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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 284 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where TestGorilla 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/testgorilla/alternatives/

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

- HackerRank: 42
- CoderPad: 25
- Codility: 12
- CodeSignal: 10
- Coderbyte: 8
- SHL: 6

## Candidate assessment

**Small business**: 25 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #1 of 8 at 71%).

- TestDome: first choice in 2 of those 25
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Canditech: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Connecteam: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Effy AI: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Equip: first choice in 1 of those 25
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 25
- LinkedIn Skill Assessments: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 31 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #1 of 10 at 68%).

- Codility: first choice in 1 of those 31
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 31
- TestDome: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Toggl Hire: first choice in 1 of those 31
- VidCruiter: first choice in 1 of those 31
- iMocha: first choice in 1 of those 31

**Enterprise**: 58 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #6 of 12 at 5%).

- SHL: first choice in 6 of those 58
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Bryq: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Mercer | Mettl: first choice in 3 of those 58
- HackerRank: first choice in 2 of those 58
- JobCannon: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Sova: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Testlify: first choice in 2 of those 58

## Technical hiring assessments

**Small business**: 45 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #2 of 7 at 21%).

- CoderPad: first choice in 9 of those 45
- HackerRank: first choice in 4 of those 45
- TestDome: first choice in 3 of those 45
- CodeSignal: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Coderbyte: first choice in 2 of those 45
- CleverX: first choice in 1 of those 45
- CodeSubmit: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #5 of 6 at 5%).

- HackerRank: first choice in 13 of those 57
- CoderPad: first choice in 10 of those 57
- CodeSignal: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Coderbyte: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Codility: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Byteboard: first choice in 1 of those 57
- CodeSignal Grow: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Glider.ai: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name TestGorilla (TestGorilla is #6 of 6 at 0%).

- HackerRank: first choice in 23 of those 68
- Codility: first choice in 9 of those 68
- CoderPad: first choice in 6 of those 68
- CodeSignal: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Coderbyte: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Augment Code: first choice in 1 of those 68
- CodeLive: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Glider.ai: first choice in 1 of those 68

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