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eSkill: cost, fit and limits
eSkill is a pre-employment testing platform made by eSkill Corporation that gives recruiters a library of skills and behavioral tests, one-way interviews and AI-assisted tools such as Linea Build for turning a job title into a role test.
What to know first
eSkill sells three annual subscriptions sized by candidates screened per year: Growth for up to 500, Scale for up to 1,000 and a Custom tier for high-volume hiring. Prices are not published and each plan has a Talk to sales button. Scale adds one-way interviews, custom questions and team grading. The homepage describes an AI-powered assessment platform and cites a library of 600 subjects and 70,000 questions.
eSkill at a glance
| Maker | eSkill Corporation, United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Pre-Employment Assessment Software in 2026, rank 7 of 13 |
| Website | eskill.com |
Who eSkill is best for
Mid-size employers with predictable volume
Plans are measured in candidates per year, so an HR team that knows its applicant count can see which tier fits before a sales call.
Recruiters who build tests by role
Linea Build takes a job title or description and pulls matching questions from the library, which cuts the time spent composing an assessment.
Companies that need a SOC 2 report
A public trust center lists SOC 2 Type II and an annual ISO 27001 audit, helping with vendor security questionnaires.
eSkill plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | Not published (Talk to sales) | Screens up to 500 candidates a year with standardized and customized tests, the complete test library, behavioral tests and ATS integrations. |
| Scale (marked Most Popular) | Not published (Talk to sales) | Up to 1,000 candidates a year with everything in Growth plus one-way interviews, custom questions, test uploads and digitization, and team grading. |
| Custom | Not published (Talk to sales) | For high-volume hiring: everything in Scale plus personalized implementation, assessment consulting, test analysis and refinement, and optional paid pilots. |
Checked November 2026.
What eSkill does
- Linea Build
- Takes a job title or description and assembles questions from the eSkill library to match the role, so a recruiter starts from a draft rather than a blank test.
- Linea Sample
- A work-simulation test that places candidates in a sample task from the job, giving a closer view of on-the-job behavior than multiple choice questions. Scores can then be compared across candidates.
- Linea Intelligence
- Described on the site as the intelligence layer that works with the recruiter, though the pages we read give no model details or specific outputs.
- AI-powered proctoring
- Sits alongside other anti-cheat options to monitor assessments, and the trust materials do not describe which signals the AI uses. Ask what the proctoring flags and what a reviewer sees afterwards.
- Large test library
- The homepage cites 600 subjects and 70,000 questions, along with one-way interviews and access to assessment experts. Recruiters can mix tests from that library with custom questions on higher plans.
How eSkill handles your data
eSkill's privacy policy says data is stored on cloud infrastructure in the United States and kept for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose, with deletion after a complaint or litigation period, and gives no fixed periods. The trust center lists SOC 2 Type II, an ISO 27001 statement of applicability described as an annual audit, a GDPR compliant badge and the AICPA logo in the footer. Whether customer or candidate data trains AI models is not stated on the pages we read.
Where eSkill falls short in practice
- Annual commitment. The FAQ says an annual subscription is required, so a team cannot try one month of Growth and leave after a single hiring round. Cancelling early is not described.
- Candidate caps. Growth stops at 500 candidates a year and Scale at 1,000, and exceeding them means moving to Custom, with pricing also behind a sales call.
- Features split across tiers. One-way interviews, custom questions and team grading begin on Scale, so a Growth buyer expecting video screening has to upgrade. Ask which tier a video-heavy process needs.
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eSkill: common questions
How many candidates can I screen on eSkill?
The Growth plan covers up to 500 candidates a year and Scale up to 1,000. Custom is for high-volume hiring and lists no cap on the pages we read. If your applicant volume is uneven, ask how overages are counted and whether unused capacity rolls into the next year.
Does eSkill publish a price?
No. Growth, Scale and Custom each show a Talk to sales button and no figure. The FAQ states that an annual subscription is required. Ask the salesperson for the price per candidate and the renewal terms, and compare the quote with the candidate cap on each plan.
What is Linea Build?
Linea Build is an eSkill feature that takes a job title or description and pulls questions from the eSkill library to match the role. The page does not describe the model behind it. Test it by running the same job description through it and comparing the draft with a test an experienced recruiter would write.
Where does eSkill store candidate data?
The privacy policy says data is stored on cloud infrastructure in the United States. The trust center lists SOC 2 Type II and an annual ISO 27001 audit, with a GDPR compliant badge. No EU hosting option is described, so a European employer should ask about transfer safeguards before a pilot.
Which eSkill plan includes one-way interviews?
One-way interviews are part of the Scale plan, together with custom questions, test uploads and digitization and team grading. Growth does not list them. If video screening is central to your process, price Scale rather than Growth, and ask whether interview storage has its own retention period.