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HackerEarth
by HackerEarth · Bengaluru, Karnataka · Since 2012
Developer assessments and hackathons built in Bengaluru.
Applicant tracking systemMade in India
- Starting price
- $99/month
- Growth plan, billed monthly; GST not stated
- Free trial / plan
- Free trial
- No permanent free plan for employers
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Web
- App Advisor rating
- 4.6
- transparency & India fit
What is HackerEarth?
HackerEarth is a technical hiring platform started in November 2012 by IIT Roorkee graduates Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash. It began in Bengaluru and later listed San Francisco as its headquarters. The core product is coding and skill assessments, joined by FaceCode for live coding interviews, an AI Screener and AI Interviewer, and hiring challenges and hackathons run on its developer community, which the company puts at 9.6 million or more. It fits Indian IT services firms, product startups and GCCs that screen large numbers of engineering candidates and want auto-graded tests rather than manual take-home reviews.
Its strengths are depth and reach. HackerEarth claims 25,000+ vetted questions, 1,000+ skills and 40+ programming languages, and it publishes case studies from Amazon, Microsoft, GlobalLogic, Trimble and Siemens India. On paid tiers, proctoring, plagiarism detection, a code player and white-labelling handle volume screening well. The help centre lists 12 ATS integrations, including Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Workable, SAP SuccessFactors and Zoho Recruit.
The limits mostly show on the lower plan. Growth gives you one admin, 10 candidate credits a month and a 5,000-question library, and leaves out proctoring, question pooling, ATS integrations and the API, which a serious campus drive would need. Candidates who go past your credits are billed automatically. Phone support and a dedicated success manager only come with Enterprise.
Pricing is in US dollars even for Indian buyers. Growth costs $99 a month, or $990 a year, and Scale costs $399 a month, or $3,990 a year (25 credits a month, unlimited admins). Enterprise is quoted by sales. You pay only for tests candidates actually attempt, not invites sent. Expect an international card charge and possibly 18% GST under reverse charge, so check the invoicing entity before you buy.
What works well
- +Large question bank of 25,000+ vetted problems across 1,000+ skills and 40+ languages
- +Credits are used only when a candidate attempts a test, not on every invite
- +FaceCode live interviews include a browser IDE, pair programming and session replay
- +Twelve listed ATS integrations including Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Workable and Zoho Recruit
- +Hiring challenges reach a developer community the company sizes at 9.6 million or more
- +ISO 27001 badge displayed on the recruit site
- +Yearly billing gives two months free on Growth and Scale
What to watch out for
- −Prices are in USD only, so Indian buyers face currency swings and card charges
- −Growth plan omits proctoring, ATS integrations and the Recruit API
- −Only 10 credits a month on Growth, with automatic overage billing beyond that
- −Phone support and a dedicated success manager are limited to the Enterprise tier
- −Hackathon and talent engagement products have no published price
Best suited for: Indian IT services firms and GCCs screening hundreds of developer applicants each month · Companies running campus drives that need proctored, auto-graded coding tests · Employer-branding teams that want public hackathons and hiring challenges · Recruiting teams already on Greenhouse, Lever or Zoho Recruit
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HackerEarth features
Researched from HackerEarth's official product pages · updated October 2026.
