# Criteria vs Wonderlic Comparison
---
## AI Generated Summary
- **G2 reviewers report** that Criteria excels in providing assessments that are **easy to read and understand** , making it a preferred choice for pre-hire evaluations. Users appreciate the ability to view data for both candidates who complete the assessments and those who do not, enhancing their decision-making process.
- **Users say** Wonderlic stands out for its **instant results** and the ability to create testing links tailored to specific job roles. This feature is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to streamline their candidate assessment process.
- **Reviewers mention** that Criteria has a strong focus on **candidate screening** , with a high rating in this area. Users find the platform effective for evaluating potential hires, which contributes to its overall positive reception among mid-market companies.
- **According to verified reviews** , Wonderlic is praised for its **intuitive platform** , which has transitioned from paper assessments to a fully online system. This shift has made it easier for organizations to administer assessments and gather insights on candidates.
- **G2 reviewers highlight** that while Criteria has a solid reputation for **quality of support** , Wonderlic slightly outperforms it in this area, with users noting a more responsive support experience that enhances their overall satisfaction with the product.
- **Users report** that both platforms have their strengths, but Criteria's recent reviews indicate a more **active user base** , suggesting that it may be more in tune with current user needs and trends compared to Wonderlic, which has seen less recent feedback.



| | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 148 | 189 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (52.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (64.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us Per Year | No pricing available | 

---
## Top Pros & Cons

### Criteria

Pros:
- Ease of Use (16 reviews)
- Assessments (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Assessment Issues (5 reviews)
- Cost Issues (4 reviews)

### Wonderlic

Pros:
- Assessments (12 reviews)
- Ease of Use (11 reviews)

Cons:
- Assessment Issues (8 reviews)
- Insufficient Information (3 reviews)

---
## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (137 reviews) | 8.6 (165 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.1 (139 reviews) | 9.2 (171 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.2 (93 reviews) | 9.3 (126 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (89 reviews) | 9.3 (132 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.8 (122 reviews) | 9.1 (141 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (88 reviews) | 9.2 (129 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (137 reviews) | 8.3 (172 reviews) | 

---
## Pricing

### Criteria

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Professional

Price: Contact Us Per Year

Description: BEST FOR: Small businesses to large enterprises who want to uncover candidate potential with comprehensive assessments backed by science.

Key Features:
- All assessments: cognitive aptitude, personality, emotional intelligence, risk, and skills
- Intuitive, real-time results
- User-friendly assessment platform

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/criteria/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Wonderlic

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

---
## Features Comparison By Category

### Candidate Relationship Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | 8.6/10 | 111 |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Basics

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 9.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Interoperability** | 8.2 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | 9.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud** | 7.4 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobility** | 8.7 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Content

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 8.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Sharing** | 8.5 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Recruiting and Onboarding

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sourcing and Candidate Identification** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Interview Scheduling** | 7.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Applicant Tracking** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customization ** | 8.2 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | 7.9 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | 8.1 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 8.9 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | 9.1 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobility** | 8.5 (72 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 8.9 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (80 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Career Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | N/A | N/A |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform Basics

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Interoperability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Content 

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Employee Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Employee Development** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Career Development** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality 

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Messaging** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Payment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Portal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Video Interviewing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | 8.7/10 | 8 |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform Basics

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Interoperability** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Content

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Technology** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Sharing** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobility** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Messaging** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Talent Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | N/A | N/A |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Recruiting

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | N/A | N/A |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Talent Assessment

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | 8.4/10 | 86 |
| **Wonderlic** | 7.7/10 | 107 |

#### Platform Content - Talent Assessment

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Candidate Screening** | 8.8 (78 reviews) | 8.5 (102 reviews) | 
| **Content Library** | 8.4 (72 reviews) | 7.8 (89 reviews) | 
| **Assessment** | 9.1 (80 reviews) | 8.3 (101 reviews) | 
| **Portal** | 8.6 (74 reviews) | 8.5 (95 reviews) | 
| **Emotional Intelligence** | 8.5 (67 reviews) | 7.6 (80 reviews) | 
| **Logical Reasoning** | 8.8 (68 reviews) | 8.1 (82 reviews) | 
| **Big Five** | 8.3 (64 reviews) | 7.8 (76 reviews) | 
| **Psychometric** | 8.6 (66 reviews) | 7.8 (78 reviews) | 

#### Platform Performance - Talent Assessment

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Uptime** | 8.7 (71 reviews) | 8.8 (89 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | 8.6 (70 reviews) | 8.0 (88 reviews) | 
| **Monitoring** | Feature Not Available | 7.8 (84 reviews) | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality - Talent Assessment

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobility** | 8.4 (64 reviews) | 7.9 (81 reviews) | 
| **Messaging** | Feature Not Available | 6.5 (81 reviews) | 
| **Payment** | 8.2 (63 reviews) | 7.6 (84 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 8.2 (66 reviews) | 6.5 (79 reviews) | 
| **Video Interview** | 7.1 (56 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Simulation** | 7.5 (53 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Platform Basics - Talent Assessment

