Carv: AI assistant for recruiters that records, transcribes, and takes notes during interviews and intake calls, then drafts documents and updates the ATS. Great Question: All-in-one UX research platform combining recruitment, scheduling, and AI analysis of interviews into a connected research repository. This comparison weighs them on pricing, features, and everyday workflow fit.
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Shortlist Carv when transcribing and summarizing candidate interviews hands-free matters most, and Great Question when auto-summarizing and tagging interview sessions with ai matters most. Test each on your own meetings; the right choice tends to become obvious quickly.
AI assistant for recruiters that records, transcribes, and takes notes during interviews and intake calls, then drafts documents and updates the ATS.
All-in-one UX research platform combining recruitment, scheduling, and AI analysis of interviews into a connected research repository.
Carv is an AI platform for recruiters that records, transcribes, and takes notes during interviews, intake calls, and hiring meetings so recruiters can stay present in the conversation rather than typing notes. During candidate interviews it captures a full verbatim transcript, flags any planned questions that went unanswered at the end of the call, and uses the transcript to auto-generate a candidate profile. For intake calls with hiring managers, Carv captures the requirements discussed and can automatically draft a job description in the recruiter's own style and tone of voice. Beyond note-taking, Carv positions itself as an agentic recruiting assistant that takes over repetitive administrative work, from document creation to updating the applicant tracking system, and includes an AI companion that carries context about how the user works. The platform integrates with ATS and HR systems and offers analytics and insights across recruiting activity. By turning recruiting conversations into structured notes, profiles, and documents, Carv aims to cut down on coordination and admin time so recruiters can focus on connecting with candidates and hiring managers. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Great Question is a UX research platform that consolidates participant recruitment, study setup, and AI analysis into a single workflow for product managers, designers, UX researchers, and research operations teams. On the recruitment side it offers access to a large participant panel, the ability to build customer panels from CRM systems, automated screening, eligibility rules, incentive payments, and a research calendar for scheduling one-on-one, collective, or round-robin interviews. For conducting research it supports moderated user interviews, AI-moderated interviews, unmoderated prototype testing with Figma, surveys, card sorting, tree testing, and focus groups, with observer rooms for live team participation. After sessions, Great Question's AI analysis generates summaries, chapters, highlights, and tags, and builds a searchable research repository where transcripts, themes, highlight reels, and insights are connected so teams can query their entire body of research. It offers a wide range of integrations and an MCP that lets users run and analyze research from AI tools, and meets enterprise requirements with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance. The platform aims to take research from recruitment through synthesis without stitching together multiple tools. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
Best suited for
Carv is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Great Question is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Carv | Great Question |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Records, transcribes, and takes notes during interviews, intakes, and meetings | AI analysis generating summaries, chapters, highlights, and tags from interviews |
| Standout feature | Full verbatim interview transcription with unanswered-question flagging | Searchable research repository connecting transcripts, themes, and insights |
| Team usage | Auto-generated candidate profiles from interview transcripts | Participant recruitment from a large panel plus CRM-based custom panels |
| Integrations | Automatic job description drafting from intake calls | Scheduling, screening, eligibility rules, and incentive payments |
| Languages & capture | ATS and HR system integrations with automated updates | Moderated, AI-moderated, and unmoderated study methods including prototype testing |
| Best-fit workflow | AI companion that retains context on the recruiter's workflow | 50+ integrations plus an MCP for running research from AI tools |
Carv
Choose Carv if you need transcribing and summarizing candidate interviews hands-free — strengths include captures both candidate interviews and hiring-manager intake calls.
Great Question
Choose Great Question if you need recruiting participants and scheduling user interviews end to end — strengths include handles recruitment, study execution, and analysis in one platform.
Carv
Great Question
It depends on your workflow. Carv is strong for transcribing and summarizing candidate interviews hands-free, while Great Question is strong for recruiting participants and scheduling user interviews end to end. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Carv is a free tier with paid upgrades and Great Question is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary.
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