Assessments
- Auto-graded coding tests in 40+ languages
- Full-stack and GenAI skill questions
- Psychometric and soft-skill tests
- Question pooling
- Exportable detailed candidate reports
Interviews
- FaceCode live coding interviews
- Browser IDE with pair programming
- Session replay and AI-generated summaries
- AI Interviewer for structured interviews
- AI Screener for first-round evaluation
Integrity
- Advanced plagiarism detection
- AI-based plagiarism checks
- Proctoring and identity verification
- Code player replay
Talent engagement
- Public hackathons
- Hiring challenges
- Internal hackathons
- TalentMatch job hub
AI capabilities
- AI Screener
- AI Interviewer
- AI-based plagiarism detection
- AI interview summaries in FaceCode
HackerEarth pricing (USD)
SourceEvery edition as published by the vendor · free trial: Free trial available; length not stated. Prices exclude GST unless stated. Full HackerEarth pricing breakdown
Growth
$99/month ($990/year)
monthly or yearly
- 1 admin and 10 credits a month
- Assessments and FaceCode
- 5K+ question library
- Advanced plagiarism detection and psychometric tests
Scale
$399/month ($3,990/year)
monthly or yearly
- Unlimited admins and 25 credits a month
- 20K+ question library
- Proctoring, question pooling and code player
- ATS and calendar integrations, Recruit API, white-labelling
Enterprise
Custom
- Full 25K+ library and custom credits
- SSO, roles and API access
- Dedicated success manager and phone support
- Professional services for custom questions
Other pricing options & add-ons
Upskilling for businesses
$150/user/year; minimum 30 users
$15/user/month
Talent Engagement (hackathons, hiring challenges)
Contact sales
- • Credits are consumed only when a candidate attempts a test; overage is billed automatically.
- • Upgrades apply immediately pro-rata; downgrades apply from the next billing cycle.
Buying for a team? App Advisor can get you a volume quote and any partner discount available.
Integrations, security & India
Integrations
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- iCIMS
- Workable
- JazzHR
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Jobvite
- Eightfold
- Zoho Recruit
- SmartRecruiters
- LinkedIn Talent Hub
- Recruiterbox (Trakstar Hire)
Security & compliance
- ISO 27001:2013 badge displayed on the recruit site
- ISO 27017 badge displayed on the recruit site
- SSO and user roles available on Enterprise
For Indian businesses
- Founded in 2012 by IIT Roorkee alumni Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash, and reported as Bengaluru-based in 2017
- Publishes a Siemens India case study and serves Indian tech employers
- Pricing page shows USD only, with no INR price published
- Zoho Recruit, an Indian ATS, is among the supported integrations
Support, resources & partner network
Support & learning
- Email support on all assessment plans (support@hackerearth.com)
- Phone support and dedicated customer success manager on Enterprise
- Help centre at help.hackerearth.com
Trust, compliance & who uses HackerEarth
3,000+ companies
Customers
9.6M+ developers in community
Users covered
2012
In business since
Is HackerEarth the best choice for you?
Best choice if you are…
- Indian IT services firms and GCCs screening hundreds of developer applicants each month
- Companies running campus drives that need proctored, auto-graded coding tests
- Employer-branding teams that want public hackathons and hiring challenges
- Recruiting teams already on Greenhouse, Lever or Zoho Recruit
Look elsewhere if you are…
- Non-technical hiring where coding tests add little value
- Small startups hiring one or two engineers a year, where $99 a month is hard to justify
Still comparing? Get an unbiased shortlist and demos arranged for free.
Sources (6) · updated October 2026
- https://www.hackerearth.com/recruit/pricing-country-switch
- https://www.hackerearth.com/recruit
- https://help.hackerearth.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004396114-ATS-integrations
- https://help.hackerearth.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004430193-Greenhouse
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HackerEarth
- https://yourstory.com/2017/04/funding-hackerearth-changing-discourse-towards-developer-ecosystem/
HackerEarth screenshots
Specifications
- Category
- Applicant tracking system
- Vendor
- HackerEarth
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2012
- Pricing model
- Subscription
- Starting price
- $99/month · Growth plan, billed monthly; GST not stated
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Platforms
- Web
- Best for
- Small business, SMB, Mid-market
- Made in India
- Yes
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Compare all HackerEarth alternatives with pricing →HackerEarth — frequently asked questions
How much does HackerEarth cost?+
HackerEarth Assessments costs $99 a month on Growth (1 admin, 10 credits a month) and $399 a month on Scale (unlimited admins, 25 credits a month). Yearly billing is $990 and $3,990, which is two months free. Enterprise pricing is custom. Prices are listed in US dollars, and no INR rate is published for Indian buyers.
