33% → 55%
Application completion increased from 33% to 55%. Claire Kim, Enrollment and Recruitment Lead, described it as “a seamless and inviting candidate experience.”
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Willo vs TestGorilla: What’s the key difference?
TestGorilla is best suited to testing candidates’ skills through structured assessments. Willo is built for candidate shortlisting, consistently assessing every candidate against the success criteria for the role so hiring teams can quickly identify who should progress and why.
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Why Willo
How Willo takes a different approach to TestGorilla
TestGorilla and Willo can both help you narrow your candidate pool before investing in live interviews. Willo’s approach focuses on giving your team the confidence to decide who should progress by providing clearer evidence of how each candidate meets your success criteria (known in Willo as your Company Blueprint).
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Build your assessment around what matters for the role
When the goal is to build a shortlist, Willo assesses every candidate consistently against the role's success criteria and surfaces who should progress, with the supporting evidence.
- Define the success criteria for the role using your existing scoring matrix, job description, and role requirements.
- Add, edit and prioritize those criteria to create a consistent hiring Blueprint.
- Build your own assessment or start with one of our 1,000+ role-specific assessment templates.
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Collect richer candidate responses without friction
Willo gives your team a clearer picture of how candidates explain decisions and respond to situations relevant to the role, without creating a complex candidate experience.
- Combine video, audio, written, multiple-choice, and file-upload responses in one assessment.
- Candidates respond on any device, anywhere, anytime, and can even switch devices without losing progress.
- Offer practice questions and candidate 24/7 support throughout the process.
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See how each candidate performs against your criteria
Willo Intelligence helps shortlist candidate responses, giving your team the evidence and context behind every score.
- Willo Insights scores completed responses against your role criteria.
- Transcripts and AI-generated summaries show the evidence behind each score.
- You can also review the original video, audio, or written answer behind the analysis.
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Build a stronger shortlist with your team in control
Your team reviews the evidence together and decides who should progress.
- Apply custom scorecards to review candidates consistently against the criteria that matter.
- Add timestamped comments so recruiters and hiring managers can discuss specific parts of a response.
- Securely share selected candidate responses with hiring managers or clients without requiring them to create a login to Willo.
Customer proof
Screen more candidates and give your team time back
Hiring teams use Willo across seasonal campaigns, emerging-talent programs and year-round recruitment. You can review more candidates before a live interview without increasing first-stage screening work at the same rate.
EDF
17,000+
Screened applicants from a potential pool of 17,000+ and cut recruiter administration time by 50%.
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Toyota
121 hours
Narrowed more than 3,000 annual emerging-talent applications to 30 hires and saved an estimated 121 hours.
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1,000+
Saved more than 1,000 hours of candidate-screening time in 12 months.
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“It’s efficient, it’s easy, and the support is there. It’s really refreshing.”
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Feature comparison
Willo vs TestGorilla: Compare screening workflows, features and pricing
About this comparison: Information about TestGorilla comes from its public product pages, pricing page, and Help Centre, checked in September 2026. Follow the source links at the end to confirm the latest details.
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AI-assisted review and candidate scoring
Willo fits teams that want AI to organize completed candidate responses against their own role criteria for human review. TestGorilla fits teams that want resumes, skills tests, custom questions and AI interviews scored into a ranked assessment result.
| What your hiring team needs to do | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Use an AI interviewer | Human-led AI supports review after candidates respond | Yes: One-way and conversational AI interviews One-way and conversational AI interviews |
| Review completed responses with AI support | Yes | Yes |
| Set the criteria used in evaluation | Yes | Yes |
| Use transcripts during interview review | Yes | Yes |
| Review the evidence behind each score | Willo Insights shows top candidates based on your pre-defined criteria. | 0–5 scores with reasoning and percentiles |
| Keep the final hiring decision with people | Yes | Yes |
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Candidate experience
Both platforms provide browser-based assessments without requiring candidates to create an account. Willo may be a better fit if you want a focused response experience across all devices. TestGorilla’s live AI avatar interviewer might require a laptop or desktop for the best candidate experience.
| What you want candidates to be able to do | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the assessment in a browser | Yes | Yes |
| Complete without downloading an app | Yes | Yes |
| Switch devices without losing progress. | Yes | Contact TestGorilla for details |
| Practice before answering | Yes | Yes |
| Check their technical setup before starting | Yes, Candidate Healthcheck Candidate Healthcheck | Yes |
| Receive 24/7 help | 24/7 candidate support | Help Centre and direct support |
| Complete assessments in supported languages | 18+ | 12 |
| See that the employer has been verified | Yes, Willo Proof™ Willo Proof™ | Contact TestGorilla for details |
| AI-generated follow-up support | Yes: Based on candidate-response evidence Based on candidate-response evidence | Yes: Conversational AI interviews ask follow-up questions Conversational AI interviews ask follow-up questions |
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Interview and assessment formats
Willo combines flexible response formats with more than 1,000 role-specific templates for focused first-stage screening. TestGorilla is better suited to teams that want a broad library of standardized skills tests, AI interviews and job simulations in one assessment suite.
| What your hiring process needs | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Collect video, audio, written, multiple-choice and file responses | Yes | Yes |
| Use role-specific assessment templates | Yes | |
| Set thinking-time and retake controls | Yes | Yes |
| Use AI to interview applicants | Human-led AI supports review after candidates respondHuman-led AI supports review after candidates respond | Yes: Autonomous AI interviewer Autonomous AI interviewer |
| Choose between different interview formats | One-way flexible assessments | Yes: One-way and conversational AI interviewsOne-way and conversational AI interviews |
| Resume screening | Yes | Yes |
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Achieved an 89.3% interview completion rate while keeping the candidate experience in-house.
