NTRVSTA wrote this page. We make a competing product, so we stick to Paradox's own published pricing and say where it isn't published.
The short answer: Paradox (Olivia) pricing in 2026
Paradox (Olivia) pricing is not published. Paradox's demo page says it will "create custom pricing tailored to your hiring needs", and paradox.ai has no plan grid; a visit to its pricing address lands on the homepage. There is no published free trial. Paradox is owned by Workday, which completed its acquisition on October 1, 2025, but paradox.ai still runs as its own brand and sells directly, including a "Paradox for Workday" offering.
What you get on each Paradox plan
Paradox groups buyers into three segments rather than priced plans. The table pairs those segments with the products Paradox lists on its homepage.
Paradox names Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Indeed Apply among its integrations and says it has an open API. Paradox doesn't describe a live voice or avatar AI interviewer; its screening runs as chat and text conversations, with recorded video as a separate product.
What drives the price
The only pricing statement Paradox publishes is that the price is tailored to your hiring needs. Its segment split (enterprise, mid-sized, franchise) hints that company type and scale matter, but Paradox doesn't say how.
From the shape of the product, these are the general levers we'd expect any conversational hiring platform to price on. None of them are Paradox statements:
- Which products you take. Olivia alone on top of another ATS is a smaller purchase than the Conversational ATS, career site, video interviews and onboarding together.
- Locations and hiring volume. Platforms built for franchise and frontline hiring often scale with sites, hires or applicants.
- Text messaging. SMS carries per-message costs that vendors fold into the platform fee or pass through.
- Integration path. A Workday customer adding Paradox may get a different commercial path than a company on another ATS.
- Term. Enterprise software is usually sold on annual or multi-year terms.
Questions to ask Paradox before you buy
- Is pricing per location, per hire, per applicant, per employee or a platform fee?
- Which products are in my quote: Olivia, the Conversational ATS, career site, video interviews, onboarding?
- Are SMS messages included, and is there a cap?
- If we already use Workday, do we buy through Paradox or through Workday, and does the price differ?
- If we use a different ATS, how does the integration work and does it cost extra?
- What is the implementation timeline and fee for a multi-location rollout?
- What is the minimum term, and how do franchisees opt in or out?
- What candidate data can we export if we leave?
Cheaper or simpler options than Paradox
For high-volume hourly hiring, these are the tools buyers most often weigh against Paradox, with what they publish:
- Classet. AI phone screens and a 24/7 call-to-apply line for hourly roles, with public prices: Starter $249 a month billed annually for 50 completed interviews, Scale $999 a month annually for 250, Enterprise with ATS Sync from $1,995 a month. See Classet pricing.
- XOR. Text and chatbot screening plus a pay-per-hire AI Recruiter for blue-collar roles at $500 per hire with a $5,000 minimum, per XOR. See XOR pricing.
- Workstream. An all-in-one platform for hourly teams (hiring, onboarding, payroll) with four named plans; prices are not published. See Workstream pricing.
- Fountain. A frontline hiring platform with a voice AI interviewer; pricing is quote-only. See Fountain pricing.
- Humanly. Conversational screening and scheduling for frontline hiring; pricing is not published. See Humanly pricing.
Where we stand: NTRVSTA is built for teams that want an AI agent to source, screen, interview and schedule inside their current ATS, so for chat-first, text-to-apply hourly hiring at Paradox's scale we're usually not the right fit. If your mix includes those roles too, our plans are public on our pricing section, and you can book a demo to see how it works.
For more on Paradox itself, read NTRVSTA vs Paradox and Paradox alternatives, or see the ranked list of high-volume hiring software.
Questions
How much does Paradox cost?
Paradox doesn't publish prices. Its demo page says it creates custom pricing tailored to your hiring needs, so you get a number after a demo. Ask which products the quote includes and what unit it scales on.
Does Paradox (Olivia) have a free trial?
No trial is published. Paradox's site offers demo requests only.
Is Paradox part of Workday now?
Yes. Workday completed its acquisition of Paradox on October 1, 2025. Paradox still runs its own site and brand, and it offers Paradox for Workday for Workday customers.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Paradox with public pricing?
Classet publishes AI phone screening plans from $249 a month billed annually, and XOR publishes a pay-per-hire model at $500 per hire with a $5,000 minimum. Neither covers everything Paradox sells, so compare scope as well as price.
