Best Candidate Screening Software (2026)
Software for evaluating and filtering candidates through assessments, AI matching, and automated screening.
13 tools compared. Last updated 2026.
| Tool | Best For | Rating | Free Trial | Free Plan | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Hire | All | 4.7 | Yes | No | Video interview platform offering one-way and... | View details → |
| Codility | Mid-Market | 4.6 | Yes | No | Technical assessment platform for evaluating developer... | View details → |
| Vervoe | SMB | 4.6 | Yes | Yes | AI-powered skills assessment platform that auto-grades... | View details → |
| Criteria Corp | All | 4.5 | Yes | No | Pre-employment testing platform offering aptitude, personality,... | View details → |
| HackerRank | All | 4.5 | Yes | Yes | Developer skills assessment platform combining coding... | View details → |
| SHL | Enterprise | 4.5 | No | No | Global leader in psychometric assessments and... | View details → |
| TestGorilla | All | 4.5 | Yes | Yes | Pre-employment assessment platform with 400+ scientifically... | View details → |
| eSkill | SMB | 4.5 | Yes | No | Customisable pre-employment skills testing platform with... | View details → |
| iMocha | Enterprise | 4.4 | Yes | No | Skills intelligence platform offering 3,000+ pre-built... | View details → |
| Harver | Enterprise | 4.3 | No | No | Enterprise volume hiring assessment platform combining... | View details → |
| Wonderlic | All | 4.3 | Yes | No | One of the oldest pre-employment testing... | View details → |
| HireVue | Enterprise | 4.1 | No | No | Enterprise video interviewing and pre-hire assessment... | View details → |
| Pymetrics (now Harver) | Enterprise | 4.0 | No | No | Neuroscience-based soft skills assessment platform using... | View details → |
Spark Hire
4.7Video interview platform offering one-way and live video interviews, collaborative evaluation, and ATS integrations to accelerate the candidate screening process at scale.
Codility
4.6Technical assessment platform for evaluating developer skills through coding challenges, real-world tasks, and live technical interviews with code playback.
Vervoe
4.6AI-powered skills assessment platform that auto-grades candidate responses using machine learning, offering job-specific assessments across technical and non-technical roles.
Criteria Corp
4.5Pre-employment testing platform offering aptitude, personality, risk, and skills assessments backed by industrial-organisational psychology research.
HackerRank
4.5Developer skills assessment platform combining coding challenges, real-world project assessments, and AI-powered technical interviews used by over 3,000 companies.
SHL
4.5Global leader in psychometric assessments and talent analytics, offering cognitive, personality, behavioural, and skills tests backed by decades of I/O psychology research.
TestGorilla
4.5Pre-employment assessment platform with 400+ scientifically validated tests covering cognitive ability, programming skills, language proficiency, personality, and role-specific knowledge.
eSkill
4.5Customisable pre-employment skills testing platform with 1,000+ modular job-specific and subject-specific assessments for non-technical and technical roles.
iMocha
4.4Skills intelligence platform offering 3,000+ pre-built assessments for technical, cognitive, and business skills, plus AI-driven skills gap analysis.
Harver
4.3Enterprise volume hiring assessment platform combining situational judgement tests, cognitive assessments, virtual interviews, and cultural fit evaluations in branded candidate experiences.
Wonderlic
4.3One of the oldest pre-employment testing providers, now offering modern online cognitive ability, personality, and motivation assessments with the WonScore platform.
HireVue
4.1Enterprise video interviewing and pre-hire assessment platform that uses AI and game-based assessments to evaluate candidates at scale.
Neuroscience-based soft skills assessment platform using gamified cognitive and behavioural games to evaluate candidates while reducing bias in hiring.