Alooba
Technical skills screening software
Recruiting software
Pre-employment screening software
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$250 per month
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What is Alooba
Alooba is a pre-employment assessment platform used to screen candidates using skills tests and structured evaluation workflows. It is typically used by recruiting and hiring teams to assess technical and analytical capabilities before interviews. The product focuses on configurable assessments, candidate invitations, and reporting to support consistent screening across roles.
Role-based skills assessments
Alooba supports skills testing as an early-stage filter for roles where practical capability matters. Teams can use assessments to standardize evaluation criteria across candidates for the same position. This helps reduce reliance on resume-only screening and creates a more consistent decision trail.
Configurable evaluation workflows
The platform is designed around configurable screening steps, allowing teams to align tests and scoring with internal hiring processes. This can support different job families and seniority levels without rebuilding the entire workflow each time. It also helps hiring managers and recruiters collaborate around shared evaluation artifacts.
Candidate invitation and reporting
Alooba provides candidate-facing invitations and employer-facing results views to manage assessment completion and review outcomes. Centralized reporting can make it easier to compare candidates on the same rubric. This is useful for teams that need repeatable screening across multiple requisitions.
ATS integration depth varies
Assessment tools often differ in how deeply they integrate with applicant tracking systems, and Alooba’s fit depends on the ATS and required workflow. If integrations are limited or require manual steps, recruiters may need to export/import candidate data. This can add operational overhead for high-volume hiring.
Test library coverage constraints
The usefulness of a screening platform depends on the breadth and relevance of its question and test content for specific roles. If a team hires across many specialized domains, they may need to author and maintain custom assessments. That can increase setup time and ongoing content governance.
Not a full recruiting suite
While it supports screening, Alooba is not positioned as an end-to-end recruiting system that replaces core ATS functions. Organizations still typically need separate tools for sourcing, pipeline management, and offer management. This can increase vendor count and require process coordination across systems.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | From $250 per month (billed monthly; annual option available — 2 months free) | Basic skills testing; included monthly credits: 35,000; access to 400+ role templates and 20k+ question library; fully customizable assessments; Try for Free button shown. |
| Professional | From $575 per month (billed monthly; annual option available — 2 months free) | Comprehensive skills testing; included monthly credits: 100,000; advanced proctoring/anti-cheating, ATS integrations (Greenhouse, Workable, SmartRecruiters, Lever), video answers, analytics, coding & SQL tests, custom questions, publish to Alooba Jobs; Try for Free button shown. |
| Enterprise | From $20,000 per year (billed annually; minimum 1 year contract) | Custom monthly credits; SSO, MFA, custom ATS integrations, enterprise support, invoicing, professional services, customized development, proof-of-concept and procurement support; contact sales. |
Additional pricing notes (credit system & add-ons):
- Credits are consumed for active users (3,000 credits/user/month), assessments (5,000 credits/assessment/month), candidate invites (70 credits/invite) and premium features (e.g., video responses billed per second; file uploads, SMS reminders, snapshot analysis). (See vendor credit page for full breakdown.)
- Additional credit bundles available (examples): USD 100 → 15,000 credits; USD 200 → 30,000 credits; USD 500 → 78,000 credits; USD 1,000 → 160,000 credits; USD 2,500 → 425,000 credits; USD 5,000 → 1,000,000 credits.
- Prices exclude applicable taxes.
