Maki alternatives: 12 tools compared (October 2026)

AssessFirst is a French talent assessment platform that combines behavioral questionnaires with AI-driven phone screening and voice-based skills testing, helping recruiters and HR teams estimate how well a candidate fits a role, a manager and a team.

Key functions

• SCAN automated AI phone screening
• VOICE AI voice-based skills and language assessment
• Predictive candidate-manager-team fit modeling

Compared with Maki

• Publishes a price (from €499 per month); Maki quotes on request.
• Different pricing model: flat fee instead of usage-based.
• Strong in the same markets as Maki: France.

Check before buying: Confirm the hosting region before signing: AssessFirst lets customers choose EU or US data storage rather than fixing one location. Because SCAN, VOICE and the internal mobility module can evaluate both candidates and existing employees, German works councils hold co-determination rights under section 87(1) no. 6 of the Works Constitution Act, and a GDPR Article 28 processing agreement is required. Hiring and internal placement count as high-risk uses under the EU AI Act, with obligations from December 2, 2027.

Applied is a UK recruiting platform for skills-based, bias-reduced hiring that combines automated AI screening, task-based skills assessments and a job description bias checker, and has been part of Phenom since February 2026.

Key functions

• AI Screener for automated, bias-reduced application review
• Applied SIFT for skills-based performance prediction
• JDAT job description bias analysis

Compared with Maki

• Offers a free trial; we found none for Maki.
• States no EU hosting option; Maki has one.
• Strongest elsewhere: United Kingdom.

Check before buying: Applied's privacy policy states that AWS hosts the applicant and hirer databases on servers, some of which are in the USA, so confirm the hosting location and transfer safeguards directly. Check which recruiting systems it needs to connect to; prices are not published and are quoted after a demo. Because Applied screens job applicants, it falls under the EU AI Act's high-risk category for recruitment, with obligations phasing in from December 2, 2027.

Codility is a technical skills assessment platform for hiring and evaluating software engineers, offering automated coding tests, live technical interviews and AI-specific tasks such as prompt engineering, used mainly by engineering and technical recruiting teams.

Key functions

• Configurable per-assessment AI access with a reviewable activity log
• AI-native task library covering prompt engineering and AI-code evaluation (COMPASS benchmark)
• Behavioral integrity signals (keystroke, paste, defocus) instead of a binary AI-cheating flag

Compared with Maki

• Publishes a price (from $1,200 per year); Maki quotes on request.
• Offers a free trial; we found none for Maki.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Maki does not.

Check before buying: Confirm which data hosting region applies to your contract: Codility offers data centers in both the US and Frankfurt, Germany, chosen per customer. Because Skills Intelligence can score a company's own engineers rather than only external candidates, this use can fall under German works council co-determination on monitoring systems (section 87(1) no. 6 of the Works Constitution Act) and needs a GDPR Article 28 processing agreement. Hiring-related use counts as high-risk under the EU AI Act from December 2, 2027.

HackerRank is a developer skills and technical hiring platform used by engineering and talent teams to run coding assessments, structured interviews and AI-driven screening for software roles, alongside a free practice community where individual developers certify skills.

Key functions

• AI Mock Interviewer for candidate practice
• Chakra AI interviewer for automated screening interviews
• AI-Assisted IDE with AI-collaboration evaluation

Compared with Maki

• Publishes a price (from $1,990 per year); Maki quotes on request.
• Offers a free trial; we found none for Maki.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Maki does not.
• States no EU hosting option; Maki has one.

Check before buying: Confirm data hosting before buying: HackerRank uses AWS and Google Cloud with geo-redundancy and contractual clauses for international transfers. Pricing is tiered, with capped candidate attempts plus overage fees. Because Chakra scores voice or video interviews, Illinois requires notice and consent before AI analyzes video interviews. If test scores drive hiring or promotion decisions in New York City, Local Law 144 requires an independent bias audit and a published summary.

