HiPeople
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you hire at steady volume on an ATS like Greenhouse or Teamtailor and want assessments plus automated reference checks in one tool.
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Comparison
HiPeople vs Testlify
HiPeople and Testlify both land on Depends.
Testlify
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you hire at volume across many role types and can absorb ~$198/mo plus candidate friction.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | SMBs screening candidates at volume | High-volume recruiters |
| Who it's not for | Teams without Greenhouse/Teamtailor/Ashby . it is an ATS add-on layer, not a hiring system | Small teams hiring a few people a year . $198/mo is overkill |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support-quality evidence in sources | No buyer-side support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Verified G2 and Capterra reviewers are consistently positive, while a Reddit candidate posted urgently about a background-check problem.² | Buyer-side reviews praise ease of use and test breadth, while candidates on Reddit complain about long unpaid assessments and independent review volume is thin.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Greenhouse lists the original HiPeople integration as 'legacy' . confirm the current one before buying⁹ | Entry price near $198/mo; credit-based plans may add costs as hiring volume scales |
Pick HiPeople when
- SMBs screening candidates at volume
- Greenhouse, Teamtailor, or Ashby users
- Teams combining assessments and reference checks
- HR teams wanting AI resume screening
When HiPeople is not a fit
- Teams without Greenhouse/Teamtailor/Ashby . it is an ATS add-on layer, not a hiring system
- Buyers needing deep, regulated background checks . use Checkr-class tools
- Enterprises wanting one vendor for the entire hiring pipeline
- Organizations that won't let AI screen or rank candidates
Pick Testlify when
- High-volume recruiters
- Mixed technical and non-technical roles
- Mid-size teams on Workday
- Teams replacing resume screens with skills tests
When Testlify is not a fit
- Small teams hiring a few people a year . $198/mo is overkill
- Anyone sensitive to candidate experience . candidates resent long unpaid tests
- Coding-first screening . Testlify itself points those buyers to Adaface
- Buyers needing deep security vetting . no public security page found
Sources
- HiPeople homepagehipeople.ioofficial
- HiPeople G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- HiPeople Capterra reviewscapterra.comreview
- Reddit: background check help threadreddit.comreview
- HiPeople AI Trust Center (SafeBase)trust.hipeople.iosecurity
- HiPeople Privacy & Securityhipeople.iosecurity
- Berlin-based HR start-up HiPeople raises $3msiliconrepublic.comnews
- HiPeople revenue vs Employ Inc (GetLatka)getlatka.comnews
- Greenhouse: HiPeople integration (legacy)support.greenhouse.ioofficial
- Checkr and HiPeople partner integrationcheckr.comofficial
- Testlify Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Testlify Pricing . G2g2.comreview
- Testlify Reviews . Software Advicesoftwareadvice.comreview
- Trustpilot reviews of Testlifytrustpilot.comreview
- WhatJobs: Testlify 2026 reviewwhatjobs.comreview
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