# HackerRank alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 313 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where HackerRank holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/hackerrank/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- TestGorilla: 69
- CoderPad: 19
- Coderbyte: 12
- TestDome: 11
- SHL: 9
- Codility: 8

## Technical hiring assessments

**Small business**: 54 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #5 of 7 at 9%).

- CoderPad: first choice in 12 of those 54
- TestGorilla: first choice in 9 of those 54
- Coderbyte: first choice in 5 of those 54
- TestDome: first choice in 5 of those 54
- CodeSignal: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Adaface: first choice in 1 of those 54
- CleverX: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 43 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #1 of 6 at 28%).

- CoderPad: first choice in 6 of those 43
- Coderbyte: first choice in 5 of those 43
- TestDome: first choice in 3 of those 43
- CodeSignal: first choice in 2 of those 43
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Woven: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Byteboard: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Codility: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 33 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #1 of 6 at 42%).

- Codility: first choice in 5 of those 33
- CodeSignal: first choice in 2 of those 33
- Coderbyte: first choice in 2 of those 33
- Augment Code: first choice in 1 of those 33
- CodeLive: first choice in 1 of those 33
- CoderPad: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Glider.ai: first choice in 1 of those 33
- HackerEarth: first choice in 1 of those 33

## Candidate assessment

**Small business**: 62 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- TestGorilla: first choice in 33 of those 62
- Vervoe: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 62
- TestDome: first choice in 2 of those 62
- TestTrick: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Truffle: first choice in 2 of those 62
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- TestGorilla: first choice in 25 of those 62
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Codility: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Canditech: first choice in 1 of those 62
- HackerEarth: first choice in 1 of those 62
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 62
- SHL: first choice in 1 of those 62
- TestDome: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 59 of 72 answers did not name HackerRank (HackerRank is #9 of 12 at 3%).

- SHL: first choice in 8 of those 59
- Bryq: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Mercer | Mettl: first choice in 3 of those 59
- The Predictive Index: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Harver: first choice in 2 of those 59
- JobCannon: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Sova: first choice in 2 of those 59

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