Head to head

Codility vs HackerRank

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

Codility

$1,200/yr

Technical assessments and interviews for engineering hiring. Starter is $1,200/yr for 120 invites and one user. Custom 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

HackerRank

$79/mo

Coding screens, pair interviews, and an AI interviewer. Starter is $79/mo billed annually ($948/year) for 60 attempts.

Where HackerRank fits

  • Small teams making first technical hires on Starter
  • Growing teams that need Greenhouse, Lever, or Ashby on Pro
  • Orgs that want an agentic IDE and AI-assisted scoring
  • Enterprises that need certified assessments, SSO, and MCP

At a glance

DetailCodilityHackerRank
Starting price$1,200/yr$79/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessmentsAssessments

Where they pull apart

Codility

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

Watch out: Starter is one platform user and 120 invites a year. ATS integrations, SSO and full API access are on the quote-based Custom plan.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical hiring
  • Teams that need many users on the entry plan

HackerRank

Stands out: Chakra AI interviewer, Screen, and live Interview on every plan, with MCP and API on Enterprise.

Watch out: Starter and Pro do not include API or MCP. Extra attempts are $20 each. ATS hooks start on Pro.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need API or MCP on a self-serve plan
  • Buyers who only want a free developer practice site

Pros and cons

Codility

  • Self-serve Starter and Scale plans
  • Custom tasks built via MCP
  • Public API documentation
  • Starter covers one platform user
  • ATS integrations need Custom
  • Invite credits cap yearly volume

HackerRank

  • Public Starter and Pro prices with annual 20% off
  • Chakra AI interviewer included from Starter
  • Hosted MCP plus REST API on Enterprise
  • API and MCP are Enterprise-only
  • ATS integrations start on Pro, not Starter
  • Overage attempts cost $20 each

What each one costs

Codility

$1,200/yr

Starter is $1,200 a year for up to 120 invite credits and one platform user. Scale is $6,000 a year for up to 300 invites and three users. Custom is sales-quoted and adds Skills Intelligence, integrations, SSO and full API access. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

HackerRank

$79/mo

Starter is $79/mo billed annually ($948/year) with 60 candidate attempts. Pro is $419/mo billed annually ($5,028/year) with 360 attempts. Extra attempts are $20 each; Enterprise is sales-quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 18 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Codility cheaper than HackerRank?
HackerRank starts lower, at $79/mo against $1,200/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 Codility or HackerRank for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Codility or HackerRank have an MCP server?
Codility and HackerRank ship 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 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?