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Codility vs HackerRank

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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
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HackerRank

Recruitment

Technical hiring platform with a metered attempt allowance and per-attempt overage charges on its entry tier

From
On request
Rated
-
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.; HackerRank the Starter tier meters candidate assessment attempts (120 a year included) with roughly 20 US dollars per additional attempt, so a hiring surge or an unexpectedly popular job posting turns directly into overage costs.
  • They diverge on capability: Codility covers Coding task library, HackerRank covers Coding assessments.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Codility and HackerRank actually diverge.

Attributes where Codility and HackerRank differ
AttributeCodilityHackerRank
Pricing modelPer year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tierPer month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 HackerRank

  • Coding assessments
  • Structured technical interviews
  • Screen and Interview modules
  • Role-specific question libraries
  • Proctoring and integrity checks
  • 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 HackerRank
  • A company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking systemnot HackerRank
  • A hiring team concerned about AI-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detectionnot HackerRank
  • An organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessmentsnot HackerRank

HackerRank

  • A startup hiring a small, steady volume of engineers where the Starter plan's 120 annual attempts comfortably covers the pipelinenot Codility
  • A larger engineering organisation needing unlimited user seats across many hiring managers, better served by Pronot Codility
  • A company wanting both automated screening and live structured technical interviews in one platformnot Codility
  • An organisation that wants a large, established question library spanning algorithms, system design and role-specific skillsnot 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.

HackerRank

  • The Starter tier meters candidate assessment attempts (120 a year included) with roughly 20 US dollars per additional attempt, so a hiring surge or an unexpectedly popular job posting turns directly into overage costs.
  • Starter includes only one user licence, so any team with more than one recruiter or hiring manager needing direct platform access must jump to the far larger Pro commitment.
  • The jump from Starter to Pro is a large step, roughly 100 to 450 US dollars a month, with no published mid-tier option for a team that has outgrown Starter but does not need Pro's full scale.
  • As with any automated coding assessment tool, heavy reliance on it as an early filter risks screening out strong candidates who underperform in artificial timed test conditions.
  • Enterprise-tier features such as custom question libraries and SSO are quote-only, making full cost comparison against Codility or other competitors impossible without entering a sales process.

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

HackerRank

On request
  • Starter$100/month
    • 1 user licence
    • Screen and Interview modules included
    • 120 candidate attempts per year included, roughly $20 per additional attempt
  • Pro$450/month
    • Unlimited user seats
    • 4,000+ question library
    • ATS integrations included
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Custom quote
    • Custom question libraries and SSO
    • Dedicated support and account management

Which should you pick?

Choose Codility if

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

Choose HackerRank if

  • You need coding assessments.
  • You also want structured technical interviews.
HackerRank review

Questions people ask

Is Codility or HackerRank better?
Neither clearly leads. Codility starts at On request and HackerRank at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Codility or HackerRank?
Codility starts at On request and HackerRank at On request.
Does Codility or HackerRank run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 HackerRank is typically brought in for.
What can Codility do that HackerRank cannot?
Codility covers Coding task library, Automated scoring, Plagiarism detection, Live coding interviews. HackerRank covers Coding assessments, Structured technical interviews, Screen and Interview modules, Role-specific question libraries.

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.

HackerRank: What happens if we exceed our included assessment attempts on Starter?

Each additional attempt beyond the included 120 a year is billed separately, at roughly 20 US dollars per attempt.

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.

HackerRank: How many users does Starter support?

One user licence; teams needing more than one seat must move to the Pro plan.

Codility: Is there a free tier?

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

HackerRank: Does HackerRank offer live interviews as well as automated tests?

Yes, both a Screen module for automated assessment and an Interview module for live, collaborative technical interviews are included from Starter upward.

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