Criteria Corp vs Spark Hire (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Criteria Corp grades higher than Spark Hire: 2.0 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Criteria Corp grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Criteria Corp
Pre-employment assessments and video interviewing platform
Spark Hire
One-way video interviews and an applicant tracking system
Which one is for you
Pick Criteria Corp if
- Fits if you want validated tests and video interviews from one vendor
- Works for employers who price by headcount and are happy to take a quote
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price: each package says Request Pricing
- Watch out: AI proctoring, AI features and premium integrations are extra on every package
- Tight if you need clear trial terms, as none are shown
- Pricey if you add the upgrades, since the quote is built around headcount
Pick Spark Hire if
- Fits if you're a small or mid-sized organization that wants video screening and an ATS together
- Works for teams with many hiring managers, since every plan has unlimited users
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're small: $249 a month for video alone, $335 for the ATS
- Tight if you want month-to-month, because the ATS is sold only on annual contracts or longer
- Watch out: the behavioral assessment starts at Growth, $499, and API access costs extra
- Not for you if you want a trial, since none is listed
- Watch out: prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale up from there
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACriteria CorpFair | 1.4GPASpark HireWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. | DVideo interviews from $249 a month and Recruit Pro from $335, against a category where the dearest tenth starts at $335. The ATS prices are for companies up to 50 employees and rise with headcount. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is advertised, but its terms weren't on the pages we read. A trial with unknown terms is a D. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. |
| Features | CCognitive, personality, risk and skills tests, plus video interviews. AI proctoring and AI features are paid upgrades on every package. | CVideo interviews, ATS, AI resume review, scheduling and reports. The assessment starts at Growth and API access is an add-on, which the listing names as gaps. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows tests to choose and workflows to set up. That puts it at C. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows a pipeline and screening questions to build. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with standard integrations, premium ones as extras. No desktop or phone app, so B. | CWeb product with no integrations or apps on record. One kind of device, so C. |
| Best for | pre-employment tests and video interviews | one-way video interviews with an ATS on top |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Criteria Corp and Spark Hire. How we grade
Where they differ
- Criteria Corp also covers video calls.
- Spark Hire also covers auto-scheduling, reports and job board posting.
At a glance
| Criteria Corp | Spark Hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $249 per month for video interviews |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Criteria Corp | Spark Hire |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | sparkhire.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Criteria Corp
- Prices are not published: each package says Request Pricing and the vendor builds quotes around headcount.
- AI proctoring, AI features and premium integrations are extra on every package.
- A free trial is advertised but its terms were not on the pages read.
Spark Hire
- The ATS is sold only on an annual contract or longer; it cannot be bought month to month.
- Recruit prices apply to companies of up to 50 employees and scale with headcount above that.
- Pro does not include the predictive behavioral assessment, which starts at Growth.
- API access is a paid add-on; the standalone behavioral assessment also starts at $249 per month.
Key features
Criteria Corp
- Criteria Assess
- Cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills tests with a test builder and template library.
- Criteria Interview
- Async and real-time video interviews with transcripts, summaries and insights.
- Criteria Hire
- The full suite: everything in Assess and Interview together across the hiring workflow.
- AI upgrades
- AI proctoring analysis, AI scoring, and an AI interview agent are sold as upgrades on the base packages.
- Standard integrations
- Every package includes standard ATS integrations, single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
Spark Hire
- One-way video interviews
- Candidates record answers on their own time, and the product adds AI summaries and transcripts of video interviews on the ATS plans.
- Applicant tracking
- Job posting to multiple boards, a careers page, resume parsing and search, referral programs and customizable hiring workflows.
- AI resume review
- Resumes are scored by AI, within a yearly cap of reviews that rises by plan, alongside AI-suggested screening questions.
- Behavioral assessment
- A predictive behavioral assessment, included in Recruit Growth and Enterprise and also sold on its own.
- Scheduling and reporting
- Interviewer availability syncs so candidates can book directly, and reports show where candidates stall in each stage.
Plans
Criteria Corp
Pricing could not be confirmed. See criteriacorp.com.
Spark Hire
Video Interviews$249
per month, starting price, monthly or annual terms
Unlimited one-way video interviews; price varies with company size and billing term.
Recruit Pro$335
per month, starting price, billed annually
ATS for companies of up to 50 employees, with video interviews, reference checks and 6,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit Growth$499
per month, starting price, billed annually
Adds the behavioral assessment and advanced workflows and insights; 24,000 AI resume reviews a year.
Recruit EnterpriseCustom
Enterprise security and control, 36,000 AI resume reviews a year, sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Criteria Corp or Spark Hire?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Criteria Corp has no price we could confirm, and Spark Hire starts at $249 per month for video interviews.
Which has a free plan, Criteria Corp or Spark Hire?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Criteria Corp nor Spark Hire has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.