# Spark Hire: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 64 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/spark-hire/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video interviewing | 50% | 1 | 18% | 57 |
| Candidate assessment | 0% | 83 | 25% | 4 |
| Interview scheduling | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |
| Recruitment marketing and career sites | 0% | 90 | 100% | 1 |
| Technical hiring assessments | 0% | 38 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Spark Hire is the most widely adopted mid-market video interviewing platform, with transparent pricing and support for both one-way async and live formats." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Video interviewing)
- "I'd lean toward Spark Hire because it balances async screening capabilities, straightforward implementation, and reasonable pricing" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Video interviewing)
- "Best All-Rounder (Async + Live in One): Spark Hire ... Spark Hire is the industry standard for the mid-market." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Video interviewing)
- "Spark Hire is widely regarded as the best all‑around video interviewing platform for mid‑market B2B companies" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Video interviewing)

## And against it

- "Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget | Spark Hire | ~$149-$299/month | Too expensive for limited budgets" (Kimi K2, Video interviewing)
- "Strongly disliked by candidates who describe it as "humiliating" and "completely dehumanizing."" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Video interviewing)
- "Spark Hire is more feature-rich, but its plans start at $249/month billed annually, so it's harder to justify on a tight budget." (GPT-6 Luna, Video interviewing)
- "Tools like *Spark Hire* were popular, but many newer video tools have clunky interfaces that frustrate users on mobile devices." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Recruitment marketing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Video interviewing: 55% to 50%, −6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 66, unchanged.
- Candidate assessment: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 83 of 118.
- Interview scheduling: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 51 → 62 of 75.
- Recruitment marketing and career sites: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 90 of 104.
- Technical hiring assessments: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 38 of 71.

## In its own words

What Spark Hire's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Hiring Software for Lean Teams (https://sparkhire.com/)
- For: Small & Medium Organizations (https://sparkhire.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing starts at $249 per month and varies by company size; ATS pricing starts at $335 / month for Recruit Pro and $499 / month for Recruit Growth; all Recruit plans are only available under an annual contract. (https://www.sparkhire.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 249 (https://www.sparkhire.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: null (https://www.sparkhire.com/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://sparkhire.com/); 1000 (https://www.sparkhire.com/pricing) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, EEO and GDPR compliance
- Customers named: Holganix, Outerbox, Teamwork, Cyprus Credit Union, Gusto, AcademyX, All Web Leads, Seatgeek

## What it publishes

Every page sparkhire.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 644 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 36 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-08
- case study: 108 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-29
- webinar or virtual event: 23 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- comparison: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-08
- glossary or explainer: 123 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- podcast or video: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-02
- news or press: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-22
- Recent: 2026-09-23 webinar or virtual event: Product updates september 2026 https://www.sparkhire.com/resources/webinars/product-updates-september-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-22 webinar or virtual event: Align hiring process and business goals https://www.sparkhire.com/resources/webinars/align-hiring-process-and-business-goals
- Recent: 2026-08-28 webinar or virtual event: Hr and hiring managers work better together https://www.sparkhire.com/resources/webinars/hr-and-hiring-managers-work-better-together
- Recent: 2026-08-19 webinar or virtual event: Product updates august 2026 https://www.sparkhire.com/resources/webinars/product-updates-august-2026
- Recent: 2026-08-17 report or ebook: Applicant tracking system for construction https://www.sparkhire.com/guides/applicant-tracking-system-for-construction
- Recent: 2026-08-13 report or ebook: Applicant tracking system for medical practices https://www.sparkhire.com/guides/applicant-tracking-system-for-medical-practices

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.