Compare/Head to head

Criteria vs Wonderlic

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

Starting price

Criteria

Sales-quoted 14 day free trial

Pre-employment testing and video interviewing sold as three packages: Assess, Interview, and Hire. All three are quote-based.

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

Wonderlic

Sales-quoted

Wonderlic Select is the classic Wonderlic, now a three-in-one pre-hire assessment of cognitive ability, personality, and motivation. Pricing is quote-led. Plans include structured interview guides and optional candidate feedback reports.

Where Wonderlic fits

  • Employers that want cognitive, personality, and motivation in one Select report
  • HR teams that need job-specific interview guides after the assessment
  • Mid-market companies in the 100 to 2,500 employee band Wonderlic cites
  • US hiring teams that still ask for the Wonderlic name in a modern Select package

At a glance

DetailCriteriaWonderlic
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAssessmentsAssessments
CapterraNot enough reviews4.5 from 166 reviews

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

Wonderlic

Stands out: Unlimited candidate reports are included once you are on a plan, with no per-assessment overage called out in the FAQ. The majority of customers cited on the site are companies with 100 to 2,500 employees.

Watch out: There is no public per-test or seat table. Capterra's $6,000/user/year starting price is not a vendor rate. Support channels (chat vs phone vs CSM) vary by plan.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need a self-serve skills-test library they can buy tonight
  • Buyers who only want coding simulations rather than cognitive fit

Pros and cons

Criteria

  • Broad test catalog in one platform
  • Video interviewing in the same suite
  • Standard ATS integrations, SSO and MFA in every package
  • No published price
  • AI features cost extra
  • Develop is a separate add-on

Wonderlic

  • Three predictors in one Select assessment, not a single cognitive quiz
  • Unlimited candidate reports on plan, per the vendor FAQ
  • Capterra 4.5 from 166 reviews on Wonderlic Select
  • The vendor does not publish a price
  • Not a skills-test library for Excel, typing, or coding
  • Support depth depends on which quoted plan you buy

What each one costs

Criteria

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Three packages (Assess, Interview, Hire) are priced on request by goals and headcount, with AI upgrades and the Develop add-on on top. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Wonderlic

Sales-quoted

Wonderlic Select is sold through a first call. There is no public per-test or seat table. Plans include the three-in-one assessment, structured interview guides, and unlimited candidate reports. Candidate feedback reports are optional. Support and implementation depth vary by package. Ask sales for a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Criteria or Wonderlic 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?