How TestGorilla is built
TestGorilla is built around a library of pre-employment tests covering skills, cognitive ability, personality and more, which employers combine into an assessment for many kinds of roles.
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How SynergicHire is built
SynergicHire runs one role from the apply link to a signed decision. It reads each resume against the role's competencies, screens applicants with an AI interviewer that follows a plan you approve, and runs coding rounds in a Cursor-like IDE with a real AI assistant.
The coding round records how the candidate works with AI: what they typed, what they accepted from the assistant, and whether they tested it. Fundamentals and AI fluency are scored separately, every score cites an answer or an edit, and a named person makes every decision.
Side by side
| TestGorilla | SynergicHire | |
|---|---|---|
| Breadth | Many test types across many roles | Technical roles, in depth |
| Format | Tests combined into an assessment | A conversation that probes vague answers, then a project-based coding round |
| Personality testing | Offered as test types | Not offered; only the work is assessed |
| AI use | Check the vendor | An AI assistant in the round, with its use measured |
| Process | Assessment stage | Apply link to a signed decision |
When TestGorilla is the better fit
- You hire for many non-engineering roles and want one test library for all of them.
- You want cognitive, language or personality tests.
- You want short, standard tests rather than a conversation and a project.
When SynergicHire is the better fit
- You need to tell strong engineers apart, and short tests are not separating them.
- You want a follow-up question when an answer is vague, not a multiple-choice score.
- You want the coding stage to reflect how your team actually works with AI.
Questions
Does SynergicHire offer personality or cognitive tests?
No. It assesses what candidates say and build for the role: fundamentals and AI fluency. The judge is told to infer nothing about the person beyond the work.
Can SynergicHire screen non-technical roles?
It is built for technical hiring. The AI screen follows any plan you approve, but the coding round and AI-fluency signals are designed for engineers.
Which coding stacks does SynergicHire support?
Coding rounds run React (Vite), Next.js, React Native (Expo) and Node.js projects. Hands-on code in the AI screen is TypeScript. Roles built on other languages can still be screened on concepts, but not with hands-on code.
Does SynergicHire integrate with an ATS?
Not at launch. SynergicHire works as its own minimal applicant tracker: public apply links, a pipeline board, rounds, a scorecard and a recorded decision.