Equip

Equip is an AI-assisted recruiting platform that joins applicant tracking, CV screening, skills testing and AI-led interviews in one workflow. It is a strong fit for teams that want structured evaluation alongside a conventional ATS. The free entry point is useful for organizing recruitment, but candidate-based assessment and interview charges can materially change the cost of a busy hiring process.

Overview

Equip covers the operational path from publishing a vacancy to sending an offer. Its ATS includes job posts, a careers page, pipeline management, interview scheduling and offer delivery, so recruiters can keep applications and decisions in one system rather than stitching together separate tools.

CV parsing ranks applicants against criteria set by the recruiter and does not consume credits. That makes the screening stage economical, particularly when applicant volume is high. Equip positions its AI as recruiter support rather than an autonomous decision-maker, an important distinction for teams that want human control over hiring outcomes.

Security commitments are substantial: Equip states that it is SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, and encrypts data in transit and at rest. User data is stored in the United States on Amazon Web Services infrastructure, which may matter to organisations with residency requirements.

Key features

The evaluation toolkit is broader than a basic ATS. Teams can create quizzes, programming, communication, psychometric, SQL, Excel, CSS, typing and custom assessments. This range supports role-specific screening, from technical jobs to office skills, without forcing every vacancy into the same test format.

AI proctoring is included on every plan and monitors a candidate’s camera, microphone and screen during assessments. That can improve confidence in remote results, although candidates must accept a more closely monitored testing experience.

One-way interviews allow recorded video, audio or text answers. Conversational interviews add an AI bot that conducts a back-and-forth exchange, giving recruiters another way to gather consistent responses before live interviews. Automated scorecards help structure review across candidates.

REST APIs can invite candidates, retrieve results and manage the pipeline from an existing ATS or internal system. This makes Equip more practical for organisations with established recruiting infrastructure, while smaller teams may get less benefit from integration work.

Pricing

The Free ATS plan costs free and provides core ATS functionality; assessments are paid features. It is the sensible starting point for teams that mainly need job and pipeline management and can pay only when they evaluate candidates.

Standard costs $30 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30 credits each month plus two recruiter seats. Additional seats cost $5 each per month. It suits a small recruiting team with regular but controlled assessment usage.

Premium is $90 a month, billed monthly, with 90 monthly credits and five recruiter seats; extra seats are $5 each per month. The larger allowance is better for teams running assessments or AI interviews at a steady volume.

Elite costs $250 a month, billed monthly, and supplies 250 credits with unlimited recruiter seats. It is the clearest fit for larger recruiting operations where seat restrictions would be inconvenient. Across the paid tiers, job openings, assessments and AI interviews can be created without a stated quantity limit, but charges apply per candidate who takes an assessment or interview, so usage can exceed the subscription price.

New teams receive a 30-day trial with 10 free credits and no card requirement. Standard includes email support, Premium annual plans include live chat, and Elite adds a dedicated account manager.

Platforms

Equip is offered on the web and through an API. That combination supports browser-based recruiting and integration with a customer’s own ATS or internal system, but there is no stated native mobile app.

Who it's for

Equip is well suited to small and mid-sized recruiting teams that want an ATS plus configurable testing and interview automation. It is particularly compelling for employers screening technical or specialised roles, where programming, SQL, Excel or custom assessments can be tied to the job criteria.

It is less suitable for organisations seeking predictable all-inclusive pricing: assessment and interview costs follow candidate usage. Teams that require non-US data storage should also review the United States AWS hosting arrangement before committing.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Complete hiring workflow: job posts, careers pages, pipelines, scheduling and offers sit alongside screening and evaluation.
• Credit-free CV screening: recruiter-defined ranking can reduce early-stage evaluation costs.
• Wide assessment coverage: technical, communication, psychometric and custom tests support varied roles.
• Flexible interview formats: recorded responses and conversational AI interviews accommodate different screening processes.
• Integration and controls: REST APIs, automated scorecards and recruiter oversight support structured operations.

Cons

• Variable evaluation spend: each candidate taking an assessment or interview incurs a charge, making costs harder to forecast.
• Free tier limitations: the no-cost plan is restricted to core ATS functions and excludes assessments.
• Seat differences: Standard and Premium cap included recruiter seats and charge $5 monthly for each extra seat.
• US data location: AWS storage in the United States may conflict with residency policies.

Alternatives

Choose Hiriso if you want iOS, macOS, Windows and web access with a free tier offering three AI-powered interviews per month for one user, unlimited candidates and unlimited openings.

ASTRNT is an alternative for teams preferring Android, iOS, web and API coverage, with a free allowance of five candidate responses per month and unlimited users and jobs.

Pick Metaview when sourcing workflows are the priority; its paid plans are priced per user and include profile-sourcing allowances.

Hyring suits teams seeking a web and Windows service with a free plan limited to one seat, one active job and 50 credits monthly.

BarRaiser is another freemium option focused on interviews, with a free plan including five interviews, recording and interview notes.

Choose RoundZero for a lightweight web workflow with one active job and five evaluation reports per job on its free plan.

Scorebar AI offers web-based AI scoring with a 30-day trial, five interviews and one team member on its free tier.

Jobma is a paid alternative for teams needing broad desktop and mobile platform support and one-way interview plans.

For a wider category view, see Interview Intelligence Software.

Verdict

Choose Equip if you want one recruiting system that combines a capable ATS with configurable assessments, proctored testing, recorded or conversational AI interviews and API access. Its free ATS and credit-free CV ranking lower the barrier to adoption. Look elsewhere if per-candidate evaluation charges make budgeting difficult, if you need native mobile apps, or if data must remain outside the United States.