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Assessly vs TestGorilla: an honest comparison

People arriving here are usually choosing a test library: something written already, broad enough to cover the roles they hire for, with a score they can defend to a hiring manager.

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In the catalog right now

  • Account Executive
  • AI Architect
  • AI Trainer
  • Backend Coding Challenge
  • Business Development Specialist
  • Conflict Handling for CS Simulation
  • Customer Focus
  • Data Governance
  • Account Executive
  • AI Architect
  • AI Trainer
  • Backend Coding Challenge
  • Business Development Specialist
  • Conflict Handling for CS Simulation
  • Customer Focus
  • Data Governance
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Educator
  • Finance Manager
  • Graphic Designer
  • Introduction and Motivation
  • Learning and Development Specialist
  • Manager Level
  • ML Engineer
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Educator
  • Finance Manager
  • Graphic Designer
  • Introduction and Motivation
  • Learning and Development Specialist
  • Manager Level
  • ML Engineer
  • Operations Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Promoter
  • Research Assistant
  • Self-Development
  • Soft Skills for CS Simulation
  • Tech Collaboration Simulation
  • Video Interview: Customer Success
  • Operations Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Promoter
  • Research Assistant
  • Self-Development
  • Soft Skills for CS Simulation
  • Tech Collaboration Simulation
  • Video Interview: Customer Success

What each one costs to start

Assessly

From $29 a month

Or free: 20 answers a month

Starter is billed monthly and includes answers rather than credits; the pricing page has a calculator for your volume. No yearly lock-in on any self-serve plan.

TestGorilla

From $142 a month

Core plan, billed yearly only ($1,704 a year) with 250 candidate credits a year. Plus from $400 a month, also yearly. A free plan gives 10 credits a month and 5 tests.

Both prices as published by each company on the date the comparison was checked, in the currency they publish. TestGorilla may offer other terms on request; so do we above the Business plan.

  • 135 templates, written and reviewed

    Every one is readable before you sign up: 103 role interviews, 5 job simulations, 26 screening questions and 1 behavioral inventory. Sample questions are on each template page.

    • Agile Decision-Making
    • Communicating Effectively
    • Developing Others
    • Embracing Innovation
    • Handling Conflict
    • Navigating Ambiguity
    • Planning and Prioritizing
    • Self-Development
    • Strategic Perspective

  • Behavioral scoring per trait

    The Big Five inventory uses forced ranking and scores each trait separately, so a report says which traits are strong rather than giving one number for the person.

    84
    Score from 0 to 100, per answer

  • Written in 12 languages

    The assessment itself, not just the interface. A Brazilian team hiring in English sends the English version of the same template.

    • English (US)
    • Português (BR)
    • Español (ES)
    • Français (FR)
    • Deutsch (DE)
    • Italiano (IT)
    • 日本語 (JP)
    • 中文 (简体)
    • 한국어 (KR)
    • Русский (RU)
    • العربية (SA)
    • Nederlands (NL)

Assessly and TestGorilla, side by side

Both columns are read at the first paid plan of each tool, ours at Starter for $29 a month, theirs at the plan named in the header. Our column comes from the plans the product enforces, so it cannot be tidied by hand. Theirs is read from their public pages on the date below. Where only a dearer plan carries something, the cell names that plan and its price. A question mark means we could not verify it there, not that it is missing.

What you are weighingAssesslyStarter, $29 a month, no yearly contractTestGorillaCore, $142 a month, billed yearly
A free plan you can actually hire fromYes20 answers a month, no cardYes10 credits a month, 5 tests
Monthly billing, published priceYesNoYearly only on paid plans
Read the real questions before you payYesSample questions on every template pageNoSample previews; full questions kept private
AI score with the reasoning written out, per answerYesYesVideo and custom answers
Recorded video answersYesYes
Video and audio transcribedYesYes
Code run against test casesWith a caveatFrom Pro, $99 a month, metered past the allowanceWith a caveatCustom challenges from Plus, $400 a month
Job simulationsYesWritten as questions, not a sandboxWith a caveatFrom Plus, $400 a month
The assessment itself in several languagesYes12 languages, the questions themselvesWith a caveatAbout 40 tests translated; the library is English
Behavioral or personality inventoryYesBig Five, scored per traitYes
Integrity signals: paste, tab focus, typing, AI textYesReported, never acted on automaticallyYes
Camera proctoring of the candidateNoBy designYesSnapshots every 30 seconds
Positions and a candidate pipelineYesWith a caveatStages from lead to completed
Public API and webhooksYesWith a caveatFrom Plus, $400 a month
No account or install for the candidateYesNot verified

Checked against the public pages of TestGorilla on September 17, 2026. If something has changed since, tell us and we will correct it.

