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CoderPad vs Codility

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

CoderPad

$80/mo 14 day free trial

Live technical interview pads with AI Assist. Starter is $80/mo billed annually (60 interviews a year) or $120 month to month. 14-day trial.

Where CoderPad fits

  • Engineering teams running live coding interviews
  • Teams testing how candidates use AI
  • Small teams with light interview volume
  • Buyers who want a 2-week free trial

Codility

$4,800/yr

Technical assessments and interviews for engineering hiring. Online plans start at $4,800 a year, or $800 a month for 25 invites. Enterprise is quote-based.

Where Codility fits

  • Engineering teams screening developers
  • Growing teams with steady hiring volume
  • Enterprises mapping engineering skills
  • Teams that want tasks built from their own code

At a glance

DetailCoderPadCodility
Starting price$80/mo$4,800/yr
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessments, InterviewingAssessments

Where they pull apart

CoderPad

Stands out: AI Assist puts an LLM inside the pad on every plan, with prompts captured for playback.

Watch out: Starter covers only 5 interviews a month or 60 a year. ATS integrations, SSO and API access are Enterprise only; monthly overages cost $30 each.

Not the right fit for

  • High-volume screening on a small plan
  • Teams that need ATS sync on Starter

Codility

Stands out: Custom tasks can be built with MCP straight from your IDE and codebase.

Watch out: Online plans cap invites at 200 to 1,400 a year and include one standard ATS integration. Every ATS integration, SSO and full API access are on the quote-based Enterprise plan.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical hiring
  • Teams that need more than 10 users without an Enterprise contract

Pros and cons

CoderPad

  • AI Assist included on every plan
  • Unlimited users on all plans
  • 14-day trial, no card
  • Starter capped at 60 interviews a year
  • ATS and SSO only on Enterprise
  • $30 per interview over quota

Codility

  • Self-serve online plans, bought by card
  • Custom tasks built via MCP
  • Public API documentation
  • Online plans start at $4,800 a year
  • Full ATS integrations need Enterprise
  • Invite packs cap yearly volume

What each one costs

CoderPad

$80/mo

Starter is $80/mo billed annually ($960 a year, 60 interviews) or $120/mo month to month (5 interviews a month). Team is $400/mo annually or $500/mo monthly. Frontier Lite, which adds agentic interviews and frontier models, is $1,000/mo on annual billing only (360 interviews a year). Enterprise is custom. Extra tests or interviews are $30 each. A free trial is available. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Codility

$4,800/yr

Online plans start at $4,800 a year, or $800 a month billed monthly for 25 invites a month, and scale from 200 to 1,400 invites a year with 5 platform users (10 at 1,400 invites) and unlimited collaborators. Enterprise is a custom quote and adds Skills Intelligence, every ATS integration, SSO and full API access. A free trial is available on request. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is CoderPad cheaper than Codility?
CoderPad starts lower, at $80/mo against $4,800/yr for Codility. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try CoderPad or Codility for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. CoderPad offers a 14 day free trial.
Does CoderPad or Codility have an MCP server?
Codility ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?