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Analytics** | 8.7 (70 reviews) | 7.9 (86 reviews) | 
| **Interoperability** | 8.2 (67 reviews) | 6.3 (81 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | 8.1 (72 reviews) | 7.3 (88 reviews) | 

#### AI Capabilities - Talent Assessment

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Personalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Predictive Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Assessment Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Bias Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Pre-Employment Screening

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Criteria** | 8.5/10 | 94 |
| **Wonderlic** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform

| Feature | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customization ** | 8.2 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | 7.9 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | 8.1 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | 8.9 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | 9.1 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobility** | 8.5 (72 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 8.9 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (80 reviews) | Not enough data | 

---
## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Talent Assessment Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/talent-assessment-software)

**Unique to Criteria (3):** [Candidate Relationship Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/candidate-relationship-management), [Video Interviewing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-interviewing), [Career Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/career-management)



---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Criteria | Wonderlic | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 26.9% | 23.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 52.4% | 64.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 20.7% | 12.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Criteria

- **Computer Software:** 13.9%
- **Financial Services:** 10.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 6.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.9%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 4.9%
- **Manufacturing:** 4.2%
- **Human Resources:** 3.5%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.8%
- **Government Administration:** 2.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 43.8%

#### Wonderlic

- **Real Estate:** 7.5%
- **Construction:** 5.9%
- **Human Resources:** 5.9%
- **Automotive:** 5.3%
- **Computer Software:** 5.3%
- **Consumer Services:** 5.3%
- **Manufacturing:** 4.8%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 4.8%
- **Financial Services:** 4.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.3%
- **Other:** 46.5%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Criteria

- [TestGorilla](https://www.g2.com/products/testgorilla/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1432 reviews)
- [The Predictive Index](https://www.g2.com/products/the-predictive-index/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (722 reviews)
- [eSkill](https://www.g2.com/products/eskill-corporation-eskill/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (367 reviews)
- [Plum](https://www.g2.com/products/plum/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (71 reviews)
- [HackerRank Developer Skills Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/hackerrank-developer-skills-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (553 reviews)
- [Mercer Mettl Assessments](https://www.g2.com/products/mercer-mettl-assessments/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (506 reviews)
- [Codility](https://www.g2.com/products/codility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (903 reviews)
- [Spark Hire](https://www.g2.com/products/spark-hire/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (700 reviews)
- [Equip](https://www.g2.com/products/socratease-inc-equip/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (975 reviews)
- [Indeed Hiring Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/indeed-hiring-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (685 reviews)

### Alternatives to Wonderlic

- [The Predictive Index](https://www.g2.com/products/the-predictive-index/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (722 reviews)
- [TestGorilla](https://www.g2.com/products/testgorilla/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1432 reviews)
- [HighMatch](https://www.g2.com/products/highmatch/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (60 reviews)
- [eSkill](https://www.g2.com/products/eskill-corporation-eskill/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (367 reviews)
- [Mercer Mettl Assessments](https://www.g2.com/products/mercer-mettl-assessments/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (506 reviews)
- [Crystal](https://www.g2.com/products/crystal/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [Equip](https://www.g2.com/products/socratease-inc-equip/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (975 reviews)
- [Plum](https://www.g2.com/products/plum/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (71 reviews)
- [Indeed Hiring Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/indeed-hiring-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (685 reviews)
- [Spark Hire](https://www.g2.com/products/spark-hire/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (700 reviews)

---
## Top Discussions

### Criteria

- Title: [What is feature in software requirement?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-feature-in-software-requirement) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Hi - if you're about to do an assessment, you'll need a stable internet connection and an internet browser with cookies and JavaScript enabled.

For an..."
- Title: [What can I do in a free trial?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/free-trial-1fecd2be-37d1-45d8-ba46-c335d94582fc) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Criteria's 21 day free trial allows employers to:
- Access our entire portfolio of assessments
- Try out up to 20 tests
- Explore robust tools that help..."
- Title: [Can I integrate HireSelect with an applicant tracking system?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/integrations-71849b82-6803-463f-8350-467a80c61160) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, we integrate with a number of ATS platforms. Visit the Integration page on our website to see the full list of ATS platforms Criteria integrates with by..."
- Title: [How does HireSelect support work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/support-5601984f-1182-4602-82ca-0ccdda38b834) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi - Criteria is an assessment company that helps organizations find and hire great candidates. Our scientifically designed assessments help both..."
- Title: [How long does it take to get up and running?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/getting-started-96008941-c93e-4447-a2d4-7d3661c98cd8) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi - it's very quick and easy to get set up with Criteria's platform. Please get in touch with our team by emailing sales@criteriacorp.com if you have any..."

### Wonderlic

- Title: [Will you consider adding additional languages](https://www.g2.com/discussions/will-you-consider-adding-additional-languages) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "In my company, we would not have the need to have the tests in a second language.  However, if there is a large number of applicants that read another..."
- Title: [What is the thought that goes into the assessing the personality section?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-thought-that-goes-into-the-assessing-the-personality-section) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

---
**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/criteria-vs-wonderlic)