BrightHire vs Metaview: how they differ now, and the alternatives to both

BrightHire vs Metaview is closer than it looks, since both record your interviews, write notes and scorecards, and now run AI screening interviews. BrightHire, owned by Zoom since December 2025, publishes no prices. Metaview adds a sourcing agent and publishes plan prices. If you want AI to run a technical first round, Expert Hire is a third option.

Both started in the same place, which was taking notes on the interviews your own people run. They've since grown in different directions. This post compares them from their own websites, then lists the alternatives to both by the job you need done.

Key Takeaways

Our position: don't pick between BrightHire and Metaview on notes or AI screening alone. They're close on both. Pick on the bundle: interviewer coaching and fraud checks (BrightHire) or sourcing agents and visible prices (Metaview).
BrightHire is now a Zoom product. Zoom announced the deal on November 13, 2025, and it closed in December 2025.
Metaview publishes prices for its notetaker, application review and sourcing agents, including free plans. BrightHire publishes none; it says how each product is priced, not what it costs.
If your first round has to test code, look for a tool with a real coding round. Both vendors' screeners are built around spoken answers scored against your rubric.
Every vendor fact here comes from the vendor's own site. We didn't read user reviews, so we don't repeat complaints.

BrightHire vs Metaview: the short answer

Choose BrightHire if you're a Zoom shop, or if you want notes on human interviews, an AI screener, interviewer coaching and fraud signals from one vendor. Choose Metaview if you want a notetaker with a price you can see, plus the option to add sourcing, application review or its screening agent later.

Look past both if your first round is technical. If the client or hiring manager needs to see a candidate write and run code, you want a tool built around a coding round, not a voice screen.

Checked November 2, 2026: a few facts worth having to hand, each from the vendor's own page.

Zoom announced it was buying BrightHire on November 13, 2025, and "The transaction closed in December 2025" (zoom.com).
BrightHire sells three products: Inbound, "Priced by applicant volume," Screen, "Priced by interview volume," and Interview Intelligence, "Priced by company size" (brighthire.com/pricing).
As of November 2026, Metaview's notetaker has a free plan with 25 calls a month and a Pro plan at $60 per user a month with unlimited calls (metaview.ai/pricing).
Metaview's screening agent runs voice interviews, and "Every call is recorded, transcribed, and scored against your rubric" (metaview.ai/screening).
Greenhouse says its own built-in interview intelligence "maps AI-generated notes directly to structured scorecards" (greenhouse.com).

What each one is now

BrightHire

BrightHire now calls itself an "AI hiring platform," covering everything from application review and AI interviews to live interviews and fraud checks. It sells three products you can use alone or together. Inbound reviews applications, Screen runs AI interviews, and Interview Intelligence covers live interviews with your own people.

It says "candidate fraud detection is included at every step." It's also now part of Zoom, which lists BrightHire as a Zoom product.

Metaview

Metaview now calls itself an "Agentic Recruiting Platform." It says it takes care of notes, scorecards and follow-ups on its own. It also has a sourcing helper called fillmore that finds candidates, writes outreach and books screening calls, plus an AI screening agent that interviews candidates by voice.

Its pricing model is built around agents. In its words, "you only use and pay for the agents you need," starting with "the sourcing agent, notetaker, or application review."

Interview notes and scorecards, compared

This is where the two are closest. Both join your interviews, write notes and fill in scorecards.

BrightHire Interview Intelligence gives "real-time guidance, AI notes, auto-filled scorecards, and insights" on live interviews. Its pricing page lists "AI notes and 1-click ATS scorecards," "Interviewer quality trends and coaching," and "SSO, role-based access, opt-out controls."

Metaview's notetaker writes notes, scorecards and follow-ups. Metaview says it works with ATS platforms "including Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, Gem, and SmartRecruiters," plus scheduling, phone and video tools.

The real difference is coaching. BrightHire puts interviewer quality and coaching on its pricing page, while the Metaview pages we read pitch time saved and data you can search. So if you want to train your interviewers, that points to BrightHire. For more on what this category can and can't do, read what interview intelligence records and what it can't score.

AI interviewing and screening: BrightHire Screen vs Metaview's screening agent

Here's where Metaview vs BrightHire is closer than you might expect. BrightHire Screen is an "AI interviewer that runs structured screening interviews, at scale." It offers "Natural, two-way conversation," is "Scored against your rubrics," and has "Fraud signals in every AI interview."

Metaview sells its own AI screening agent. Candidates "speak with a natural voice agent" that asks follow-ups, and every call is recorded, transcribed and scored against your rubric. It can show code and ask candidates to explain it aloud, and it flags fraudulent candidates, with "A human always makes the final decision."

So both can talk to candidates for you. The difference is the bundle: BrightHire pairs its screener with interviewer coaching, and Metaview pairs its screener with sourcing and fillmore. Metaview's pricing page doesn't list a separate screening price, so ask in the demo.

Pricing and ownership: how each says it charges

BrightHire pricing isn't published. Every product goes to "Request a demo." The pricing page only says how each is priced: by applicant volume, interview volume or company size. Some third-party sites quote estimates, but we don't repeat figures a vendor hasn't published.

Metaview shows prices for three of its agents, as of November 2026. The notetaker has a Free plan (25 calls a month, basic transcription) and a Pro plan at $60 per user a month with unlimited calls. Application review has a Free plan with 50 applications a month and a Pro plan at $150 a month for 500 reviews. Enterprise is tailored.

