TheyTest vs. Criteria Corp: Skills Testing Without the Multi-Month Rollout
Criteria Corp specializes in psychometric and cognitive testing — a rigorous, enterprise-grade approach to candidate assessment. That rigor comes with a cost most SMBs can't absorb: implementation cycles that can run multiple months before you're even up and running.
What Criteria Corp does well
Deep psychometric and cognitive assessment science, aimed at enterprise buyers who want a thorough, validated testing methodology and have the internal process to support a long rollout.
Where the gap shows up
A multi-month implementation timeline is a non-starter for a business that needs to fill a role this week, not this quarter. That enterprise-first design — sales cycle, onboarding, and pricing structure — assumes a buyer with dedicated HR resources and a long hiring runway.
Where TheyTest differs
- Start testing candidates immediately — the 14-day free trial includes full Pro features and 200 assessments, with no lengthy setup process.
- Monthly billing, no annual contract, so you're not locked into enterprise-scale commitments to get started.
- Practical skills testing across technical, sales, and support roles, built for speed of hiring rather than deep psychometric profiling.
- Built for SMB hiring pace — teams like Clopos and Simbrella use TheyTest specifically because they need to hire fast, not run a quarter-long assessment rollout.
Bottom line
If you're an enterprise with the internal resources for a long, deep psychometric testing rollout, Criteria Corp is a reasonable option. If you need a skills assessment platform you can be using by the end of the week, TheyTest is built for that pace specifically.
TheyTest offers a 14-day free trial with full Pro features, no credit card required.
