Hiearlly team·Published October 7, 2026·8 min read
Written by the Hiearlly team. We make Hiearlly, so weigh our first place accordingly.
If you want assessments and proctoring together with live two-way AI interviews and WhatsApp outreach for India-heavy volume hiring, Hiearlly is built for that. If you need a large skills library, iMocha is the better fit; if you run large campus drives, look at HirePro; and if you want low-cost self-serve tests with published prices, TestGorilla fits.
Best for
Hiearlly: India-heavy volume hiring that wants assessments and proctoring together with live AI interviews and WhatsApp outreach
iMocha: A large skills library with coding assessments and skills data across the workforce
Talview: Proctored exams and interviews where identity checks matter most
HirePro: Large campus and enterprise hiring drives in India
TestGorilla: Low-cost self-serve skills tests with a free plan
Xobin: Assessments with AI proctoring for screening at scale
HackerEarth: Developer hiring with coding assessments and interviews
Mercer Mettl alternatives: features compared
Tool
Live AI interviews
One-way video interviews
Skills and coding tests
Proctoring and fraud flags
WhatsApp outreach
Ranking with reasons
Documents and offers
Hiearlly
✓Yes[1]Live two-way video with Hira, L1 and L2 rounds, English today
✓Yes[8]3400+ skill assessments, 2500+ role-based assessments and coding assessments
✓Yes[8]Secure AI-powered proctoring and a lockdown browser
◐Partial[8]'Candidate Messages & Outreach' listed; WhatsApp not stated
◐Partial[8]'A ranked, evidence-backed shortlist' listed; reasons not detailed
–Not listed
HackerEarth
◐Partial[9]AI interviews (OnScreen) and live panel interviews (FaceCode) are listed; 'live' not stated for the AI interviews
–Not listed
✓Yes[9]Technical and soft skills assessments, with coding in a live IDE across 40+ languages
✓Yes[9]Identity verification, SmartBrowser lockdown, plagiarism and AI-generated-code detection, and proctoring
–Not listed
◐Partial[9]Rubric scores with the reasoning behind each number, and candidate comparisons; ranking not stated
–Not listed
Why teams look for alternatives to Mercer Mettl
On Capterra, reviewers mention 'the cost associated with accessing full range of features', that 'Permissions/ Roles within Mettl are confusing', and proctoring where an object near the candidate is 'captured as additional person'. Others want interviews and outreach in the same workflow as tests.
Mercer Mettl is a talent assessment platform. Its website lists remote proctoring (SecureProctor, an AI-based proctoring suite, and Mettl Secure Browser), coding assessments including coding skills tests and coding interviews, psychometric assessments such as behavioral competencies, and, in its navigation, a virtual video interview platform. Its pricing page says 'Customised plan as per your organisation'. Capterra shows 4.3 out of 5 from 42 reviews.[10][11][12][13]
1. Hiearlly
Best for: India-heavy volume hiring that wants assessments and proctoring together with live AI interviews and WhatsApp outreach
Hiearlly contacts applicants on WhatsApp and email, tests them with skills and coding assessments that are proctored, runs live two-way AI interviews with Hira, and ranks everyone with reasons. In a pilot with a company that hires more than 120 people a month, time to hire fell by 60%.
Best for: A large skills library with coding assessments and skills data across the workforce
iMocha describes itself as 'The Context Layer for Skills & Work Intelligence'. Its skills assessment page lists 10,000+ assessments, 5,000+ coding problems with 30+ compilers, a Smart Proctoring Suite that monitors webcam, screen activity and tab switching, live and async interviews, conversational AI interviews and support for 50+ global languages. Its homepage says it is trusted by 300+ enterprises.
Strengths
10,000+ assessments across technical, functional, cognitive and soft skills
30+ compilers for coding questions
50+ global languages listed
Limitations
On Capterra, one reviewer writes that 'the pre populated tests are specific to a limited number of industries' and another that the 'UI could be improved and made more user friendly'.[15]
Another Capterra reviewer writes 'The test marking makes mistakes regularly'.[15]
Best for: Proctored exams and interviews where identity checks matter most
Talview describes itself as AI proctoring and AI interviewing for trusted assessments. Its homepage lists Alvy, an AI proctor, and Ivy, an AI interviewer with real-time follow-ups, plus Live Interview Rooms, Intelligent Scheduling, ID verification, deepfake detection and a secure browser. Its coding test page lists 80+ programming languages.
Strengths
Identity verification re-checked during the session
Live interview rooms with mid-session face authentication
TCS, PwC and Cognizant logos on its homepage
Limitations
Reviewers on Capterra mention secure browser problems, a portal that sometimes gets stuck, slow processing speed and a registration form one reviewer could not edit without waiting two weeks.[16]
Its pricing page says pricing is unit-based and that 'a minimum commitment of approximately 150 to 200 candidates is typically required'.[17]
Best for: Large campus and enterprise hiring drives in India
HirePro describes an AI-based recruitment platform for enterprise hiring. Its homepage lists coding and functional assessments, video interviews, proctoring, college hiring workflows and paperless onboarding. Its interview page lists live, coding and asynchronous interviews, AI-powered identity verification, and quick, self, live and bulk scheduling.
