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HrThroo vs Zeko AI
Zeko AI is an enterprise talent-evaluation platform: its AI agent runs adaptive interviews by video, phone or avatar in 20+ languages, with scores traced to the conversation. HrThroo is built for Indian agencies and HR teams: CV screening that quotes the CV, consented AI calls from your own number, and published prices in rupees.
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Zeko AI's column comes only from Zeko AI's own public pages, checked on 1 November 2026. Where their site doesn't say, we say so.
| Feature | HrThroo | Zeko AI |
|---|---|---|
| AI CV screening | Every CV is screened against criteria you approved first; each criterion gets a status. AI never rejects; a person decides. | Describes its agent as evaluating rather than screening, with scores “not carried over from the résumé”; no résumé ranking is described. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Evidence for each criterion | Yes: a quote from the CV for every criterion, checked against the CV text. Unsupported claims are marked “insufficient evidence”. | “Every score traced to the conversation”, using rubrics; candidates get a skill breakdown. source(opens in a new tab) |
| AI phone screening | Yes: AI phone screens from your own number, only for candidates who consented, 10:00–19:00 IST. The AI says it is an AI. | Interviews by video, phone or avatar; its Avya Screen product does multilingual AI voice screening for volume roles. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Indian-language voice | Indian languages for the phone screen (Sarvam AI speech). | 20+ languages, naming Hindi and Tamil among them. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Video interviews | Yes: one-time browser link; evaluated only on what was said. No facial, emotion or appearance scoring. | Adaptive AI interviews of about 35 minutes, with proctored sessions. Facial or emotion analysis isn’t stated. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Sharing candidates with clients | Shortlist links that expire, can be revoked and log every open; clients mark each candidate. | Reports written for talent acquisition, HR business partners and business heads; sharing with an outside client isn’t stated. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Email from your own mailbox | Candidate and client email goes from your own Gmail, Zoho or SMTP mailbox. | Not stated on their site |
| Pricing | Per workspace, in INR: Starter ₹10,000, Growth ₹20,000, Scale ₹30,000 a month, with monthly screening and minute allowances. | Not published; its site mentions an enterprise plan and offers a demo. source(opens in a new tab) |
| Data in India | Data in Mumbai (AWS ap-south-1 via Supabase); built for India's DPDP Act. | Database on MongoDB Atlas on AWS, AI on Azure; the region isn’t stated, and India’s DPDP Act isn’t mentioned. source(opens in a new tab) |
When to choose Zeko AI
- You hire for enterprise depth roles and want adaptive, proctored AI interviews mapped to a skill framework. source(opens in a new tab)
- You need it inside your HR systems: it lists native HRMS integrations and API access for Workday and SAP SuccessFactors on its enterprise plan. source(opens in a new tab)
When HrThroo fits better
- You’re an agency sending shortlists to clients, with links that expire, can be revoked and show who opened them.
- You want screening judgements that quote the CV, before any call or interview happens.
- You want published monthly prices in rupees and data kept in India.
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