HackerRank is a developer hiring platform. Candidates write and run code in 55+ languages, sit pair-programming interviews, and can be interviewed by Chakra, the AI interviewer HackerRank took out of beta in October 2026. TunnelQuiz does not run code yet. It runs the proctored multiple-choice and aptitude round that usually comes first in a campus or bulk drive, priced per candidate sitting rather than per attempt. Plenty of teams use both.
HackerRank's Starter plan is $79 a month billed annually for 60 candidate attempts a year, and Pro is $419 a month for 360. Every extra attempt is $20, and unused attempts expire at the end of the billing cycle. TunnelQuiz's Essential plan is $34 a month billed yearly for 150 credits every month, and one credit is one candidate sitting. On Starter, a 400-person aptitude round uses the year's 60 attempts on its first 60 candidates.
A campus drive often starts with a few hundred students taking a quantitative, logical and verbal aptitude test, then a much shorter list writes code. TunnelQuiz is built for that first filter: question pools, negative marking, per-question timers and CSV import on every plan, with the screen captured every minute while they answer. Send the shortlist to HackerRank, where code execution matters.
HackerRank runs candidate code against test cases, ships 2,000 to 7,500+ library questions depending on the plan, and offers live pair-programming interviews. TunnelQuiz takes coding questions in 19 languages on Pro, but an AI grades the answer and the code is not run. For the coding round itself, HackerRank is the stronger choice.
Every row below is a capability one or both platforms publish. A dash means we found no public statement that the platform offers it.
| Feature | TunnelQuiz | HackerRank |
|---|---|---|
| Questions and tests6 | ||
| Multiple-choice and aptitude questions | Yes. Every plan, with negative marking and per-question timers | Yes. Multiple-choice questions in the library |
| Coding questions | Partly, with conditions. 19 languages, AI-graded on Pro; running code against test cases is coming soon | Yes. Code runs in 55+ languages, with a full IDE |
| Question library | No. You write or import your own | Yes. 2,000+ on Starter, 4,000+ on Pro, 7,500+ on Enterprise |
| Write your own questions | Yes. Every plan; CSV import up to 500 rows | Yes. Custom questions on every plan |
| Live coding interviews | No. | Yes. Pair-programming interviews with recording, every plan |
| AI interviews | Yes. Text chat interviews, Pro plan | Yes. Chakra AI interviewer, every plan |
| Proctoring and test integrity9 | ||
| Captures of the candidate's screen | Yes. Whole screen every 60 seconds, every plan | Partly, with conditions. Session replay; AI screenshot analysis is an add-on |
| Webcam monitoring | Yes. Snapshots every 60 seconds, Essential and up; multiple-face flag on Pro | Yes. Periodic snapshots, with AI checks for no face or several faces |
| Phone in view | No. | Yes. Detects phones and tablets in the webcam feed |
| Tab and window switching | Yes. Logged with time away, every plan | Yes. Window exits counted and timed |
| Second display | Yes. Detected in Chrome and Edge, every plan | Yes. Multiple monitors prevented in Secure Mode |
| Copy and paste | Yes. Blocked and logged | Yes. Blocked in Secure Mode; pasted text shown in the report |
| Plagiarism in code | No. | Yes. AI plagiarism detection on every plan |
| AI-assistant browser extensions | Yes. Known AI extensions flagged, Essential and up | Partly, with conditions. OS-level monitoring through its Desktop App, Enterprise only |
| Identity check before the test | Partly, with conditions. Email one-time code on every plan; SMS code and check-in photo from Essential; no ID document check | Partly, with conditions. Photo captured before the test |
| Team and integrations5 | ||
| Users | 5 seats on Essential, 20 on Pro, unlimited on Business | Unlimited on Starter and Pro |
| ATS integrations | No. | Yes. Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby on Pro; 22+ on Enterprise |
| API | No. Webhooks on Business | Yes. Enterprise only |
| Single sign-on | Partly, with conditions. Google and Microsoft sign-in | Partly, with conditions. SSO and SCIM on Enterprise |
| Shareable, revocable report links | Yes. Essential and up | Not stated. |
| Pricing and access5 | ||
| Way to start without paying | Yes. Free plan, 50 credits every month | Partly, with conditions. Free trial |
| Entry price | $34/mo billed yearly, 150 credits a month | Starter: $79/mo billed annually ($948 a year) for 60 attempts a year |
| Extra candidates | Top-ups at $0.38 a credit or less | $20 an attempt; $15 if pre-bought on annual Pro |
| Unused allowance | Yes. Paid credits roll over while you're subscribed | No. Attempts expire at the end of each billing cycle |
| Pricing model | Flat plans: Free $0, Essential $34/mo and Pro $87/mo, both billed yearly (12% off monthly), Business quoted - 50/150/250 credits a month; unproctored tests free on paid plans, AI generation, grading and chat interviews metered separately in AI credits; in India, ₹1,319 and ₹3,519 plus GST | Attempts per year: Starter $79/mo and Pro $419/mo billed annually (annual saves 20%), Enterprise quoted |
On HackerRank's published pricing, 400 candidates on Starter means the year's 60 attempts plus 340 extra at $20, which is $6,800 on top of the plan. On TunnelQuiz, 400 sittings is 400 credits: Essential's 150 for the month plus 250 top-ups at up to $0.38 each, at most $95 on top of the plan.
