Harver Pricing and Harver Assessment Cost per Hire

Short answer: Harver does not publish prices. Every contract is a custom quote based on how many roles you hire for, your hiring volume, which products you buy and how much custom content or integration work you need. The only public numbers are third-party: ITQlick lists a start of about $5,000 a year, $8,000 to $15,000 for mid-market buyers and $20,000 or more for enterprise, plus roughly $3,000 for implementation and $1,500 for training. Capterra also shows a $5,000 starting price.

We checked Harver's own site in October 2026. It has no pricing page, only a "Request a Demo" button and an ROI calculator. So the figures below are estimates from listings and buyer reports, each marked with how much weight it deserves. If you hire a handful of people a quarter rather than hundreds a month, the last sections show what a flat monthly tool costs instead, and our pre-employment assessment software pricing table compares eleven vendors on cost per candidate.

Harver pricing at a glance

These are every public figure we could find, with the source and how far we would trust it.

G2 lists Harver's entry price as unavailable and sends buyers to the vendor. Gartner describes a subscription model priced on features, number of assessments or users. Neither G2 nor Gartner shows a dollar figure.

How much does Harver cost per year?

A realistic first-year budget for a mid-size employer is $10,000 to $20,000: a license in the $5,000 to $15,000 range, about $3,000 for implementation and about $1,500 for training. Enterprise programs that combine assessments, video interviews and automation across many roles go well past $20,000 a year. Year two usually drops by the one-time fees, unless you add products or content.

What drives a Harver quote up

Harver is really five product families sold under one name: Harver for Volume Hiring, Harver Assess (personality questionnaire, cognitive ability, situational judgment, live chat support simulation and spoken language tests), Harver for Video Interview, pymetrics game-based assessments and Checkster reference checking. A quote for one does not cover the others, so the first question to ask on the demo is which products the number includes.

• Number of roles and job families. Each role profile and its scoring model is setup work.
• Hiring volume. Assessment counts or hires per year set the tier.
• Custom content. Company-specific simulations and situational judgment items are priced as consultancy.
• Integrations. Custom ATS work is listed as an extra beyond standard connectors.
• Languages and regions. Multi-language hiring for contact centers and BPOs adds scope.

Is Harver worth it for your company?

Harver is worth it when you hire hundreds of hourly or entry-level people a year and early attrition is the cost you are fighting. That is who it is built for: BPOs and contact centers, retail, hospitality, healthcare and logistics. Harver says clients cut 90-day attrition by an average of 22 percent; that is a vendor claim, but at volume even a few points of retention pay for a $15,000 contract.

It is hard to justify when you hire fewer than 50 people a year. At the buyer report of $14,000 for 60 hires, the assessment alone is about $233 per hire. At 20 hires it is several hundred dollars per person before anyone has interviewed. ITQlick itself rates Harver more expensive than the average pre-employment testing tool and suggests it fits companies with 500 or more employees.

Harver alternatives with published prices

TestGorilla figures are from its pricing page and are covered in our TestGorilla pricing breakdown; Spark Hire's are in the Spark Hire alternative comparison. Criteria and iMocha, two other common shortlists, are also quote only.

A flat monthly option for smaller hiring teams

Assessing AI is built for the employer with one posting and 140 applicants, not a contact center hiring 400 agents a month. You describe the role and, on Plus, the AI drafts multiple choice, written and recorded answer questions. You edit anything that does not sound like your business, then send one link. Multiple choice answers are scored on submit, so applicants arrive ranked. Written and audio or video answers land in one results view where your team scores them.

For a support role, that might be eight questions on your refund rules plus one recorded reply to an upset customer. For a warehouse lead, questions on shift scheduling and safety plus a short spoken answer about handling a no-show. Once the shortlist is final, you can send offer letters through electronic signature software the same afternoon.

The honest limits next to Harver: no validated personality or cognitive library, no game-based assessments, no AI scoring of open answers, no live or video proctoring (webcam takes still photos only), no reference checks and no native ATS connector. If you need those at volume, Harver or a library vendor is the right buy. If you need a fast skills screen for a few roles a month, Starter costs $588 a year on monthly billing. See all plans on the pricing page or start with the pre-employment testing software for small business setup.

Questions to ask before the Harver demo

• Which of the five product families does this quote include, and what does each extra one cost?
• Is the price per hire, per assessment or a flat license, and what happens if we go over?
• What are the implementation and training fees, and are they waived on a multi-year term?
• Is custom content or a custom ATS integration part of the number?
• What is the contract length, the renewal uplift cap and the notice period?

Frequently asked questions

How much does Harver cost?

Harver does not publish pricing; every plan is a custom quote. Third-party listings put the starting license around $5,000 a year, mid-market contracts at $8,000 to $15,000 and enterprise at $20,000 or more, with roughly $3,000 implementation and $1,500 training on top. One buyer reported $14,000 a year for 60 hires.

Does Harver have a free trial?

Sources disagree. ITQlick says no free trial or free version is offered, while TrustRadius lists a trial. Harver's own site only offers a demo request, so plan on a sales-led evaluation. Assessing AI has no free trial either, but monthly plans have no contract, so one month of Starter at $49 is the test.

Is Harver the same as pymetrics?

Harver owns pymetrics, and pymetrics game-based assessments are now sold as one of Harver's products, alongside Harver Assess, video interviewing, volume hiring automation and Checkster reference checks. Each is quoted separately, so confirm which ones a price covers.

What is a cheaper alternative to Harver?

For small and mid-size employers, published-price tools cost far less. TestGorilla Core starts at $215 a month billed annually, and Assessing AI Starter is $49 a month with no contract for up to 500 responses. They do not match Harver's validated volume-hiring science, but they cover a job-specific skills screen.

Who uses Harver?

Harver targets high-volume employers: BPOs and contact centers, retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and government. Its assessments cover personality, cognitive ability, situational judgment, chat support simulation and spoken language, which suits large hourly hiring programs.