CodeSignal
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What is CodeSignal
CodeSignal is a technical assessment platform used to evaluate and benchmark candidates’ programming and related technical skills during hiring. It provides coding tests, structured assessments, and proctored environments that integrate into recruiting workflows for talent acquisition and engineering teams. The product also supports skill measurement for internal mobility and learning use cases through standardized scoring and analytics.
Strong coding assessment library
CodeSignal provides a broad set of programming assessments and task types that support common software engineering screening scenarios. It supports standardized scoring to help teams compare candidates across roles and hiring cycles. This emphasis on skills measurement aligns well with organizations that want consistent technical screening beyond resume review.
Proctoring and test integrity controls
The platform includes features intended to reduce cheating risk, such as proctoring options and environment controls during assessments. These controls help teams use remote assessments with more confidence in result validity. This is particularly useful for distributed hiring where in-person testing is impractical.
Recruiting workflow integrations
CodeSignal is designed to fit into recruiting operations by integrating with common applicant tracking and hiring workflows. It supports sharing results with recruiters and hiring managers and tracking candidate progress through stages. This reduces manual coordination compared with running standalone coding tests outside the hiring stack.
Narrower focus than full ATS
CodeSignal primarily addresses technical evaluation rather than end-to-end recruiting management. Teams typically still need a separate system for job posting, pipeline management, and offer processes. For buyers seeking a single recruiting suite, this can add vendor and integration complexity.
Less emphasis on live video interviews
While it supports technical screening and structured evaluation, it is not primarily a video interviewing system. Organizations that rely heavily on synchronous video interviews, scheduling, and interview hosting may need additional tools. This can create a multi-product interview workflow for candidates and interviewers.
Assessment design requires governance
To get consistent results, teams often need to standardize role definitions, difficulty levels, and pass thresholds across hiring managers. Without governance, assessment selection and interpretation can vary by team and reduce comparability. This can increase upfront process work, especially in larger organizations.
Plan & Pricing
Hire (tiered subscription plans)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Build | $79 /mo (billed annually) — $99 /mo (billed monthly) | 9 monthly assessment credits (108 annually); Access to 2,000+ questions; Universal & Core tech assessments; Product, Design & Engineering AI Interviewers; AI proctoring & ID verification; 7-day free trial (Build only). |
| Grow (Most popular) | $319 /mo (billed annually) — $399 /mo (billed monthly) | 30 monthly assessment credits (360 annually); Everything in Build plus Go-To-Market, Finance & Operations assessments; Sales, CS & Marketing AI Interviewers; Basic ATS integrations. |
| Scale | $639 /mo (billed annually) — $799 /mo (billed monthly) | 60 monthly assessment credits (720 annually); Everything in Grow plus access to 4,000+ questions; Full assessment library; Advanced fraud prevention & RBAC; Finance AI Interviewer. |
| Enterprise | Custom (Talk to sales) | Annual credits 1,000+ (custom); Volume discounts; All AI interviewers; SSO, MFA & audit logs; Enterprise ATS integrations; Dedicated CSM & QBRs; Custom DPA & validation studies. |
Additional pricing notes (Hire):
- Overage rates: $16/assessment (Build), $15/assessment (Grow), $14/assessment (Scale).
- Add-on: Live Technical Interviews — Monthly add-on: $24/mo (Build), $99/mo (Grow), $199/mo (Scale); Annual add-on pricing shown as $19/mo, $79/mo, $159/mo respectively (per seat/month equivalent when billed annually).
Learn (Individuals & Organizations)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (Learn) | Free | Practice-based learning, built-in AI tutor (Cosmo), personalized skills paths, bite-sized modules, skills profile employers trust. Option to upgrade to Cosmo+ (premium). |
| Cosmo+ (Individuals upgrade) | $24.99 /mo | Premium subscription that unlocks unlimited practice and faster course progression (mobile app & web). |
| Teams | Contact sales (custom pricing) | Everything in Learn plus unlimited Cosmo+ access, team & subscription management, team-level performance & engagement insights. |
| Enterprise (Learn) | Contact sales (custom pricing) | Advanced learning content, org & team goals, custom skills mapping, advanced analytics & benchmarks, LMS integrations, API support, SSO & SCIM. |
Seller details
CodeSignal, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2014
Private
https://codesignal.com/
https://x.com/CodeSignal
https://www.linkedin.com/company/codesignal/
