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Want to move from Pointerpro or Qualtrics? We’ll help you switch without paying twice

Switching platforms doesn’t have to be painful. If you’ve outgrown Pointerpro or Qualtrics, our switch-friendly offer makes moving to Brilliant Assessments easy. We’ll cover your subscription costs until your current contract ends — giving you full access to our powerful, flexible platform from day one, with no double payments. Build on your own timeline, with support when you need it, and scale your assessments with ease.

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The Best Assessment Software and Platforms in 2025

This article highlights four standout assessment software platforms known for delivering detailed, high-quality feedback: Brilliant Assessments, Pointerpro, Qualtrics, and Agolix. While each brings unique strengths to the table, key differences emerge in areas like scoring automation, feedback customization, cohort reporting, and pricing. Some platforms charge extra for features like white-labeling or partner portals, while others require manual setup for scoring logic. So how do they compare?

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Get in line! Meet Column Format Answers

Brilliant Assessments now supports Column Format Answers, making it easier to collect structured input in a single question. Combine text fields, dropdowns, dates, and more into rows and columns for cleaner, more efficient forms.

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When in Doubt, Go with a Bar Chart

Bar charts are one of the clearest ways to visualize data. This blog explores their strengths, comparisons with other charts, and when to consider alternatives for better insights.

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Surveys vs. Assessments: What’s the Difference?

Surveys and assessments may seem similar, but they serve different purposes. Surveys focus on collecting data, often with incentives, while assessments gather data and provide personalized feedback in return. This blog explores the key differences, how each measures success, and when to use one over the other.

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When Pie Charts Go Pear-Shaped

Pie charts are popular but often misused in data visualization. This blog takes a look at when they work well, where they fall short, and better alternatives like stacked bar charts for clearer insights.

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How to get started with building an assessment (before jumping into the platform).

It’s exciting starting an assessment. Trust us, we know. But it helps a lot to make a plan before jumping into the assessment builder. So let’s take a step back and talk through the ingredients list for making an effective assessment. Because with a clear structure, scoring system, and concept of the desired feedback, you’ll end up with something far more valuable both for you and your respondents.

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How Brilliant Assessments enable People Untapped to deliver 360 learning and development assessments and services

People Untapped is a People and Organization Development consultancy, specializing in interventions that unlock the untapped potential in people, teams, and organizations. They offer a full spectrum of learning and development services, and through their worldwide network of expert coaches, facilitators and consultants, they have the infrastructure, capability, and experience to deliver globally.

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Brilliantly transforming leadership development with The Catalyst Effect

The Catalyst Effect was born out of a need to rethink standard approaches to leadership development. A leadership development company specialized in trainable skills, built upon a foundation of expert insight, observation and tried and tested methodologies, The Catalyst Effect believe that when a true leader walks into a room, they make everyone around them better.

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Optimizing offerings at Anderson Squires with Brilliant Assessments

Anderson-Squires is a consulting firm focusing on corporate executive assessment, selection, coaching, and team development. They aim to help companies level up their executive talent and leadership to improve business performance. Anderson-Squires partnered with Brilliant Assessments to optimize its offerings. Leveraging our custom automated reporting capabilities, Anderson-Squires has improved its internal operations and expanded its client base.

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A brilliant solution for The Performance Team

The Performance Team specialises in coaching collaborative high-performance teams, integrating the best of world-leading assessments with insights from customer success to devise innovative solutions for today's business challenges. The Performance Team had a range of requirements for their assessment solution. Primarily, the solution had to be customizable for a tailored yet scalable customer experience and able to integrate with their existing digital infrastructure. Brilliant Assessments offered a tool that met and exceeded their criteria for success.

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