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HackerRank vs Utkrusht

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

Starting price

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

Utkrusht

$256/mo Free tier

Developer assessment platform that watches candidates work in real, deployed environments rather than answering quiz questions, then ranks them with recordings and insight into how they used AI. Free for 5 tasks, paid from $256 a month billed annually.

Where Utkrusht fits

  • Small and mid sized tech teams hiring developers
  • Dev shops tired of take home tests
  • Teams that want to see how candidates use AI

At a glance

DetailHackerRankUtkrusht
Starting price$79/mo$256/mo
Free tier–No✓Yes
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAssessmentsAssessments

Where they pull apart

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

Utkrusht

Stands out: Candidates debug and build inside live provisioned servers, databases and services, and are allowed to use AI. The report then shows where and how well they used it, alongside a video of the session.

Watch out: Paid prices are quoted per month but billed annually, and the Growth plan caps task attempts at 420 a year. Outcome claims on the site are the vendor's own.

Not the right fit for

  • Non technical roles
  • Graduate screening beyond 420 tasks a year
  • Small teams wanting a cheap paid tier

Pros and cons

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

Utkrusht

  • Real work tasks instead of quizzes
  • Shows how candidates use AI
  • Free plan with unlimited users
  • Paid plans billed annually
  • No published plan below $256/mo
  • Yearly caps on task attempts

What each one costs

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 4 Nov 2026

Utkrusht

$256/mo

Free is $0 with 5 task attempts, unlimited candidate invites and users, and the full task library. Growth is $256/mo billed annually for 420 task attempts a year. Custom plans are quoted to your hiring plan. Quarterly billing is 10% off and annual billing gives 2 months free. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is HackerRank cheaper than Utkrusht?
HackerRank starts lower, at $79/mo against $256/mo for Utkrusht. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try HackerRank or Utkrusht for free?
Utkrusht carries a free tier on our listing.
Does HackerRank or Utkrusht 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?