Recruitment · head to head
Checkr vs Codility
Checkr
Recruitment
Background check platform priced per report, with third-party court fees passed through separately
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Codility
Recruitment
Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Checkr advertised per-report prices exclude court and database access fees, so the real cost per candidate varies by jurisdiction and is higher than the sticker in many counties; Codility pricing is capped by candidate invites per year, not by hiring headcount, so a busy recruiting quarter or hiring surge can exhaust the allowance faster than a company's growth plan anticipated.
- They diverge on capability: Checkr covers Package pricing, Codility covers Coding task library.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Checkr and Codility actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Checkr
- Package pricing
- API and dashboard
- Adjudication tools
- Continuous checks
- Candidate portal
Only in Codility
- Coding task library
- Automated scoring
- Plagiarism detection
- Live coding interviews
- ATS integrations
- Candidate experience reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Checkr
- A company running high-volume hourly or gig hiring that needs API-driven checks integrated into an existing ATSnot Codility
- A startup or mid-size employer wanting self-service ordering through a dashboard without a dedicated screening account managernot Codility
- An employer that needs continuous rescreening for driving-related roles rather than a one-time check at hirenot Codility
- A company budgeting screening costs that needs to model court fee variance across the states it hires innot Codility
Codility
- An engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the Starter or Scale invite allowancenot Checkr
- A company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking systemnot Checkr
- A hiring team concerned about AI-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detectionnot Checkr
- An organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessmentsnot Checkr
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Checkr
- Advertised per-report prices exclude court and database access fees, so the real cost per candidate varies by jurisdiction and is higher than the sticker in many counties
- Turnaround time depends on how fast individual courts process requests, which Checkr does not control and which can stretch well past the advertised average in rural or backlogged counties
- Add-on checks such as MVR, drug screening and education verification are priced separately, so a full pre-employment package can cost significantly more than the base package price suggests
- Enterprise-scale volume requires a custom Enterprise contract rather than the published per-report rates, so large employers cannot rely on the public pricing page to budget
- Compliance obligations under the FCRA and state ban-the-box laws remain the employer's responsibility even though Checkr provides tooling, so legal review is still needed rather than assumed away by the platform
- Candidate disputes and re-adjudication can add days to a hiring timeline, which matters for roles filled under time pressure
Codility
- Pricing is capped by candidate invites per year, not by hiring headcount, so a busy recruiting quarter or hiring surge can exhaust the allowance faster than a company's growth plan anticipated.
- The Starter plan supports only one platform user, making it impractical for any team with more than a single recruiter or hiring manager needing direct access.
- Annual-only billing on the Starter tier requires a full year's commitment before a company knows whether its actual invite usage matches the plan it bought.
- As with any automated coding assessment, over-reliance on it as an early filter risks screening out strong candidates who do not perform well under artificial timed test conditions.
- Its assessment format is squarely aimed at software engineering roles, so it offers no coverage for non-technical or adjacent technical hiring needs that HackerRank's broader question library covers.
Pricing, plan by plan
Checkr
On request- Basic$29.99/report
- SSN trace
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist
- Essential$59.99/report
- Everything in Basic
- Identity verification
- Unlimited county criminal search
- Complete$94.99/report
- Everything in Essential
- Unlimited state criminal search
- Federal criminal search
Codility
On request- Starter$1200/year
- Up to 120 assessment invites per year
- 1 platform user
- Annual billing only
- Scale$500/month
- Up to 300 assessment invites per year (25 a month)
- 3 platform users
- Discount available on annual billing
- Custom$undefined/year
- Custom quote
- Unlimited or high-volume invites
- Unlimited users, SSO, integrations and dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Checkr if
- You need package pricing.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want api and dashboard.
Questions people ask
- Is Checkr or Codility better?
- Neither clearly leads. Checkr starts at On request and Codility at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Checkr or Codility?
- Checkr starts at On request and Codility at On request.
- Does Checkr or Codility run on more platforms?
- Checkr runs on Web, API. Codility runs on Web.
- What is Checkr best used for?
- Checkr is most often used for a company running high-volume hourly or gig hiring that needs api-driven checks integrated into an existing ats, a startup or mid-size employer wanting self-service ordering through a dashboard without a dedicated screening account manager, an employer that needs continuous rescreening for driving-related roles rather than a one-time check at hire, a company budgeting screening costs that needs to model court fee variance across the states it hires in. Of those, a company running high-volume hourly or gig hiring that needs api-driven checks integrated into an existing ats and a startup or mid-size employer wanting self-service ordering through a dashboard without a dedicated screening account manager are not what Codility is typically brought in for.
- What can Checkr do that Codility cannot?
- Checkr covers Package pricing, API and dashboard, Adjudication tools, Continuous checks. Codility covers Coding task library, Automated scoring, Plagiarism detection, Live coding interviews.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Checkr: Does the per-report price include court fees?
No. Checkr states that standard third-party court and database access fees are passed through at cost on top of the package price, and these vary by jurisdiction.
Codility: What counts against the invite limit?
Each candidate assessment invitation sent counts toward the plan's annual (or monthly, for Scale) invite allowance.
Checkr: Can Checkr be used without an ATS integration?
Yes, checks can be ordered manually through the Checkr dashboard as well as programmatically through the API.
Codility: What happens if we exceed our invite allowance?
Additional invites beyond the plan limit typically incur per-invite charges or require an upgrade to a higher tier.
Checkr: Is pricing different for enterprise volume?
Yes, high-volume employers negotiate an Enterprise contract rather than paying the published per-report rates.
Codility: Is there a free tier?
No published free tier exists; all plans require payment, with Starter billed annually only.
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