The BrightHire alternative

One platform that hires — not an add-on to the ATS you already pay for.

BrightHire — now part of Zoom — is an interview-intelligence layer that runs on top of your ATS. You still need Greenhouse, Lever or Workday underneath, and candidate data has to sync between the two. Talyi is the ATS and the video: post the role, candidates apply to your careers page, and AI agents read, rank, screen and interview — one system, free to start.

Two different products

BrightHire makes the interviews you already run smarter. Talyi runs the whole hire — and is the system of record too.

Talyi

Full hiring platform (ATS) + video · free to start
  • Is the ATS — post a role, get a careers page, receive & track applicants
  • Reads & ranks every résumé against the scorecard, with a plain-English reason
  • Runs audio/video screens and joins the live interview with a scorecard forming in real time
  • Free forever to start, paid from $99/mo — priced by how much you hire

BrightHire

Interview-intelligence layer · a Zoom company · sales-led
  • Needs a separate ATS — sits on top of Greenhouse, Lever, Workday and syncs data
  • Does not screen résumés — its "Screen" ranks candidates on their interview answers, not applications
  • Strong live-interview coaching, highlight reels and analytics; async "Screen" (voice or video)
  • No free tier, sales-gated pricing (seats + interview volume); enterprise-oriented

What you need just to run it

The hidden cost of an intelligence layer: a second system underneath, and data kept in sync between them.

Talyi
BrightHire
A separate ATS underneath
Not needed — Talyi is the ATS
Required (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday…)
Careers page + candidates apply
Built in
Handled by your other ATS
Data sync between systems
None — one system
~Two-way sync with your ATS
Reads & ranks résumés
Every applicant, scored per skill
Not offered
Free tier / self-serve start
Free forever, no sales call
Sales-gated, no free tier
Included~ Partial / conditional Not offered

Where they overlap — and where Talyi goes further

Both do real interview intelligence. Talyi adds everything that happens before the interview, in the same system.

Live interview intelligence — both transcribe and build a scorecard. Talyi's forms live during the call; BrightHire adds mature coaching & highlight reels.
Async screening — both offer it. Talyi scores each recorded audio/video answer per skill.
Post & receive applicants — Talyi only: job posting, careers page and applicant pipeline built in.
Read & rank résumés — Talyi only: every applicant scored against the role before anyone interviews.

Where your candidate data is processed

Interview and résumé data is sensitive. Talyi's AI runs on infrastructure we own — it doesn't leave for a third-party cloud or an outside model provider.

Talyi

Self-hosted AI · your data stays in our datacenter
  • Résumés, audio and video are processed by AI running on infrastructure we own and operate
  • Not sent to a third-party cloud or external model provider — and never used to train outside models
  • One system means one place your data lives — no copies synced across vendors

BrightHire

Public-cloud AI · third-party processing
  • Records interviews through a third-party meeting-capture service
  • Sends interview content to external, third-party AI providers to transcribe and summarize — per its own published subprocessor list
  • Interview data sits across that chain of outside vendors

The honest take

Talyi is a better fit if…

You want one system to hire, not a layer on top of one
  • You don't already run a big ATS — or you'd rather not pay for two systems and sync between them
  • You want AI to read, rank, screen and interview — you just approve
  • You want to start free and self-serve, no sales call

BrightHire is a strong fit if…

You're an enterprise standardized on a major ATS (and Zoom)
  • You already run Greenhouse/Lever/Workday and want best-in-class interview coaching & analytics on top
  • You have recruiter teams and are invested in the Zoom ecosystem
  • An enterprise, sales-gated contract fits your budget

Start free — one system, no sync

Post a role and watch Talyi's agents read, rank, screen and interview on a real pipeline. No second ATS required.

BrightHire was acquired by Zoom (announced Nov 2025) and operates as a Zoom brand. Capabilities and pricing are taken from brighthire.com and third-party sources (G2, Vendr) as of 2026; BrightHire ships quickly and is mid-integration with Zoom, so verify current terms on their site. Data-handling reflects BrightHire's own published subprocessor and security documentation, as of 2026. BrightHire also offers deep ATS integrations, interview coaching, highlight reels, JD drafting and enterprise features not all listed here. See also Talyi vs Metaview and the interview-intelligence roundup. Talyi pricing: Free $0/month, Starter $99/month.