Strengths
Built around large campus drives with a college hiring workflow
Live, coding and asynchronous interviews on one platform
Self-scheduling and bulk scheduling
Limitations
Reviewers on Capterra write that it is 'very slow and having some network issues' and that it 'requires very stable internet connection'.[18]
Best for: Low-cost self-serve skills tests with a free plan
TestGorilla describes itself as 'the proof-first AI recruiting platform', with Gorilla Sourcing and Gorilla Assessments. Its pricing page lists skills tests, AI interviews, video questions, job simulations, coding challenges and candidate behavior monitoring, with a Free Assessments plan of 10 credits a month, Core from $215 a month and Plus from $520 a month per account, billed annually.
Strengths
Prices published on its own site, including a free plan
350+ skills tests on Core and Plus
Free plan with 10 credits a month
Limitations
Reviewers on Capterra mention the pricing structure ('For a startup, a monthly plan would suit best'), a 'poor company policy on annual payments' and technical tests that could not fully assess technical competencies.[19]
Another Capterra reviewer writes 'So many features are in the premium'.[19]
Pricing: Gorilla Assessments: Free plan with 10 credits a month; Core from $215 a month and Plus from $520 a month per account, billed annually.[7]
Best for: Assessments with AI proctoring for screening at scale
Xobin describes itself as AI-powered talent acquisition and management software. Its homepage lists agentic AI interviews, video assessments with one-way video, 3400+ skill assessments, 2500+ role-based assessments, coding assessments, AI proctoring with a lockdown browser, psychometric testing, an applicant tracking system called Tracks, and candidate messages and outreach. Its pricing page lists a 14-day free trial.
Strengths
Large assessment library with psychometric testing
AI proctoring and a lockdown browser
Includes an applicant tracking system (Tracks)
Limitations
Reviewers on Capterra mention minor technical glitches, a question bank that 'can be a little more exhaustive & cover some advanced concepts' and problems with 'a large number of simultaneous assessments'.[20]
Best for: Developer hiring with coding assessments and interviews
HackerEarth describes itself as 'the evaluation layer for humans and AI'. Its homepage lists technical and soft skills assessments, AI interviews (OnScreen), live panel interviews (FaceCode), coding in a live IDE across 40+ languages, identity verification and proctoring, and developer hackathons. It says every product runs on a deep skills library, rubric-based evaluation, a built-in integrity layer, native integrations and enterprise-grade security and compliance.
Strengths
Rubric-based evaluation
AI interviews and live panel interviews listed
Native integrations listed
Limitations
Reviewers on Capterra write that 'the pricing when compared to features was quite not that reasonable' and that 'the pricing is based on users and number of jobs rather than a flat rate'.[22]
One reviewer on Capterra mentions 'inconsistencies in session management, sometimes getting logging out, sometimes action buttons are hidden'.[22]
iMocha if a large skills library matters most; its pages list 10,000+ assessments and 5,000+ coding problems.
HirePro if you run large campus drives and want a college hiring workflow with live, coding and asynchronous interviews.
TestGorilla if you want self-serve tests with prices published on its own site, including a free plan.
Talview if identity verification and secure exam-style proctoring are the priority.
How we compared
We opened each vendor's website, pricing page where one exists and, where one exists, its Capterra review page on October 7, 2026, and we score only what is publicly listed. A feature we could not find is marked not listed, which does not mean the product lacks it. We did not use G2 or Gartner pages because they did not open for us.
Written by the Hiearlly team. We make Hiearlly, so weigh our first place accordingly.
Facts checked on October 7, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Mercer Mettl alternative for volume hiring in India?
It depends on what you need beyond tests. Hiearlly adds live two-way AI interviews, WhatsApp outreach and ranking with reasons to proctored skills tests. iMocha lists a large skills library, and HirePro lists a college hiring workflow for campus drives.
Does Mercer Mettl publish its pricing?
Its pricing page says 'Customised plan as per your organisation' and 'Get Personalized Pricing for Your Customized Assessments'. Of the tools here, TestGorilla publishes prices on its own site; pricing for the others is shown as Not public in the table, and Hiearlly quotes after a demo.
Which tools here list proctoring?
Mercer Mettl, iMocha, Talview, HirePro, TestGorilla, Xobin and HackerEarth list proctoring or candidate behavior monitoring on their websites, and Hiearlly flags impersonation, tab switching and AI-assist use for recruiters to review, never rejecting anyone automatically.
Which tools list WhatsApp outreach?
Hiearlly sends WhatsApp messages through the official WhatsApp Business API. Xobin lists candidate messages and outreach.
Do these tools run interviews in languages other than English?
iMocha lists support for 50+ global languages, and Talview describes its AI interviewer as multilingual by design. Hiearlly's AI interviews run in English today, with more languages in development.
