Teams look for a TestGorilla alternative when credits run out under heavy screening, when custom tests or ATS links turn out to sit on the top plan, or when they want a vendor with per-hire billing, game-based tests or an EU-hosted agent platform. The options range from small published-price tools to demo-led enterprise suites.
Short answer: Bryq, Alva Labs and Canditech head the list of TestGorilla alternatives drawn from our pre-employment testing software ranking. Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands in a category, wherever the category has them; the established names follow from place 4 in their ranked order. Bryq is the one to try if you are a small company that wants cognitive and personality tests at a stated monthly price. Each of the 10 alternatives sits in Best Pre-Employment Testing Software in 2026 and is described against TestGorilla.
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Pricing: Free plan with 10 credits a month; Core and Plus published, billed annually or monthly
Established in: Netherlands
Built for: First-time buyers who want to test a library before committing to a plan
Not for: Teams that need ATS integrations without paying for the Plus tier
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Why buyers look past TestGorilla
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Credits are shared across the account
On the Assessments side the free plan gives 10 credits a month, and Core uses a shared account-wide pool whose monthly allotment the page does not state. A team that screens many applicants has to work out how fast the pool drains before choosing a tier.
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The useful extras sit on Plus
Custom AI interviews, custom video questions, job simulations, custom tests and coding challenges, ID verification, native ATS and API integrations and removal of TestGorilla branding are all listed as Plus-only. Core starts from $215 a month and Plus from $520, billed annually, so one missing feature means a jump of more than double.
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Sourcing is priced separately
Gorilla Sourcing is sold per seat, at $74 a month for Core and $134 for Plus, billed annually, while Assessments are priced per account. A recruiter who wants both pays on two meters, and the page shows only annual-billed figures for the paid plans.
most of what you screen are developers and you want coding tests with proctoring
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What each one does differently
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Bryq
Cyprus · Published
Bryq, from Cyprus, publishes a monthly price for its Pro plan on a one-year commitment, with unlimited invitations, every assessment type and self-connected ATS links. Pro is stated for companies of 1 to 15 employees, and agencies must ask for separate terms. Larger firms move to a custom Enterprise plan.
Switch from TestGorilla if you are a small company that wants cognitive and personality tests at a stated monthly price.
Alva Labs, in Stockholm, bills in arrears per accepted hire, at a rate set by an annual volume tier, with no platform fee. The bill therefore depends on hire counting through an ATS link or manual reporting. Coding tests and the leadership report are outside the Starter feature tier, and the vendor lists ISO 27001 and ISO 42001.
Switch from TestGorilla if you would rather pay when someone is hired than hold a licence.
Canditech bases its tests on job simulations, with Excel, Google Sheet, SQL, video and code question types and more than 40 ATS integrations. Individual allows one assessment and three users, Team two assessments and eight users, so growth forces a plan jump. Tier names appear without amounts, and the vendor states no country.
Switch from TestGorilla if you want simulations of the actual work in spreadsheets or SQL.
Vervoe, from Australia, has candidates complete real work tasks, which an algorithm trained by human graders scores; the vendor cites 80 percent accuracy. Enterprise terms include SSO, regional data storage, an uptime SLA and an API with white-label flows. Prices come only through a request form.
Switch from TestGorilla if you prefer practical work samples over question banks.
Equalture, a Dutch company, swaps questionnaires for games and scores people against a Success DNA model built from your own best performers, one per job type. Customers named by the maker include DHL Express, Rituals and VodafoneZiggo. Quotes start with a booked meeting, and model quality depends on the performance data you provide.
Switch from TestGorilla if you hire in volume and have performance data from current staff.
Maki People, from France, splits hiring among named AI agents: Shiro screens, Ken runs cognitive, behavioural and technical assessments, Mochi interviews by voice and Tomo assists interviewers. Charges are credits per candidate interaction, data sits in the EU by default, and the pricing page shows no amounts.
Switch from TestGorilla if you want AI agents to screen and interview, with EU data by default.
Criteria packages three bundles named Assess, Interview and Hire. Assess covers cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills tests with a TestMaker and ATS integrations, and every plan ends in a pricing request. AI proctoring analysis and AI interview features belong to separate AI upgrade versions.
