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Should I use Plum?

Talent assessment and talent intelligence platform - plum.io

· 1 week ago

Buy if you run high-volume or role-fit hiring and want psychometric candidate matching, now under Criteria Corp. Skip it if you're a small team hiring occasionally or want transparent self-serve pricing; sources here are also noisy and thin.

Confidence

Low. Based on 10 public sources; many search results are unrelated brands named 'Plum' (skincare, fintech, IVR, gaming), so plum.io evidence is thin and often truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • High-volume hiring teams
  • Role-fit and psychometric screening
  • Mid-size and enterprise HR orgs

Not for

  • Small teams hiring occasionally — assessments add cost and candidate friction for little gain
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing — none is published
  • Teams wary of acquisition churn — Plum is being folded into Criteria's suite

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Confirm standalone availability post-acquisition; Criteria may bundle Plum into its suite and change terms.

medium

No published pricing — clarify per-candidate, seat, or annual fees before signing.

low

Several unrelated companies share the 'Plum' name; verify reviews and contracts refer to.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Positions itself as a full talent intelligence platform for hiring
  • Independently studied for ROI by Nucleus Research
  • Acquired by Criteria Corp, adding scale and suite integration
  • Dedicated help center and published privacy documentation

Cons

  • No public pricing found; buyers must request quotes
  • Absorbed by Criteria; standalone roadmap and bundling uncertain
  • Recent user-review evidence is sparse for this specific Plum

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x4security x2news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Nucleus Research published an ROI case study
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Comparison sources cite its usability
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Positions as full talent intelligence platform
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Public security and privacy docs; no CVEs found
  • Talent assessment / talent intelligence Category Per Capterra listing
  • 2026 Acquired by Criteria Corp Per Criteria's comparison page
  • Not published Public pricing Capterra pricing page shows no figures

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No verbatim reviews attributable to plum.io surfaced; most 'Plum' reviews found concern unrelated skincare, money, and gaming brands.

Alternatives

Compare Plum with each alternative.

  • Criteria Corp

    Plum's new parent; broader assessment suite

  • Harver

    High-volume hourly hiring assessments

    Plum vs Harver

  • iMocha

    Skills-based testing alternative

Full analysis

Based on 10 public sources; many search results are unrelated brands named 'Plum' (skincare, fintech, IVR, gaming), so plum.io evidence is thin and often truncated.

Psychometric talent-assessment platform, now owned by Criteria. Fit for high-volume hiring teams; overkill for small firms. Pricing opaque.

Methodology

Based on 10 public sources; many search results are unrelated brands named 'Plum' (skincare, fintech, IVR, gaming), so plum.io evidence is thin and often truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Plum Software Pricing, Alternatives & More — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  2. Plum Pricing, Cost & Reviews — Capterra UKcapterra.co.uk
    review
  3. Criteria vs. Phenom (notes Plum acquisition)criteriacorp.com
    official
  4. Plum Brings Talent Intelligence Platform to UNLEASHfinance.yahoo.com
    news
  5. Scaling up ROI with Plum — Nucleus Researchnucleusresearch.com
    news
  6. Harver vs Plum — Gyftedgyfted.me
    review
  7. Discovered Assessments vs. Plum — Slashdotslashdot.org
    review
  8. Top 10 Plum Competitors & Alternatives — iMochablog.imocha.io
    news
  9. Plum Product Security Pageplum.io
    security
  10. Protecting Your Privacy — Plum Help Centerhelp.plum.io
    security

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