Assessment tool pricing
TestGorilla pricing in 2026: what it actually costs
The short answer
TestGorilla's cheapest paid plan is Core, shown as $142 a month. There is no monthly billing. The same card says $1,704 billed annually, and clause 8.2 of their terms sets the standard subscription at twelve months, paid in advance. Fees are non-refundable, unused credits expire at term end, and the next tier up, Plus, starts at $4,800 a year.
A free tier does exist and is not a trial: 10 credits a month, one seat, five tests.
01Every price we could find, and where it came from
Six sources, one plan, eight different figures. Each was true once, which is the problem: none of the directories print the date they checked. Ours is the last column.
| Source | Price as printed | What it really is | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| TestGorilla's own pricing page (Core) | $142 / mo | The headline. The same card reads "Annual commitment" and "$1,704 billed annually" directly beneath it. There is no monthly option to choose. | 2026-08-02 |
| TestGorilla's own pricing page (Core, annual) | $1,704 / year | The figure that actually leaves your account. This is the number to budget with. | 2026-08-02 |
| TestGorilla's own pricing page (Plus) | From $400 / mo | "Annual commitment starts at $4,800". Where ATS integrations, API access, custom coding challenges and ID verification begin. | 2026-08-02 |
| TestGorilla's own pricing page (Free) | $0 / mo | 10 credits a month, one seat, five tests. The word "trial" never appears on the page, so this is a free tier, not a countdown. | 2026-08-02 |
| Software Advice | $1,700.00 / year | Flat rate per year. Four dollars off, and the closest any third party gets. No date on the listing. | 2026-08-02 |
| Capterra | $0, Core $1700 | Starting price $0 per month, flat rate, Core at $1700. Both technically true and useless as a budget. | 2026-08-02 |
| Willo (a competitor's blog) | $77 / mo, $924 / year | Core with 250 credits. Their Plus figures match exactly, so this was likely right in June 2026 and Core has been repriced since. Written by a rival, like this page. | 2026-08-02 |
| SpotSaas | $22.50 / mo | "when Billed Yearly", against retired tiers named Rise, Scale and Business, and "Access to 100+ tests" where the live page says 350+. Years stale, undated, still ranking. | 2026-08-02 |
Eight figures for one product: $0, $22.50 a month, $77 a month, $142 a month, $400 a month, $924 a year, $1,700 a year and $1,704 a year. Only the last is what TestGorilla charges for Core today. Three sites we would normally check, G2, SaaSworthy and TrustRadius, returned 403 to every request, so nothing is attributed to them here.
02What the price does not include
The $1,704 buys twelve months, a credit allowance and two seats. Four things people assume are in it are not.
More than two recruiters
Core includes two full access seats. Hiring manager seats are unlimited; admin and recruiter seats are not. Clause 8.15 says additional premium users may incur an additional monthly fee, and the tier with unlimited seats is Plus at $4,800. Going from two recruiters to three is the most expensive change on this pricing page.
Unlimited candidates
Everything is metered in credits. A skills test, a video question, an ID verification or a talent-pool invite each cost 1 credit per candidate; an AI interview or job simulation costs 2. Resume scoring and qualifying questions are free. TestGorilla's signup link and page data put Core's entry tier at 400 annual credits, but that figure is not printed as visible text, so confirm it before planning around it.
Credits back if a candidate drops out
Their FAQ is direct: credits are charged when candidates start, not when they finish, and a candidate who drops off mid-assessment does not get the credit back. Clause 6 adds that a consumed credit will not be made available again regardless of the outcome. Budget for the candidates who begin.
ATS integrations, API access and your own branding
All three are on Plus. So are custom tests, custom coding challenges, ID verification and more than five custom questions per assessment. If any of those are on your requirements list, your entry price is $4,800, not $1,704.
03The contract terms, in their words
This is what turns a monthly-looking price into an annual commitment. Quoted exactly from their Customer Terms of Service, last updated May 2026.
Clause 8.2, contract length
“Subscription plans have a standard duration of twelve (12) months, unless explicitly agreed otherwise. All subscription plans are paid annually in advance, unless otherwise agreed in the Order Form or on the Website at the time of the original plan start date.”
Clause 8.3, refunds
“All payment obligations are non-cancelable, and Fees, once paid, are non-refundable and exclude taxes unless otherwise stated.”
Clause 8.6, unused credits
“Credits are single-use, expire at the end of the applicable subscription term (Initial Term or Renewal Term), and have no cash value or refund entitlement.”
Clause 14.3, auto-renewal
“Unless otherwise provided on the Website or in the applicable Order Form, your subscription will automatically renew for additional successive periods of equal duration to the Initial Term... Termination of the Agreement during the Term is not possible unless in accordance with this Section 14.”
Clause 8.16, keeping your own data
“Following non-renewal, TestGorilla may offer a limited 'access-only' plan that allows continued access to historical assessment data in exchange for a fixed annual fee.”
In plain words: you buy twelve months, pay up front, and cannot leave partway through. Stop hiring in month three and you do not get month four back. Anything unused by month twelve is gone with no cash value. It renews itself unless you cancel by the last day, and clause 8.13 lets the renewal price rise with thirty days notice. Clause 8.17 also blocks downgrading a credit tier mid-term. None of this is unusual for enterprise software. It is only a problem when the number you remembered was $142.
