HackerRank slashes Starter plan price 50% to $82/mo, halves attempt cap
What happened
Between the Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026 captures of HackerRank's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Starter plan price cut roughly in half: $165/mo ($1,990 billed annually) dropped to $82/mo ($990 billed annually). Pro ($375/mo) and Enterprise (Custom) unchanged; Starter plan's included attempts halved from 120 attempts/year to 60 attempts/year, proportional to the price cut; the $20 per-additional-attempt overage rate is unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Starter at $82 and Pro at $375.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for HackerRank. HackerRank has been tracked since 2026-05-13.
In the same window Coder, Trunk, Brightspot, Knock and Infragistics also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · PricePrice decrease
Starter plan price cut roughly in half: $165/mo ($1,990 billed annually) dropped to $82/mo ($990 billed annually). Pro ($375/mo) and Enterprise (Custom) unchanged.
- Starter · LimitChanged120 attempts/year60 attempts/year
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Price | — | $82/mo | Price decrease |
| Starter | Limit | 120 attempts/year | 60 attempts/year | Changed |
Values as written on HackerRank's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of HackerRank's pricing page (hackerrank.com) from Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "120 attempts/year" becomes "60 attempts/year".
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HackerRank, pricing history
Full history- Aug 24, 2026improvedHackerRank launches Chakra AI Interviewer, unlocks unlimited Starter users
- Aug 17, 2026increaseHackerRank cuts Starter pricing but hikes Pro 12% to $419/mo
- Jul 20, 2026decreaseHackerRank slashes Starter plan price 50% to $82/mo, halves attempt cap · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- CoderOct 5Coder repositions plans around AI governance and Coder Agents access
- TrunkOct 26Trunk launches Dynamic CI beta, Enterprise BYOC + SLA support, Free quota change
- BrightspotOct 26Brightspot swaps staging for QA and UAT in hosting environments
- KnockOct 26Knock adds priority email support to Starter, renames Developer plan to Free
- InfragisticsOct 26Infragistics drops phone support from $300/yr Priority Support add-on
Questions about this change
Did HackerRank raise prices in July 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026 HackerRank's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Starter: Starter plan price cut roughly in half: $165/mo ($1,990 billed annually) dropped to $82/mo ($990 billed annually). Pro ($375/mo) and Enterprise (Custom) unchanged..
What changed on HackerRank's pricing page between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026?
Starter plan price cut roughly in half: $165/mo ($1,990 billed annually) dropped to $82/mo ($990 billed annually). Pro ($375/mo) and Enterprise (Custom) unchanged; Starter limit: 120 attempts/year → 60 attempts/year, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does HackerRank change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for HackerRank in the 90 days before this one; HackerRank has been tracked since 2026-05-13.