cut-e an Aon company

What cut-e an Aon company does

cut-e is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), operating within Aon's Human Capital division under the Talent and Rewards capability. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, cut-e specializes in psychometric talent assessment solutions used for both pre-hire selection and post-hire development. Its products integrate with over 80 applicant tracking systems, embedding within client HR technology stacks. cut-e is positioned as one assessment brand within Aon's broader Talent and Rewards portfolio, which also includes the Radford McLagan Compensation Database (covering 9,000+ organizations, 30 million employees across 100+ countries), the proprietary JobLink job evaluation methodology, and SkillsGraph workforce skills library.

The company's core technology comprises psychometric assessment instruments, proprietary benchmarking data, and analytical tools that leverage Aon's enterprise-scale compensation and workforce datasets. Strategic advisory offerings span total rewards strategy, job architecture, pay equity consulting (with multivariable regression modeling and a Trusaic partnership for ongoing monitoring), pay transparency compliance, executive compensation, and corporate governance advisory. Specialized platforms include Gauge for banking industry benchmarking and Revenue GPS for institutional equity analytics.

cut-e generates revenue through two primary streams: project-based professional services for talent and rewards advisory engagements, and recurring subscription access to the Radford McLagan Compensation Database and related analytics platforms. Go-to-market operates through Aon's enterprise field sales and integrated advisory teams across 120+ countries, using a consultative sales motion targeting HR leaders, business executives, boards, and governance teams. Pricing is custom and quote-based, with multi-year enterprise contracts as the standard cadence.

Name

cut-e an Aon company

Legal name

cut-e, a part of Aon

Website

https://assessment.aon.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

cut-e, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aon plc, provides psychometric talent assessment solutions for pre-hire and post-hire evaluation. Operating within Aon's Talent and Rewards capability, it serves enterprise HR leaders across 120+ countries with assessments integrating into 80+ applicant tracking systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Assessment Software

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Assessment & Skills Profiling (Assessments for Transition) (BPACAOAG), Workforce & Employability Analytics (Skills Inference, Career Pathing Outcomes) (EDAFAFAL), Interviewing & Selection Skills (Behavioral, Technical, Assessment Centers) (EDAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Talent assessment solutions
• Psychometric assessments
• Workforce analytics
• Compensation benchmarking
• Talent advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg, Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Talent and Rewards Advisory Services: Professional consulting and advisory services for workforce strategy, including pay equity audits, job architecture design, total rewards strategy, and executive compensation consulting. Revenue generated through project-based engagements and ongoing advisory relationships.
2. Compensation Database Subscriptions: Subscription access to the Radford McLagan Compensation Database, enabling organizations to benchmark pay, assess plan design practices, and access talent analytics. Revenue model based on data access subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

cut-e provides psychometric talent assessment tools and solutions used for pre-hire selection and post-hire development, integrating with over 80 applicant tracking systems. As part of Aon's Talent and Rewards capability, cut-e delivers assessment offerings that help organizations attract, select, hire, and develop talent based on skills, potential, and behavioral data, leveraging Aon's broader workforce data covering 30 million employees across 9,000+ organizations in 100+ countries.

Product overview

Aon's Talent and Rewards portfolio is a comprehensive, integrated suite of human capital advisory services and technology platforms. The core offerings include psychometric Talent Assessment Tools and Solutions that integrate with over 80 applicant tracking systems, supported by the proprietary JobLink job evaluation methodology. The Radford McLagan Compensation Database provides benchmarking data across more than 9,000 organizations in 100+ countries. Strategic advisory services span Total Rewards strategy, Pay Equity Consulting, Pay Transparency Consulting, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance/ESG advisory. Specialized solutions include SkillsGraph for workforce skills management, Gauge for banking industry benchmarking, and Revenue GPS for institutional equity analytics. Pre- and post-hire talent assessment modules support the entire employee lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• cut-e: Talent assessment solutions provider specializing in psychometric assessments for pre-hire and post-hire evaluation, integrated into Aon's Talent and Rewards capability

Products and services

• Pre-hire Talent Assessment

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TrusaiccoreTechnology or IntegrationAon partners with Trusaic to provide clients with a pay equity platform for ongoing monitoring and prevention of pay disparities. Through this partnership, clients can identify and resolve pay disparities, prevent pay inequities during hiring and annual compensation cycles, and support global pay data reporting and compliance efforts.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI offers a talent intelligence platform with skills inference, assessment, and workforce planning — emerging as a broader AI-native competitor that overlaps with cut-e's SkillsGraph and assessment roadmap.
• Pymetrics (Harver): Pymetrics (acquired by Harver) delivers AI-driven neuroscience-based assessments for pre-hire evaluation, representing a more AI-native, emerging competitive threat to cut-e's traditional psychometric approach.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering talent assessment, executive search, and rewards advisory — competing with cut-e/Aon in talent assessment and total rewards, though as part of a much broader consulting portfolio.
• Mercer (Mettl): Mercer, a Marsh McLennan company, owns Mettl, an online assessment and psychometric testing platform used for pre-hire selection. As a broader HR consulting incumbent, Mercer competes with Aon/cut-e in both assessment and total rewards advisory.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): WTW is a global advisory, broking, and solutions company offering talent management, rewards, and assessment services. It is a broad incumbent competitor to Aon/cut-e across human capital consulting and compensation benchmarking.

Direct peers

• Thomas International: Thomas International delivers psychometric and behavioral assessments (e.g., PPA, GIA) used in selection and development — closely comparable to cut-e's psychometric assessment methodology and target buyer.
• Cubiks (part of Cielo): Cubiks (now part of Cielo) offers psychometric assessment and talent management solutions for pre-hire selection and development, directly comparable to cut-e's assessment tools and ATS-integrated delivery model.
• HireVue: HireVue provides video interview, AI-driven assessment, and pre-hire evaluation tools used by enterprise employers — overlapping directly with cut-e's pre-hire talent assessment offerings, though with a more AI/video-led product mix.
• SHL (a part of Exponent): SHL is a global leader in psychometric talent assessment and people analytics, offering pre-hire and post-hire solutions comparable to cut-e's assessment portfolio. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor in scientific/psychometric assessment for enterprise HR.
• Hogan Assessment: Hogan Assessments provides personality-based psychometric assessments for hiring, leadership development, and talent management, competing with cut-e in the same enterprise assessment category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Aonplc
• Facebookfacebook.com/AonCareers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cut-e-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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