Criteria Corp vs TestGorilla Pricing and Tests

Short answer: TestGorilla prints its prices and Criteria Corp does not. TestGorilla Assessments runs from $215 a month on Core and from $520 a month on Plus, billed annually, with a free plan. Criteria sells three quote-only packages, and Vendr's buyer data puts the median Criteria contract at $13,225 a year. TestGorilla scores resumes for free. Criteria does not screen resumes at all.

Both are pre-employment testing platforms, so US hiring teams often shortlist them together. They are built for different buyers, though. TestGorilla is self-serve and credit-metered, aimed at teams that want to start this week. Criteria is a sales-led, science-heavy platform with cognitive and personality testing, video interviewing and a post-hire coaching add-on. Everything below comes from testgorilla.com, criteriacorp.com and their help pages, read in October 2026. Where a figure comes from a third party, the text says so.

Criteria Corp vs TestGorilla at a glance

How much do Criteria Corp and TestGorilla cost?

TestGorilla publishes real numbers. Assessments Core is from $215 a month and Plus from $520 a month, both on annual billing, so at least $2,580 and $6,240 a year. The page also offers monthly billing, with annual marked Save 25 percent. TestGorilla's help center says Core includes 250 credits a year, which is $10.32 a credit at the entry price. Gorilla Sourcing, its candidate search product, is a separate line at $74 or $134 a month per seat. These prices rose in the last month: in September Core was $142 a month and Plus started at $400. Our TestGorilla pricing page tracks every line.

Criteria Corp publishes none. Its plans and pricing page lists Criteria Assess for testing, Criteria Interview for video interviewing and Criteria Hire for both, each with an AI upgrade, and every card ends in Request Pricing. Add-ons such as AI Proctoring, the AI Interview Agent, Criteria Develop and Premium Integrations are priced on top. Vendr reports a median of $13,225 a year across the Criteria contracts it tracks. That is a third-party number, not a Criteria rate, and our Criteria Corp pricing breakdown explains how the quote is built.

Is TestGorilla cheaper than Criteria Corp?

For a small team, almost certainly. TestGorilla's annual Core price is about a fifth of the Vendr median for Criteria, and you can start on the free plan without speaking to anyone. The gap narrows as volume grows, because TestGorilla charges credits per candidate and Criteria prices around your headcount and expected testing.

The catch is the credit rule. TestGorilla's pricing page says each skills test costs 1 credit per candidate. Its help article says an assessment with up to five tests costs 1 credit in total, and its billing FAQ says evaluating a candidate costs 3 credits. On a three-test assessment that is the difference between $10.32 and $30.96 per candidate. If you test 500 people a year, it is $5,160 or $15,480 of credits, which lands right around the Criteria median. Get the credit schedule for your exact assessment in writing before you compare the two quotes.

Which tests does each platform offer?

This is where Criteria earns its price. It is known for validated cognitive aptitude, personality, emotional intelligence and risk tests, built by in-house I/O psychologists with a scientific advisory board, plus skills tests and a TestMaker for your own content. Proctoring is included, and AI proctoring analysis is an upgrade. For roles where general cognitive ability predicts performance, such as analysts, supervisors and customer-facing staff in regulated work, that depth is what you are paying for.

TestGorilla's library is broader on job skills. It lists more than 350 tests, from software and language skills to role-specific knowledge, with five essential tests free and unlimited on every plan. Plus adds custom tests, coding challenges and job simulations scored on real performance. If your team would rather build and auto-grade your own assessments from scratch, keep in mind that TestGorilla reserves custom tests for Plus.

Does Criteria Corp or TestGorilla screen resumes?

Only TestGorilla, and only partly. Its resume scoring rates each resume against criteria drawn from your job description, with a short explanation, and costs 0 credits on every plan. The resume it scores is the one a candidate uploads inside a TestGorilla assessment, so it sees only applicants who clicked through to your test.

Criteria takes the opposite position. Its home page argues that reliance on the resume is the cause of bad hiring, and none of its three packages parses or ranks resumes. You send applicants a test or an interview invitation and rank them on the results.

Both approaches leave the same gap. Somebody still has to decide which of the 400 people who applied are worth a test. Sending everyone costs credits on TestGorilla and testing volume on Criteria, and asks every applicant to spend 30 minutes on an assessment before anyone has checked they hold the license or live within commuting distance. That is the step bulk resume screening is built for.

Which teams should pick which?

Pick TestGorilla if you are a small or mid-sized US team that wants to start without a sales cycle, tests mainly for job skills, and can live without an ATS integration on Core. Budget for credits rather than the plan price, and expect to move to Plus if your recruiters work inside Greenhouse, Lever or Workday.

Pick Criteria if you hire at volume into roles where cognitive and personality science matters, want video interviewing and testing on one contract, need standard ATS integrations from day one, or care about formal AI governance such as its ISO 42001 certification. Use the 14-day trial and bring your expected testing volume to the pricing call.

Use either with a screening step in front. Prescreener reads every inbound resume as it arrives, applies your knockout and eligibility criteria the same way to every applicant, scores role-fit with the written evidence behind each score and ranks the pile. You then send only the shortlist to TestGorilla or Criteria. If 400 people apply and 50 clear your criteria, you test 50. A recruiter makes every decision, and nobody is rejected automatically. Plans are published at $199, $499 and $1,290 a month, or half that billed yearly, on the Prescreener pricing page. The HireSelect alternative and TestGorilla alternative pages compare the wider field.

Criteria Corp vs TestGorilla frequently asked questions

Is Criteria Corp better than TestGorilla?

For cognitive and personality science, yes. Criteria's validated aptitude and personality tests, I/O psychologists and ISO 42001 certification suit higher-stakes and higher-volume hiring. TestGorilla is better for fast, self-serve skills testing at a published price. Pick on the tests your roles need, then compare cost per tested candidate.

How much does Criteria Corp cost compared with TestGorilla?

Criteria publishes no price, and Vendr's buyer data shows a median contract of $13,225 a year. TestGorilla Assessments Core is from $215 a month billed annually, at least $2,580 a year, and Plus is from $520 a month, at least $6,240 a year. TestGorilla also has a free plan with 10 credits a month.

Is HireSelect the same as Criteria Corp?

Yes. HireSelect is the earlier name of Criteria's testing platform, and it survives in the customer login address at hireselect.criteriacorp.com and in Criteria's legal terms. A HireSelect renewal is a Criteria Corp renewal, quoted on the current Criteria Assess, Interview and Hire packages.

Does TestGorilla have a free trial?

TestGorilla has a permanent free plan rather than a trial: 10 credits a month, five essential tests with unlimited use, resume scoring and one seat. Paid features such as the full library, team seats and ATS integrations need Core or Plus. Criteria offers a 14-day free trial for employers instead.

Can I use Prescreener with Criteria Corp or TestGorilla?

Yes. Prescreener reads and ranks the resumes on a job as they arrive, so you send only the strongest applicants to a Criteria or TestGorilla assessment and pay for fewer tests. It runs beside your ATS, and a recruiter makes every decision. Plans start at $199 a month, or $99 a month billed yearly.