Switch from TestGorilla if you want psychometric tests and video interviews from one American supplier.
Harver, from the Netherlands, concentrates on employers that recruit in bulk, naming BPOs, contact centres and retail. Its flow runs from screening and assessment to automation and scheduling, and its security page states ISO 27001 and SOC 2. The pricing address returns not found, so every buyer starts with a demo.
Switch from TestGorilla if your hiring is high-volume for frontline or contact-centre jobs.
iMocha extends past testing into Skills Architecture, Skills Inference, Skills Assessment and Work Intelligence, according to its site. Its pricing page shows no plans or amounts and sends buyers to a demo. The terms name iMocha Inc in Delaware and Tecknack Technologies in Pune, so contracting involves two entities.
Switch from TestGorilla if you want skills mapping across the workforce next to hiring tests.
Codility, a British vendor, focuses on engineering hiring. Its online plan lists 25 invites a month, five platform users, one ATS integration, plagiarism detection and proctoring with snapshots, published monthly or annually. SSO, Workday or SAP, and hiring outside engineering lead to a custom Enterprise quote.
Switch from TestGorilla if most of what you screen are developers and you want coding tests with proctoring.
You are a small company wanting a stated monthly price
Bryq: Pro lists a monthly price on a one-year commitment with unlimited invitations, and is stated for companies of 1 to 15 employees.
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You want to pay only when someone is hired
Alva Labs: Billing happens in arrears per accepted hire with no platform fee, at a rate set by annual volume.
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You hire engineers
Codility: The online plan lists 25 invites a month, five users, plagiarism detection and proctoring, published monthly or annually.
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You want EU data and AI agents for screening
Maki People: Data sits in the EU by default and charges are credits per candidate interaction; no amounts are shown on the page.
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You hire in volume and have data on top performers
Equalture: Games are scored against a model built from your own best performers, with quotes starting from a booked meeting.
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When TestGorilla is still the right choice
TestGorilla stays the easiest product here to try, because the free plan gives 10 credits a month with no sales call, and Core opens a library of more than 350 premium tests. If screening volume is modest and you do not need custom tests, coding challenges or native integrations, Core can be enough. Estimate your monthly credit use first.
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What moving off TestGorilla involves
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Test results do not transfer
Scores come from each vendor's own tests and norms, so past candidate results cannot be compared with new ones. Export reports you need for records before the account ends, and run both tools on one role for a short period to see how scores line up.
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Candidate-facing material changes
Invitations, branding and any custom questions have to be rebuilt. TestGorilla lists branding removal and custom tests under Plus, so check whether your current set-up depended on them, and tell candidates in advance that the test format will change.
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Questions about replacing TestGorilla
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How much does TestGorilla cost?
The Assessments page lists a free plan at $0 with 10 credits a month, Core from $215 a month and Plus from $520 a month, billed annually. Gorilla Sourcing is priced per seat at $74 and $134 a month on annual billing.
Is there a free TestGorilla alternative?
TestGorilla itself has the free plan, with 10 credits a month. Among the alternatives, Criteria offers a trial, and Alva Labs charges only when a hire is made, so a quiet quarter costs almost nothing.
Which alternatives publish a price?
Bryq and Codility list plans on their pages. Alva Labs states per-hire billing without amounts we confirmed. Harver, iMocha, Equalture, Vervoe, Maki People and Criteria ask for a demo or request.
Which alternative suits coding tests?
Codility is built for engineering roles, and Canditech includes code and SQL question types. On TestGorilla, coding challenges are listed under Plus.
Which alternatives store data in Europe?
Maki People states EU data by default and Canditech lists EU hosting on AWS. Alva Labs, Equalture, Harver and Bryq are European companies. The company country and the data location are separate points to confirm.
What replaces test credits?
Alva Labs bills per hire, Maki People per candidate interaction, and Bryq lists unlimited invitations on Pro for small companies.
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Checked 8 November 2026
TestGorilla pricing: Free 10 credits, Core from $215, Plus from $520, Plus-only features, Sourcing seats at $74 and $134, annual billing.
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Checked and edited by Sebastiaan Smits, last on 8 November 2026. The editorial process explains the method.
