The interviewing.io Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about interviewing.io in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
interviewing.io
The Insider’s Guide
Hire engineers who passed anonymous mock technical interviews
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among hiring and applicant tracking tools, read from interviewing.io’s own pages.
Made by Interviewing.io Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from interviewing.io’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on interviewing.io’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 30 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade
interviewing.io is a marketplace where engineers practice with anonymous mock interviews, and employers hire from those whose live technical interview performance cleared a bar. Employers interview candidates anonymously on the platform and say how many engineers they want to meet.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about interviewing.io, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and the listing shows interviews to schedule with candidates you've never met.
- 1
Best for hiring engineers who passed mock interviews
interviewing.io lets you interview engineers anonymously, drawn from people whose mock technical interviews cleared a bar.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
Performance-based pipeline
Candidates are chosen by how they did in past rigorous live technical interviews, not by resume.
- 4
Anonymous interviews
Employers run their usual technical phone screen on the platform anonymously, which the site says avoids bias.
- 5
Mock interviews for engineers
The candidate side offers practice interviews with replays, covering system design, algorithms and behavioral topics.
- 6
A 1.8 GPA, above 30 of 101
That is against the other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace interviewing.io you would be making video calls. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
interviewing.io at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Interviewing.io Inc.
- Category
- Hiring & Applicant Tracking
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for hiring engineers who passed mock interviews
interviewing.io lets you interview engineers anonymously, drawn from people whose mock technical interviews cleared a bar. It supplies candidates from its own pool, it's not a test library or an ATS, and the employer fee isn't stated beyond paying when candidates pass.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No price is published, so we can't set it against the $74 to $149 a month this category charges. That leaves it at C. |
| Free plan and trial | D | The employers page says to get started for free, but the fee and terms aren't stated beyond paying when candidates pass your bar. We can't call that a clear trial. |
| Features | C | Performance-based candidate pipeline and anonymous interviews. It supplies candidates from its own pool and isn't an ATS or test library. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and the listing shows interviews to schedule with candidates you've never met. That puts it at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no separate app on record. One kind of device, so C. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who interviewing.io is for
- Fits if you're hiring software engineers and want candidates already screened on a live interview
- Works for teams that would rather pay on results than for seats
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a test library or an ATS, because it's neither
- Not for you if you want a price: no plan or fee is listed
- Watch out: candidate mock interviews are a separate paid product, premium from $179
- Too light for non-engineering roles, as the pool is engineers
Good to know
Good for
- Startups hiring engineers without a large recruiting team
- Employers who want to see interview performance before spending time
- Teams trying to reduce resume bias
Worth knowing
- The employer fee is not stated beyond paying when candidates pass your technical bar; no plan or price is listed.
- Candidate mock interviews are a separate paid product, with premium interviews starting at $179.
- It supplies candidates from its own pool and is not a test library or an ATS.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
interviewing.io's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
The employers page says to get started for free, but the fee and terms aren't stated beyond paying when candidates pass your bar.
We could not confirm interviewing.io’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. interviewing.io has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Web
Hire engineers who passed anonymous mock technical interviews. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: video calls, job board posting, skills tests.
Performance-based candidate pipeline and anonymous interviews.
- Performance-based pipeline
- Candidates are chosen by how they did in past rigorous live technical interviews, not by resume.
- Anonymous interviews
- Employers run their usual technical phone screen on the platform anonymously, which the site says avoids bias.
- Mock interviews for engineers
- The candidate side offers practice interviews with replays, covering system design, algorithms and behavioral topics.
- Fast hiring cycle
- The vendor says employers can go from first conversation to offer in as little as a week.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
interviewing.io is made by Interviewing.io Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
30/101
Other hiring and applicant tracking tools it is graded above
interviewing.io's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 30 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 12 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 64).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. interviewing.io’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 101
- DFree plan and trialAbove 64 of 101
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 101
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 101
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace interviewing.io you would be making video calls. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 48 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools grade higher.
What you could not
- Video calls.
- Jobs posted to dozens of job boards at once, which takes an agreement with each board.
- A library of tested questions with scores to compare candidates by.
What this rests on. interviewing.io’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Karat, HackerRank, CoderPad and Codility
The 4 tools interviewing.io is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
Karat
Paid
Expert-run technical interviews for hiring and contractor vetting.
- interviewing.io also covers video calls and job board posting.
- Karat also covers reports.
- 2.0GPA
HackerRank
Free trial · from $79/mo
Coding assessments, pair-programming interviews and an AI interviewer.
- interviewing.io also covers video calls and job board posting.
- HackerRank also covers AI agents and reports.
- 2.0GPA
CoderPad
Free trial · from $80/mo
Coding assessments and live technical interviews with AI in the editor.
- interviewing.io also covers job board posting.
- CoderPad also covers reports.
- 1.6GPA
Codility
Free trial · from $800/mo
Technical screening and live coding interviews.
- interviewing.io also covers video calls and job board posting.
- Codility also covers applicant tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is interviewing.io free?
No. interviewing.io is a paid product.
What platforms does interviewing.io work on?
interviewing.io is available on Web.
Does interviewing.io have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. interviewing.io is listed for Web.
Does interviewing.io have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. interviewing.io is listed for Web.
Is interviewing.io open source?
interviewing.io is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes interviewing.io?
interviewing.io is made by Interviewing.io Inc.
What are the alternatives to interviewing.io?
The closest alternatives to interviewing.io in our directory are Karat, HackerRank, CoderPad and Codility.
How does interviewing.io compare with other hiring and applicant tracking tools?
interviewing.io's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 30 of the 101 other hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, and level with 23.
Could I make my own version of interviewing.io?
To replace interviewing.io you would be making video calls. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from interviewing.io’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from interviewing.io's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Interviewing.io Inc. Prices change, so check interviewing.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- interviewing.io, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/interviewing-io
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what interviewing.io’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. interviewing.io is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Interviewing.io Inc. Prices and plans change: check interviewing.io before you buy.