Criteria Pricing Overview

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Last updated on Jul 28, 2026

Criteria offers 4 pricing editions, starting at $0. Criteria pricing tiers are designed to support different usage levels and team sizes. Criteria also offers a free trial. Higher-tier plans are available via direct consultation with the vendor. Compare the Criteria pricing table below to figure out the best fit for your needs.

Free Trial — $0

Criteria Assess — Contact Us / Per Year

Criteria Interview — Contact Us / Per Year

Criteria Hire — Contact Us / Per Year

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*Pricing information is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations must be conducted with the seller.

Criteria Assess

Per Year

Reveal how candidates think, work, and grow with the deepest science-backed assessment portfolio in market.

Criteria Interview

Per Year

Faster, fairer, friendlier interviews with async and real-time video, plus transcripts, summaries, and insights. Everything in Professional, plus:

Criteria Hire

Per Year

The complete talent signal, assess and interview together across the full hiring workflow.

Free Trial

Test-drive our comprehensive talent success solution platform. Get started with a 14-day free trial of the Criteria platform today!

Three flexible plans.
One Talent Signal platform.
Pick the lane that matches the solution you need: assessments, interviewing, or the full suite, all with Criteria’s core platform. Layer on add-ons like advanced AI capabilities and development tools as your needs grow.
Call us at 877-909-8378 or email us at sales@criteriacorp.com to learn more today.

Pricing information for Criteria is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase Criteria must be conducted with the seller.

Pricing information was last updated on August 17, 2026

Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

10 months

Average Discount

Perceived Cost

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Criteria Pricing FAQs

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Is Criteria free, or does it offer a free trial?

Criteria does not offer a permanent free plan, but it does provide a free trial that lets users to test the product before committing to a paid plan. Trial availability and duration may vary, so users should review the seller's official pricing page for the most current details.

Who is Criteria pricing best suited for?

Criteria's pricing structure suits the broadest range of users at the Professional tier, with G2 reviewers from small businesses in staffing, consulting, nonprofits, and financial services consistently praising its accessibility and ease of use. Mid-market companies in manufacturing, banking, healthcare, and legal services dominate the review base and align well with Professional or Professional+ given their need for structured assessments plus video interviewing. The Talent Success Suite targets mid-to-large enterprises requiring multilingual assessments and manager coaching tools, with enterprise reviewers in government, health, and financial services citing bulk recruitment and retention use cases. One mid-market telecom reviewer noted Criteria's pricing is more appropriate for medium to large organizations.

What are the key differences between the free and paid versions of Criteria?

Criteria's 14-day free trial grants access to the full assessment portfolio, candidate pipeline tools, and test exploration, but it is time-limited and not a permanent free tier. Criteria's paid plans, starting with Professional, unlock branded test centers, SSO, MFA, standard ATS integrations, and real-time results on an ongoing basis. Professional+ adds video and live interviewing, which G2 reviewers in consumer services and mid-market segments credit with cutting shortlisting time significantly. The Talent Success Suite further includes the Develop coaching module, multilingual assessments, and full subscription access across testing, interviewing, onboarding, and development, features G2 reviewers associate with enterprise-scale hiring and employee retention programs.

Is Criteria considered good value for its pricing?

G2 reviewers broadly regard Criteria as strong value, with multiple users across small business and mid-market segments citing affordable pricing relative to the depth of assessments, video interviewing, and post-hire coaching tools offered. Reviewers in staffing, financial services, and manufacturing highlight reduced time-to-hire and lower turnover as measurable ROI. One small business reviewer in electrical manufacturing specifically noted Criteria keeps pricing affordable while competitors raise rates. Counterpoints exist: a mid-market telecom reviewer flagged pricing as expensive and better suited to medium-to-large companies, one retail reviewer reported a sudden 4x price increase after renewal agreement, and a mid-market reviewer cited employee-count-based pricing as misaligned with actual assessment usage.

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Criteria Pricing Reviews

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Nicole B.

Candidate Success and Business Operations

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/7/2026

"User-Friendly, Exceptional Value - Increases Veteran Candidate Hiring Value in Tech Sales Industry"

5/5

What do you like best about Criteria?

