Spark Hire vs Willo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Willo grades higher than Spark Hire: 2.0 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Willo grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Spark Hire
One-way video interviews and an applicant tracking system
Which one is for you
Pick Spark Hire if
- Fits if you're a small or mid-sized organization that wants video screening and an ATS together
- Works for teams with many hiring managers, since every plan has unlimited users
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're small: $249 a month for video alone, $335 for the ATS
- Tight if you want month-to-month, because the ATS is sold only on annual contracts or longer
- Watch out: the behavioral assessment starts at Growth, $499, and API access costs extra
- Not for you if you want a trial, since none is listed
- Watch out: prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale up from there
Pick Willo if
- Fits if you screen many candidates with the same questions before live interviews
- Works for teams that want no annual contract
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Lite, as it is 5 live roles, 5 users and 150 assessed candidates per role
- Pricey if you need the AI, ATS links or SSO, as they are Enterprise only
- Watch out: ID, right-to-work and background checks are add-ons on Lite
- Skip it if you want a trial, as none is shown
How we grade them
| 1.4GPASpark HireWeak | 2.0GPAWilloFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DVideo interviews from $249 a month and Recruit Pro from $335, against a category where the dearest tenth starts at $335. The ATS prices are for companies up to 50 employees and rise with headcount. | B$59 per live role a month on Lite with no contract, inside the category's cheaper quarter, but Enterprise starts at $3,799 a year, about $317 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. | FNo free plan and no trial on the pages read. |
| Features | CVideo interviews, ATS, AI resume review, scheduling and reports. The assessment starts at Growth and API access is an add-on, which the listing names as gaps. | CQuestion types, scorecards, invites, ID checks and an API. It does that screening job, but it is not a full applicant tracker. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a pipeline and screening questions to build. That puts it at C. | CNo rating on record. Questions and invites to set up for each role. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb product with no integrations or apps on record. One kind of device, so C. | BWeb only, with Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Zapier and an API, mostly on Enterprise. |
| Best for | one-way video interviews with an ATS on top | recorded video interviews for screening |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Spark Hire and Willo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Spark Hire starts at $249 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Willo starts at $59 a month and scores 2.3.
Willo scores higher and starts $190 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 30 score higher than Spark Hire for less, and 2 score higher than Willo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Spark Hire also covers auto-scheduling, reports, applicant tracking, job board posting and skills tests.
- Willo also covers transcription.
At a glance
| Spark Hire | Willo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $249 per month for video interviews | $59 per live role / month, no contract |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Spark Hire | Willo Technologies Ltd |
| Price read from | sparkhire.com | willo.video |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Spark Hire
- The ATS is sold only on an annual contract or longer; it cannot be bought month to month.
- Recruit prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale with headcount above that.
- Pro does not include the predictive behavioral assessment, which starts at Growth.
- API access is a paid add-on; the standalone behavioral assessment also starts at $249 per month.
Willo
- The Enterprise price is a starting figure; the exact quote needs a demo.
- Willo Intelligence AI features, ATS integrations, SSO and 12+ month retention are Enterprise-only, as listed.
- ID, right-to-work and background checks are add-ons on Lite.
- The price toggle also lists GBP, EUR and AUD; the figures here are the USD ones.
Key features
Spark Hire
- One-way video interviews
- Candidates record answers on their own time, and the product adds AI summaries and transcripts of video interviews on the ATS plans.
- Applicant tracking
- Job posting to multiple boards, a careers page, resume parsing and search, referral programs and customizable hiring workflows.
- AI resume review
- Resumes are scored by AI, within a yearly cap of reviews that rises by plan, alongside AI-suggested screening questions.
- Behavioral assessment
- A predictive behavioral assessment, included in Recruit Growth and Enterprise and also sold on its own.
- Scheduling and reporting
- Interviewer availability syncs so candidates can book directly, and reports show where candidates stall in each stage.
Willo
- Question types
- Video, audio, written, multiple choice and identity questions, with a library of assessments.
- Willo Intelligence
- AI tools for transcription, summaries, follow-up questions and insights on candidate responses.
- Scorecards and benchmarks
- Custom scorecards let several reviewers rate candidates.
- Invites and languages
- Email and SMS invites, in 18+ languages, with deadline management.
- Identity and right-to-work checks
- ID, right-to-work and background check credits come with Enterprise and are add-ons on Lite.
- Open API and ATS integrations
- Enterprise lists native ATS connections; Lite lists Zapier and Integrately.
Plans
Spark Hire
Video Interviews$249
per month, starting price, monthly or annual terms
Unlimited one-way video interviews; price varies with company size and billing term.
Recruit Pro$335
per month, starting price, billed annually
ATS for companies of up to 50 employees, with video interviews, reference checks and 6,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit Growth$499
per month, starting price, billed annually
Adds the behavioral assessment and advanced workflows and insights; 24,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit EnterpriseCustom
Enterprise security and control, 36,000 AI resume reviews a year, sold through sales.
Willo
Willo Lite$59
per live role / month, pay as you go
Up to 5 live roles and 5 users, with 150 assessed candidates per live role. No annual contract.
Willo Enterprise$3,799
per year, billed annually, from; longer terms cost less
Custom live roles and users, ATS integrations, SSO, 12+ months data retention and a customer success manager. Quote through a demo; payable monthly or quarterly.
Ways to pay less
Spark Hire
No public discounts listed.
Willo
- Nonprofit
50% off for non-profits
Willo offers a 50% discount to non-profits through an application.
- Annual discount
Longer Enterprise terms
Billed annually, the 2-year term saves 10% and the 3-year term saves 15% versus a 1-year term.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Spark Hire or Willo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Willo is cheaper to start with: $59 a month, against $249 a month for Spark Hire. Spark Hire starts at $249 per month for video interviews, and Willo starts at $59 per live role / month, no contract.
Which has a free plan, Spark Hire or Willo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Spark Hire nor Willo has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.