TheyTest vs. HackerRank: Beyond Technical-Only Hiring
HackerRank (and similarly-positioned platforms like Codility) built a strong reputation specifically for technical and coding assessments. If all you're hiring for is engineering roles, that focus is a real strength. Most companies, though, aren't only hiring engineers.
What HackerRank does well
Deep, code-execution-based technical assessments across many languages, with strong developer-community credibility. If your entire hiring pipeline is engineering roles, that specialization is hard to beat.
Where the gap shows up
HackerRank's pricing is built around enterprise seat licensing, and the platform doesn't cover non-technical roles — no built-in soft-skill, sales, or customer support assessments. Companies that hire developers alongside support, sales, and other roles end up running two separate systems: one for engineering, one for everything else.
Where TheyTest differs
- One platform across role types — technical, sales, support, and more — instead of a dev-only tool that needs a second system for the rest of the company.
- Monthly billing with no annual lock-in, versus enterprise seat-based pricing that assumes a large, fixed technical hiring volume.
- SMB-friendly setup: no enterprise procurement cycle required to get started, with a 14-day free trial covering full Pro features.
- Anti-cheating built for 2026, including AI-behavior detection and video verification, alongside the technical assessments.
Bottom line
If your hiring is exclusively technical and you're an enterprise buyer who values HackerRank's developer-community brand, it remains a reasonable choice. If you're hiring developers alongside other roles and want one system instead of two, or want to avoid enterprise seat pricing, TheyTest is worth comparing.
TheyTest offers a 14-day free trial with full Pro features, no credit card required.