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ATS integrations
Both platforms can connect candidate screening to an ATS. Willo is best suited to teams that want a more connected screening and stakeholder review process, especially when hiring managers or clients need to review selected candidates without creating another account.
| What your hiring team needs to do | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Connect screening to an ATS | 50+ native integrations | ATS integrations on Plus |
| Send invitations and return results through an ATS | Yes Integration-dependent Integration-dependent | Yes Integration-dependent Integration-dependent |
| Connect other hiring workflows | Open API, Zapier and Integrately to 5000+ tools | Open API, Zapier and Make on Plus |
| Control what each user can access | Yes | Yes |
| Review candidates with scorecards and comments | Custom scorecards and timestamped comments | Ratings, comments and score overrides |
| Share selected candidates with hiring managers or clients | Secure shareable links with no Willo account requiredSecure shareable links with no Willo account required | |
| Control access to shared candidate pages | Disable links or limit the number of views | Role and assessment access controls |
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Pricing and plans
Willo offers pay-per-role access for occasional hiring and a tailored annual plan for repeatable, high-volume screening. TestGorilla combines Free, Core, and Plus plan access with credits based on the selected assessment tools.
| What your buying process needs | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Pay per role for occasional or seasonal hiring | Yes, Willo Lite Willo Lite | Free or Core plan plus credits |
| Use an annual plan for repeatable or high-volume screening | Yes, Willo Enterprise Willo Enterprise | Plus plan with customised credit tiers |
| How usage is priced |
| • Credit-based pricing depending on the assessment method |
What’s included with Willo Enterprise
Core screening and assessment tools
Roles, candidate volumes and users tailored to your requirements
Willo Intelligence tools
Custom scorecards and candidate branding
50+ native ATS integrations and an open API
Onboarding, 24/7 candidate support and customer success manager
Enterprise SSO
2FA
TestGorilla: Contact TestGorilla for details
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Candidate authenticity and identity checks
TestGorilla is best suited when detailed monitoring of candidate behaviour during skills tests is the priority. Willo is best suited when you want to check whether responses appear natural, verify the candidate’s identity, and increase trust in the hiring process through employer verification.
| What your hiring process needs | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Use anti-cheating safeguards during screening | Yes | Yes |
| Check for scripted or AI-generated responses | Yes, RealTalk RealTalk | Contact TestGorilla |
| Review unusual activity during the assessment | Yes | Yes |
| Verify a candidate’s identity | Yes, Willo Verified™ Willo Verified™ | Yes, Government ID and liveness checks Government ID and liveness checks |
| Have a person review the flags before taking action | Yes | Yes |
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Customization and team collaboration
Both platforms support employer branding, candidate communication, and team access controls. Willo also supports SMS invitations and multi-brand screening from one account. TestGorilla concentrates its deeper branding and customisation options in Plus.
| What your team needs to do | Willo | TestGorilla |
|---|---|---|
| Manage several brands from one account | Yes | Yes |
| Give each one its own candidate page | Yes | Yes |
| Customise candidate messages | Email communications and SMS | Email communications |
| Add branded video before or after the assessment | Yes: Before and after through redirect link Before and after through redirect link | Yes: Introduction and closing video Introduction and closing video |
| Decide what each team member can access | By role and assessment | By role and assessment |
| Protect team access with SSO and multi-factor authentication | Yes, Enterprise SSO and 2FA Enterprise SSO 2FA | Yes, Microsoft and Google SSO Microsoft and Google SSO |
Decision guide
Which is the better fit: Willo or TestGorilla?
Choose TestGorilla if you want a broad skills-test library, automated assessment scoring, AI interviews and job simulations in one suite. Choose Willo if you want an intelligent first-stage screening tool that helps your team understand candidate responses and build a stronger shortlist with people in control.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Willo a good alternative to TestGorilla?
Yes, if your priority is screening candidates before a live interview and deciding who should progress. TestGorilla may be a better fit if you primarily need standardized skills tests, automated assessment scores, AI interviews or job simulations.
Is there a TestGorilla alternative with flexible pricing?
Yes. Willo offers pay-per-role access for occasional hiring and tailored annual plans for repeatable screening. TestGorilla uses plan access plus credits based on the tools each candidate starts. Visit both pricing pages for current details.
Does Willo offer standardised cognitive or psychometric tests?
Willo does not provide the same standardized cognitive or psychometric test library as TestGorilla. It lets employers build structured screens using video, audio, written, multiple-choice and file responses.
Can hiring managers and clients review candidate responses in Willo?
Yes. Recruiters can share selected candidate responses with hiring managers or clients. Reviewers can see the response and supporting information without creating a Willo account.
Does Willo use AI to decide who progresses?
No. Your hiring team decides who progresses. You set the criteria that matter for the role, Willo Intelligence scores completed response transcripts against them, and shows the evidence behind each score.
Does Willo integrate with applicant tracking systems?
Yes. Willo has more than 50 native ATS integrations, plus an open API and connections through Zapier and Integrately to 5000+ tools. TestGorilla provides ATS integrations on Plus.
Sources:assessments, AI interviews, pricing, integrations and anti-cheating guidance.
