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AssessFirst vs Criteria

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

AssessFirst

€499/mo

AssessFirst predicts job, manager and team fit from short personality, motivation and reasoning tests, and adds AI phone screens and spoken skills tests. One subscription starts at €499 a month with unlimited users, priced in euros and finalised with sales. It suits mid-size and large employers hiring in Europe or across several countries.

Where AssessFirst fits

  • Employers hiring across Europe or in several languages
  • Teams that want manager and team fit, not just job fit, before an offer
  • HR teams using the same tests for hiring, internal mobility and development
  • Companies with many hiring managers who need unlimited user seats

Criteria

Sales-quoted 14 day free trial

Pre-employment testing and video interviewing sold as three packages: Assess, Interview, and Hire. Quote-based, with a 14-day free trial.

Where Criteria fits

  • HR teams adding validated pre-hire tests
  • Companies that want cognitive plus personality tests
  • Teams that want tests and video interviews together
  • Buyers who want a free trial before a demo

At a glance

DetailAssessFirstCriteria
Starting price€499/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessments, AI screening, Succession & internal mobilityAssessments

Where they pull apart

AssessFirst

Stands out: It scores fit with the specific manager and team, not only the role, and lets you train its models on your own top performers. SWIPE takes about five minutes on a phone, and VOICE grades spoken hard skills and CEFR language level in 40+ languages in under three minutes. User licences are unlimited on every subscription.

Watch out: Prices are published in euros only, and the final figure depends on a token volume agreed with sales. ATS integration is a paid add-on, not part of the base plan. Data is hosted in Europe. Outcome figures on the site, such as 50% lower turnover, are the vendor's own.

Not the right fit for

  • US buyers who need published USD pricing before a demo
  • Teams that only need coding or job-specific skills tests

Criteria

Stands out: Cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk, and skills tests on one platform, with video interviews in the same suite.

Watch out: All three packages are sales-quoted. AI proctoring, the AI interview agent, and AI scoring are paid upgrades, and Develop is a separate add-on.

Not the right fit for

  • Engineering teams that only need a live coding pad
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

AssessFirst

  • Predicts manager and team fit, not only job fit
  • Unlimited user licences on the subscription
  • Spoken skills and language testing in 40+ languages
  • Pricing in euros only, final price set by sales
  • ATS integration is a paid add-on
  • Outcome statistics are vendor claims

Criteria

  • Broad test catalog in one platform
  • Video interviewing in the same suite
  • 14-day free trial
  • No published price
  • AI features cost extra
  • Develop is a separate add-on

What each one costs

AssessFirst

€499/mo

AssessFirst sells one subscription from €499 a month, with unlimited user licences and a shared pool of assessment tokens that stays valid for up to 60 months. The price per token falls as volume rises, and the final price is agreed with a sales expert based on your yearly hiring volume. ATS integration, a competency framework, Attract and a care programme are paid add-ons. Prices are published in euros only. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 28 Sep 2026

Criteria

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Three packages (Assess, Interview, Hire) are priced by headcount, with AI upgrades and the Develop add-on on top, and a 14-day free trial is available. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try AssessFirst or Criteria for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Criteria offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 28 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?