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What assessment tools can I use with clients without a platform subscription?

Esperto Assessments offers business coaches a portfolio of expert-built assessments with no subscription: you pay per assessment, with no monthly fees and no minimum volumes. The portfolio covers strategy execution, culture, leadership, trust, and team assessments, each developed with the expert behind the methodology. You pick the tool that fits your client engagement, run it through Esperto, and only pay for what you use. One platform, one account, and a cost line that only exists when you are actually earning with it.

  1. No subscription: you pay per assessment, with no monthly fees and no minimum volumes.
  2. Free to start: your account costs nothing, and you only pay once you run your first assessment.
  3. You set your own price towards your client and keep the margin; the assessment becomes part of your commercial offer instead of a fixed cost.
  4. Certify once where needed: some assessments are ready to use right away, some take a single onboarding webinar, some require full certification. After that you simply pay per assessment.
  5. Expert-built portfolio: every assessment is developed with the expert who owns the methodology, so you deploy the real instrument rather than a look-alike.
  6. Low risk by design: try an assessment with a single client, and if a project ends, your costs stop with it.
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Pricing

How does Esperto's pay-per-assessment pricing work?

Esperto charges business coaches a partner rate per assessment, with no subscription and no monthly fees. You set your own price towards your client and keep the margin, so the assessment becomes part of your commercial offer instead of a fixed cost. Rates vary per assessment and volume, so contact us for the rate card of the tools you want to use.

No subscription. No minimums. Pay per assessment.

No monthly fees.

Nothing recurring, no setup costs, no per-seat licenses. Your Esperto account is free; the only invoice you ever see is for assessments you actually ran.

Pay per assessment.

Each assessment you deploy is priced on its own. Run one this quarter or forty, the model is the same: you pay for what you use, when you use it.

Your price, your margin.

You are the price-setter towards your client. You pay the partner rate, charge what fits the value of your engagement, and the difference is yours.

No minimums, no surprises.

No minimum volumes and no hidden costs. Try an assessment with a single client before rolling it out; if a project ends, your costs stop with it.

Volume pricing and bundled programs are available for coaches who deploy assessments regularly. The structure stays the same either way: no subscription, and a per-assessment rate you build your own margin on.

Certification

Do I need to be certified to use Esperto assessments?

Esperto assessments come with three certification levels: some are ready to use right away, some require a single onboarding webinar, and some require full certification by the expert behind the tool. Where certification applies, you complete it once and it stays with you. After that, the pay-as-you-go model applies as normal: no subscription, you only pay for the assessments you run.

1

Ready to use

Deploy today

A good part of the portfolio can be deployed directly, with no certification step at all. The Enneagram Assessment and the Scaling Up suite, for example, are ready to run with your clients from day one.

2

One onboarding webinar

About an hour, once

Some assessments ask for a single recorded onboarding webinar of about an hour, so you can debrief the report the way the expert intended. Watch it once and you are set.

3

Full certification

By the expert, once

A few instruments, such as Pathfinder, require full certification by the expert behind the tool before you deploy them. It is a real investment in your craft, and it never expires into a subscription.

Every assessment page states whether certification is required, recommended or not needed, so you know where you stand before you commit to anything. Certification is a one-time step per assessment, never a recurring fee.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a subscription to use Esperto assessments with my clients?
No, you do not need a subscription to use Esperto assessments: Esperto works pay-as-you-go, so you pay per assessment and nothing else. There are no monthly fees, no setup costs, and no minimum purchase. That makes it just as easy to add one assessment to a single engagement as to run them across your whole client base.
Are there minimum volumes or hidden costs when working with Esperto?
No, Esperto has no minimum volumes, no monthly fees, and no hidden costs: you only pay for the assessments you actually use. That keeps the risk low when you want to try an assessment with a single client before rolling it out more widely. If a client project ends, your costs stop with it.
What is my margin as a coach or consultant?
You pay the Esperto partner rate and charge your client what fits the value of your engagement. The difference is your margin. Volume pricing and bundled programs are available for coaches who deploy assessments regularly.
Which assessments does Esperto offer?
The portfolio includes the Scaling Up Assessment and related tools from Verne Harnish's methodology, Trust Edge by David Horsager, The 5 States of Success by Brendan Foley, Pathfinder by Bill Isaacs, the Enneagram Assessment and the WIN-scan for work happiness. The portfolio is curated and keeps growing; see the full overview on the assessments page. Every one of them works pay-as-you-go.
Can I combine multiple assessments in one engagement?
Yes, that is the point of a one-stop-shop. Coaches combine, for example, an individual leadership assessment with a team or culture measurement, all through one platform. Your client sees their reports in one portal, across assessments, and you still only pay per assessment you run.
Can I use Esperto assessments under my own brand?
Yes. Assessments are delivered as part of your own engagement, so your client experiences your practice rather than a third-party tool. We set this up together during onboarding.
How do I get started with Esperto as a business coach?
Getting started with Esperto is free: you book a short intro call, we set up your account, and you only pay once you run your first assessment. In that call we look at your practice and match the right assessments, and the certification path where one applies, to the work you already do. Book your intro call with Eric.

More questions about working with Esperto? Read the full Esperto FAQ.

Next step

Try one assessment. Pay for one assessment.

If you want assessments in your toolkit without another subscription on your books, the next step is a short intro call with Eric van Velzen, founder of Esperto. That call covers your practice, the clients you serve, and which assessments and certification path fit the work you already do. Your account is set up from there, and you only pay once you run your first assessment.

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Eric van Velzen, Founder and Chief Expert Officer of Esperto

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Eric van Velzen, Founder and Chief Expert Officer of Esperto

30 years scaling expert-led businesses across Europe and the US. Builds assessments alongside experts including Verne Harnish (Scaling Up), Bill Isaacs (Pathfinder), Brendan Foley (The 5 States of Success) and David Horsager (The Trust Edge), and works daily with the coaches who deploy them.

Published August 16, 2026 · Last updated August 16, 2026 · LinkedIn profile

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