Compare/Alternatives

Wonderlic alternatives

4 tools our write-ups put next to Wonderlic, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Wonderlic from Sales-quoted

Closest alternatives

The short answer

Criteria : Criteria is a quoted aptitude and skills battery with video interviewing, broader than Wonderlic Select's three-construct screen. From Sales-quoted
TestGorilla : TestGorilla publishes from $142/mo for a self-serve skills library if you do not want a Wonderlic quote. From $215/mo
eSkill : eSkill is a quoted job-skills library for hourly through professional roles rather than a cognitive-personality-motivation trio. From Sales-quoted
Mercer Mettl : Mercer Mettl is a quoted enterprise assessment and proctoring suite with a much wider test catalog. From Sales-quoted

Why people look past Wonderlic

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.

What we noted

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

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

Worth keeping in mind: 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.

Wonderlic alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Wonderlic (the one you are on)	–No	Sales-quoted	–No	–No
Criteria Criteria is a quoted aptitude and skills battery with video interviewing, broader than Wonderlic Select's three-construct screen.	–No	Sales-quoted	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
TestGorilla TestGorilla publishes from $142/mo for a self-serve skills library if you do not want a Wonderlic quote.	✓Yes	$215/mo	–No	–No	Head to head
eSkill eSkill is a quoted job-skills library for hourly through professional roles rather than a cognitive-personality-motivation trio.	–No	Sales-quoted	–No	–No	Head to head
Mercer Mettl Mercer Mettl is a quoted enterprise assessment and proctoring suite with a much wider test catalog.	–No	Sales-quoted	–No	–No	Head to head

What each one does differently

Criteria

Sales-quoted 14 day free trial API

Why it comes up: Criteria is a quoted aptitude and skills battery with video interviewing, broader than Wonderlic Select's three-construct screen.

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.

Best for

HR teams adding validated pre-hire tests
Companies that want cognitive plus personality tests
Teams that want tests and video interviews together

Read the Criteria write-up Wonderlic vs Criteria

TestGorilla

$215/mo Free tier

Why it comes up: TestGorilla publishes from $142/mo for a self-serve skills library if you do not want a Wonderlic quote.

Stands out: A large test library with anti-cheating measures and a genuine free plan.

Watch out: The jump from Core to Plus is steep, and it is tests rather than video interviewing.

Best for

Teams that want evidence before a live interview
Organisations on the major applicant trackers
Buyers replacing an enterprise assessment module

4.1 on Capterra from 267 reviews

Read the TestGorilla write-up Wonderlic vs TestGorilla

eSkill

Sales-quoted

Why it comes up: eSkill is a quoted job-skills library for hourly through professional roles rather than a cognitive-personality-motivation trio.

Stands out: A large subject library (the vendor cites 600-plus subjects and heavy customization) plus a dedicated assessment expert on paid packages. Video-response questions exist as an add-on on some older plan pages.

Watch out: Ignore Capterra's $400/mo starting price. It is not the vendor rate card. An older account_purchase page that mentioned a 100-assessment Small Business pack is not the current subscription-options page.

Best for

HR teams testing office, industrial, call-center, healthcare, and IT skills in one library
Staffing firms that need customizable subject mixes rather than a single cognitive test
Hiring managers who want a scored skills snapshot before the interview

4.5 on Capterra from 171 reviews

Read the eSkill write-up Wonderlic vs eSkill

Mercer Mettl

Sales-quoted Free trial

Why it comes up: Mercer Mettl is a quoted enterprise assessment and proctoring suite with a much wider test catalog.

Stands out: A large job-skills library, pay-as-you-go packaging language, and AI-based remote proctoring sit on one Mercer-branded cloud. The vendor cites 6,000-plus customers, 25 million-plus assessments a year, and 20-plus languages.

Watch out: There is no public per-test or per-seat table. You pick products on a form and wait for a quote. This is an assessment platform, not an ATS.

Best for

Enterprises that want Mercer-backed skills tests and proctoring in one contract
TA teams running high-volume proctored assessments across countries
L&D and certification programs that need the same platform as hiring tests

4.3 on Capterra from 42 reviews

Read the Mercer Mettl write-up Wonderlic vs Mercer Mettl

Common questions

What is the best Wonderlic alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. We compare 4 alternatives to Wonderlic: Criteria, TestGorilla, eSkill and Mercer Mettl. Each one's "Why it comes up" line says what it does differently, and the table above shows all 4 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

Is there a free alternative to Wonderlic?

Yes. TestGorilla carries a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Wonderlic alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, TestGorilla is lowest at $215/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Keep looking

Back to the Wonderlic write-up Every Assessments tool we list Search the whole directory

Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?