Both Applied Skills Hiring and Criteria Pre-employment Testing are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. This page compares pricing, deployment, and features side by side to help you decide which fits your team.
Applied replaces CVs with anonymized work samples and structured scoring, making skills the basis for all hiring decisions.
Criteria provides validated cognitive, personality, and skills assessments to shift focus from degrees to ability.
| Feature |
A
Applied Skills Hiring
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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C
Criteria Pre-employment Testing
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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|---|---|---|
| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
8.9/10
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8.1/10
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| Maintain Score |
8.3/10
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9.1/10
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| Platform Score |
7.5/10
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9.4/10
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| Key Specifications | ||
| Category | Skills Based Hiring Tools | Skills Based Hiring Tools |
| Best For | Midmarket | Midmarket |
| Pricing Model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Starting Price | £249/month | $149/month |
| Free Trial | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI Features | ✓ Yes | No |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations & Coverage | ||
| Listed integrations | 3 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, Workable | 4 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Workday |
| Integrations in common | BambooHR, Greenhouse | |
| Countries listed | 28 countries | 35 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| ATS Integration | — | Yes |
| Blind Screening | Yes | — |
| CV-free Hiring | Yes | — |
| Cognitive + Skills | — | Yes |
| Validated Tests | — | Yes |
| Work Samples | Yes | — |
| View Full Details | View Applied Skills Hiring | View Criteria Pre-employment Testing |
It depends on your priorities. Applied Skills Hiring stands out for: Applied Skills Hiring includes AI-powered features.
Both are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. See the full comparison table below for pricing, deployment, and feature differences.
Both use subscription pricing — check each vendor's site for current rates.