Comparison · 2026
5 Best eSkill Alternatives for Skills Assessment
TestGorilla, Criteria, iMocha and EmployTest compared with eSkill on test library, customisation, proctoring and fit for high-volume hiring.
The short version
The most widely used eSkill alternatives are TestGorilla, Criteria Corp, iMocha and EmployTest, plus Cohesyve — which is our own product, so weigh this page accordingly. eSkill itself is strongest for organisations hiring for a wide range of roles, including high-volume and frontline work, that want a large customisable test library with expert support. The right choice depends on what you need to measure, not on which tool has the longest feature list.
- TestGorilla — Broad self-serve library across many roles. Tiered plans; check their site.
- Criteria Corp — Validated aptitude, personality and skills tests. Subscription; check their site.
- iMocha — Enterprise skills coverage and skills analytics. Enterprise; contact sales.
- EmployTest — Small businesses buying tests per candidate. Pay-per-test credits; check their site.
Cohesyve finds and contacts candidates from your job description, tests them on a simulation of the real work and ranks them. Ten candidates free, no card.
The main eSkill alternatives are TestGorilla for a broad self-serve library, Criteria Corp for validated aptitude and personality tests, iMocha for enterprise skills coverage, EmployTest for pay-per-test buying, and Cohesyve (our product) if you want a job simulation and a ranked shortlist. eSkill sells customisable skills, behavioural and cognitive tests with one-way interviews and AI proctoring, to sectors from healthcare to call centres. Teams look elsewhere when they want each candidate to get a different task, or want candidates found as well as tested.
Why teams look for a eSkill alternative
- A large question library is still shared across candidates
- Linea builds tests from a job description, but only from questions already in eSkill's library
- Multiple-choice and knowledge items show less of how someone does the real work
- It tests applicants you already have; it does not source or contact candidates
- Teams want a shortlist rather than scores to compare by hand
What eSkill does well
eSkill describes itself as an AI-powered assessment platform for hard skills, job ability and behavioural fit. It offers skills, behavioural, personality, aptitude, cognitive and job-simulation tests from a library eSkill puts at over 600 subjects and 70,000 questions. Customers can mix existing questions, upload their own or build tests from scratch. The platform adds one-way interviews, AI-powered proctoring, reporting and an AI layer it calls Linea, which builds a test from a job title or job description by pulling questions from eSkill's library for a recruiter to approve, with dedicated assessment experts for support. It serves manufacturing, government, healthcare, staffing, call centres, retail and other sectors.
Best for
Where eSkill falls short
- Library-based questions shared across candidates
- AI-built tests draw only on eSkill's existing question library
- Knowledge questions show less of open-ended, real work
- No sourcing or outreach
- Subscription options; check their site
Cohesyve vs eSkill
Cohesyve is our product. This is the comparison as we see it — check it against a trial of both.
| Cohesyve | eSkill | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get back | Sources candidates, contacts them, runs a job simulation and returns a ranked shortlist | Test scores, reports and one-way interview recordings |
| Task uniqueness | Every candidate gets a different simulation built from your job description | Tests assembled from a shared library or written by you |
| Setup per role | Built from your job description | Linea builds a test from a job title or description using eSkill library questions; you can edit it, or pick, mix and write your own |
| Sourcing and outreach | Finds people who fit and contacts them for you | Not included |
| Format | A simulation of the job's real work | Skills, behavioural and cognitive tests with some job simulations |
| Pricing model | Subscription sized to annual hiring volume, from $199/month billed annually | Subscription options; check their site |
| Role coverage | Knowledge-based roles across engineering, data, finance, sales, marketing, product and design | Office, technical, industrial, call-centre and many other roles |
| Integrity | A different simulation per candidate, plus optional proctoring | Anti-cheat and AI-powered proctoring |
| Video | Not a video tool; your team interviews the shortlist | One-way interviews |
| Integrations | 30+ ATS integrations, including Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby and SmartRecruiters | ATS integrations; check their site |
| Free trial | 10 free candidates on signup, no credit card | Check eSkill's site |
Cohesyve
Try Cohesyve beside eSkill on one of your roles
Cohesyve takes a job description, finds candidates, reaches out to them and runs an AI job simulation of the real work, then returns a ranked shortlist. Ten candidates free, no card. Run it on a live role and compare it with eSkill on your own hiring.
The other eSkill alternatives
TestGorilla
Tiered plans; check their siteBest for Broad self-serve library across many roles
Key difference Self-serve with less customisation work
Criteria Corp
Subscription; check their siteBest for Validated aptitude, personality and skills tests
Key difference Stronger on cognitive and personality science
iMocha
Enterprise; contact salesBest for Enterprise skills coverage and skills analytics
Key difference Built for large organisations and workforce skills data
EmployTest
Pay-per-test credits; check their siteBest for Small businesses buying tests per candidate
Key difference No subscription
Which one should you pick?
Choose Cohesyve if
- You hire knowledge workers and want to see them do the work before interviews
- You want each candidate to get a different task built from the job description
- You want candidates sourced and contacted as well as evaluated
Choose eSkill if
- You hire for many frontline, office and industrial roles at volume
- You want a very large library you can customise question by question
- You want one-way interviews in the same product
- Dedicated assessment experts are useful to your team
Common questions
What are the best eSkill alternatives?
TestGorilla for a self-serve library, Criteria Corp for aptitude and personality, iMocha for enterprise skills coverage and EmployTest for pay-per-test buying. Cohesyve (our product) is the option if you want job simulations and a ranked shortlist.
eSkill vs Criteria Corp: which is better for high-volume hiring?
eSkill leans on a large, customisable skills library with one-way interviews; Criteria leans on validated cognitive and personality tests with video interviewing. Choose eSkill when practical skills matter most, Criteria when aptitude does.
Can I customise eSkill tests?
Yes. eSkill lets customers mix its questions, upload their own or build a test from scratch. Its Linea assistant can also assemble a test from a job title or job description.
Is Cohesyve cheaper than eSkill?
It depends on how many people you hire. Cohesyve, our own product, is a subscription sized to the number of candidates you evaluate a year, from $199/month billed annually, with 10 free candidates on signup. For eSkill's current pricing, check their site, then compare both against your expected volume.
Cohesyve · Skill assessments for hiring
Try Cohesyve beside eSkill on a live role
Cohesyve takes a job description, finds candidates, reaches out to them and runs an AI job simulation of the real work, then returns a ranked shortlist. Compare what you get with eSkill on a role you are hiring for now.
1,500+
assessments completed
50%
faster time-to-hire
5 min
from JD to assessment
No credit card · 10 free candidates · Plans sized to your hiring volume
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