HireVue is a US platform for automated video and voice interviewing for midsize and large employers with high interview volume, offering an AI interviewer, predictive scoring and an interview copilot that takes notes during live calls.

Key functions

• AI interviewer conducts dynamic, voice-based screening conversations around the clock
• Predictive scoring combines assessment data with structured interview results
• Match and Apply chat agent directs candidates to matching open roles

Compared with Maki

• Names 5 security certificates, Maki 1.
• Strongest elsewhere: United States.

Check before buying: Because the AI Interviewer and predictive scoring evaluate real candidates, ask for the latest independent bias audit, which New York City requires under Local Law 144. For Illinois applicants, give notice and get consent before AI analyzes video interviews. Colorado's SB 26-189, which replaced its 2024 AI Act and covers automated hiring decisions, takes effect on January 1, 2027. HireVue says it is co-located in the US and Europe and holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certification, so confirm in the contract which region will hold your candidate data.

India-based talent assessment platform owned by Mercer, used by HR and recruiting teams to run psychometric, aptitude, coding and other pre-hire tests plus AI-monitored online exams, serving clients in more than 80 countries with AI-assisted proctoring and skills-gap analysis.

Key functions

• AI-based proctoring (SecureProctor) flags exam irregularities and produces a credibility score
• AI Sense estimates the likelihood that submitted code was AI-generated

Compared with Maki

• Offers a free trial; we found none for Maki.
• Names 3 security certificates, Maki 1.
• Strongest elsewhere: India.

Check before buying: Before buying, confirm which hosting region applies to your contract, since the vendor offers AWS hosting with optional local storage in Europe, China or India. Pricing is quote-based, and a free trial is available through self-service sign-up. Because SecureProctor and the psychometric tools assess people, ask how the vendor will support consent and privacy notices under India's DPDP rules, fully in effect from May 13, 2027. India's voluntary MeitY guidelines also recommend bias testing across gender, caste, religion and geography before such tools shape employment decisions.

Talview is a video interview and exam proctoring platform used by employers, universities and certification bodies to run remote hiring assessments and online exams with identity verification, fraud detection and AI-assisted interviewing.

Key functions

• Real-time facial verification checks identity at login and again during the session
• Detects deepfakes and synthetic media such as face swaps or injected voice
• Monitors background applications, screen activity and connected devices during proctored sessions

Compared with Maki

• Strongest elsewhere: United States, India.

Check before buying: Before buying, clarify where interview and exam recordings are stored for your account; Talview states that EU client data is hosted within the EU. Pricing is unit-based with a minimum commitment of about 150 to 200 candidates, so request a quote against expected numbers. Because Ivy scores recorded interviews, Illinois requires notice and consent before AI analyzes video interviews, and New York City requires an independent bias audit. Alvy verifies identity by face, and India's IT Rules 2011 treat such biometric data as sensitive, requiring documented security practices.

Dutch talent-assessment and sourcing platform for recruiters and HR teams, combining a library of more than 350 skills tests with AI resume scoring, AI-led interviews, and new AI-fluency assessments, aimed at hiring based on demonstrated skills rather than resumes or degrees.

Key functions

• AI resume scoring against the job description
• AI-led screening interviews with an on-screen AI interviewer
• AI Job Builder suggests a test battery from a job title or description

Compared with Maki

• Publishes a price (from $215 per month); Maki quotes on request.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Maki does not.
• Different pricing model: freemium instead of usage-based.

Check before buying: Before buying, note that paid plans require an annual commitment even though they are billed monthly, and that ATS integrations and full AI-interview customization only unlock on the Plus tier and above. Confirm the data processing agreement and hosting details with TestGorilla for your contract. Because AI interviews and resume scoring evaluate candidates, German employers should involve the works council under Section 87(1) No. 6 BetrVG and treat hiring uses as high-risk under the EU AI Act from December 2027.