Category
Interview/Assessment
Rating
4.6/5 (348 Reviews)
Availability
HQ
West Hollywood, United States
Pricing
Custom
Free tier
No
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Capabilities
What is Criteria?
Criteria is a pre-employment testing platform that builds a Talent Signal for each candidate by combining cognitive aptitude tests, personality and behavioural assessments, situational judgement tests, and role-specific skills tests in configurable combinations. Candidates complete the assessment online through whichever test types the employer has configured, with adaptive difficulty on aptitude tests and game-based variants available for higher-volume screening; a video interview product sits alongside as an optional addition. The employer receives a ranked candidate list with a Talent Signal score and per-dimension breakdowns, and Criteria holds ISO 42001 certification, an international standard for AI management systems. In-house hiring teams across company sizes and industries are the stated buyers, with the assessment sitting at the pre-interview shortlisting stage.
What are Criteria's key features?
Cognify is a language-independent game-based cognitive assessment using interactive tasks.
The CCAT measures spatial, verbal, and mathematical reasoning with a published brief.
ISO 42001 certification for AI management systems, externally audited and verified.
A risk assessment category covers integrity, rule adherence, and unsafe behaviour risk.
Aberrant response detection flags coached or consistent answers in personality tests.
How do recruiting teams use Criteria?
- A hiring team where a role's performance strongly tracks cognitive load or a specific personality dimension adds assessment data to the decision rather than letting the interview carry all the weight.
- A team managing high application volumes triggers assessments automatically from inside their ATS at a defined pipeline stage, with scores appearing in the candidate record the moment the test is finished.
- A recruiter reviews ranked scores, cognitive aptitude reports, and personality profiles inside their ATS without switching platforms.
Who is Criteria best for?
- Companies of any size wanting cognitive, personality, risk and skills testing on one subscription
- In-house teams where high turnover is the problem and role-specific assessment selection needs expert guidance
- Organisations wanting pre-hire assessment alongside video interviewing from one vendor
What are Criteria's pros and cons?
Pros
- Assess, Interview and the combined suite are sold separately, so you buy only what you need.
- One subscription covers cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills tests.
- An AI interview agent is available as an upgrade on the interviewing plans.
- It holds ISO 42001 certification for AI management systems, externally audited.
Cons
- Pricing is not published on the plans page and requires a custom quote.
- AI proctoring, AI scoring and post-hire tooling are sold as add-ons rather than included.
- Premium ATS connectors require a separate add-on purchase.
What are people saying about Criteria?
Hiring teams generally value how legible the score reports are, with clear breakdowns of how a candidate performed and how well they fit the role, which makes the results usable by hiring managers rather than only by specialists. The recurring criticism is integration, with several reviewers finding it awkward to get assessment results into their applicant tracking system and read alongside the rest of a candidate profile.
Consolidated from 348 reviews across G2, Capterra · Updated August 14, 2026
How does Criteria compare to alternatives?
| Feature | Criteria | Arctic Shores | Bryq | CodeSignal | HackerRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Interview/Assessment | Interview/Assessment | Interview/Assessment | Interview/Assessment | Interview/Assessment |
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| Best for | Agency, In-House | Agency, In-House | Agency, In-House | Agency, In-House | Agency, In-House |
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