Sources: TestGorilla pricing, TestGorilla help center, credits, G2 reviews

Where TestGorilla is stronger

  • A library of more than 350 validated tests, including cognitive ability, language proficiency on the CEFR scale and typing, none of which Assessly has.
  • Camera snapshots, IP logging and optional ID verification, for a team that wants proctoring rather than signals.
  • Direct integrations with 18 applicant tracking systems on the Plus plan.
  • Conversational AI interviews with an avatar and dynamic follow-up questions.

Where Assessly is stronger

  • A monthly price with no yearly contract, and answers included instead of credits that expire.
  • Every template is readable in full before you sign up. TestGorilla shows samples and deliberately keeps the questions private.
  • The reasoning behind every score on every open answer, from the first candidate, with no rubric training required.
  • Assessments written in {languages} languages, not only the interface around them.
  • Job simulations and a behavioral inventory on every plan that can send a template, including free.
  • Code that runs against your test cases from the Pro plan, rather than only on the top tier.

So which one?

Pick TestGorilla if

You want a broad validated test library with cognitive and language tests, camera proctoring, and you are comfortable with a yearly contract and a credit budget.

Pick Assessly if

You want to read the questions before you pay, score open answers with the reasoning shown, send the assessment in the candidate language, and pay monthly for what you use.

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How a test gets from here to a shortlist

  1. 1

    Pick a template and read it

    Open any of the 135 templates and read its questions before you commit to it. What you see is what a candidate gets.

  2. 2

    Edit what does not fit

    Change wording, drop a question, add one of your own from 18 types. The template is a starting point, not a contract.

  3. 3

    Send one link

    No account for the candidate, no install, no scheduled slot. They answer when they can.

  4. 4

    Read answers already scored

    Each answer arrives with a score from 0 to 100 and the reasoning written out, on the Starter plan and above.

Worth asking of any test library

  • Can you read the actual questions before you pay, or only the description?
  • When a test gives a score, does it show why, per answer?
  • Who wrote the tests, and can you edit them once they are yours?
  • What happens to a candidate who runs out of time halfway through?

Where Assessly stops

  • Automatic scoring starts on the Starter plan. The free plan sends assessments and collects answers, and you read them yourself.
  • Assessly is built around the assessment. It has positions and a candidate pipeline from the Starter plan, but it is not a full applicant tracking system and does not try to be.

2 real questions

Taken from Legal Counsel. Questions with a recorded answer key are left out.

  1. 1.Short text

    What is the name of the agreement, usually signed before commercial negotiations, that obliges the parties to keep the exchanged information confidential?

  2. 2.Short text

    What is the name of the Brazilian law that addresses corporate liability for acts of corruption against public administration, also known as the Anti-Corruption Law?

Legal Counsel

Questions people ask us

Can I read the test questions before I pay?

Yes. Every one of the 135 templates has its own page with sample questions on it, before any account exists. Questions that carry a recorded answer key are held back, so reading a page cannot help anyone pass the test.

Does the free plan score answers automatically?

No. The free plan sends assessments and collects 20 answers a month, and you read them yourself. Automatic scoring starts on the Starter plan.

How does the behavioral test score a candidate?

The Big Five inventory uses forced ranking and scores each trait separately, so the report says which traits are strong rather than reducing the person to one number.

Can I edit a template after I copy it?

Yes. A copied template is yours: change the wording, remove a question, add your own from the 18 question types.

Is the assessment translated or only the interface?

The assessment itself. It can be written in 12 languages, so a team hiring across markets sends the same test in the language each candidate reads.

Does Assessly replace an applicant tracking system?

Not entirely. Assessly has positions and a candidate pipeline from the Starter plan, so a short hiring flow can live here. What it is built around is the assessment and the reasoning behind each score, and larger teams usually keep it alongside whatever already tracks their openings.

This is our own site, so read it that way. What we say about the other tool is read from its public pages on the date shown beside the table, with the sources linked, and we name where it beats us before we name where we win. Every number about Assessly is read from the product rather than written by hand. If we got something about them wrong, write to us and we will fix it.

Try it on one opening before you decide

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