TestGorilla pricing explained, with a monthly alternative

What each plan includes

Free. The Free assessments plan gives you 10 credits a month that refresh monthly, unlimited use of five essential skills tests and limited use of 180+ further tests, which the pricing page says have fewer questions than the full versions. It lists one premium user role and five preset custom questions. It is a reasonable way to try TestGorilla on a single small round.

Core. Core opens the full library of 350+ tests, with credits charged at one per candidate. The pricing page lists two premium user roles and five essay or file-upload custom questions per assessment. It does not state how many credits Core includes, so ask TestGorilla how many candidates your price covers before you sign.

Plus. Plus adds an AI interviews library, custom AI interviews and video questions, a job simulations library, ATS and API integrations, the option to remove TestGorilla branding, unlimited premium user roles and up to 20 custom questions per assessment. It also lists the anti-cheating settings: webcam snapshots, disabled copy and paste, multiple-attempt prevention, logging of candidate location, full-screen mode, hidden questions and answers, and question exposure monitoring.

No enterprise or custom tier was listed when we checked. Prices and inclusions change, so confirm the current details on TestGorilla's pricing page before you buy.

Is TestGorilla monthly or annual?

Both options appear. TestGorilla's pricing page has a toggle between paying monthly and paying annually, and says paying annually saves 25%. The headline Core and Plus prices are shown per month but billed annually, which means the lowest published price for Core is a commitment of at least $2,580 for the year.

When we checked, the page text did not list the monthly prices. If you want a TestGorilla monthly plan rather than a TestGorilla annual contract, ask for the monthly rate in writing, and check how cancellation works. We did not find cancellation or refund terms on the pricing page.

The difference matters most for teams that hire in bursts. Annual billing is good value when you test candidates every month; it is less attractive when you hire in two or three rounds a year and pay for the months in between. Our page on hiring tests without an annual contract explains the trade-off in more detail.

What TestGorilla costs per hire

TestGorilla's cost per hire depends on how many people you hire in the year, not only on the plan. At the lowest published Core price, billed annually, a team that makes four hires in a year pays at least $645 per hire in subscription cost alone; a team that makes forty hires pays about $65 per hire. The price is the same, but the cost per hire falls as volume rises.

The table below compares a year of TestGorilla Core at its lowest published annual price with HireValid Starter for three hiring calendars, assuming up to 50 candidates in each hiring month. HireValid moves to Pause at $9 a month in the months without hiring. These are illustrative calculations from published prices, not quotes; the calculator further down lets you set your own months and candidate numbers.

Questions to ask before you sign

A price page never tells the whole story. Before you commit to any assessment platform, TestGorilla included, ask these questions and keep the answers in writing:

• How many candidates does my plan cover? TestGorilla charges one credit per candidate on Core and Plus but does not publish the credit total, so ask what your price includes and what extra credits cost.
• What does monthly billing cost? Ask for the monthly rate next to the annual one so you can compare the real premium.
• How do renewal and cancellation work? Ask about the renewal date, notice period and whether unused credits carry over.
• Which anti-cheating settings are on my plan? The pricing page lists them on Plus; confirm what Core includes.
• Can I export my results? Make sure you can take candidate results with you if you leave.

The same questions apply to HireValid. Our answers are on the pricing page: plans are monthly, you can cancel any time, and you can pause between hiring rounds.

What to look for in TestGorilla reviews

TestGorilla reviews on software review sites are worth reading, but read them with the pricing in mind. A review from a recruiting team that tests candidates every week tells you little about value for a business that hires twice a year, and older reviews may describe plans or prices that have since changed.

We do not quote ratings or reviews from third-party sites on this page, because we cannot verify them. Instead, look for reviewers whose hiring volume and roles match yours, and pay attention to comments about credits, renewals and support rather than headline scores. Then try the Free plan on a real role and judge for yourself.

When TestGorilla is worth it

TestGorilla pricing rewards heavy use, so TestGorilla is worth the cost when you will use it every month. If you hire every month, across many different roles, the 350+ test library covers specialist skills that a small library will not, and the annual discount rewards steady use. Plus makes sense if you need native ATS integrations, AI interviews or the full list of anti-cheating settings.

It is also a good fit for recruiting teams with several users who need their own premium roles, since Plus lists unlimited premium user roles. In those cases the TestGorilla cost per hire falls quickly as volume rises, and the breadth is a genuine advantage.

A monthly alternative for occasional hiring

HireValid is built for the opposite situation: small teams that hire a few times a year for common roles. Plans are monthly by default and cancellable any time. The Free plan includes five candidates a month with no credit card, Starter costs $49 a month for 50 candidates and Growth costs $129 a month for 200 candidates, five team seats and fairness reports. Between rounds, Pause keeps your account and records viewable for $9 a month, and candidate packs add 25 candidates for $25 when a round runs over.

The library is smaller: 24 tests across cognitive ability, situational judgement, practical, technical and language skills, combined into eleven role bundles. Every result includes an Integrity Score for human review. For a full side-by-side, read HireValid vs TestGorilla.