Does HackerEarth charge GST for Indian companies?+
HackerEarth's pricing page shows only USD prices and says nothing about GST. Indian companies buying a foreign-billed service usually pay 18% GST under reverse charge, while an Indian invoicing entity would add GST to the bill. Ask HackerEarth sales which entity will invoice you and whether you can get a GST invoice.
Is there a free trial for HackerEarth?+
Yes, HackerEarth offers a free trial on its assessment plans, though the pricing page does not state its length. If you add a payment method and choose a plan, the subscription renews automatically when the trial ends. Cancel or change plans before the trial expires to avoid being charged. There is no permanent free plan for employers.
What is a credit on HackerEarth?+
On HackerEarth, a credit is used when a candidate actually attempts a test. You can send unlimited invites, and unattempted ones cost nothing. Growth includes 10 credits a month and Scale includes 25. Usage beyond your credits is charged automatically, and you can buy extra credits through the sales team.
HackerEarth vs HackerRank: which is better?+
HackerEarth and HackerRank both offer coding assessments and live interview tools. HackerEarth adds hackathons and hiring challenges on its large developer community, and its Growth plan starts at $99 a month. HackerRank is often chosen by larger enterprises. Compare question libraries for your tech stack, proctoring and ATS integrations during trials of both.
Does HackerEarth integrate with my ATS?+
HackerEarth's help centre lists integrations with Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Workable, JazzHR, SAP SuccessFactors, Jobvite, Eightfold, Zoho Recruit, SmartRecruiters, LinkedIn Talent Hub and Trakstar Hire. ATS integrations need the Scale plan or higher. Scores and reports flow back into the ATS after the candidate finishes the test.
Does HackerEarth have proctoring to stop cheating?+
Yes. HackerEarth includes advanced plagiarism detection on every plan, and Scale adds proctoring, AI-based plagiarism checks, question pooling and a code player that replays how a candidate wrote code. FaceCode interviews include proctoring and identity verification. For campus drives, budget for Scale, since Growth lacks full proctoring.
Is HackerEarth data secure?+
HackerEarth displays ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 27017 badges on its recruit site. Enterprise customers get SSO and user roles and permissions. The site gives few further details about hosting or data residency, so Indian companies with DPDP Act obligations should request the security documentation and data processing terms from HackerEarth.
How long does it take to start using HackerEarth?+
HackerEarth is self-serve on Growth and Scale, so a recruiter can sign up, pick questions from the library and send a test the same day. Linking an ATS such as Greenhouse takes extra steps, including generating an API key. Enterprise buyers get professional services for custom questions, which takes longer.
Is HackerEarth an Indian company?+
HackerEarth was founded in 2012 by Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash, both IIT Roorkee graduates, and was reported as Bengaluru-based when it raised funding in 2017. It later listed San Francisco as its headquarters. Many of its users and case studies, including Siemens India, are from the Indian tech hiring market.
What is HackerEarth?+
HackerEarth is applicant tracking system by HackerEarth, an Indian company from Bengaluru. Developer assessments and hackathons built in Bengaluru.
How much does HackerEarth cost?+
HackerEarth publishes: $99/month · Growth plan, billed monthly; GST not stated. Confirm current plans and taxes on the official pricing page.
Does HackerEarth offer a free trial or free plan?+
App Advisor's listing records a free trial for HackerEarth. Confirm the current trial terms on HackerEarth's official site.
Is HackerEarth made in India?+
Yes. HackerEarth is built by HackerEarth, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Who is HackerEarth best suited for?+
HackerEarth suits small business, smb, mid-market buyers looking for applicant tracking system.
What are the best alternatives to HackerEarth?+
Popular alternatives in applicant tracking system include Zoho Recruit, Freshteam ATS, iimjobs by Naukri. Use App Advisor's compare tool to see them side by side.
How is HackerEarth deployed?+
HackerEarth is available as a cloud (SaaS) product, with web access.
About HackerEarth
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