CandE Pricing
CandE Candidate Experience Benchmark Pricing & Plans
The Basic Benchmark Research & Awards program provides comprehensive survey deployment, data analysis, benchmarking, and award eligibility. Advanced and Premium levels provide additional features for larger companies. New for 2026, candidate experience benchmark pricing for an Awards Only option offers a streamlined path to CandE recognition.
Choose Your CandE Benchmark Program
| Feature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||||
| Candidate Surveys Utilize our valid and reliable candidate surveys that include comprehensive candidate ratings. | 1 short survey / 4 key ratings | Choice of short and/or long survey | Choice of short and/or long survey | Choice of short and/or long survey |
| Survey Links Unique survey link/s to target and/or segment your candidates and enable data filtering. | 1 | 1 | Up to 3 per region | Unlimited per region |
| Benchmark Regions Capture benchmark research in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific), and/or LATAM (Latin America). | 1 | 1 | Up to 4 per region | Up to 4 |
| Benchmark Awards The CandE Benchmark Program recognizes the employers with the highest candidate experience ratings and winners receive a CandE Award. | ||||
| Survey Guidelines and Messaging Receive our survey methodology guidelines and sample messaging that you use to distribute our survey to your candidates via your own ATS, CRM, marketing platform, email system, etc. | ||||
| Unlimited Candidate Responses Capture unlimited candidate responses during the benchmark year. | — | |||
| Access to Benchmarks Receive access to the latest candidate experience benchmark aggregate data. | — | |||
| Community Membership Participate in monthly CandE Community meetings and regularly engage and network with peers. | — | |||
| Benchmarking Experts Ongoing access to a team of candidate experience benchmark experts who can help you understand the impact of recruiting on candidate experience. | — | — | ||
| Customized Branding Add your logo, background images, and more to your candidate surveys. | — | — | ||
| Targeted Promotion Identify your highly satisfied candidates and make it easy for them to leave positive ratings on employer review sites like Glassdoor and follow you on social media channels. | — | — | — | |
| Reporting Features | ||||
| Analytics Platform Access to all aggregate benchmark data via secure login that allows you to confidentially compare your ratings against companies big and small across industries. | ||||
| Anonymized Candidate Feedback All candidate survey feedback is anonymous and no contact information is collected. | ||||
| Privacy Compliant The benchmark program is fully GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant. | ||||
| Raw Response Data Upon request, we will provide you with your full raw survey response data. | — | — | ||
| Comment Sentiment Analysis Receive a sentiment analysis of your candidate comments. | — | — | ||
| Basic Data Review After benchmark program completion, receive a high-level final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations. | — | |||
| Comprehensive Benchmark Review After benchmark program completion, receive a deep dive final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations (including by industry, company size, job type, survey link segmentation, gender, generation, and more). | — | — | ||
| CandE Benchmark Certified Once you complete all the benchmark steps in the Basic, Advanced, and Premium levels, you'll be CandE Benchmark Certified for elevating candidate experience. | — | — | ||
| Quarterly Benchmark Briefings Receive quarterly benchmark briefings with the Survale team. | — | — | ||
| Annual Benchmark Research Briefs and Reports Receive all our annual research briefs and reports. | ||||
| AI Analysis | ||||
| AskSurvale Ask this AI assistant to analyze your comments and identify core issues, develop gap analysis and more! | — | — | ||
| Sentiment Analysis Survale AI analyzes comments for positive/negative sentiment and provides metrics for identifying and prioritizing issues. | — | — | — | |
New for 2026!
Award Only
$1,995/ yearThe easiest way to get benchmark data on our 4 key ratings — and compete for an award!
SelectCore Features
Candidate Surveys
Utilize our valid and reliable candidate surveys that include comprehensive candidate ratings.
1 short survey / 4 key ratings
Survey Links
Unique survey link/s to target and/or segment your candidates and enable data filtering.
1
Benchmark Regions
Capture benchmark research in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific), and/or LATAM (Latin America).
1
Benchmark Awards
The CandE Benchmark Program recognizes the employers with the highest candidate experience ratings and winners receive a CandE Award.
Survey Guidelines and Messaging
Receive our survey methodology guidelines and sample messaging that you use to distribute our survey to your candidates via your own ATS, CRM, marketing platform, email system, etc.
Unlimited Candidate Responses
Capture unlimited candidate responses during the benchmark year.
—
Access to Benchmarks
Receive access to the latest candidate experience benchmark aggregate data.
—
Community Membership
Participate in monthly CandE Community meetings and regularly engage and network with peers.
—
Benchmarking Experts
Ongoing access to a team of candidate experience benchmark experts who can help you understand the impact of recruiting on candidate experience.
—
Customized Branding
Add your logo, background images, and more to your candidate surveys.
