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Should I Use Codility?

codility.com·Analyzed 12 hours ago··Based on 14 sources

The #1 online coding test & interview platform for enterprises.

Depends

Depends

Buy if you're an enterprise screening hundreds of engineering candidates and need proctoring, compliance, and ATS integration.

Enterprise-grade coding assessment platform — great at hiring volume, overkill and pricey for small teams; candidates dislike the tests.

Confidence: Medium

98% gave 4–5 stars

G2 rating

Codility-cited G2 figure

905

G2 review count

filterable G2 reviews

$1,200/yr

Starting price

Starter plan, per third-party guides

94%

Would recommend

per Codility's Facebook page

Feature depth4

Proctoring, AI-cheat detection, ATS integration

Security posture4

ISO 27001, documented pen-testing practice

Pros

  • Advanced proctoring and AI-cheating detection built in
  • ISO 27001 certified; markets assessments as legally defensible10
  • Strong enterprise reputation: 98% of G2 reviewers gave 4–5 stars⁹
  • Integrates with enterprise ATS platforms like iCIMS13
  • Documented security practice including penetration testing11

Cons

  • Candidates widely report algorithm puzzles that don't reflect real work¹
  • Scoring feels opaque: passing all test cases still yields 11%³
  • Even senior developers find tests excessively hard²
  • No transparent pricing; invite-based costs unclear upfront⁸

Gotchas

  • mediumPricing starts around $1,200/year on the Starter plan⁷
  • mediumInvite-based billing: you pay per assessment, so hiring surges inflate costs⁸
  • mediumNo public pricing on the site — expect a sales conversation for real numbers⁶

Best for

  • Enterprise tech hiring at volume
  • High-volume candidate screening funnels
  • Teams needing legally defensible, proctored tests
  • Regulated industries (finserv)

Not for

  • Startups hiring 1–2 engineers a year
  • Teams wanting simple take-home exercises
  • Buyers who care about candidate experience backlash
  • Anyone needing transparent, low-cost pricing

Companies that use it

  • Citi14
  • Dolby13
  • Finleap
  • BeTalents

Pricing

Starter

~$1,200/yr

  • Entry plan per third-party pricing guides
  • Invite/assessment-based billing

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Employers and review sites rate Codility highly, while developer-candidates widely complain the tests are hard, confusing, and opaquely scored.

“Codility === Sadness”
— dev.to review
“Is it just me or do u find codility test extremely hard to do.”
— Reddit, r/cscareerquestionsEU
“I got 11% on Codility. I solved two tasks but got zero on the second task even if I passed all the test cases”
— Quora

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Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources: buyer reviews, candidate complaints, third-party pricing guides, and official security docs.

Sources

  1. Codility === Sadnessdev.to
    review
  2. Is it just me or do u find codility test extremely hard to do.reddit.com
    review
  3. I got 11% on Codility (Quora)quora.com
    review
  4. Codility Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  5. Codility — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Codility Pricing 2026 — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    news
  7. Codility Pricing in 2026 — TestTricktesttrick.com
    news
  8. Codility Cost: Invite-Based Pricing — InterviewCostinterviewcost.com
    news
  9. Codility official sitecodility.com
    official
  10. Is Your Technical Assessment Process Legally Defensible?codility.com
    official
  11. Overview of Codility security practice (whitepaper)engage.codility.com
    security
  12. Codility Security Rating — UpGuardupguard.com
    security
  13. Assessment solution by Codility — iCIMS Marketplacemarketplace.icims.com
    official
  14. How Citi Optimized their Tech Hiring Process with Codilitybiz-resources.bizjournals.com
    news

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