HackerRank cuts Starter pricing but hikes Pro 12% to $419/mo
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of HackerRank's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Starter dropped from $82/mo ($990/yr) to $79/mo ($948/yr) while Pro rose from $375/mo ($4,490/yr) to $419/mo ($5,028/yr); annual discount messaging changed from '2 months free' to 'Save 20% annually'. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Starter at $82 and Pro at $375.
It lands 28 days after HackerRank's previous change, "HackerRank slashes Starter plan price 50% to $82/mo, halves attempt cap" (Jul 20, 2026). 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, Pro · PriceReworded2 months freeSave 20% annually
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Pro | Price | 2 months free | Save 20% annually | Reworded |
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 Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "2 months free" becomes "Save 20% annually".
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HackerRank, the last 90 days
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 · this change
- Jul 20, 2026decreaseHackerRank slashes Starter plan price 50% to $82/mo, halves attempt cap
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 August 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured HackerRank's pricing page on Aug 10, 2026 and again on Aug 17, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Starter, Pro: 2 months free → Save 20% annually (reworded).
What changed on HackerRank's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Starter, Pro price: 2 months free → Save 20% annually, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does HackerRank change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for HackerRank in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "HackerRank slashes Starter plan price 50% to $82/mo, halves attempt cap" on Jul 20, 2026; HackerRank has been tracked since 2026-05-13.