Built for engineers. Loved by candidates. Switch from HackerRank to CoderPad.
Give candidates a fast and familiar coding experience, save 20+ hours per hire, and accelerate your hiring process.
Why Teams Prefer CoderPad
The difference is the experience. CoderPad offers the most realistic IDE to run job-relevant assessments. Candidates work the way they do on the job, and your team gets decision-grade insights.
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It Just Works–50% Faster Than HackerRank
Fast, stable environments from click to code—so candidates start solving, not waiting.
- 99.9%+ historical uptime—fewer technical disruptions
- Snappy starts + a stable IDE = more interview minutes on real work
- Code, terminal, and live preview ready together
- Less thrash → higher completion, clearer signal
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Pricing That Puts Hiring First
Flexible, team-friendly pricing with better value and more options—so you can hire when you need.
- More value per dollar, with a lower entry price and a true free plan
- Flexible when hiring spikes, with annual pools and no monthly caps
- Simple overage—pay as you go for additional tests and interviews, not in advance
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Proactive Customer Success: Training, Coaching, and Advice
Replace HackerRank’s offshore, reactive support with a team that trains your org and advises on what works.
- Dedicated Customer Success Managers aligned to your timezone for fast, accountable help
- Proactive check-ins on completion rates, drop-offs, and Screen → Interview pass through, with concrete fixes
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Production-Style Projects, Not One-off Exercises
CoderPad helps you assess how candidates build software—read, debug, and ship-–in an environment that mirrors your stack.
- Multi-file projects that emphasize navigation, debugging, and incremental commits
- Consistent from Screen → Interview: Carry the project through your hiring process
- Templates and rubrics that match the technologies you hire for
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AI That Lives Where Candidates Code
CoderPad builds AI straight into the pad—so you assess real workflows
- AI tools are available by default across all plans
- Candidate-friendly AI with a familiar, in-pad assistant that reduces stress and context-switching, and emulates job-relevant tasks
- One flow, zero friction: Interview, assist, and assess in the same pad
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Comprehensive Anti-Cheating Measures
CoderPad employs robust anti-cheating tools, addressing HackerRank’s vulnerability to leaked questions and AI-generated solutions.
- Advanced plagiarism detection and randomized question variations
- Browser monitoring and optional webcam proctoring ensure integrity
See Why Leading Companies Choose CoderPad over HackerRank
Compare how CoderPad delivers better hiring outcomes compared to HackerRank—from candidate engagement to engineering alignment.
| Feature | HackerRank | |
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| Assessment Style | Real-world, practical coding projects from Screen → Interview | Disjointed Screen → Interview workflow |
| Candidate Experience | Smooth, stable experience (7:1 developers prefer CoderPad *) | Frequent technical glitches, lower satisfaction |
| Platform Reliability | 99.9% reliable, intuitive IDE | Frequent technical glitches and UI bugs |
| Pricing | Scalable, usage-based pricing | Limited trial, less flexibility, and lower value per dollar |
| Customer Support | Dedicated, proactive CSMs | Reactive, offshore support |
| Customization | Highly flexible, easily tailored environments | Rigid platform, limited customization |
| AI & Cheat Resistance | Adaptive, comprehensive cheat-resistant design | Vulnerable to leaks; AI is an add-on, not offered by default |
| Security | A-rated security (SOC 2, SSO/MFA, AES-256, pen test, bug bounty) |
* Source: Developer survey (2025). N = 19,000+ respondents; asks which platform candidates prefer for technical interviews. Methods available on request.
Since switching to CoderPad, I haven’t gotten one complaint from the engineering team. The tool just works for all of us so seamlessly.
Anyscale
Why HackerRank Users Are Switching to CoderPad
Teams are frustrated by HackerRank’s technical issues, poor customer support, and inferior candidate experience.
CoderPad solves these challenges
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Reliable, stable coding environment that engineers trust
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Flexible, transparent pricing that scales with ease
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Proactive, personalized customer support
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Practical assessments tailored to real engineering tasks
FAQs
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Engaging, realistic coding environments that candidates prefer. A survey of 19,000 candidates revealed a 7:1 preference over HackerRank, with higher completion rates, positive employer branding, and reduced candidate drop-off.
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Yes. CoderPad’s open-ended coding challenges naturally mitigate AI-generated cheating, allowing you to evaluate genuine skills and how candidates effectively leverage AI tools in realistic scenarios, including advanced coding assessments.
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Yes—with two paths. If you own the content, we’ll help you bring it into CoderPad and tune it for your roles and stacks. If the content is vendor-owned, we’ll recreate equivalent, role-aligned versions with your team—same skills, structure, and difficulty—without copying third-party IP.
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Yes—in two ways. CoderPad integrates with major ATS platforms, like Greenhouse, Lever, Workday—and scheduling tools like Calendly and GoodTime—so jobs, candidates, and interviews stay in sync. Additionally, we have a robust API and integrations that power leading brands, like LinkedIn Learning’s code product.
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CoderPad supports extensive tech stacks—over 99 languages and frameworks for live coding interviews and 65+ for automated screening assessments, including Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, React, Flask, Node.js, and more.
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CoderPad maintains high enterprise-grade security standards, including GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 compliance, regular security audits, data encryption, strict role-based access controls, and rigorous privacy protections.
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Yes. CoderPad’s usage-based pricing model provides scalable, flexible options for businesses of any size—from agile startups to large enterprises.
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Frequent technical disruptions, poor customer service, and sub-par candidate experiences are slowing your hiring. CoderPad provides a seamless, reliable alternative designed specifically to empower TA leaders and engineering teams to hire exceptional talent efficiently.