Caliper

What Caliper does

Caliper is a privately held employee assessment and talent development company founded in the 1960s and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operating as a subsidiary brand under the Talogy corporate umbrella. The company's flagship product, the Caliper Profile, is a scientifically-validated psychometric employment assessment that measures 280 behaviors, 56 competencies, and 21 behavioral traits (plus abstract reasoning) and has been in use for nearly 60 years. Caliper sells to enterprise and mid-market HR, talent acquisition, and organizational development leaders, with documented enterprise customers in global trade, construction, and infrastructure (Tricon Energy, Granite Construction, Alta Vista) reporting measurable outcomes such as turnover reductions from 38% to 8.9%.

The product portfolio extends the core assessment into a full employee lifecycle suite: Caliper Essentials for selection and coaching reports, Caliper Analytics for workforce data visualization, ThreeSixty Plus combining assessments with 360-degree feedback, Selection for Sales, Executive Development, Talent Metrics, Job Models for role-specific benchmarks, and the Caliper Precision Series for skills-based training. Underlying technology is a behavioral-science platform delivered through a customer portal (portal.calipercorp.com); no public API or developer ecosystem is referenced.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales (field sales for large clients, inside sales for mid-market) with subscription/recurring assessment contracts, quote-based pricing not publicly disclosed, and an indirect distribution layer via the Caliper Certification practitioner network. The company markets primarily through thought leadership content (blog, whitepapers, webinars, case studies) and supports customers with global offices. Revenue, headcount (51-100 employees per firmographics), and detailed financial data are not publicly disclosed, and the company is owned by Talogy rather than by external investors.

Name

Caliper

Legal name

Caliper Corp

Website

https://calipercorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caliper is a private, Pittsburgh-headquartered employee assessment and talent development company, operating under the Talogy umbrella, that sells the scientifically-validated Caliper Profile and a suite of analytics, coaching, and selection tools to enterprise and mid-market HR and organizational development leaders globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Employment Assessment Services: Caliper generates revenue primarily through its scientifically-validated employment assessment services. Organizations pay for access to the Caliper Profile, Caliper Analytics dashboards, and related talent management reports. Revenue is derived from assessment administration fees, report generation, and analytics platform access, typically sold as part of enterprise agreements with annual or multi-year contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Caliper provides a scientifically-validated employee assessment and talent development platform centered on the Caliper Profile, a personality assessment that measures 280 behaviors, 56 competencies, and 21 behavioral traits to predict job performance. The platform supports the full employee lifecycle from hiring selection through leadership development, succession planning, and team building, delivered through assessment reports, workforce analytics dashboards, and consulting services to enterprise and mid-market organizations.

Product overview

Caliper offers a comprehensive talent management platform centered around the Caliper Profile, an almost 60-year-old scientifically validated employment assessment that measures 280 behaviors, 56 competencies, and 21 behavioral traits including abstract reasoning. The platform follows a 'Caliper Success Path' covering the entire employee lifecycle from selection through succession. The core Caliper Profile assessment feeds into the Caliper Essentials Suite of reports (including Essentials for Selection, Essentials for Coaching, and Individual Developmental Guide), while Caliper Analytics provides workforce intelligence dashboards. Additional specialized solutions include Selection for Sales, Executive Development, Talent Metrics, and the Caliper Precision Series for skills training. The ecosystem is supported by Caliper Certification for professional training and the Caliper Portal for accessing reports and job fit mapping. The ThreeSixty Plus instrument combines assessment results with 360-degree feedback for enhanced coaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caliper Profile: The core employment assessment product that measures personality traits, competencies, and behavioral tendencies to predict job performance.
• Caliper Analytics
• Caliper Essentials
• Three Sixty Plus

Products and services

• Caliper Profile Industry-standard employment assessment measuring 280 behaviors, 56 competencies, and 21 behavioral traits including abstract reasoning to predict candidate potential, behavioral traits, and job fit. Powers all other Caliper talent management solutions.
• Caliper Analytics Workforce analytics dashboard that visualizes Caliper Profile data, enabling real-time talent management decisions, team comparisons, and predictive hiring. First workforce-analytics solution to include scientifically validated personality data. Awarded Best Advancement in Candidate Assessment Technology by The Brandon Hall Group in 2015.
• Caliper ThreeSixty Plus Assessment combining Caliper Profile results with 360-degree feedback from peers, providing information on individual strengths, developmental areas, and peer perceptions for leadership development and coaching.
• Essentials for Selection Report designed to help organizations pre-qualify, select, and hire the right candidates using Caliper Profile metrics in the screening process.
• Quick View A concise assessment report providing quick insights into candidate profiles for faster hiring decisions.
• Essentials for Coaching Report providing coaching recommendations and developmental guidance based on individual Caliper Profile results, helping managers motivate and engage employees.
• Individual Developmental Guide Tailored developmental report for individual employees, providing targeted feedback, coaching suggestions, and steps for establishing a development plan based on personality assessment.
• Executive Development Leadership development program combining Caliper Profile assessment with executive coaching for senior leaders and high-potential employees.
• Selection for Sales Sales-specific selection solution using Caliper Profile metrics to identify candidates with the mental toughness and traits needed for sales effectiveness.
• Talent Metrics Suite of tools for tracking success metrics, mapping competencies, and measuring talent management outcomes across the organization.
• Caliper Certification Professional certification program that trains HR professionals and managers to administer and interpret the Caliper Profile assessment and deliver insights to their organizations.
• Caliper Precision Series Skills-based training and employee development program using Caliper assessment data to implement tailored training and maximize retention.
• Job Models Top-performance profiles for specific roles built from performance competencies critical to success, used to compare candidate assessment results against ideal job fit.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turnover reduced from 38% to 8.9%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SHL: SHL is a global leader in talent assessment, offering psychometric tests, behavioral assessments, and talent analytics. It competes with Caliper in pre-employment assessment and broader talent measurement at large enterprises.
• Aon Assessment Solutions: Aon's Assessment Solutions (formerly cut-e) provides psychometric and situational judgment assessments as part of Aon's broader HR consulting portfolio, competing with Caliper in enterprise talent measurement.
• Mercer: Mercer provides HR consulting including assessment, succession, and workforce analytics services, overlapping with Caliper's enterprise talent management offerings as part of a broader consulting portfolio.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry's Hay Group division provides psychometric assessments and talent management solutions bundled within executive search and organizational consulting, competing with Caliper at the high end of enterprise talent work.
• Gallup: Gallup offers CliftonStrengths and broad employee engagement and selection science, competing with Caliper in personality-driven development and enterprise hiring at the executive and manager level.

Direct peers

• Predictive Index: Predictive Index offers behavioral and cognitive assessment tools for hiring and team building, competing directly with Caliper's Caliper Profile and Caliper Essentials Suite in the mid-market and enterprise segments.
• Hogan Assessments: Hogan Assessments is one of the most direct competitors to Caliper, providing scientifically validated personality assessments used for hiring, leadership development, and succession planning across global enterprises.
• The Myers-Briggs Company: The Myers-Briggs Company sells the MBTI and other personality-based assessments for development and team building, positioning similarly to Caliper in personality-driven selection and development use cases.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a leadership and talent assessment company that offers selection, development, and succession solutions directly comparable to Caliper's Caliper Profile, ThreeSixty Plus, and Executive Development offerings.

Emerging players

• Pymetrics: Pymetrics is an AI-native assessment platform using neuroscience-backed gamified tests and machine learning, representing the emerging category of AI-driven alternatives to traditional psychometric vendors like Caliper.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Talogy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talogy
• Xx.com/Calipercorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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