Stop guessing who's good. Equip does what Keka can't.
Keka is India's leading HR and payroll platform with a capable hiring module. But its recruiting relies on third-party tools for assessments and interviews, has no blind screening, no proctoring, and requires buying the full HCM platform. Equip delivers everything you need for candidate evaluation in one self-serve platform at a fraction of the cost.
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Why teams switch from Keka to Equip
01/ASSESSMENTS
Built-In Assessments, AI Interviews, and Proctoring
Keka Hire has no native skills assessments — for testing, you need third-party integrations like Mercer Mettl and HackerEarth. For video interviews, you need Screeners AI from their marketplace. Equip includes coding challenges, psychometric tests, quizzes, communication assessments, one-way and conversational AI interviews, and advanced proctoring in a single platform. No marketplace shopping required.
Try it free02/PRICING
Pay $1 Per Candidate, Not ₹9,000+/Month
Keka charges ₹9,000/month for the base HR platform, plus ₹1,500-₹2,500/month per recruiter for the hiring module — and you must buy the full HCM platform first. A team of 5 recruiters on the Advanced plan pays ₹21,500+/month before assessment tool subscriptions. Equip's ATS is free, and assessments cost ₹90 per candidate. No platform fees, no per-recruiter licensing.
Try it free03/BIAS PREVENTION
Blind Resume Screening by Default
Keka offers DEI dashboards and structured scorecards but does not strip candidate identity from resumes before screening. Names, photos, and demographic identifiers remain visible throughout the evaluation process. Equip removes all identifying information before AI scoring — bias prevention built into the architecture, not just measured after the fact.
Try it free04/SETUP
Start Hiring in Minutes, Not Weeks
Keka requires buying the full HCM platform, onboarding, data migration, and implementation before you can use the hiring module. Equip is self-serve — sign up, create your first assessment, and start evaluating candidates in under a minute. No platform commitment, no implementation timeline, no training budget.
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See exactly where Equip leads and where Keka falls short.
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Free ATS
Full-featured ATS available at no cost, no trial period or feature gating
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Explainable AI with Human Override
Every AI score comes with reasoning, and recruiters can override any decision
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Automated Candidate Communication
Auto-sends status updates, reminders, and follow-ups throughout the hiring pipeline
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Blind Resume Screening
Automatically strips names, photos, and demographic identifiers before AI evaluation
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AI Resume Parsing & Job Fit Scoring
Parses resumes and scores job fit against recruiter-defined criteria with explainable results
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Real-Time Analytics Dashboard
Track pipeline metrics, time-to-hire, and candidate performance without building manual reports
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Integrated Skills Assessments
Run coding, aptitude, and role-specific tests without integrations
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Built-In Proctoring
Monitors assessments in-browser with violation detection, no external proctoring tool needed
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AI Video & Conversational Interviews
Conduct conversational AI interviews that adapt to user responses
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Text-Only Interview Scoring
Scores candidates on transcribed answers only — no facial, voice, or accent analysis
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GDPR and SOC2 Compliant
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Your hiring stack shouldn't
hold you back
Stuck with spreadsheets, drowning in resumes, or locked into an ATS that does everything except actually help you hire? Equip fits right in, no matter where you're starting from.
Going from zero
No ATS? No problem. Go from job posting to hired candidate without stitching together five different tools. One link. One platform. Done.
Ditching the old way
Rip out the bloated ATS you're overpaying for. Equip gives you screening, assessments, AI interviews, and tracking, minus the six-week onboarding.
Running both for now
Not ready to break up with your ATS? Fair enough. Plug Equip in for the parts your ATS can't handle: AI interviews, skill tests, resume scoring.
Ready to try Equip for Hiring?
Scalable
Test 10,000+ candidates simultaneously
Simple
Skill-specific assessments in seconds
ATS
Manage candidate pipeline. Shortlist, reject, etc.
Versatile
Aptitude, Coding, Psychometric, Communication
No credit card, No commitments
Frequently Asked Questions
Keka is India's leading HCM platform, serving 10,000+ organizations with payroll, HR management, performance reviews, and a hiring module (Keka Hire). Keka Hire includes AI resume parsing, candidate profile scoring, and hiring analytics. However, it has no native skills assessments, no AI interviews, no proctoring, and no blind resume screening — relying on third-party marketplace integrations for testing and video interviews. Equip is purpose-built for candidate evaluation — AI resume screening with fit scores, coding challenges, psychometric tests, conversational AI interviews, and advanced proctoring — all at ₹90 per candidate with a free ATS.
No. Keka Hire is a module within the Keka HCM platform and cannot be purchased standalone. You must buy the base HRMS and Payroll platform (starting at ₹9,000/month) before adding the hiring module (₹1,500-₹2,500/month per recruiter). This means you pay for payroll, leave management, attendance tracking, and performance management even if your primary need is hiring. Equip is standalone — you get a full ATS, assessments, and AI interviews without buying anything else.
Yes, significantly. Keka's base platform starts at ₹9,000/month, with the hiring module adding ₹1,500-₹2,500/month per recruiter. A 100-person company with 5 recruiters on Keka's Advanced hiring plan pays at least ₹21,500/month or roughly ₹2,58,000/year — before adding third-party assessment tools like Mercer Mettl or HackerEarth. Equip's ATS is free, and all features — assessments, AI interviews, proctoring — cost ₹90 per candidate. No platform fees, no per-recruiter licensing, no minimum commitments.
No to both natively. Keka Hire's marketing mentions integrated skill tests, but the actual implementation relies on third-party marketplace integrations — Mercer Mettl and HackerEarth for assessments, and Screeners AI for video interviews. Each requires a separate subscription. Equip includes all assessment types natively — coding challenges with IDE environments, psychometric tests, quizzes with thousands of pre-built questions, and communication assessments — plus one-way and conversational AI interviews with built-in proctoring.
Keka offers DEI dashboards for tracking diversity metrics and structured scorecards for consistent evaluation. It also provides AI-backed candidate profile scoring with configurable parameters. However, Keka does not strip candidate identity from resumes before screening — names, photos, and demographic identifiers remain visible throughout the hiring process. Equip takes an architecture-first approach: all identifying information is removed before AI scoring. AI interviews evaluate only transcribed text — no facial analysis, no voice patterns, no accent scoring. Every AI score includes a full explanation.
Keka is a comprehensive HCM platform purpose-built for Indian businesses. Its standout capabilities include India-specific payroll automation (PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS), leave and attendance management with biometric integration, performance management with OKRs and 360-degree feedback, expense management, and employee self-service portals. Keka also supports multi-location shift management, geo-fencing, and detailed compliance reporting for Indian statutory requirements. If you need a full HR and payroll platform with India-specific compliance, Keka provides depth that purpose-built hiring tools do not.
Yes. Companies can use Keka for core HR operations — payroll, attendance, leave management, performance reviews — and add Equip specifically for candidate evaluation. Since Equip charges per candidate with no contracts or platform commitments, you can layer it on top of your existing HR stack with zero risk. This gives you Keka's India-specific HR depth combined with Equip's evaluation depth for hiring.