# Karat alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Karat 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/karat/alternatives/

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

- HackerRank: 59
- Coderbyte: 31
- CoderPad: 26
- CodeSignal: 25
- TestGorilla: 20
- Codility: 15

## Technical hiring assessments

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Karat.

- Coderbyte: first choice in 16 of those 82
- CoderPad: first choice in 15 of those 82
- TestGorilla: first choice in 12 of those 82
- HackerRank: first choice in 10 of those 82
- CodeSignal: first choice in 7 of those 82
- TestDome: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Codility: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Adaface: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Karat (Karat is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- HackerRank: first choice in 19 of those 78
- CoderPad: first choice in 10 of those 78
- CodeSignal: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Coderbyte: first choice in 7 of those 78
- TestGorilla: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Codility: first choice in 6 of those 78
- HackerEarth: first choice in 4 of those 78
- TestDome: first choice in 4 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Karat.

- HackerRank: first choice in 30 of those 78
- CodeSignal: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Coderbyte: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Codility: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Adaface: first choice in 1 of those 78
- CoderPad: first choice in 1 of those 78
- HackerEarth: first choice in 1 of those 78
- TestGorilla: first choice in 1 of those 78

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