The Wonderlic Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Wonderlic in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Wonderlic
The Insider’s Guide
Pre-hire cognitive and personality assessments plus team development
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among hiring and applicant tracking tools, read from Wonderlic’s own pages.
Made by Wonderlic · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Wonderlic’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Wonderlic’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 6 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade
Wonderlic sells assessments that measure cognitive ability, personality and motivation for hiring through Wonderlic Select, and a development product, Wonderlic Develop, for coaching existing employees and teams. Pricing is available through its sales team.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about Wonderlic, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There are no prices and no skills or coding tests, and the pricing page returns an error.
- 1
Best for cognitive and personality tests before hiring
Wonderlic measures cognitive ability, personality and motivation for hiring, and sells a separate product for coaching current staff.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
Wonderlic Select
A pre-employment assessment that measures cognitive ability, personality and motivation for each candidate.
- 4
Wonderlic Develop
Employee development insights showing how people naturally work, so managers can coach and retain them.
- 5
Team dynamics
Insights on how teams work together, offered as part of the development side of the platform.
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A 1.6 GPA, above 6 of 101
That is against the other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of Wonderlic you could make: reports and employee records. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Wonderlic at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Wonderlic
- Category
- Hiring & Applicant Tracking
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for cognitive and personality tests before hiring
Wonderlic measures cognitive ability, personality and motivation for hiring, and sells a separate product for coaching current staff. There are no prices and no skills or coding tests, and the pricing page returns an error.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo. A demo request isn't a trial. |
| Features | C | Cognitive, personality and motivation tests with role-specific results. Coding and skills-specific tests aren't what its pages describe. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and the listing shows tests to choose and results to read. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no separate app on record. One kind of device, so C. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Wonderlic is for
- Fits if you want an aptitude score on every candidate before the interview
- Works for teams that also want a development tool for current staff
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you need coding or skills tests, because the pages don't describe them
- Skip it if you want a price: the site points to a demo and sales, and a pricing page returns an error
- Tight if you want a free plan or trial, as none is described
- Watch out: the development product is a separate sale
Good to know
Good for
- HR teams adding a cognitive test to hiring
- Employers who also want development tools for current staff
- Organizations that prefer an established testing brand
Worth knowing
- No prices are published: the site points to a demo and a sales contact, and a pricing page returns an error.
- No free plan or self-serve trial is described on the pages read.
- Coding and skills-specific tests are not what the product pages describe.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Wonderlic's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
No free plan and no trial is listed; the site routes you to a demo.
We could not confirm Wonderlic’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. wonderlic.com has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Web
Pre-hire cognitive and personality assessments plus team development. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, skills tests, employee records.
Cognitive, personality and motivation tests with role-specific results.
- Wonderlic Select
- A pre-employment assessment that measures cognitive ability, personality and motivation for each candidate.
- Wonderlic Develop
- Employee development insights showing how people naturally work, so managers can coach and retain them.
- Team dynamics
- Insights on how teams work together, offered as part of the development side of the platform.
- Role-specific results
- The vendor says results predict on-the-job performance without customization for each role.
- Candidate results
- Candidates receive insights on their assessment results after taking it.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Wonderlic is made by Wonderlic.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/101
Other hiring and applicant tracking tools it is graded above
Wonderlic's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 6 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 12 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wonderlic’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 101
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 101
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 101
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Wonderlic you could make: reports and employee records. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 72 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Reports and employee records: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A library of tested questions with scores to compare candidates by.
- People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those.
What this rests on. Wonderlic’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Criteria Corp, Mercer Mettl, TestGorilla, Vervoe and iMocha
The 5 tools Wonderlic is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Criteria Corp
Paid
Pre-employment assessments and video interviewing platform.
- Wonderlic also covers reports and employee records.
- Criteria Corp also covers video calls and applicant tracking.
- 1.6GPA
Mercer Mettl
Paid
Pre-hire assessments, coding tests and AI-assisted proctoring.
- Wonderlic also covers employee records.
- Mercer Mettl also covers surveys.
- 2.2GPA
TestGorilla
Free plan · from $74/mo
Skills tests, AI interviews and candidate sourcing for hiring teams.
- TestGorilla has a free plan. Wonderlic does not.
- Wonderlic also covers reports and employee records.
- 1.8GPA
Vervoe
Paid
Skills assessments with AI grading and candidate ranking.
- Wonderlic also covers reports and employee records.
- Vervoe also covers applicant tracking.
- 1.8GPA
iMocha
Paid
Skills assessment and skills intelligence platform for enterprises.
- Wonderlic also covers employee records.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Wonderlic free?
No. Wonderlic is a paid product.
What platforms does Wonderlic work on?
Wonderlic is available on Web.
Does Wonderlic have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Wonderlic is listed for Web.
Does Wonderlic have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Wonderlic is listed for Web.
Is Wonderlic open source?
Wonderlic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes Wonderlic?
Wonderlic is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Wonderlic?
The closest alternatives to Wonderlic in our directory are Criteria Corp, Mercer Mettl, TestGorilla, Vervoe and iMocha.
How does Wonderlic compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
Wonderlic's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 6 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 23.
Could I make my own version of Wonderlic?
The plain part of Wonderlic you could make: reports and employee records.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Wonderlic’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wonderlic's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Wonderlic. Prices change, so check wonderlic.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Wonderlic, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/wonderlic
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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