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CoderPad vs HackerEarth

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

HackerEarth is a technical hiring platform for coding tests, live coding interviews and AI screening interviews. Plans start at $99 a month, with Scale at $399 and custom Enterprise pricing. It fits tech recruiting teams that want assessments and interviews in one tool.

Where HackerEarth fits

  • Technical recruiting teams
  • Screening developers at volume
  • Live coding panel interviews
  • Teams wanting AI first-round interviews

At a glance

DetailCoderPadHackerEarth
Starting price$80/mo$99/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessments, InterviewingAssessments, Interviewing, AI interviewing
CapterraNot enough reviews4.7 from 26 reviews

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

HackerEarth

Stands out: You can send unlimited invites and pay only for tests candidates attempt. The platform runs assessments, FaceCode live interviews and the OnScreen AI interviewer in one place. Its benchmarking draws on 150M+ evaluated solutions, so scores compare candidates against a wide pool.

Watch out: The $99 Growth plan has one admin and 10 credits a month and leaves out ATS integrations, question pooling and proctoring. API access and SSO require the custom-priced Enterprise plan.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical hiring only
  • Teams needing API access on a small budget
  • Single admins needing ATS sync

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

HackerEarth

  • Published monthly plans from $99
  • Charged only for attempted tests
  • Assessments, live and AI interviews in one platform
  • Growth plan limited to one admin and 10 credits
  • ATS integrations start at $399 a month
  • API and SSO only on Enterprise

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; Enterprise is custom. Monthly plans charge $30 per interview over quota. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

HackerEarth

$99/mo

HackerEarth publishes three plans billed monthly. Growth costs $99 a month for one admin, 10 credits, assessments plus FaceCode and 5,000+ questions. Scale costs $399 a month for unlimited admins, 25 credits, a 20,000+ question library, AI plagiarism checks and ATS and calendar integrations. Enterprise is custom priced and adds API access, SSO and the full 25,000+ question library. You can send unlimited invites and are charged only for attempted tests. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is CoderPad cheaper than HackerEarth?
CoderPad starts lower, at $80/mo against $99/mo for HackerEarth. 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 HackerEarth for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. CoderPad offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?