CODILITY ALTERNATIVE
Test Coding Speed or Evaluate Engineering Talent. Your Choice.
Codility measures how fast candidates solve coding puzzles. LayersRank evaluates whether they can design systems, make trade-offs, and work in teams.
Why Teams Switch from Codility
Codility does timed coding challenges well. But timed coding challenges have limits:
Speed ≠ quality
A developer who solves a problem in 15 minutes isn’t necessarily better than one who takes 25 minutes but writes more maintainable code.
Missing the bigger picture
Codility tests algorithms and data structures. It doesn’t assess system design, debugging complex production issues, or technical communication.
No behavioral signal
How a candidate collaborates, handles feedback, or communicates technical decisions is invisible in a coding test.
Scores without context
A Codility score doesn’t tell you how confident you should be in the result, or what dimensions need further evaluation.
Head-to-Head Comparison
| Capability | Codility | LayersRank |
|---|---|---|
| Timed coding challenges | Yes — core product | No — different approach |
| System design assessment | No | Yes |
| Technical judgment | Limited (code quality scoring) | Yes — trade-offs, debugging, architecture |
| Behavioral assessment | No | Yes |
| Confidence scoring | No | Yes |
| Adaptive follow-up | No | Yes |
| Starting price | $5,000/year | ₹2,500/assessment |
Timed coding challenges
System design assessment
Technical judgment
Behavioral assessment
Confidence scoring
Adaptive follow-up
Starting price
What You Get
What You Get with LayersRank
Engineering Judgment, Not Just Code
LayersRank evaluates how candidates think about trade-offs, design systems, debug issues, and communicate technical decisions — the things that predict real-world performance.
Know When to Use What
Keep Codility if you’re screening massive volumes and need a coding gate. Switch to LayersRank when you’re evaluating the shortlisted engineers on complete capability.
Confidence-Weighted Scoring
Every score includes a confidence interval. You know exactly how much to trust the assessment and where to probe further.
Engineers Who Are Bad at Timed Tests
Some excellent engineers struggle with timed coding puzzles. LayersRank evaluates thinking quality, not speed under pressure.
Pricing Comparison
Codility
- Starter: ~$5,000/year
- Business: ~$15,000/year
- Enterprise: Custom
- Annual contracts typical
LayersRank
- ₹2,500/assessment (Starter)
- ₹1,800/assessment (Growth)
- Enterprise: Custom
- No annual commitment
Switching Is Easy
Week 1
Set up LayersRank, configure assessments for your roles
Week 2
Run parallel with Codility for a cohort of candidates
Week 3
Compare signal quality and hiring outcomes
Week 4
Decide: replace or complement Codility
We don’t lock you in. If LayersRank doesn’t work for you, leave anytime.
Who Switches
Teams hiring for judgment-heavy roles
Senior engineers, architects, and tech leads need more than coding speed.
Companies frustrated with false positives
Candidates who ace coding tests but underperform in the actual role.
Hiring managers who need to explain decisions
Codility gives you a number. LayersRank gives you a full evaluation breakdown.
Teams that value engineering thinking
If you care about how engineers approach problems, not just whether they solve them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is LayersRank as technically rigorous as Codility?
Different kind of rigor. Codility tests coding execution. LayersRank tests engineering thinking. Both are rigorous — they measure different things.
How does cheating prevention work?
LayersRank uses integrity scoring that analyzes consistency across responses. Engineering judgment is harder to fake than coding solutions.
What about candidates who are great engineers but bad at timed tests?
That’s exactly who LayersRank is designed for. We evaluate thinking quality, not speed under artificial pressure.
Can I use both Codility and LayersRank?
Yes. Many teams use Codility as a first-pass coding screen, then LayersRank for deeper evaluation of shortlisted candidates.
Ready to Switch from Codility?
5 assessments free. No credit card. See how LayersRank compares with your actual candidates.