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Vettika vs Karat

Karat runs live technical interviews with human engineers for software hiring, while Vettika runs an AI voice first round for any role, so they suit different stages and different budgets of time.

TopicKaratVettika
Who interviewsKarat says experienced, certified interview engineers run live interviews.sourceAn AI interviewer asks your questions word for word, in order, and may ask one follow-up a question.
What it coversTechnical interviews: Karat says its hour-long interview is mostly programming questions in a full IDE.sourceAny role. Spoken answers to your questions, with no coding environment.
WhenKarat says interviews are available 24/7, including evenings and weekends.sourceAny time. Candidates open the link when it suits them, or book a slot in the window you set.
ScoringKarat says it uses detailed scoring rubrics so all candidates are evaluated the same way.sourceAI scores the transcript against your rubric, 0 to 5 a criterion, with quotes checked against what was said.
Who decidesKarat says it never allows AI to make final hiring decisions.sourcePeople on your team. A score never moves anyone forward or rejects anyone by itself.
What is keptKarat says every interview is recorded, including audio and code playback, and viewable only in its platform.sourceThe transcript. No recording and no video.
Trust and auditsKarat says it provides its SOC 2 Type II attestation report on request.sourceNo SOC 2 report, ISO certification or independent bias audit yet.

Karat's column comes only from Karat's own website, read on November 4, 2026. We don't quote their prices; ours are on the pricing page.

What Karat says

Each line links to the page it came from.

  1. Karat says its technical interviews are live and human-led, run by experienced, certified interview engineers.karat.com/karat-interview/ · read November 4, 2026
  2. Karat says interviews are available on demand 24/7, including same-day, evenings and weekends.karat.com/karat-interview/ · read November 4, 2026
  3. Karat tells candidates the interview is an hour long, with about 40 minutes of programming questions.karat.com/candidate-experience/ · read November 4, 2026
  4. Karat says all interviews are recorded, including audio and code playback, and that recordings are viewable only within its platform and can't be downloaded by customers.karat.com/customer-faq/ · read November 4, 2026
  5. Karat says it uses detailed scoring rubrics so all candidates are evaluated equivalently, and never allows AI to make final hiring decisions.karat.com/customer-faq/ · read November 4, 2026
  6. Karat says it adheres to AICPA standards under the SOC 2 framework, provides its SOC 2 Type II attestation report on request, and complies with EU, UK and Swiss GDPR.karat.com/customer-faq/ · read November 4, 2026
  7. Karat says it has run more than 600,000 technical interviews.karat.com/ · read November 4, 2026

What Karat is

Karat says it runs live technical interviews on your behalf, led by trained interview engineers rather than AI. Its candidate page describes an hour-long interview that is mostly programming in a full coding environment, and it says interviews are recorded and scored on detailed rubrics.

Where the two differ

These aren't really substitutes. Karat replaces an engineer's time in a technical interview with another engineer's. Vettika replaces a recruiter's first screening call with an AI interviewer, for any kind of role, and doesn't test code.

Some teams could use both: Vettika for an early conversation about experience and motivation, and a live technical interview later for the people who pass.

When Karat is the better choice

Based on what Karat says about itself, it's likely the better fit if:

  • You're hiring software engineers and need to see them write code.
  • You want a person, not an AI, to run the interview.
  • Your own engineers don't have time to run technical interviews.

When Vettika fits

Vettika fits the step before a technical interview, or roles where there's no code to test. Every candidate gets the same questions, and you read a scored report with quotes before deciding who to spend an engineer's time on.

How we wrote this

Every statement about Karat on this page comes from Karat's own public website, and each one links to the page it came from. We read those pages on 4 November 2026. We don't quote Karat's prices.

Products change. Check Karat's site before you decide, and if something here is out of date, email support@vettika.com and we'll fix it.

Sources

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