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Codility vs Fetcher

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Codility

Recruitment

Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Fetcher logo

Fetcher

Recruitment

Sourcing platform with published tiered pricing and an optional dedicated human sourcer

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Fetcher the dedicated sourcer at Growth and Amplify tiers is shared or role-limited support, not a full-time hire, and the stated 4-6 role coverage at Amplify caps how much can be delegated
  • They diverge on capability: Codility covers Coding task library, Fetcher covers AI lead generation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Codility and Fetcher actually diverge.

Attributes where Codility and Fetcher differ
AttributeCodilityFetcher
Pricing modelPer year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tierPer user per month, tiered by lead volume and sourcer support
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome Extension

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 Codility

  • Coding task library
  • Automated scoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Live coding interviews
  • ATS integrations
  • Candidate experience reporting

Only in Fetcher

  • AI lead generation
  • Dedicated sourcer (Growth/Amplify)
  • Email outreach
  • LinkedIn plugin
  • ATS integration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Codility

  • An engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the Starter or Scale invite allowancenot Fetcher
  • A company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking systemnot Fetcher
  • A hiring team concerned about AI-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detectionnot Fetcher
  • An organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessmentsnot Fetcher

Fetcher

  • A small recruiting team without an in-house sourcer that wants a dedicated sourcer working a handful of roles at a fixed monthly pricenot Codility
  • A company that wants to compare sourcing tool cost directly against competitors using a fully published price listnot Codility
  • A hiring manager or founder-recruiter running self-serve outbound sourcing on a single seat before hiring a recruiting teamnot Codility
  • A team that has outgrown Self-serve's 300 monthly lead cap but does not yet need enterprise-scale volumenot Codility

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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.

Fetcher

  • The dedicated sourcer at Growth and Amplify tiers is shared or role-limited support, not a full-time hire, and the stated 4-6 role coverage at Amplify caps how much can be delegated
  • Self-serve is capped at 300 leads a month and one seat, which a moderately active recruiter can exhaust quickly
  • Moving from Growth to Amplify roughly doubles monthly cost mainly to add a second seat and expand sourcer bandwidth, a jump some buyers will find steep for the added coverage
  • Candidate database freshness and accuracy for a 500-million-profile claim varies by role type and geography, and cannot be verified for a specific niche role before purchase
  • Annual billing carries a stated 30% discount, meaning month-to-month buyers pay a real premium over the advertised annual-equivalent price
  • Enterprise tier still reverts to custom quoting, so the pricing transparency advantage disappears exactly at the scale where negotiating leverage would matter most

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Fetcher

On request
  • Self-serve$115/month
    • 300 leads/month
    • 1 seat
    • Basic sourcing tools
  • Growth$379/month
    • Up to 5,000 leads/year
    • 1 seat
    • Self-sourcing focus
  • Amplify$649/month
    • 2,000+ leads/year
    • 2 seats
    • Dedicated sourcer for 4-6 roles
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • 10,000+ leads
    • 3+ seats
    • Custom volume pricing

Which should you pick?

Choose Codility if

  • You need coding task library.
  • You also want automated scoring.
Codility review

Choose Fetcher if

  • You need ai lead generation.
  • You work on Web, Chrome Extension.
  • You also want dedicated sourcer (growth/amplify).
Fetcher review

Questions people ask

Is Codility or Fetcher better?
Neither clearly leads. Codility starts at On request and Fetcher at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Codility or Fetcher?
Codility starts at On request and Fetcher at On request.
Does Codility or Fetcher run on more platforms?
Codility runs on Web. Fetcher runs on Web, Chrome Extension.
What is Codility best used for?
Codility is most often used for an engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the starter or scale invite allowance, a company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking system, a hiring team concerned about ai-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detection, an organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessments. Of those, an engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the starter or scale invite allowance and a company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking system are not what Fetcher is typically brought in for.
What can Codility do that Fetcher cannot?
Codility covers Coding task library, Automated scoring, Plagiarism detection, Live coding interviews. Fetcher covers AI lead generation, Dedicated sourcer (Growth/Amplify), Email outreach, LinkedIn plugin.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Codility: What counts against the invite limit?

Each candidate assessment invitation sent counts toward the plan's annual (or monthly, for Scale) invite allowance.

Fetcher: Is Fetcher software only, or does it include human sourcing help?

Growth and Amplify tiers include a dedicated sourcer working a set number of roles; Self-serve is software only.

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.

Fetcher: Is pricing published for every tier?

Self-serve, Growth and Amplify all have published monthly prices; only Enterprise is quote-based.

Codility: Is there a free tier?

No published free tier exists; all plans require payment, with Starter billed annually only.

Fetcher: Does annual billing cost less?

Fetcher states a 30% discount for annual versus monthly billing.

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