Codility alternatives for hiring developers directly
Codility sells coding test credits, so you still have to find the candidates. DeveloperHiring sources, tests and interviews developers for your own team, on a flat plan from $99 a month billed yearly with no placement fee.
Edit the role, then see the skill matrix, screening questions and a sample coding task in about a minute.
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DeveloperHiring is a Codility alternative for teams that need more than test credits. Codility Starter costs $1,200 a year for up to 120 invite credits and Scale costs $6,000 a year for up to 300, per its published pricing. Neither plan finds you a candidate. Ours adds sourcing, a coding task with hidden tests and an AI interview to the same subscription.
Why do teams look for Codility alternatives?
Codility is an assessment platform. You write or pick a task, invite a candidate, and read the result. That works when applicants already arrive in volume. It does not help when the open role has three applicants and none of them can code.
Most small engineering teams hit that second problem. They buy credits, send a few invitations, and spend the rest of the year with unused capacity while a recruiter or founder still searches for developers by hand. The credit price looks low, but the cost per hire includes everything outside the test.
The other common reason is interview evidence. A passing score tells you the code worked. It does not tell you the candidate understood it. Our AI interview asks each candidate about their own solution, and you read the transcript next to the code.
What does Codility cost compared with DeveloperHiring?
Codility figures come from its published plan comparison. Credits only cover testing, so the DeveloperHiring column also includes the sourcing and interviews you would otherwise buy elsewhere.
Codility Starter per year
$1,200
Annual billing only, up to 120 invite credits and one platform user. About $10 per credit if you use every one.
Codility Scale per year
$6,000
Up to 300 invite credits, capped at 25 a month, with three platform users and custom task building. About $20 per credit at full use.
DeveloperHiring Startup per year
$1,188
Billed yearly. Includes candidate sourcing, 40 coding tests and 15 AI interviews each month, with no placement fee.
Startup costs $99 a month billed yearly or $199 billed monthly. Team costs $299 a month billed yearly and Scale costs $749 a month billed yearly. Compare limits on the Startup, Team and Scale pricing page. A full breakdown of invite credits and per hire cost is in our Codility pricing article.
How do Codility competitors compare?
Compare what each product covers, not just the entry price. Competitor figures are published or third-party numbers, so confirm current terms before you buy.
| What matters | DeveloperHiring | Codility | HackerRank | CodeSignal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you buy | Sourcing, coding tests and AI interviews for your own hires | Coding assessment and interview tools | Coding assessment and interview tools | Assessments and AI interviewers on a credit plan |
| Entry price | From $99 a month billed yearly | $1,200 a year (Starter) | Reported $948 a year for 60 attempts (Starter) | $79 a month billed annually (Build) |
| Candidate sourcing | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Usage unit | 40 coding tests and 15 AI interviews a month on Startup | 120 invite credits a year on Starter | Attempts, third-party reported overage of $20 | 60 credits a year on Build, $20 per extra credit |
| Enterprise features | Scale plan, see pricing page | SSO, API, video proctoring and ID verification on Custom | Quote based | Pro plan is quote only |
| Interview evidence | Code, hidden tests, interview transcript and scorecard | Plagiarism signals and basic proctoring | Report and interview tool | AI proctoring and ID verification |
Codility and CodeSignal figures come from their published pricing pages. The HackerRank figure is third-party reported. See our pricing articles for HackerRank and CodeSignal.
When Codility is the better choice
A sourcing and screening subscription is not right for every team. Codility fits a different situation.
- You already have a large applicant flow. If hundreds of people apply, test capacity is the bottleneck and credits solve it.
- You need enterprise integrations. Codility Custom lists Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and SAP integrations, SSO and API access.
- You test for roles beyond engineering. Codility covers SQL and multiple-choice tasks as well as coding.
- You want a standard task library. Scale adds a larger library with custom task building for repeat campaigns.
Paste events
2 small pastes, from the task text
Tab switches
4 switches, longest 45 seconds
Keystroke playback
Steady typing, edits and reruns
Code similarity
43 percent with Candidate 5001 on helper code
AI-generated code likelihood
Low, style matches interview answers
Signals inform your team. They never reject a candidate on their own.
How do you hire with DeveloperHiring instead?
Four steps from the role description to an offer your team controls.
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Step 1
Describe the role
Paste the role, stack, location and overlap hours. Review the skill matrix and screening questions before the search starts.
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Step 2
Get sourced candidates
We search public developer profiles, your hosted role page, imports and referrals, and score each match against the role.
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Step 3
Review the evidence
Candidates complete a coding task with hidden tests and an AI interview about their solution. You compare code, transcript and scorecard side by side.
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Step 4
Make your offer
Meet the ranked finalists and agree pay directly. There is no placement fee, so each hire costs only the plan you already pay for.
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Running hidden tests
passed 9 of 11
failed handles_empty_input, handles_large_inputTest the work your engineer will actually do
A strong task looks like the job: data access, validation and edge cases, graded by hidden tests. Read how the candidate explains their decisions, then use the developer coding assessment and the technical interview workflow to prepare your final round.
Who should consider a Codility alternative?
Start with whether your bottleneck is testing capacity or finding candidates.
Teams hiring two to six developers a year
Credits sit unused between campaigns while sourcing stays manual. One plan covering candidates, tests and interviews fits a small, steady hiring plan.
Startups without a recruiter
Founders and engineering managers who screen resumes themselves get ranked, tested shortlists instead of an inbox to sort.
Remote teams hiring across time zones
Set country and overlap limits so the shortlist fits your meeting schedule, then test every finalist on the same task.
Buyers comparing freelance networks
If you pay a network an hourly rate for engineers you want to keep, compare that with hiring onto your own team.
Questions about Codility alternatives
Related pages
Codility pricing and cost per hire
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HackerRank pricing
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Developer coding assessments
Review tasks, hidden tests and candidate evidence
DeveloperHiring pricing
Compare Startup, Team and Scale plan limits and billing
Find, test and interview developers in one plan
Describe the role and review the skill matrix, screening questions and a sample coding task. Plans start at $99 a month billed yearly, with no placement fee. You choose the developer.