Clevry is a popular UK test publisher often praised for being simple to use. If you're shopping around, the key question is whether Clevry's assessment format provides enough precision, security, and flexibility for your needs.
A key issue right now is candidates using AI during the test, and hiring teams not trusting the results is a common reason for looking at the wider market. Here are the alternatives worth considering, and how each one stacks up.
Thomas International
Just like Clevry, Thomas International is a long-established UK psychometrics provider, and its reports are the thing users praise most. Reviewers describe them as detailed, visually appealing and full of practical guidance, which makes them especially useful for managers who aren't psychometric specialists. Support is another strength, with account managers regularly described as proactive and knowledgeable, and it's rated 4.7 out of 5 on Capterra.
Some users comment that the interface feels dated, with results spread across more than one area of the platform.
On AI, Thomas is a decent option. Its aptitude test, the GIA, is built from quick-fire sections with well over 100 short questions in around 20 minutes of timed testing, and that speed gives it some built-in resilience compared with a traditional reasoning test like Clevry's, as there's very little time to consult an AI tool. It isn't AI-proof, and the pace can feel rushed for candidates, but it's a stronger starting point than most.
Test Partnership
Test Partnership is another UK-based test publisher built for hiring teams that want rigorous assessments without a complicated platform. Candidate results can be viewed in the platform, your ATS, or downloaded as PDFs and CSVs. Features such as auto pass/fail emails based on your own score criteria take a lot of the manual work out of shortlisting. The range is broad, covering numerical, verbal and inductive reasoning, critical thinking, situational judgement, personality, emotional intelligence and more, with onboarding and support included as standard.
One standout feature is the platform's user-friendly interface, facilitating smooth navigation, while the results are both comprehensive and easily understandable.
Where we really differ is in how the assessments are delivered. Our cognitive and behavioural assessments use adaptive, item-banked delivery: questions are drawn from a large bank and selected to suit each candidate's ability, so no two candidates sit quite the same test. That gives you more precise measurement in less time, and makes it far harder for content to be shared between applicants. Candidate adjustments, such as extra time, are straightforward to set up, and our business psychologists are on hand to advise, which makes for a more defensible process in high-stakes selection.
Test Partnership has a strong solution to the AI issue. Most platforms tackle AI-assisted cheating by adding security layers (screen recording, mouse tracking, etc.) on top of their tests, but the underlying test is still vulnerable. Those tools can flag suspicious behaviour, but they don't stop a candidate using AI on a second device.
MindmetriQ, our gamified cognitive assessments, is designed so that AI can't assist with the task. Rather than reading static questions and choosing an answer, the assessments are designed to require the candidate to complete short 10-15 second tasks which require continious input and attention - the correct answer is in the completion of the activity, so there's nothing to hand over to an AI tool.
Rather than catching cheaters after the fact, it prevents them using AI in the first place, which stops you disqualifying strong candidates who may have used AI for extra assistance.
We use Test Partnership as part of our company new joiner process as well as recently using this for a one time project to understand our people better. Ben has always been extremely helpful when we have any questions and the tests themselves are so valuable to really understand our people. Test Partnership is user friendly, quick and simple and the team are always on hand and respond very quickly for any questions we may have so for this reason I would recommend to anyone.
Conclusion and next steps
If you're looking for a Clevry alternative, the choice comes down to what you're trying to fix.
If report quality is the priority, Thomas International leads on rich, manager-friendly reports, and its speed-based GIA offers some protection against AI. If you run remote or high-volume selection and need precise, secure assessment, Test Partnership's adaptive, item-banked tests are built for exactly that, with a broad range, flexible results and a simple platform. And if AI-assisted candidates are a concern, MindmetriQ is built specifically to prevent it rather than detect it.
If you're ready to dig into Test Partnership's assessments themselves, you can explore our aptitude tests, personality tests, and Mindmetriq assessments, or see everything that's included on our pricing page.
Sources: Clevry, Clevry on G2, Thomas International, Thomas on Capterra, Thomas on G2.
Joshua Hancock
Digital Marketing Manager at Test Partnership. Over seven years' experience as a writer, content strategist, SEO and digital marketer.
