Testlify
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you hire at volume across many role types and can absorb ~$198/mo plus candidate friction.
Comparison
Testlify vs Adaface
Testlify and Adaface both land on Depends.
Adaface
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Good fit for recruiters screening steady candidate volumes, especially tech and campus hiring, with a 4.6/5 G2 rating.
| Compare | Testlify | Adaface |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | High-volume recruiters | Tech recruiters screening at volume |
| Who it's not for | Small teams hiring a few people a year . $198/mo is overkill | Teams hiring a few people a year . credits expire, value is poor |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.12 | Publishes GDPR commitment, DPA, and security whitepaper. |
| Support quality | No buyer-side support evidence in sources | Multi-channel support noted; evidence thin |
| Public sentiment | 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.¹ | Recruiters rate it highly on G2, but candidates and some reviewers report harsh tests, missing features, and weak reliability. |
| Biggest gotcha | Entry price near $198/mo; credit-based plans may add costs as hiring volume scales⁹ | Individual plan is $180/year for just 12 credits . easy to outgrow fast |
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
Pick Adaface when
- Tech recruiters screening at volume
- Campus hiring drives
- Staffing firms screening across roles
When Adaface is not a fit
- Teams hiring a few people a year . credits expire, value is poor
- Buyers needing live video interviews in the same tool
- Price-sensitive buyers; Testlify starts at $69/month
Sources
- Testlify Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Testlify Pricing . G2g2.comreview
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- Trustpilot reviews of Testlifytrustpilot.comreview
- WhatJobs: Testlify 2026 reviewwhatjobs.comreview
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- Reddit r/recruitinghell . 71-minute testreddit.comreview
- Reddit r/Hirevire . bad hires threadreddit.comreview
- Testlify pricing pagetestlify.comofficial
- Testlify vs HiPeople pricing comparisontestlify.comofficial
- Testlify vs Adaface comparisontestlify.comofficial
- Testlify GDPR compliance pagetestlify.comsecurity
- Qualys SSL test . integrations.testlify.devssllabs.comsecurity
- Testlify on Workday Marketplacemarketplace.workday.comofficial
- Crunchbase . Testlify company profilecrunchbase.comnews
- Tracxn . Testlify company profiletracxn.comnews