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Should I use Harver?

Enterprise pre-employment assessment platform for high-volume hiring - harver.com

Depends. Buy if you're an enterprise hiring hundreds or thousands of hourly workers a year and can absorb ~$5k+/yr plus add-ons. Small teams and low-volume recruiters should pick a cheaper self-serve assessment tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; many snippets truncated, so some details are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct evidence on admin experience
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo reliable evidence found
  • Security postureOnly a marketing security page; no independent findings

Pricing

~$5,000+/yr

Enterprise subscription (quoted)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • High-volume hourly hiring (BPO, retail, contact centers)
  • Enterprise HR with thousands of hires/year
  • Teams already on UKG, iCIMS, or Workable
  • Science-backed screening over gut feel

Not for

  • Small businesses or startups with occasional hires
  • Teams without budget for $5k+/yr plus one-off fees
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing today
  • Companies where candidate backlash outweighs screening gains

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

A buyer reported total cost far above the $5k/yr base after add-ons

medium

One-off fees: job analysis workshops and custom content cost extra beyond subscription

medium

Candidate resentment is real; Reddit threads on assessments are overwhelmingly negative

low

Pricing is opaque and sales-negotiated; expect an AE, not a pricing page

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Purpose-built for enterprise high-volume hiring
  • Full assessment suite including cognitive, personality, and video interview
  • Claims 35+ years of assessment science behind the product
  • Integrates with UKG, iCIMS, Lever, and Workable
  • Established vendor: 176 G2 reviews, acquired by Outmatch

Cons

  • No transparent pricing; contact-sales only
  • Strong candidate backlash against its assessments on Reddit
  • Custom content and setup drive costs beyond subscription
  • One prospect passed, citing total cost well above $5k/yr

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/03/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x6security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • ~$5,000+/yr

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. One buyer walked: '$5k/year was just the start'
  • Ease of use. No direct evidence on admin experience
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Full suite: cognitive, personality, video interviews, integrations
  • Support quality. No reliable evidence found
  • Security posture. Only a marketing security page; no independent findings
  • ~$5,000/yr Starting price before custom content and add-ons
  • No Free tier custom quotes only
  • 176 G2 reviews across Harver B.V. products
  • $15M Total funding Series B, 2019

Pricing

Enterprise subscription (quoted)

~$5,000+/yr

  • Assessment suite scoped to your roles
  • Custom content and workshops billed one-off
  • Volume-based, sales-negotiated

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Companies that use it

  • TTEC
  • Transcom
  • Alorica
  • Abercrombie & Fitch
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; many snippets truncated, so some details are partial.

Enterprise high-volume hiring assessments; ~$5k/yr starting price, opaque quotes, real candidate resentment. SMBs: skip.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; many snippets truncated, so some details are partial.

Sources

  1. Harver homepage — enterprise positioningharver.com
    official
  2. G2 reviews (Harver B.V., 176 reviews)g2.com
    review
  3. Capterra reviewscapterra.com
    review
  4. HireVire: Harver pricing analysis ($5k/yr)medium.com
    review
  5. Reddit r/Hirevire: passed on Harver over costreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit r/recruitinghell: candidate backlashreddit.com
    review
  7. Harver one-off price list (workshops)harver.com
    official
  8. UKG Marketplace listingmarketplace.ukg.com
    official
  9. Workable integration docshelp.workable.com
    official
  10. TestGorilla vs Harver comparisontestgorilla.com
    review
  11. CB Insights: Harver acquired by Outmatchcbinsights.com
    news
  12. Harver Series B press release ($15M, 2019)harver.com
    news
  13. Harver product security pageharver.com
    security

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