprise tiers.
ARIA never analyzes a candidate’s face. Voice signals are mapped to a transparent, named rubric — defensible under EU AI Act Article 5 workplace rules.
The screening format you choose is the first impression of your employer brand. Here is what each looks like from the candidate's seat.
Hiring AI is now classified as high-risk under the EU AI Act (Annex III). The screening format you choose — and how it scores candidates — has direct compliance consequences.
HireVue used facial analysis to score candidates until 2021, when it discontinued the feature following an FTC complaint by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and broader academic and regulatory criticism. The Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (effective 2020) was an early signal that algorithmic facial analysis in hiring would face increasing legal scrutiny.
Under the EU AI Act, "emotion recognition systems" deployed in workplaces face explicit restrictions under Article 5. Any vendor using facial analysis or emotion inference in hiring contexts must navigate Annex III high-risk obligations on top of those Article 5 prohibitions.
ARIA never analyzes faces. Voice engagement signals are mapped to five named, interpretable metrics — Confidence, Engagement, Clarity, Stress, and Emotional Stability — and disclosed in every candidate-facing notice and every internal scorecard. Candidates always retain the right to human review.
Different tools fit different teams. Here is our honest read on when each makes sense.
Yes. Both platforms automate candidate screening at scale, but ARIA replaces HireVue’s one-way recorded video format with a live two-way voice conversation. ARIA also offers self-serve pricing, transparent scoring rubrics, and EU AI Act compliance by architecture. Teams switching usually report that candidates strongly prefer the conversational format over recording themselves alone.
HireVue is sold via enterprise contracts and does not publish pricing publicly. Third-party sources commonly cite annual minimums in the $35,000–$50,000+ range, with quote-based add-ons. ARIA is published pricing: $99/month for the Base plan with no minimum commitment, plus a 3-day free trial. For most teams, the total cost difference is roughly an order of magnitude.
No. ARIA never analyzes a candidate’s face. Our scoring uses voice-derived engagement signals mapped to five named, interpretable metrics — Confidence, Engagement, Clarity, Stress, and Emotional Stability — combined with the candidate’s actual responses against a job-specific rubric. HireVue used facial analysis until discontinuing the feature in 2021 following an FTC complaint by EPIC and broader academic and regulatory criticism.
Yes, and migration typically takes minutes rather than weeks. Sign up for the 3-day free trial, configure your role criteria, and start sending interview invites — no enterprise onboarding process required. For teams with existing ATS integrations or custom workflows, our API supports integration into Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, and most major HRIS platforms.
Yes. ARIA is designed against the EU AI Act’s requirements for high-risk AI systems (Annex III, hiring use case), including human oversight, technical documentation, transparency to candidates, and explainable scoring. ARIA also satisfies NYC Local Law 144 bias-audit obligations and GDPR Article 22 safeguards on automated decision-making, including the candidate’s right to human review.
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