Best Pre-employment Testing in 2026

HackerRank

HackerRank Screen suits companies assessing technical applicants with role-based tests or tests generated from job descriptions.

Testlify suits hiring teams that want skills assessments and candidate interviews, with tools for custom tests, proctoring, and integrations with ATS and HR platforms.

Arctic Shores

It is aimed at talent acquisition teams and employers hiring or developing current and potential staff.

Bryq suits HR teams combining several assessment types, ATS workflows, and candidate analytics.

Talview is aimed at certification bodies, test publishers, enterprises, and licensing organizations.

Cappfinity

It suits organisations making hiring or talent-management decisions, including early-career, volume-hiring, manager and leadership programmes.

TestGorilla

TestGorilla suits employers that want skills assessments as part of hiring, with Core described for smaller companies or limited hiring and Plus for larger teams with ongoing needs.

Criteria

It is for hiring teams conducting structured live or asynchronous interviews.

iMocha

It suits mid-market and enterprise organizations evaluating candidates or workforce skills across varied job roles and assessment types.

Mercer | Mettl

Mercer | Mettl suits organizations making talent acquisition, assessment, certification or development decisions.

SHL suits organizations running talent assessments or managing assessment programs across candidate projects.