Ownership. BrightHire is now part of Zoom. Zoom says BrightHire puts "candidates first," with "AI designed to augment hiring, not replace human decision-making." If you don't use Zoom, ask in the demo how BrightHire's roadmap and support work for teams on Meet or Teams. Metaview, on its own site, says it has raised "$60M more, led by Insight Partners."

BrightHire alternatives, and alternatives to both, by job

If you're looking for an alternative to BrightHire or Metaview, start with the job you want done. Here are the options we'd look at, sorted that way. If Metaview is the one you're leaving, see Metaview alternatives for recruiters.

Notes and scorecards on your human interviews

Greenhouse built-in: Greenhouse says its own tool "maps AI-generated notes directly to structured scorecards while keeping interviewers in control of evaluation." Best for Greenhouse customers who'd rather not add a vendor. We didn't verify packaging.
AI Interview Companion by Employ (formerly Pillar): Employ's page says it guides interviewers live, writes interview summaries and coaches your interviewers, and that it "does not provide candidate scoring or hiring recommendations." If you're weighing BrightHire vs Metaview vs Pillar, this is the one with live guidance and no candidate scores.
Screenloop: an "AI ATS with Interview Intelligence & Automation." Best for teams ready to replace the ATS, not add to it.
HireLogic: offers "instant candidate insights and smart notes after every interview," plus an AI interview agent. We didn't verify pricing.
Otter: a general meeting assistant with a recruiting agent that syncs notes with Greenhouse. Its pricing page lists Business at $19.99 per user a month, as of November 2026. Best for teams that mainly want transcripts.

An AI interviewer for the first round

Expert Hire is an AI interview platform for staffing agencies, hiring teams and campuses: it runs structured AI interviews and coding tests, scores them against your rubric, and gives each candidate a report card, priced per workspace from $99 a month. It runs the first-round interview itself, coding and system design included, and its note-taker records your human interviews on Zoom, Meet or Teams.

The AI interview platform runs live, two-way voice interviews across eight types, from Coding to System Design, in seven languages. Answers are scored against the skills and weightage you set. Recruiters can change a score if they give a reason, and the team can comment on and share a report.

If your question is how each tool documents the evidence behind a score, Expert Hire's report card puts the transcript and the code next to each per-skill score. A recruiter who changes a score has to give a reason.

The AI note-taker "joins the calls you already booked on Zoom, Meet or Teams," and "Participants are notified of recording." It scores the answers against the job's skills, and you can upload a past recording to score it too. Our guide on recording and reviewing live interviews shows how. The notetaker is on Starter and up.

Pricing is per workspace, never per seat: Explorer $99, Starter $249, Growth $499 a month, and Scale is custom. The 30-day trial comes with 75 Hire Credits.

The limits, stated plainly. Expert Hire doesn't offer interviewer coaching analytics like BrightHire's. On ATS sync, Greenhouse is available today in early access, and Lever and Ashby are supported with those integrations rolling out (Greenhouse details). And it's interview-first, so a team that only wants notes on human calls may find it more than it needs.

Others in this lane: HireVue says it reveals "proven skills and capabilities" with interviews and assessments "at any scale," and doesn't publish pricing (see our HireVue alternatives). Sapia.ai runs an "AI Chat Interview," a text-based format. Also on most lists, not reviewed here: Yardstick and Talview.

Better interviewers, not better notes

SocialTalent says its product "evaluates the interviewer" rather than the candidate. On its own compare page, it prices at "€0.99 per interview with a minimum purchase of 5,000." Best for large teams whose real problem is interviewer quality.

Frequently asked questions

BrightHire vs Metaview: which is better?

Neither wins outright, and both now run AI screening interviews. BrightHire suits Zoom shops and teams that want an AI screener, fraud signals and interviewer coaching from one vendor. Metaview suits teams that want a notetaker with a visible price and may add sourcing or screening agents later.

How much do BrightHire and Metaview cost?

BrightHire doesn't publish prices. It says Inbound is priced by applicant volume, Screen by interview volume and Interview Intelligence by company size. As of November 2026, Metaview's notetaker has a free plan and a Pro plan at $60 per user a month.

Who owns BrightHire now?

Zoom. It announced the deal on November 13, 2025, and the deal closed in December 2025. Zoom now lists BrightHire as one of its products.

What is the best alternative to BrightHire?

It depends on which BrightHire job you're replacing. For notes on human interviews, look at Metaview, Greenhouse's built-in tool or Employ's AI Interview Companion. For an AI first-round interviewer, look at Metaview's screening agent, Expert Hire, HireVue or Sapia.ai. For interviewer quality, look at SocialTalent.

Is there a BrightHire or Metaview alternative for technical interviews?

Yes. Expert Hire runs the first-round interview with live coding and system design, then gives you a report card with the transcript and code behind each score. It also records and scores your human interviews on Zoom, Meet or Teams.

The bottom line

BrightHire and Metaview are close on notes. Pick between them on what else you need, and whether a Zoom-owned vendor or a per-agent price list suits you better.

If your real bottleneck is the first round, not the notes, see how the Expert Hire AI note-taker and AI interviewer work together, and try both on the 30-day trial.

By TK, Growth at Expert Hire. Last updated November 2, 2026. Reviewed by Anand Suresh, CPO at Expert Hire.