notanATS vs CVViZ
Both cost about $99 a month. They disagree about what should be read.
The short version
CVViZ reads the résumé for you. It parses and ranks applicants on skills, experience, and job relevance instead of raw keywords, and it bundles sourcing and applicant tracking around that.
notanATS does not read the résumé to build your shortlist. The hiring manager spends 20 minutes describing what the role actually requires, then every applicant has a structured conversation about work they have really done, and each score points back at the applicant’s own words.
So the real question is not which one ranks better. It is whether you want a better reading of what someone wrote about themselves, or a record of what they can actually explain.
Side by side
| What you are trying to find out | notanATS | CVViZ |
|---|---|---|
| What gets assessed | A structured conversation about the applicant’s past work, scored against up to 5 dimensions the hiring manager defined. | The résumé, evaluated on skills, experience, and job relevance rather than keyword match. |
| Who sets the criteria | The hiring manager, in a 20-minute calibration. The criteria lock before the first applicant sees the link. | Job-description matching, tuned by the recruiter inside the platform. |
| What you get back | A ranked pool where every score is tied to the applicant’s exact words, plus the full transcript on each applicant detail page. | A ranked candidate list with match scores and a candidate evaluation card. |
| What the applicant gets | Per-dimension feedback when the position closes, including what share of the pool scored higher on each dimension. | Standard applicant tracking correspondence. |
| Does it replace your ATS | No. It handles screening only and hands the shortlist to whatever you already use. | Yes. Sourcing, tracking, and screening in one platform. |
| Can it catch someone who overstates | The conversation follows up when answers stay general, and claims that cannot be backed with concrete detail do not hold up. It cannot catch every lie. | Résumé-based scoring assesses the claim, not the evidence behind it. |
Pricing
notanATS
2 postings at no charge with unlimited completed screenings, no card. After that, $99/month minimum, 10 completed screenings per paid posting, then $2 per completed screening. You pay for assessed applicants, not job slots.
CVViZ
Tiers from about $99/month to about $499/month, banded by number of active jobs, with a per-job screening add-on. Free trial, no card.
CVViZ pricing is taken from their public pricing page and can change. Check theirs before deciding.
When to choose notanATS
- You already have an ATS and the part that hurts is screening.
- You want to know what someone did, not what they wrote.
- You need to defend a shortlist with evidence, not a match percentage.
- You care that every applicant hears something specific back.
When to choose CVViZ
- You want sourcing, tracking, and screening from one vendor.
- You are replacing an ATS, not adding to one.
- Your volume per role is high enough that a conversation with everyone is not realistic.
The fastest way to judge this is to run it. Two postings, unlimited completed screenings, no credit card.
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