Kira-AI vs Nova Recruiter (2026)

Kira-AI

by Kira-AI

Nova Recruiter

by Nova Talent

Pros

• ✓Nova Recruiter publishes its own MCP server, so searches, shortlists, and outreach campaigns run directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Cursor without opening the platform interface.
• ✓Integrates with 60+ ATS platforms bidirectionally, surfacing candidates already in the pipeline during a search and pushing new ones across automatically on a positive reply.
• ✓A dedicated privacy policy section rules out model training on customer, candidate, and message data, and Nova's contracts with its AI sub-processors require zero-retention, no-training terms.

Limitations

• –No third-party security certifications of its own: the ISO 27001 and SOC 2 cited in the privacy policy belong to hosting provider Amazon Web Services, and Nova's own ISO 27001 is still in progress.
• –Credit-based pricing meters contacts rather than searches: one credit equals one candidate contacted or exported, so the EUR 49 Starter tier covers 50 candidates a month before overage at EUR 1 per extra credit.
• –Prices exclusively in euros with no USD option and lists both paid tiers exclusive of VAT, and data residency is EU-only, which adds friction for North American buyers.