Criteria review

Criteria is the pick for employers who want to measure how candidates think and work, not just what they know. Its Criteria Assess package includes all of its assessments, covering cognitive aptitude, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills, plus game-based tests, the TestMaker tool and template library, non-AI proctoring, a branded candidate experience, standard ATS integrations and SSO. Criteria Interview adds async and real-time video interviews with transcripts and summaries, and Criteria Hire combines both. Upgrades add AI proctoring, AI scoring and an AI interview agent, and the Develop add-on extends the platform to post-hire coaching. Criteria describes its pricing as a flat-fee subscription, which means candidates can be tested at any stage of the funnel without per-test charges. The trade-off is that no prices appear on the site, so it is hard to compare with self-serve rivals, and smaller teams must book a call to learn the cost.

Who it is for

Employers that want validated aptitude and personality tests alongside skills tests on flat-fee subscription pricing.

Price

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Key features

• Cognitive aptitude, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills assessments
• Game-based assessments
• TestMaker and a template library
• Async and real-time video interviews with transcripts and summaries
• Standard ATS integrations, SSO and MFA

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Flat-fee subscription pricing keeps costs predictable regardless of how many candidates you test
• Strength: Breadth of science-backed aptitude and personality tests
• Strength: Customer success team helps choose and interpret assessments
• Weakness: No prices are published; every package is quoted
• Weakness: AI proctoring and AI scoring are paid upgrades
• Weakness: Video interviewing is a separate package unless you buy the full Hire suite

Key facts

• Packages: Criteria Assess, Criteria Interview, Criteria Hire
• Pricing model: Flat-fee subscription, quoted on request
• Add-ons: AI Proctoring, AI Features, AI Interview Agent, Criteria Develop, Premium Integrations
• Free trial: Offered, length not published

Where it ranks

Criteria is No. 8 in our Best Pre-Employment Testing Software verdict.