Tech Qualled has been using the Criteria (HireSelect) System since circa 2017 to help position and qualify candidates for our veteran technology sales training program. While the system was implemented and integrated into our program prior to my arrival in 2020, the Criteria system I am using today has been easy to customize, manage, and maintain for our staff, user-friendly for our military veteran program candidates, affordable and reasonably priced when you compare the overall value of the tools and what they bring to our program. We use Criteria for each candidate who completes the interview portion of our program, so each candidate joining has been through the Criteria process. When talking with hiring managers, talent advisors, and HR professionals in the technology sales hiring space, I have heard on multiple occasions their firm holds our veteran graduates at a higher level due to the Criteria testing taking place prior to entry. Although we have not required a ton of customer support, simply due to the user friendly nature of the Criteria tools, when needed, our support has been exceptional. Criteria truly hires top notch employees who solidly represent the Criteria company. As an aside, we did use video interviewing for quite some time, again exceptional, but did discontinue use simply because we no longer required the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Criteria?

I do not really have any constructive or helpful feedback to provide here. The tools work when I need them to, the provided reports are easy to understand, they carry their own weight within the hiring community, and every Criteria representative I have met with has always been professional, knowledgable, and kind. Nothing more to add. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Criteria solving and how is that benefiting you?

As mentioned above, it is not really a business problem being solved, but more increasing our value in the training and hiring community. We are a training company for veterans, transitioning from the military to civilian careers in tech sales. We provide the training, and then also help veterans learn and understand the job market, interviewing skills, networking, resume, LinkedIn, etc. We work with them individually step by step through this process. The Criteria tools help to show which veterans applying to our program already have an aptitude and natural skill towards tech sales and business management careers. We can see personality highlights we can build upon which will make them more marketable and overall more successful in the sales tech industry. Our hiring community sees these tools as valuable. (Note: We do not share the reports with them, but do discuss several key highlights, including strengths so they can build upon these. Hiring managers, talent advisors, and the like have an increased comfort level hiring our graduates and this is one of the reasons why, as it has been made known to me on several occasions now.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Criteria Corp of Criteria

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Hi Nicole, thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed review! We’re incredibly proud to support Tech Qualled’s mission of helping veterans transition into successful careers in tech sales. It’s inspiring to hear how Criteria’s assessments have become a trusted part of your candidate evaluation process and how they’ve helped elevate the perception of your graduates among hiring managers and talent leaders in the industry.

We’re especially glad to know that the platform’s ease of use, customization, and reliability have made a lasting impact on your team and candidates alike. Your feedback reinforces our commitment to delivering intuitive, high-value tools backed by exceptional support.

Thank you for your long and continued partnership; we’re honored to be part of the important work you do!

Doruk T.

Head of Recruitment

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/30/2025

"Greedy Customer Success Agents"

1.5/5

What do you like best about Criteria?

Compared to other platforms, we had more flexibility with our ATS integration. Also, the customer service was very nice and did their best to find a compromise when we were being onboarded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Criteria?

We were customers for three years and had already agreed on the price for the extension for the 4th year. One month after this, someone reached out to us to tell us we've been using way too many assessments and they need to adjust the price they gave us to 4 times the initial amount.

This is quite unheard of of course, both the increase and doing it after already agreeing to an extension. Also, both on their website & previous communication with their representatives stated we should have unlimited assessment in our tier. Now they are saying we've been using too many? How?

I believe they were just trying to get more money from us. Their customer service is super nice and helpful when they are onboarding you, and once you're locked in, they just deal with you in bad faith. The product itself is good, but there are many alternatives in the market that wouldn't treat you this way, so that's where we're taking our business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Criteria Corp of Criteria

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and we’re truly sorry to hear about your recent experience. We appreciate your long-standing partnership over the past three years and are grateful that you’ve found value in our platform, particularly with our ATS integration and the support you received during onboarding. We want to acknowledge your frustration regarding the pricing adjustment and the timing of that communication.

One of our team members will be in touch with you directly, as we always strive to find an agreement for our uncapped testing that’s feasible for our customers. Our goal is always to build long-term, trust-based relationships with our customers, and we regret that this situation has impacted that trust. Thank you again for your candid feedback; it helps us improve.