Aural vs SAMMI

Aural is a platform for conducting structured, adaptive interviews by chat, voice, or video. Its AI interviewer changes the depth, tone, and direction of follow-up questions based on participant responses. Interviews can be live or asynchronous and recorded; sessions are automatically transcribed and summarized, with structured results exportable as XLSX or PDF. Templates support open-ended, multiple-choice, rating-scale, coding, and whiteboard questions. Aural supports interview languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, French, and German. It provides a REST API with Bearer-token authentication and an OpenAPI specification, but does not provide webhooks or official SDKs. Aural is open source under the MIT license and can be self-hosted; that version supports pluggable LLMs including OpenAI, Kimi, MiniMax, or compatible APIs. Aural states that data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3, and that it complies with GDPR and other global privacy regulations. The free plan includes three templates, 100 AI tokens, 30 minutes of session time, and one seat. Paid plans include usage-based pricing and a Starter plan at $9 a month.

SAMMI is a web-based asynchronous structured interview platform using the Multiple Mini Interview method for candidate selection. Employers record questions in advance, candidates answer online when convenient, and recruiters review recordings later. The platform transcribes answers and gives a score for every question plus an overall performance score. Employers can use ready-made or customised MMI questions and record interviewer questions with members of their organisation’s community. SAMMI 3 provides adjustable fonts, colour schemes, real-time subtitles, and progress controls. The company says candidates with additional learning needs or who are neurodiverse can receive 25% extra time per question. Administrators see an applicant status page that updates hourly. Candidates must complete the interview circuit once started. A recording copy downloads automatically to the applicant’s hard drive if Wi-Fi affects uploading. Pricing is on request: setup varies by customisation, with per-interview volume discounts.