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Zustly vs Cluely

Cluely charges $69/month for stealth mode. Zustly gives it to everyone — free tier included.

Zustly wins

Tied

Cluely wins

Feature

Zustly Us

Cluely

STEALTH

Invisible during screen share

Whether the overlay stays hidden when you share your screen — the single most important feature for real interviews.

Zustly

Always — OS-level, every plan

Cluely

Paid 'undetectability' tier only

PROTECTION

Content protection by default

Whether answer text is protected from screenshots and screen recordings out of the box.

Zustly

On at launch, no toggle needed

Cluely

Depends on plan and GPU support

LIVE HELP

Live transcript of both sides

Real-time transcription of the interviewer's questions and your own answers for full context.

Zustly

Dual-channel — you and them, separate

Cluely

Live Insights retired — on-demand Assist

DELIVERY

Answer style

How answers are delivered — streaming word-by-word feels natural and keeps you talking, while on-demand requires a hotkey.

Zustly

Streams word-by-word, hands-free

Cluely

On demand via hotkey (Cmd/Ctrl + Enter)

CONTEXT

Resume & JD context

Whether answers are personalised to your resume and the specific job description you're targeting.

Zustly

Upload once, every answer uses your projects & keywords

Cluely

Manual context pasting required

CODING

Coding interview support

Live code reading from your shared editor, with contextual hints, complexity analysis, and suggested optimisations.

Zustly

Reads shared screen, suggests solutions in real time

Cluely

Screenshot-based code reading with AI assist

PLATFORMS

Platform support

Meeting platforms and coding environments where the tool operates.

Zustly

Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack, CoderPad, HackerRank

Cluely

Works with any meeting platform

PRICING

Free tier

Whether a functional free plan exists with meaningful daily usage.

Zustly

10 min/day free — enough for one round

Cluely

No free tier — starts at $69/month

SYSTEM

OS support

Operating systems the desktop app runs on.

Zustly

macOS & Windows

Cluely

macOS & Windows

Key takeaways

Why people switch to Zustly

Stealth isn't a premium add-on

Zustly's overlay is OS-level invisible on every plan, including the free tier. Cluely locks 'undetectability' behind their most expensive subscription.

Real-time vs on-demand

Zustly streams talking points word-by-word, hands-free. Cluely requires you to hit Cmd + Enter each time — an obvious physical tell during a live interview.

Content protection by default

Zustly protects answer text from screenshots and recordings automatically. Cluely's protection depends on your plan tier and GPU.

Free tier that actually works

10 minutes per day on Zustly's free plan is enough for a full interview round. Cluely has no free tier at all.

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