How pay-as-you-go assessment pricing works (credits explained)
Pay-as-you-go assessment pricing means you pay per candidate assessed instead of an annual licence. Here's how credit pricing works, what an assessment costs, and when it beats a subscription.
Pay-as-you-go assessment pricing in one sentence
Pay-as-you-go assessment pricing means an organisation pays only for the assessments people actually take — metered per candidate — instead of committing to an annual platform licence, seat counts, or a minimum contract.
On AssessAll the meter is a credit: 1 credit = ₹30 (about US$0.50). Every assessment in the catalogue has a credit price, your organisation holds a credit wallet, and each completed attempt draws down the wallet. No seats, no per-user fees, no renewal negotiation.
What one assessment actually costs
Credit prices scale with assessment depth. A self-insight profile (resilience, time and focus, people acumen) runs about 15 credits; an applied skill assessment with scenario judgement and written responses about 26; a multi-assessment leadership set 45–50; and a full executive diagnostic 68–70 credits.
In hiring terms: a typical screening set costs 15–26 credits — ₹450–₹780 per candidate — including AI grading, AI proctoring with integrity bands, and the candidate's report. That per-candidate arithmetic is the whole model: a 100-candidate drive costs roughly ₹45,000–78,000, and a quiet quarter costs nothing.
Free credits, then packs when volume grows
Every new organisation receives 250 free credits at signup (individuals get 100), valid for 90 days — enough to run a real pilot, a team assessment cycle, or a small hiring drive before paying anything.
After that you either pay as you go at ₹30 per credit or buy a pack: Starter (250 credits, ₹7,500), Growth (1,000 credits, ₹27,900 — 7% off), or Scale (5,000 credits, ₹130,500 — 13% off). Packs are a volume discount, not a subscription: credits don't expire on a renewal date and there is nothing to cancel.
When pay-as-you-go beats a subscription
Assessment demand is lumpy. Hiring happens in drives, campus placements in a season, training programmes in cohorts — yet most assessment platforms sell annual licences priced for peak usage. If you assess 500 people in March and 20 in July, a licence makes you pay for March all year.
Pay-per-candidate pricing matches cost to the work: placement cells pay per drive, HR teams pay per programme, training providers pass the metered cost through to clients (wholesale packs run up to 13% off). The trade-off runs the other way only at very high constant volume, where enterprise agreements can win — which is why AssessAll also offers custom terms at that scale.
Reading an assessment platform price page: what to check
Wherever you buy, four questions expose the real cost: Is the price per candidate assessed or per seat per year? Are AI grading and proctoring included or priced as add-ons? Is there a platform fee or minimum commitment before the first assessment? And can you pilot free with real candidates before signing?
AssessAll's answers: per candidate; included; no platform fee or minimum; and yes — 250 free organisation credits. Prices are published in both INR and US dollars, with INR shown GST-inclusive.
Frequently asked questions
How much does AssessAll cost?
AssessAll is pay-as-you-go: 1 credit = ₹30 (about US$0.50), and each assessment has a credit price — roughly 15 credits for a self-insight profile, 26 for an applied skill assessment, and 45–70 for leadership and executive diagnostics. A typical hiring screen costs ₹450–₹780 per candidate. There are no seat licences, platform fees, or minimums, and new organisations get 250 free credits.
What is a credit on an assessment platform?
A credit is a prepaid unit of usage: your organisation holds a wallet of credits, and each completed assessment draws down its credit price. It converts lumpy assessment demand into a simple meter — you pay for attempts taken, not for user accounts or calendar time.
Do AssessAll credits expire?
Purchased credits don't expire on a renewal cycle — a pack is a volume discount, not a subscription. Only the free signup credits carry a validity window (90 days), which is there to encourage a real pilot.
Is pay-as-you-go cheaper than an assessment platform subscription?
For seasonal or campaign-based usage — hiring drives, campus placement season, training cohorts — almost always, because you pay nothing between campaigns while a licence bills year-round. At very high constant volume, negotiated enterprise pricing can win; AssessAll offers custom terms at that scale.
Can I try AssessAll before paying?
Yes. Organisations receive 250 free credits at signup and individuals get 100, valid for 90 days — enough for a genuine pilot: a team assessment cycle, a TNA wave, or a small hiring drive, with AI grading and proctoring included.
Does AssessAll charge in US dollars or Indian rupees?
Both. Every price is published in INR and USD (1 credit = ₹30 = US$0.50). INR prices are GST-inclusive; USD prices are flat published price points rather than a fluctuating currency conversion.