CodeSignal vs Codility (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CodeSignal and Codility share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and CodeSignal starts cheaper, at $79 a month against $800 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
CodeSignal grades higher on value for money. Codility grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Codility
Technical screening and live coding interviews
Which one is for you
Pick CodeSignal if
- Fits if you screen a few technical hires a year
- Works for teams that want AI interviewers next to coding assessments
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you screen often: Build has only 60 credits a year, or 5 a month
- Pricey if you outgrow it, since Grow is $479 a month billed annually and Pro has no listed price
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, with no free plan or trial listed
- Watch out: enterprise ATS links, fraud prevention and role-based access are on Pro
- Watch out: monthly billing is $99 for Build and $599 for Grow, against $79 and $479 yearly
Pick Codility if
- Fits if you screen a lot of engineers and want coding tasks and live interviews together
- Works for large hiring teams that can use the Enterprise ATS links
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you hire a few engineers a year, as the online plans start at $800 a month
- Skip it if you need ATS links, SSO or ID verification, since those are Enterprise
- Tight if you want certainty on the trial, as the listing says only that one is available on request
- Watch out: invites are capped at 25 to 100 a month, or 200 to 1,400 a year
- Watch out: the desktop app that flags unauthorised apps is part of Enterprise
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACodeSignalWeak | 1.6GPACodilityWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBuild is $79 a month billed annually ($99 monthly), about the middle of hiring tools ($83). Grow jumps to $479 and Pro has no published price. | D$800 a month for 25 invites, or $4,800 a year for 200, which works out to $400 a month. The dearest tenth of hiring tools starts at $299 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on the listing. | DA free trial is available on request, and the length and card terms aren't stated. There's no free plan. |
| Features | CTechnical and business assessments, AI interviewers, proctoring and ID checks, all paid for in credits. Build's 60 credits a year and the ATS links on higher plans are limits. | CScreening tasks, an AI assistant, live interviews and integrity checks. The online plans have no SSO, ATS links or ID verification, and invites are capped per pack. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You choose assessments, spend credits and link it to your hiring process. | CNo rating on record. You pick tasks, send invites and handle the review yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations. Basic ATS links come with Grow. | CWeb only on the online plans. Workday, Greenhouse, Lever and other ATS links are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | coding and skills assessments with AI interviewers | technical screening and live coding interviews |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CodeSignal and Codility. How we grade
Price against what you get
CodeSignal starts at $79 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Codility starts at $800 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and CodeSignal starts $721 a month lower. Of the other hiring and applicant tracking tools on the chart, 9 score higher than CodeSignal for less, and 22 score higher than Codility for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CodeSignal also covers reports.
At a glance
| CodeSignal | Codility | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $800 per month for 25 invites, billed monthly; yearly packs from $4,800 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial available on request |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CodeSignal, Inc. | Codility |
| Price read from | codesignal.com | codility.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CodeSignal
- Build includes 60 credits a year, so heavy screening needs Grow or Pro.
- Enterprise ATS integrations, SSO-level controls and the full library are on Pro, which has no published price.
- The pricing page lists plans for hiring, learning and education; only the hiring plans are covered here.
- Monthly billing costs $99 for Build and $599 for Grow, against $79 and $479 billed annually.
Codility
- Online plans have no SSO, no ATS integrations and no ID verification; those need Enterprise.
- Invites are capped per pack: 25 to 100 a month, or 200 to 1,400 a year.
- Enterprise pricing is a quote, set by products, integrations, support and a fair-use limit.
- The desktop app that flags unauthorized apps during an assessment is part of Enterprise.
Key features
CodeSignal
- Technical assessments
- A library of core technical assessments with a bank of 2,000 questions on Build, and a larger library on Grow and Pro.
- Agentic assessments
- Assessments where candidates work with Claude and Codex, with more of them on Grow and the full set on Pro.
- AI interviewers
- Product, design and engineering interviewers on Build, adding sales, customer success and marketing on Grow.
- Proctoring and ID checks
- AI proctoring and ID verification are listed on every plan, with advanced fraud prevention and role-based access on Pro.
- Credits
- Each plan carries a pool of credits that are spent on assessments and interviews.
Codility
- Screening tasks
- A library of 1,300+ validated coding tasks across 80+ languages and frameworks, with the full library from 1,000 invites a year.
- AI Assistant and agents
- Candidates can use an AI assistant, and Claude Code and Codex are set up in the terminal; every prompt and code change is saved for review.
- Live interviews
- Live technical interviews are included on online plans, with interview recording and transcripts available on Enterprise.
- Integrity checks
- Plagiarism detection, proctoring with snapshots and task leakage protection are on online plans.
- Enterprise controls
- SSO, a full API, EU or US hosting, weighted scoring and every ATS integration, including Workday and SAP.
Plans
CodeSignal
Build$79
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
60 credits a year (5 a month) for assessments and interviews, for small teams making first technical hires.
Grow$479
per month, billed annually ($599 billed monthly)
420 credits a year (35 a month), go-to-market assessments, sales and marketing AI interviewers, basic ATS integrations.
ProCustom
Custom credits, all assessments and AI interviewers, fraud prevention, role-based access and enterprise ATS integrations.
Codility
Online, monthly$800
per month for 25 invites, billed monthly
Monthly packs of 25 to 100 invites, with 5 platform users and unlimited collaborators.
Online, yearly$4,800
per year for 200 invites, billed annually
Yearly packs run from 200 to 1,400 invites; the full task library comes from 1,000 invites a year.
EnterpriseCustom
Quoted for your products, ATS and support; adds SSO, ID verification, video proctoring and every ATS integration.
Ways to pay less
CodeSignal
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows an annual toggle that saves 20%: Build is $79 a month billed annually against $99 billed monthly.
Codility
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% with annual packs
The pricing page's annual toggle says it saves up to 50%, with yearly packs starting at $4,800 against $800 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CodeSignal or Codility?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CodeSignal is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $800 a month for Codility. CodeSignal starts at $79 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Codility starts at $800 per month for 25 invites, billed monthly; yearly packs from $4,800.
Which has a free plan, CodeSignal or Codility?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither CodeSignal nor Codility has a free plan. Codility has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.