CALIPER VS THE PREDICTIVE INDEX

Want alternatives to Caliper? Go with The Predictive Index

Caliper offers 13 different assessments designed for selecting, coaching, and training candidates. You can utilize its more than 50 scientifically validated job models, including 11 sales models, as well as interview guidance.

The Predictive Index is a validated hiring software platform grounded in 65 years of behavioral science. Use PI to assess talent based on behavioral and cognitive ability, and cut right to your best-fit candidates. Stop relying on outdated resumes and degrees—and start predicting with PI.

Caliper vs. The Predictive Index

Generally, users review Caliper results for each candidate with a consultant, often near the end of the hiring process. As such, the results may not be as timely or actionable as desired.

PI Hire features a Behavioral Assessment and a Cognitive Assessment, each backed by six decades’ worth of behavioral science, both flexible in their application.

The BA and the CA offer powerful insights in isolation, but they’re not standalone features. They can be used at any point in the hiring process, within the context of a customizable job target, which helps users see how the behavioral data aligns with the specific needs of the role they’re aiming to fill.

How do Caliper & The Predictive Index compare?

Validated for use in hiring
Powered by actionable software
Measures cognitive ability
Supports the full employee lifecycle
Offers customizable job targets
Includes custom interview guides
Provides expert consulting services
Supports team development

Why choose The Predictive Index?

The Predictive Index measures something even more innate than a candidate’s skills—and that’s the person themself. Learn exactly how your candidate is wired and whether they’ll be a strong behavioral and cognitive fit for a role. PI accomplishes what Caliper promises, in minutes.

PI also comes with built-in benchmark data and custom interview questions, so you can hire quickly and confidently.

PI helps you predict workplace success.

How, exactly? The secret lies in our science. For 65 years, industrial and organizational psychologists have honed the PI Behavioral Assessment to be short, intuitive, and—above all else—accurate. It’s the reason why our clients trust us. To date, 37.5 million assessments have been sent worldwide.

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Here is what our clients are saying about us

Jim Koch | Founder & Chairman of Boston Beer Company

We’ve been using it for 30 years. We don’t hire anybody without looking at their PI [Behavioral Assessment results].

Tracie Sponenberg | Chief People Officer, The Granite Group

PI allows us to have insight into our team’s natural behavioral tendencies, so we can see what roles might be a good fit for them.

FAQs

  • What’s the main difference between Caliper and Predictive Index?
    • Caliper is focused more on deep personality assessments used primarily for selection and hiring.
    • Predictive Index offers a broader talent optimization platform, combining behavioral and cognitive assessments with team analytics, job targeting, and strategy alignment.
  • Do both Caliper and Predictive Index offer cognitive assessments?
    • Predictive Index includes a Cognitive Assessment.
    • Caliper does not offer a cognitive ability test — it focuses solely on personality traits.
  • Do both offer integrations with ATS/HRIS systems?
    • Predictive Index supports multiple ATS integrations and has an open API.
    • Caliper has fewer native integrations and may require custom setup.
  • Do both Caliper and Predictive Index require training?
    • Predictive Index is user-friendly and self-serve. Thus, training is not required but encouraged.
    • Though Caliper can be complex, training is not mandatory but highly recommended.