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SkillPanel (DevSkiller) vs HackerRank

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

Starting price

SkillPanel is DevSkiller under a new name: a developer testing tool that now also maps skills across a company's existing workforce. Pricing starts from $1 per employee per month, with candidate testing priced through sales. It fits technical hiring teams that want realistic project-based coding tests plus a way to track skills after the hire.

Where SkillPanel (DevSkiller) fits

  • Teams hiring developers across many stacks
  • Companies that want project-based coding tests
  • Firms tracking engineer skills after hire
  • ATS users on Greenhouse, Lever or Workable

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

DetailSkillPanel (DevSkiller)HackerRank
Starting price$1/employee/mo$79/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessmentsAssessments
Capterra4.8 from 54 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

SkillPanel (DevSkiller)

Stands out: Candidates work inside a real project with unit tests and can use their own IDE through Git, which is closer to day-to-day work than timed algorithm puzzles. The catalog covers 220+ technologies, and there is a documented REST API for sending invitations and pulling results.

Watch out: The site now leads with workforce skills management, so pure hiring buyers may need to dig for testing details and pricing. The published $1 per employee figure is for the platform, not per candidate test.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers wanting self-serve per-test pricing
  • Non-technical hiring
  • Teams needing a free trial before buying

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

SkillPanel (DevSkiller)

  • Realistic project-based coding tasks
  • Wide coverage of 220+ technologies
  • Public REST API and many ATS connectors
  • Hiring pricing is not published per test
  • Site focus has shifted to employee skills
  • No free trial, only a money-back guarantee

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

SkillPanel (DevSkiller)

$1/employee/mo

SkillPanel publishes one plan starting from $1 per employee per month, with guided onboarding included and a 3-month money-back guarantee. Modules, including technical assessments, can be added later or bought on their own, and the price for candidate testing volume is set with sales. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 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 SkillPanel (DevSkiller) cheaper than HackerRank?
SkillPanel (DevSkiller) starts lower, at $1/employee/mo against $79/mo for HackerRank. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try SkillPanel (DevSkiller) or HackerRank for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does SkillPanel (DevSkiller) or HackerRank have an MCP server?
HackerRank 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 26 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?