—
Targeted Promotion
Identify your highly satisfied candidates and make it easy for them to leave positive ratings on employer review sites like Glassdoor and follow you on social media channels.
—
Reporting Features
Analytics Platform
Access to all aggregate benchmark data via secure login that allows you to confidentially compare your ratings against companies big and small across industries.
Anonymized Candidate Feedback
All candidate survey feedback is anonymous and no contact information is collected.
Privacy Compliant
The benchmark program is fully GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant.
Raw Response Data
Upon request, we will provide you with your full raw survey response data.
—
Comment Sentiment Analysis
Receive a sentiment analysis of your candidate comments.
—
Basic Data Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a high-level final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations.
—
Comprehensive Benchmark Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a deep dive final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations (including by industry, company size, job type, survey link segmentation, gender, generation, and more).
—
CandE Benchmark Certified
Once you complete all the benchmark steps in the Basic, Advanced, and Premium levels, you'll be CandE Benchmark Certified for elevating candidate experience.
—
Quarterly Benchmark Briefings
Receive quarterly benchmark briefings with the Survale team.
—
Annual Benchmark Research Briefs and Reports
Receive all our annual research briefs and reports.
AI Analysis
AskSurvale
Ask this AI assistant to analyze your comments and identify core issues, develop gap analysis and more!
—
Sentiment Analysis
Survale AI analyzes comments for positive/negative sentiment and provides metrics for identifying and prioritizing issues.
—
Basic Benchmark
$2,995/ yearIncludes everything in Award Only, plus deeper benchmark data for better decision-making.
SelectCore Features
Candidate Surveys
Utilize our valid and reliable candidate surveys that include comprehensive candidate ratings.
Choice of short and/or long survey
Survey Links
Unique survey link/s to target and/or segment your candidates and enable data filtering.
1
Benchmark Regions
Capture benchmark research in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific), and/or LATAM (Latin America).
1
Benchmark Awards
The CandE Benchmark Program recognizes the employers with the highest candidate experience ratings and winners receive a CandE Award.
Survey Guidelines and Messaging
Receive our survey methodology guidelines and sample messaging that you use to distribute our survey to your candidates via your own ATS, CRM, marketing platform, email system, etc.
Unlimited Candidate Responses
Capture unlimited candidate responses during the benchmark year.
Access to Benchmarks
Receive access to the latest candidate experience benchmark aggregate data.
Community Membership
Participate in monthly CandE Community meetings and regularly engage and network with peers.
Benchmarking Experts
Ongoing access to a team of candidate experience benchmark experts who can help you understand the impact of recruiting on candidate experience.
—
Customized Branding
Add your logo, background images, and more to your candidate surveys.
—
Targeted Promotion
Identify your highly satisfied candidates and make it easy for them to leave positive ratings on employer review sites like Glassdoor and follow you on social media channels.
—
Reporting Features
Analytics Platform
Access to all aggregate benchmark data via secure login that allows you to confidentially compare your ratings against companies big and small across industries.
Anonymized Candidate Feedback
All candidate survey feedback is anonymous and no contact information is collected.
Privacy Compliant
The benchmark program is fully GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant.
Raw Response Data
Upon request, we will provide you with your full raw survey response data.
—
Comment Sentiment Analysis
Receive a sentiment analysis of your candidate comments.
—
Basic Data Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a high-level final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations.
Comprehensive Benchmark Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a deep dive final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations (including by industry, company size, job type, survey link segmentation, gender, generation, and more).
—
CandE Benchmark Certified
Once you complete all the benchmark steps in the Basic, Advanced, and Premium levels, you'll be CandE Benchmark Certified for elevating candidate experience.
—
Quarterly Benchmark Briefings
Receive quarterly benchmark briefings with the Survale team.
—
Annual Benchmark Research Briefs and Reports
Receive all our annual research briefs and reports.
AI Analysis
AskSurvale
Ask this AI assistant to analyze your comments and identify core issues, develop gap analysis and more!
—
Sentiment Analysis
Survale AI analyzes comments for positive/negative sentiment and provides metrics for identifying and prioritizing issues.
—
Advanced Benchmark
$3,995/ yearGives you everything in Basic plus flexible data segmentation and award eligibility across up to 4 regions.
SelectCore Features
Candidate Surveys
Utilize our valid and reliable candidate surveys that include comprehensive candidate ratings.
Choice of short and/or long survey
Survey Links
Unique survey link/s to target and/or segment your candidates and enable data filtering.
Up to 3 per region
Benchmark Regions
Capture benchmark research in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific), and/or LATAM (Latin America).
Up to 4 per region
Benchmark Awards
The CandE Benchmark Program recognizes the employers with the highest candidate experience ratings and winners receive a CandE Award.
