TestDome Pricing 2026, Cost per Candidate From $7 to $20

Short answer: TestDome costs $7 to $20 per candidate, sold in prepaid packs with no subscription. Five candidates cost $100, 25 cost $400, 100 cost $1,000, 300 cost $2,400 and 600 cost $4,200. Every feature is included in every pack, credits never expire, and an invite that is not used within 6 days goes back to your balance.

That makes TestDome one of the few assessment vendors with a fully public price list, which is refreshing next to the quote-only contracts at Criteria, Vervoe or the Predictive Index. The catch is that the meter runs per person. This page shows what each pack really costs at the hiring volumes small US employers deal with, where the per-candidate model works in your favor, and when a flat monthly plan is the cheaper way to test the same applicants.

TestDome pricing at a glance

Source: TestDome's own pricing page. Prices are in US dollars; TestDome notes that sales tax or VAT is added in some countries. It takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal and JCB, plus wire transfer and purchase orders on larger contracts.

What you get for the money

TestDome says all features come with every pack. That includes its library of ready-made tests (programming languages and frameworks, SQL, Excel, customer service, administrative work, attention to detail and more), custom questions, AI-assisted test creation, screening and interview tools, reporting, webcam and screen proctoring, AI cheating detection, ATS integrations and API access. The Starter buyer and the Extra Large buyer get the same product. Only the rate changes.

Two details matter for budgeting. First, an invite is spent each time a candidate is invited to a test, by email or by link. You can combine several skills into one test so one person costs one invite, but inviting the same person to a second test costs a second invite. Second, if a candidate does not finish within 6 days, the invite is refunded to your balance, so no-shows do not cost you.

How much does TestDome cost per year for a small business?

The honest answer is: it depends almost entirely on how many applicants you test, because nothing is fixed. Here is what typical small-employer volumes cost if you buy the cheapest combination of packs, compared with a flat plan.

Assessing.ai Starter allows up to 500 responses a month and Plus up to 2,000, so every row above fits inside either plan. You can also pay monthly: $49 for Starter or $149 for Plus, with no contract, which is often cheaper still if you only hire for two or three months a year.

The pattern is clear. Below about 20 candidates a year, TestDome's small packs are reasonable and you never pay for a quiet month. Once a single posting draws 100 applicants, which is normal for office, warehouse, retail and customer service jobs in most US metros, per-candidate pricing becomes the expensive option, and it pushes you to test only a shortlist.

The hidden cost of paying per candidate

The dollar figure is not the only cost. When every invite costs $10 to $16, most hiring managers start rationing: they read resumes first and send the test only to the 15 people who look best on paper. That reintroduces the bias and guesswork a skills test is supposed to remove. The career changer who taught themselves QuickBooks, or the applicant with a thin resume and a great phone manner, never gets the test.

With a flat plan the incentive flips. You put the test link in the auto-reply, every applicant takes it, and the resume becomes the second filter instead of the first. For roles with high applicant volume, that change in process is often worth more than the price difference.

Is TestDome worth it?

TestDome is worth it when you hire developers or other technical staff, when you need proctoring, or when you test only a handful of people a year and want credits that sit on the balance without expiring. Its coding tasks run real code, and webcam and screen proctoring are included at every price point, which few competitors match at $7 to $20 a head.

It is a weaker fit when the job is specific to your business. A library Excel test tells you whether someone knows VLOOKUP. It cannot tell you whether they understand your job costing sheet or the way your team closes the month. For those roles, a test written around your own tools and situations screens better, and it does not have to cost more per candidate as volume grows. Our TestDome alternative page compares the main options on price and fit, including where TestDome is the better choice.

If what you actually need is a developer on the team this month rather than a test to find one, a marketplace where you can hire AI developers on a project basis may get you there faster than a full hiring round.

TestDome compared with other assessment vendors

For the full picture across eleven vendors, including quote-only tools priced from contract databases, see our pre-employment assessment software pricing comparison. The TestGorilla pricing and Testlify pricing breakdowns cover the two most common annual-plan options in the same detail.

A flat-priced test built around your job

Assessing.ai is built for the employer who wants every applicant tested without counting invites. You describe the role or paste the job description, and on the Plus plan the AI drafts multiple choice, written and recorded answer questions for that job in under a minute. You edit anything that does not fit, set a time limit, randomize the order and send one link. Multiple choice answers are scored the moment a candidate submits. Written and recorded answers land in one results view where your team scores them, and you sort the whole list by total score.

The honest limits: Assessing.ai has no ready-made normed test library, no proctoring, no code execution environment and no native ATS connector, and it does not grade written answers with AI. If those are requirements, TestDome is the better tool. If the requirement is testing 150 applicants for a service coordinator role this week without spending $1,500, it is not.

Frequently asked questions

How much does TestDome cost?

TestDome costs $20 per candidate in its 5-candidate Starter pack ($100), $16 in the 25 pack ($400), $10 in the 100 pack ($1,000), $8 in the 300 pack ($2,400) and $7 in the 600 pack ($4,200). There is no subscription, every feature is included in every pack, and unused credits never expire.

Does TestDome charge per candidate or per test?

Per candidate invite. TestDome spends one invite each time a candidate is invited to a test, by email or link. You can combine several skills into one test so a candidate costs one invite, but sending the same person a second test uses a second invite. Invites not completed within 6 days are refunded.

Do TestDome credits expire?

No. TestDome's pricing page says purchased invites last forever with no expiration date. That is a real advantage over annual plans such as Testlify, where credits expire at the end of the billing cycle, and it makes TestDome a sensible choice for employers who hire only once or twice a year.

Does TestDome have a free trial?

Yes. TestDome offers a trial through its sign-up page so you can build a test and see the candidate experience before buying a pack. For ongoing hiring, you then buy prepaid candidate packs starting at $100 for five candidates.

Is TestDome cheaper than TestGorilla?

At low volume, yes. Twenty candidates on TestDome cost $400 at the Small pack rate, while TestGorilla Core costs $1,704 a year. At high volume the gap closes: 300 candidates cost $2,400 on TestDome. A flat monthly plan such as Assessing.ai Starter at $49 a month is cheaper than both once you test more than a few dozen people.

Does TestDome have a monthly subscription?

No. TestDome's pricing page says there are no subscriptions and you only pay when you test or interview someone. Employers who prefer a predictable monthly bill can use a flat plan instead; Assessing.ai starts at $49 a month with no contract and a 14-day money-back guarantee.