Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Candidate Assessment (2026)
7 candidate assessment options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest candidate assessment is TestGorilla at $0/mo. 1 offer a free tier. All 7 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest candidate assessment is TestGorilla at $0/mo; across 3 with published pricing the median is $142/mo ($83–$150/mo), 1 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/candidate-assessment/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $83/mo, median $142/mo, up to $150/mo — across 3 with published pricing.
- Free tier: TestGorilla.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-02
Comparison
| # | Candidate Assessment | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TestGorilla | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | SMB hiring teams | testgorilla.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Bryq | $83/mo Pro | No | — | Yes | SMB and mid-market hiring | bryq.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Canditech STALE · 2026-09-02 | $150/mo Team | No | — | — | Technical and non-technical role screening | canditech.io | Visit → |
| 4 | iMocha STALE · 2026-09-02 | not priced monthly | No | — | — | Enterprise technical hiring | imocha.io | Visit → |
| 5 | Test Partnership | not priced monthly | No | — | — | Enterprise aptitude and psychometric screening | testpartnership.com | Visit → |
| 6 | TestDome STALE · 2026-09-02 | usage-priced | No | — | — | Small teams with sporadic hiring | testdome.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Vervoe STALE · 2026-09-02 | quote-only | No | — | — | Enterprise high-volume hiring | vervoe.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest candidate assessment?
TestGorilla has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does candidate assessment cost per month?
Across the 3 candidate assessment with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $142/mo, ranging from $83/mo to $150/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 1 also offer a free tier. 4 are quote-only.
Which candidate assessment have a free plan?
TestGorilla offer a free tier.
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