CoderPad
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$80 per month
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What is CoderPad
CoderPad is a technical assessment and live coding interview platform used to evaluate software engineering candidates. It provides browser-based coding environments (“pads”) for real-time interviews and take-home screens, with support for multiple programming languages and collaborative features for interviewers. The product is typically used by recruiting teams and engineering hiring managers to standardize technical evaluations and share results across the hiring process.
Live collaborative coding interviews
CoderPad supports real-time, shared coding sessions that interviewers and candidates can use without local setup. Interviewers can observe problem-solving steps, not just final answers, which helps with structured evaluation. Sessions can be shared internally to support debriefs and reduce reliance on interviewer notes alone.
Broad language and environment support
The platform offers multi-language support suitable for common backend, frontend, and scripting interview scenarios. Browser-based execution reduces candidate friction compared with tools that require local IDE configuration. This flexibility helps teams align assessments to the tech stack rather than forcing a single language format.
Workflow and ATS integrations
CoderPad provides integrations intended to connect assessments with recruiting workflows, such as moving candidates between stages and attaching results to profiles. This reduces manual coordination between recruiters and engineering interviewers. Centralized reporting and artifacts can help maintain consistency across interview panels.
Not a full recruiting suite
CoderPad focuses on technical evaluation rather than end-to-end recruiting functions like job distribution, offer management, or onboarding. Organizations typically need an applicant tracking system and additional tools for broader hiring workflows. As a result, it may not replace general recruiting software even when used heavily in hiring.
Assessment validity depends on design
Outcomes depend on the quality of question design, rubrics, and interviewer training rather than the platform alone. Teams without standardized scoring can still experience inconsistent results across interviewers. Maintaining a calibrated question library requires ongoing effort, especially across multiple roles and seniority levels.
Limited coverage beyond coding roles
The product is best suited to software engineering and adjacent technical roles that can be evaluated through coding exercises. For roles requiring psychometrics, video interviewing, or broader competency testing, additional pre-employment screening tools may be necessary. This can increase vendor sprawl for organizations hiring across diverse job families.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free — 2 tests or interviews per month | Create tests and interview pads; unlimited users; access sample questions, test reports, and code playback (limited ready-to-use questions). |
| Starter | $120 /mo billed monthly OR $80 /mo ($960 billed annually) | 5 tests/interviews per month (60 per year); $25 per additional test/interview overage; unlimited users; 400 ready-to-use questions; 10 custom questions; role-based permissions; 14-day trial. |
| Team | $400 /mo billed monthly OR $400 /mo ($4,800 billed annually) | 30 tests/interviews per month (360 per year); $25 per additional test/interview overage; unlimited users; 1,400 ready-to-use questions; 20 custom questions; ATS & API integrations; role-based permissions; 14-day trial. |
| Custom | Tailored Pricing — billed annually only (contact sales) | Custom quota of tests/interviews; dedicated support/onboarding; invoicing option; SSO (SAML) & SCIM; security review; team workspaces; unlimited/4,000+ ready-to-use questions depending on plan. |
Seller details
CoderPad, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2013
Private
https://coderpad.io
https://x.com/coderpad
https://www.linkedin.com/company/coderpad/
