Karat is humans running technical interviews at $500 each. Raffi is AI running every interview at $0.45/minute — Karat for the final-round, Raffi for the screening round.
Raffi
One room interviews every applicant. One room talks to you about who to hire next.
Pricing
$25 starter credit free · $199/mo Pro ($100 grant) · $599/mo Growth ($300 grant). No placement fees, no hire fees. SaaS.
Why this wins
Karat
Karat runs structured technical interviews for software-engineering roles using a network of senior-engineer interviewers (humans), supplemented with AI tooling. Big-brand customers in tech (American Express, Wayfair, Citi). Premium offering.
Pricing
Per-interview pricing, enterprise contracts. Typically $400-700 per interview, custom annual commitments.
Genuine strengths
Honest, fact-based gaps — the kind real buyers hit during evaluation.
Pick the column that sounds like you. We'll tell you which tool to start with.
Pick Karat when…
You're hiring senior+ engineers at a tier-1 enterprise, you have budget for $400-700 per technical interview, and you specifically want a human senior engineer running the call.
Pick Raffi when…
You're hiring across roles (not just engineering), you want SaaS pricing at $199-599/mo instead of per-interview fees, and you want AI to handle the first 80% of the funnel so your humans only meet the top candidates.
Yes. Raffi covers most of what Karat covers, plus the two-room operator model where you actually talk to the AI about your candidates. SaaS pricing, $25 starter credit, no card required.
Karat is humans running technical interviews at $500 each. Raffi is AI running every interview at $0.45/minute — Karat for the final-round, Raffi for the screening round.
You're hiring senior+ engineers at a tier-1 enterprise, you have budget for $400-700 per technical interview, and you specifically want a human senior engineer running the call.
You're hiring across roles (not just engineering), you want SaaS pricing at $199-599/mo instead of per-interview fees, and you want AI to handle the first 80% of the funnel so your humans only meet the top candidates.
Karat: Per-interview pricing, enterprise contracts. Typically $400-700 per interview, custom annual commitments.. Raffi: $25 starter credit, then $199/mo Pro or $599/mo Growth. No placement fees, no hire fees.
$25 starter credit, no card required. Interview your next 5 applicants with Raffi tonight, then decide.