Pre-employment Assessments
Pre-employment Assessment Tools Comparison
Every pre-employment testing product we track, side by side: LeadChange Score, published pricing and verified features, each value checked against the vendor’s own documentation.
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Pre-employment Assessments comparison table
| Product | Score | Pricing model | Free trial1,5,7 | API | SOC 2 Type II2,9,12 | ISO 270013,9,11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Codility1,2 | 9.0 | Tiered plans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 HackerRank4 | 8.7 | Tiered plans | Yes | Yes, on its Enterprise plan | Not verified | Stated, no certificate named |
 Criteria6,8 | 7.2 | Quote only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 Vervoe10 | 6.1 | Quote only | Not verified | Yes | Not verified | Yes |
 TestGorilla12,13 | Not scored | Tiered plans | Not verified | Yes, on its Assessments Plus plan | Yes | Not verified |
Not verified = we have no sourced value for it yet.
Price comparison
| Product | Starting price | Pricing model | Pricing details |
|---|---|---|---|
| TestGorilla | $77/mo (billed annually)12 | Tiered plans | TestGorilla plans and prices |
| HackerRank | $79/mo (billed annually)4 | Tiered plans | HackerRank pricing |
| Codility | See plans | Tiered plans | Codility plans and prices |
| Criteria | Quote only | Quote only | What Criteria costs |
| Vervoe | Quote only | Quote only | Vervoe plans and prices |
Lowest published monthly price of a plan for pre-employment assessments, cheapest first at 25 employees. “See plans”: priced on another basis; “Quote only”: no published price.
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Frequently asked questions
Which pre-employment assessments software has the highest LeadChange Score?
Of the 5 pre-employment assessments software products in this comparison, the highest LeadChange Scores belong to Codility (9.0/10), HackerRank (8.7), and Criteria (7.2).
Which pre-employment assessments platforms offer a free trial?
Codility, HackerRank, and Criteria list a free trial, according to their vendors: 3 of the 5 compared.
Which pre-employment assessments platforms in this comparison have SOC 2 Type II?
Codility, Criteria, and TestGorilla state SOC 2 Type II compliance; Codility and Criteria also hold ISO 27001, and Vervoe holds ISO 27001 without a stated SOC 2 Type II. That is 3 of the 5 products in this comparison.
Which identity providers do the pre-employment assessments platforms in this comparison support for single sign-on?
All 5 pre-employment assessments platforms in this comparison document single sign-on. Codility (on its Custom plan) names SAML; HackerRank names SAML 2.0, Okta, OneLogin, Azure Active Directory, and Google Workspace; Criteria names Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and OneLogin.
How we research
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Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology
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Sources
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Quotes from the sources
- Codility codility.com/pricing“Choose the plan that fits how your team works.” “Free trials run through our team rather than as a self-serve signup”
- Codility codility.com/ai-info“Enterprise integrations, the full API and SSO with SAML are part of the Custom plan.” “Codility is SOC 2 Type II audited, and the report is available under a nondisclosure agreement.”
- Codility trust.codility.com“Codility's information security program is ISO 27001 certified and covered by a SOC 2 Type II report.”
- HackerRank hackerrank.com/pricing“Unlimited users” “API and MCP access”
- HackerRank hackerrank.com/integrations“Try for free” “Implement SSO by leveraging any IdP using SAML 2.0.”
- Criteria criteriacorp.com/plans-and-pricing“Pick the lane that matches the solution you need: assessments, interviewing, or the full suite, all with Criteria’s core platform.”
- Criteria criteriacorp.com/free-trial“Free Trials are limited to 20 tests.”
- Criteria criteriacorp.com/integrations-and-partners“Our API technology makes it easy to integrate Criteria with the ATS or HRIS platform of your choice.” “Okta is an identity management platform that provides secure single sign-on, enabling users to access connected applications with one set of credentials.”
- Criteria criteriacorp.com/security-and-compliance“Criteria is ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 42001:2023 certified and SOC 2 Type II Compliant.”
- Vervoe vervoe.com/pricing“Request pricing” “Enterprise customers can use our API and white-label workflows to run high-volume, custom assessment experiences inside their own systems.”
- Vervoe trust.vervoe.com“We are ISO 27001 certified and protect customer and candidate data with encryption, strict access controls, and regular independent security audits.”
- TestGorilla testgorilla.com/pricing“Core from $77 /mo per account billed annually” “SOC 2 Type II compliant”
- TestGorilla testgorilla.com/ats-integrations“Larger teams with their own IT resources can build a custom integration with any ATS through our open API.”