Survey Guidelines and Messaging
Receive our survey methodology guidelines and sample messaging that you use to distribute our survey to your candidates via your own ATS, CRM, marketing platform, email system, etc.
Unlimited Candidate Responses
Capture unlimited candidate responses during the benchmark year.
Access to Benchmarks
Receive access to the latest candidate experience benchmark aggregate data.
Community Membership
Participate in monthly CandE Community meetings and regularly engage and network with peers.
Benchmarking Experts
Ongoing access to a team of candidate experience benchmark experts who can help you understand the impact of recruiting on candidate experience.
Customized Branding
Add your logo, background images, and more to your candidate surveys.
Targeted Promotion
Identify your highly satisfied candidates and make it easy for them to leave positive ratings on employer review sites like Glassdoor and follow you on social media channels.
—
Reporting Features
Analytics Platform
Access to all aggregate benchmark data via secure login that allows you to confidentially compare your ratings against companies big and small across industries.
Anonymized Candidate Feedback
All candidate survey feedback is anonymous and no contact information is collected.
Privacy Compliant
The benchmark program is fully GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant.
Raw Response Data
Upon request, we will provide you with your full raw survey response data.
Comment Sentiment Analysis
Receive a sentiment analysis of your candidate comments.
Basic Data Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a high-level final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations.
Comprehensive Benchmark Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a deep dive final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations (including by industry, company size, job type, survey link segmentation, gender, generation, and more).
CandE Benchmark Certified
Once you complete all the benchmark steps in the Basic, Advanced, and Premium levels, you'll be CandE Benchmark Certified for elevating candidate experience.
Quarterly Benchmark Briefings
Receive quarterly benchmark briefings with the Survale team.
Annual Benchmark Research Briefs and Reports
Receive all our annual research briefs and reports.
AI Analysis
AskSurvale
Ask this AI assistant to analyze your comments and identify core issues, develop gap analysis and more!
Sentiment Analysis
Survale AI analyzes comments for positive/negative sentiment and provides metrics for identifying and prioritizing issues.
—
Premium Benchmark
$4,995/ yearGives you everything in Advanced, plus even more branding options and targeting.
SelectCore Features
Candidate Surveys
Utilize our valid and reliable candidate surveys that include comprehensive candidate ratings.
Choice of short and/or long survey
Survey Links
Unique survey link/s to target and/or segment your candidates and enable data filtering.
Unlimited per region
Benchmark Regions
Capture benchmark research in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific), and/or LATAM (Latin America).
Up to 4
Benchmark Awards
The CandE Benchmark Program recognizes the employers with the highest candidate experience ratings and winners receive a CandE Award.
Survey Guidelines and Messaging
Receive our survey methodology guidelines and sample messaging that you use to distribute our survey to your candidates via your own ATS, CRM, marketing platform, email system, etc.
Unlimited Candidate Responses
Capture unlimited candidate responses during the benchmark year.
Access to Benchmarks
Receive access to the latest candidate experience benchmark aggregate data.
Community Membership
Participate in monthly CandE Community meetings and regularly engage and network with peers.
Benchmarking Experts
Ongoing access to a team of candidate experience benchmark experts who can help you understand the impact of recruiting on candidate experience.
Customized Branding
Add your logo, background images, and more to your candidate surveys.
Targeted Promotion
Identify your highly satisfied candidates and make it easy for them to leave positive ratings on employer review sites like Glassdoor and follow you on social media channels.
Reporting Features
Analytics Platform
Access to all aggregate benchmark data via secure login that allows you to confidentially compare your ratings against companies big and small across industries.
Anonymized Candidate Feedback
All candidate survey feedback is anonymous and no contact information is collected.
Privacy Compliant
The benchmark program is fully GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA compliant.
Raw Response Data
Upon request, we will provide you with your full raw survey response data.
Comment Sentiment Analysis
Receive a sentiment analysis of your candidate comments.
Basic Data Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a high-level final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations.
Comprehensive Benchmark Review
After benchmark program completion, receive a deep dive final reporting session of your benchmark data with key takeaways and recommendations (including by industry, company size, job type, survey link segmentation, gender, generation, and more).
CandE Benchmark Certified
Once you complete all the benchmark steps in the Basic, Advanced, and Premium levels, you'll be CandE Benchmark Certified for elevating candidate experience.
Quarterly Benchmark Briefings
Receive quarterly benchmark briefings with the Survale team.
Annual Benchmark Research Briefs and Reports
Receive all our annual research briefs and reports.
AI Analysis
AskSurvale
Ask this AI assistant to analyze your comments and identify core issues, develop gap analysis and more!
Sentiment Analysis
Survale AI analyzes comments for positive/negative sentiment and provides metrics for identifying and prioritizing issues.
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