Recruitment · head to head
Codility vs Glassdoor
Codility
Recruitment
Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Glassdoor
Recruitment
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Glassdoor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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.; Glassdoor it shares the same parent company, Recruit Holdings, as Indeed, whose revenue depends on employer ad spend, which sits in tension with Glassdoor's role as an independent employer watchdog.
- They diverge on capability: Codility covers Coding task library, Glassdoor covers Employee reviews.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Codility and Glassdoor actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Glassdoor
- Employee reviews
- Salary reports
- Interview insights
- CEO approval rating
- Job listings
- Company comparisons
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 Glassdoor
- A company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking systemnot Glassdoor
- A hiring team concerned about AI-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detectionnot Glassdoor
- An organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessmentsnot Glassdoor
Glassdoor
- Researching a company's culture and management reputation before accepting a job offernot Codility
- Comparing self-reported salary data for a role before a negotiationnot Codility
- Reading anonymous interview reports to prepare for a specific company's processnot Codility
- Checking CEO and leadership approval trends before joining a companynot 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.
Glassdoor
- It shares the same parent company, Recruit Holdings, as Indeed, whose revenue depends on employer ad spend, which sits in tension with Glassdoor's role as an independent employer watchdog.
- Review authenticity cannot be independently verified, and companies have periodically been accused of soliciting favourable reviews from current employees to offset negative ones.
- Self-reported salary data is not verified against payroll records, so figures for a given role and company can be inconsistent or dated.
- Older accounts were required to submit their own review or salary before unlocking others' data, and remnants of that give-to-get pressure can still affect what gets submitted.
- Employers can purchase enhanced branding pages, which changes what job seekers see on a company's page compared with a company that has not paid for branding.
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
Glassdoor
Free- Job seeker accountFree
- Free browsing of reviews, salaries and listings
Which should you pick?
Choose Glassdoor if
- You need employee reviews.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want salary reports.
Questions people ask
- Is Codility or Glassdoor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Codility starts at On request and Glassdoor at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Codility or Glassdoor?
- Glassdoor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Codility and Free for Glassdoor.
- Does Codility or Glassdoor run on more platforms?
- Codility runs on Web. Glassdoor runs on iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Glassdoor for free?
- Yes. Glassdoor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Codility starts at On request.
- 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 Glassdoor is typically brought in for.
- What can Codility do that Glassdoor cannot?
- Codility covers Coding task library, Automated scoring, Plagiarism detection, Live coding interviews. Glassdoor covers Employee reviews, Salary reports, Interview insights, CEO approval rating.
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.
Glassdoor: Is Glassdoor free to use?
Yes for job seekers; employers pay for enhanced branding and recruiting products.
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.
Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor and Indeed the same company?
No, they are separate products but share the same parent company, Recruit Holdings.
Codility: Is there a free tier?
No published free tier exists; all plans require payment, with Starter billed annually only.
Glassdoor: Are Glassdoor reviews verified?
No, reviews and salary reports are self-reported and anonymous; Glassdoor applies moderation but does not verify employment or salary details against payroll records.
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