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HackerEarth vs HackerRank

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

Starting price

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

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

DetailHackerEarthHackerRank
Starting price$99/mo$79/mo
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underAssessments, Interviewing, AI interviewingAssessments
Capterra4.7 from 26 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

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

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

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

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

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

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 HackerEarth cheaper than HackerRank?
HackerRank starts lower, at $79/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 HackerEarth or HackerRank for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.
Does HackerEarth 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?