A proctored drive of 400 candidates
Starter's attempts for the year, then $6,800 of extra attempts
At most $95 on top of Essential, at up to $0.38 a credit
Every TunnelQuiz plan captures the candidate's whole screen once a minute and each time they come back to the test tab. When a score looks too good, you open the captures and the flag timeline and see what was open beside the test.
What TunnelQuiz keeps from every sitting
The whole shared screen, and each return to the test tab
Tab switches with time away, fullscreen exits, a second display
From Essential, live monitoring lists every candidate in a sitting with their progress and flags as they arrive. On Pro, Live Follow shows one candidate's test page as they work, so a problem in a 400-person sitting gets noticed while it is still running.
When you see the flags
Every candidate's progress and flags as they come in
One candidate's test page, as they work
For the aptitude and multiple-choice round of a hiring drive, yes, and at a much lower cost per candidate. For the coding round itself, not yet: HackerRank runs code in 55+ languages, has a large library and offers live coding interviews, and TunnelQuiz's coding questions are graded by AI without running the code.
As of October 2026, HackerRank's pricing page lists Starter at $79 a month billed annually ($948 a year) with 60 candidate attempts a year, and Pro at $419 a month billed annually ($5,028 a year) with 360. Both include unlimited users, and HackerRank says annual billing saves 20% over paying monthly. Extra attempts are $20 each, or $15 pre-bought on annual Pro. Enterprise is custom. HackerRank's terms say unused attempts expire at the end of each billing cycle.
As of October 2026, TunnelQuiz has four plans: Free ($0, 50 credits a month that lapse at month end), Essential ($34 a month billed yearly, 150 credits a month, 5 seats), Pro ($87 a month billed yearly, 250 credits and 10 AI credits a month, 20 seats) and Business (quoted). Yearly billing is 12% off the monthly rate. Prices are in US dollars with no tax added. In India the same plans are ₹1,319 and ₹3,519 a month billed yearly, plus 18% GST. One credit is one candidate sitting, and top-ups cost $0.38 a credit or less.
Not yet. Pro accepts coding answers in 19 languages and an AI grades them against your question, but the code is not compiled or run and there are no hidden test cases. Running code against test cases is coming soon. Until then, use TunnelQuiz for aptitude and fundamentals and a coding platform such as HackerRank for the shortlist.
Its Secure Mode enforces full screen, blocks copy and paste, prevents a second monitor and alerts on tab switches. On top of that it lists webcam snapshots with AI checks for missing or extra faces, phone detection in the webcam feed, screenshot analysis, session replay and AI plagiarism detection for code. A Desktop App that monitors at the operating-system level is Enterprise only.
Use them in sequence. The first round of a campus drive is usually a large aptitude test, where TunnelQuiz's per-candidate pricing and whole-screen captures matter most. HackerRank charges per attempt, in US dollars on its pricing page, and suits the smaller coding round that follows. TunnelQuiz also sells in rupees in India: ₹1,319 a month billed yearly for Essential, plus 18% GST.
50 free credits every month to try it on a real batch, with the whole screen captured on every test.