Read it yourself: TestGorilla Customer Terms of Service.
04What it works out to for three sizes of buyer
The price does not move with your hiring volume, so the cost per candidate is entirely a function of how many people you test. This is where small buyers get hurt.
How these were worked out. Core at $1,704 for twelve months, read off testgorilla.com/pricing on 2 August 2026. One skills test per candidate at 1 credit, so every row fits inside the 400 annual credits Core's signup link sets. A third recruiter, an ATS integration or an AI interview would move all three rows to Plus at $4,800.
| Buyer | What they pay | Per candidate |
|---|---|---|
| One role, 10 candidatesA single opening, screened once, over a year | $1,704 for the year | $170.40 each ($1,704 / 10) |
| Small team, 50 candidatesThree or four roles across the year | $1,704 for the year | $34.08 each ($1,704 / 50) |
| Agency or scale-up, 200 candidatesContinuous hiring, still inside 400 credits | $1,704 for the year | $8.52 each ($1,704 / 200) |
It is the usual annual-licence pattern: excellent at volume, painful at the bottom. At ten candidates a year you pay $170 a head for a library you barely open. Our recruiter plan is free for five tests a month and it is multiple choice only, so read what it cannot do before taking that as an answer.
05When TestGorilla is the right choice
None of that makes TestGorilla a bad buy. Three situations where it is clearly the right one.
You hire for non-engineering roles across a whole company
Breadth is the point. Personality, cognitive ability, situational judgement, language, software proficiency, customer service and sales tests in one library means one vendor covers finance, support, marketing and operations hiring. Developer-focused tools do not compete here, and stitching four narrow vendors together costs more than $1,704.
You test enough people that the flat fee disappears
At 200 candidates a year Core works out at $8.52 a head, which beats every per-candidate vendor here. Flat annual pricing is genuinely good value with steady volume, and the break-even against a ₹95 per test tool sits somewhere around 150 candidates a year.
You need an ATS integration and can live on Plus
If results have to land in Greenhouse, Lever or Ashby without anyone copying a score by hand, that is a real saving, and Plus buys it with API access, custom tests and unlimited seats. Start the budget at $4,800, because the integration is not on Core.
06Cheaper or simpler options
If the twelve month commitment is the problem rather than the product, these four bill differently. Ours is the last row and it is the least complete tool on the list.
| Tool | Price | Billing model | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equip | ₹95, about $1, per candidate per test | Prepaid credits, no subscription, no contract | Per test, not per candidate. A four part screen is ₹380 a head |
| TestDome | $20 down to $7 per candidate | Prepaid packs of invites. Packs never expire | $7 only at the 600 candidate pack. Small packs are $20 each |
| Adaface | $180 a year for 12 credits | Annual only, credit based | Credits expire one year after purchase, and a test costs 5 or 10 credits before any invites |
| CoderPad | $960 a year, or $120 a month | Monthly or annual, per test or interview | Built for live coding rather than broad skills testing. $25 per test over quota |
| Journey Uncommon | Free for 5 tests a month, then ₹499 | Monthly, cancel any time, no annual lock | Multiple choice only. No coding sandbox, no ATS integration, no proctoring, and card billing in rupees only |
Where Journey Uncommon fits, honestly
Cheapest row in that table, and the least complete. Multiple choice only, no coding sandbox, no ATS integration, no webcam proctoring, and proctoring is not on the roadmap. If you need any of that, buy one of the others.
07TestGorilla pricing questions
How much does TestGorilla cost per month?
The Core plan displays as $142 a month, but you cannot pay monthly. The same card on testgorilla.com/pricing says "Annual commitment" and "$1,704 billed annually", and clause 8.2 of their terms sets the standard subscription duration at twelve months paid annually in advance. The Plus plan displays from $400 a month with an annual commitment starting at $4,800. Checked 2 August 2026.
Why do different sites show different TestGorilla prices?
Because directory listings cache old plan structures and almost none of them print a date. On 2 August 2026 we found $22.50 a month on SpotSaas against plan names TestGorilla has retired, $77 a month on Willo's blog, $1,700 a year on Software Advice and Capterra, and $1,704 a year on TestGorilla's own page. Only the last one is current. When you see a price for any assessment tool, look for the date it was checked. If there is not one, the figure is unusable.
Do unused TestGorilla credits roll over?
No. Clause 8.6 says credits are single-use, expire at the end of the applicable subscription term, and have no cash value or refund entitlement. Credits are also charged when a candidate starts an assessment rather than when they finish, and their FAQ confirms a candidate dropping off mid-assessment does not get the credit back.
Can I cancel TestGorilla and get a refund?
Not mid-term. Clause 8.3 says payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees, once paid, are non-refundable. Clause 8.4 adds there are no refunds or credits for partial months, and clause 14.3 says termination during the term is not possible except as set out there. You can stop the automatic renewal, up to the last day of the term.
Is TestGorilla worth it for a small team?
It depends almost entirely on volume. At 200 candidates a year Core costs about $8.52 per candidate, which is very good. At 10 candidates a year it costs $170.40 per candidate, which is not. If you hire in bursts, or fewer than roughly 150 people a year, a per-candidate tool with no contract will usually cost less and you keep the option to walk away.