Alva Labs
Talent assessment software
Talent intelligence software
Recruiting software
Pre-employment screening software
Talent management software
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What is Alva Labs
Alva Labs is a talent assessment platform used to support hiring and internal talent decisions with structured, data-driven evaluations. It provides psychometric and cognitive assessments and tools for structured interviewing to help recruiters and hiring managers compare candidates consistently. The product is typically used in selection processes where organizations want standardized assessments and reporting that can integrate into recruiting workflows.
Structured, standardized assessments
Alva Labs centers on psychometric-style assessments and structured evaluation workflows that help teams apply consistent criteria across candidates. This supports more repeatable screening and shortlisting compared with purely conversational interviewing. It fits organizations that want assessment results and interview feedback captured in a single workflow. The focus is on decision support rather than only applicant tracking.
Tools for structured interviewing
The platform includes structured interview support to guide interviewers and capture feedback in a comparable format. This can reduce variability between interviewers and make debriefs easier to run. It also helps hiring teams document rationale for decisions. These capabilities align with organizations that want more rigor than basic interview scheduling or video interviewing alone.
Recruiting workflow integrations
Alva Labs is positioned to connect assessment steps to recruiting processes, commonly via integrations with applicant tracking systems. This reduces manual handoffs when inviting candidates, collecting results, and sharing reports with hiring teams. Integration support is important for scaling assessments beyond a small number of roles. It also helps centralize candidate data used during selection.
Not a full ATS suite
While it supports hiring decisions, Alva Labs is not primarily an end-to-end recruiting system for requisitions, sourcing, and offer management. Organizations typically still need an ATS for core recruiting operations. This can add integration and administration work. Buyers looking for a single-system recruiting stack may find the scope narrower.
Assessment fit varies by role
Psychometric and cognitive assessments can be more suitable for some job families than others, and organizations may need to validate which assessments map to each role. Teams often need change management to ensure hiring managers trust and use the results appropriately. Candidate experience and completion rates can vary depending on assessment length and role seniority. This can affect adoption if not managed carefully.
Limited broader talent management
Compared with platforms focused on HRIS or full talent management (performance, compensation, learning), Alva Labs is more specialized around assessment and selection. Organizations seeking unified employee lifecycle management will likely need additional systems. Reporting may focus on assessment outcomes rather than broader workforce analytics. This can limit its use as a standalone “talent intelligence” hub.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grow (subscription) | Not published (base fee covers 10 hires/year; additional per-hire unit cost) | Official site states Grow includes a base fee covering 10 hires and additional unit cost per added hire. Exact monetary prices for Grow’s base fee/unit cost are not published — contact sales/book a demo. |
| Scale (subscription) | Not published (base fee covers 30 hires/year; additional per-hire unit cost) | Official site states Scale includes a base fee covering 30 hires and additional unit cost per added hire. Exact monetary prices for Scale are not published — contact sales/book a demo. |
| Enterprise | Custom / Contact sales | Enterprise tiers require contacting sales for custom pricing and terms. |
| Pay As You Go (transactional) | €390 / $390 / £325 / SEK 3,900 / NOK 3,900 per hire | One-off transactional cost per hire; ATS integrations are not supported on this plan. (Explicitly listed on Alva's pricing page.) |
| Flex (monthly, usage-based) | Base price: 1,000 SEK per month + 300 SEK per completed candidate | Monthly-billed plan: base monthly fee + per-completed-candidate fee. Flex is intended for teams with variable hiring; Alva’s blog post describes the Flex pricing example and states a 14-day trial for Flex. |
Seller details
Alva Labs AB
Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Private
https://www.alvalabs.io/
https://x.com/alvalabs
https://www.linkedin.com/company/alva-labs/
