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HackerRank pricing
HackerRank publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, HackerRank pricing is on request across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
HackerRank plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $100/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Pro | $450/month | 3 | +$350/month, 3 more features |
| Enterprise | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Starter
$100/monthThe entry tier. It covers 1 user licence, screen and interview modules included, 120 candidate attempts per year included, roughly $20 per additional attempt.
Pro
$450/monthOver Starter, this tier adds:
- Unlimited user seats
- 4,000+ question library
- ATS integrations included
Enterprise
On requestOver Pro, this tier adds:
- Custom quote
- Custom question libraries and SSO
- Dedicated support and account management
What the product covers
The full HackerRank feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Coding assessments
- Structured technical interviews
- Screen and Interview modules
- Role-specific question libraries
- Proctoring and integrity checks
- ATS integration
People bring HackerRank in for a startup hiring a small, steady volume of engineers where the starter plan's 120 annual attempts comfortably covers the pipeline, a larger engineering organisation needing unlimited user seats across many hiring managers, better served by pro, a company wanting both automated screening and live structured technical interviews in one platform, an organisation that wants a large, established question library spanning algorithms, system design and role-specific skills. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to HackerRank are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Recruitment
Too few recruitment tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerRank (this page) | On request | Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter | - | |
| SeekOut | On request | Per user per month, self-serve entry tier then per seat by quote | - | vs HackerRank |
| hireEZ | On request | quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replaced | - | vs HackerRank |
| ZipRecruiter | On request | Per active job slot per month, quoted individually | - | vs HackerRank |
| Oracle Taleo | On request | quote | - | vs HackerRank |
| Codility | On request | Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tier | - | vs HackerRank |
| Karat | On request | quote | - | vs HackerRank |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the HackerRank badges page.
Before you pay for HackerRank
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $100/month and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare HackerRank against the tools that do have one before committing.
HackerRank runs on web, and is published by HackerRank (Interviewstreet, Inc.) of Mountain View, California, United States. The full record is on the HackerRank review, and the rest of the category is under best recruitment tools.
HackerRank pricing questions
- How much does HackerRank cost?
- HackerRank publishes 3 tiers, from $100/month for Starter up to On request for Enterprise. The cheapest paid tier is $100/month.
- Does HackerRank have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: HackerRank is listed as Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on Starter. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Starter and Pro on HackerRank?
- Pro costs $450/month against $100/month, and adds unlimited user seats, 4,000+ question library, ats integrations included.
- Is the Enterprise plan on HackerRank worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is custom quote, custom question libraries and sso, dedicated support and account management. It costs On request against $100/month for Starter. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which recruitment tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 recruitment tools listed alongside HackerRank have a free tier: Indeed.
- What am I actually paying for with HackerRank?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a startup hiring a small, steady volume of engineers where the starter plan's 120 annual attempts comfortably covers the pipeline, a larger engineering organisation needing unlimited user seats across many hiring managers, better served by pro, a company wanting both automated screening and live structured technical interviews in one platform.
- Does HackerRank charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these HackerRank prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare HackerRank against before paying?
- The closest recruitment tools in this directory are SeekOut, hireEZ, ZipRecruiter, Oracle Taleo. Each has a side-by-side comparison with HackerRank covering price, platforms and features.