Both Criteria Pre-employment Testing and Eightfold Skills AI are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. Criteria Pre-employment Testing is best for midmarket, while Eightfold Skills AI is best for enterprise. This page compares pricing, deployment, and features side by side to help you decide which fits your team.
Criteria provides validated cognitive, personality, and skills assessments to shift focus from degrees to ability.
Eightfold's skills AI infers capabilities from career trajectories, enabling matching based on potential rather than job title.
| Feature |
C
Criteria Pre-employment Testing
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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E
Eightfold Skills AI
Skills Based Hiring Tools
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|---|---|---|
| Scores (RecruitsAgent Score) | ||
| Support Score |
8.1/10
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8.2/10
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| Maintain Score |
9.1/10
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7.4/10
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| Platform Score |
9.4/10
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9.3/10
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| Key Specifications | ||
| Category | Skills Based Hiring Tools | Skills Based Hiring Tools |
| Best For | Midmarket | Enterprise |
| Pricing Model | Subscription | Custom |
| Starting Price | $149/month | Custom |
| Free Trial | ✓ Yes | No |
| AI Features | No | ✓ Yes |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations & Coverage | ||
| Listed integrations | 4 listed: BambooHR, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Workday | 4 listed: LinkedIn, SAP, ServiceNow, Workday |
| Integrations in common | Workday | |
| Countries listed | 35 countries | 35 countries |
| Category-Specific Features | ||
| ATS Integration | Yes | — |
| Cognitive + Skills | Yes | — |
| Internal + External | — | Yes |
| Potential Matching | — | Yes |
| Skills Inference AI | — | Yes |
| Validated Tests | Yes | — |
| View Full Details | View Criteria Pre-employment Testing | View Eightfold Skills AI |
It depends on your priorities. Criteria Pre-employment Testing stands out for: Criteria Pre-employment Testing offers a free trial — Eightfold Skills AI does not list one. Criteria Pre-employment Testing uses subscription pricing.
Both are Skills Based Hiring Tools tools. See the full comparison table below for pricing, deployment, and feature differences.
Criteria Pre-employment Testing uses subscription pricing, while Eightfold Skills AI uses custom pricing. Check each vendor's site for current rates.