Head to head

Criteria vs Glider AI

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

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

Glider AI

Sales-quoted

AI platform for hiring and learning: skill assessments, AI video interviews, psychometrics and ID verification. Quote-based.

Where Glider AI fits

  • Enterprise TA teams screening at scale
  • Teams that need ID and fraud checks
  • Staffing firms vetting candidates
  • L&D buyers wanting one vendor for both

At a glance

DetailCriteriaGlider AI
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessmentsAssessments, Interviewing, AI screening

Where they pull apart

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

Glider AI

Stands out: Assessments, AI video interviews, fraud checks and learning tools from one vendor.

Watch out: No public price per assessment or candidate. Buying starts with a demo, and the package is scoped for enterprise teams.

Not the right fit for

  • Startups that want a cheap self-serve test
  • Buyers who need a published price

Pros and cons

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

Glider AI

  • Assessments, video and ID checks together
  • Learning tools from the same vendor
  • Built for high-volume screening
  • No public self-serve price
  • Demo required before a quote
  • Aimed at enterprise buyers

What each one costs

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

Glider AI

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. The quote depends on assessment scope, interview volume, ID verification and whether learning tools are included. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Criteria or Glider AI 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 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?